Dallas Buck

Dallas Buck (Born November 11, 1984, in Newberg, Oregon) is a Minor League Baseball player and former All-American baseball pitcher who played for the Oregon State Beavers of Oregon State University in college. He throws a fastball, changeup, curveball, and his strike-out pitch, the slider.

College career

Buck pitched four years for Newberg High School, which won the Oregon state championship his senior year. At Oregon State University, the 6'3, 210 pound, athlete majored in sociology. He played football in the Fall as a defensive-back and pitched for the baseball team in the Spring. After two years playing both sports, he decided to specialize in baseball. Buck pitched for the Beavers from 2004–2006, including pitching games in the 2006 College World Series. He had a key part in the final series between Oregon State and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Buck won game three of the series after pitching just two days before in game one, sealing Oregon State's first baseball national championship.

Professional career

Buck was a third round pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. In June 2007, he had Tommy John surgery on his elbow. On August 11, 2008 Buck was traded from Arizona's minor league Single-A Visalia Oaks (along with Micah Owings and Wilkin Castillo) to the Cincinnati Reds for Adam Dunn and cash. In 2009 Buck battled arm injuries while holding a 2-3 record with a 4.91 ERA in ten starts. He ended the 2009 season playing for the Double-A Carolina Mudcats.

College Honors

• 2005 American Baseball Coaches Association All-American (first team)
• 2005 Baseball America All-American (first team)
• 2005 Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-American (first team)
• 2005 USA Today/Sports Weekly All-American (first team)
• 2005 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American (second team)
• 2005 ABCA All-West Region first team
• 2005 All-Pacific-10 first team

External links

• Oregon State Beavers Dallas Buck Biography
• Dallas Buck Video at Youtube.com
• Minor-League Player Page

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Name	Buck, Dallas
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 11, 1984
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