#23 Russ Bayer





1999
Led Miami into MAC championship picking up the win in game three of conference tournament, pitching five innings and striking out five batters ... scattered four hits and no runs on May 16 versus Akron, striking out five and walking only one ... shut down Central Michigan on April 11 picking up complete game victory giving up no runs and four hits ... threw eight and two-thirds scoreless innings versus Virginia Tech rendering six hits and two walks and striking four batters while on a fractured foot.

High School
Named one of the top 100 prep juniors and seniors by USA Today ... named first-team all-state as a first baseman by the Chicago Sun Times and second-team all-state as a pitcher ... honored as a second-team all-American by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association in 1997 ... three-time all-conference selection ... compiled a 26-5 overall record and 216 strikeouts during three seasons as a pitcher ... holds Naperville North records for career and season home runs, RBIs and pitching wins ... batted .427 with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs as a junior ... owned a 2.16 ERA as a senior, including 78 strikeouts.

Personal
Born December 19, 1979 ... son of Lin and Dave Bayer ... majoring in physical education. 

Bayer's Career Stats
Year    W  L  ERA   G   GS  CS  S   SO  IP    H    R    ER  BB  K
1999    8  3  4.71  13  11  5   0   2   63.0  70   37   33  30  39
TOTALS  8  3  4.71  13  11  5   0   2   63.0  70   37   33  30  39
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