From SABR Encyclopedia
| John Anthony Radosevich
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| Bat/Throw:
| L/L
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| Height:
| 6' 0"
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| Weight:
| 180
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| Born:
| 1943-12-23
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John Radosevich was a professional player.
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Profile
Pre-professional career
- Only West Virginia University pitcher to strikeout ore than 300 batters in college career.
- Struck out 22 batters i a game against Waynesburg in 1964.
- Pitched a one-hitter against Virginia Military Institute in 1964.
- Was all-Southern Conference in 1964 and 1965.
Achievements
- First baseball player from West Virginia University to be selected in the amateur draft, picked in the fifth round of the 1965 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Selected to the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
Other
- Career cut short by rotator cuff injury.
- After his baseball career, he taught physical education and biological sciences at Broadway High School in Harrisonburg, Virginia for 39 years.
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