Dallas Buck (born November 11, 1984, in Newberg, Oregon) is a former Minor League Baseball player and former All-American baseball

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who played for the

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in college. He threw a

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, curveball, and his strike-out pitch, the

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College career

Buck pitched four years for

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, which won the Oregon state championship his senior year. At Oregon State University, the , 210 pound, athlete majored in

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. 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 to 2006, including pitching games in the

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. In 2005, Dallas Buck and Oregon State teammate, outfielder

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, were All-American candidates. In 2004 and 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball for the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and won West Division MVP at the league's 2004 all-star game. He had a key part in the 2006 championship 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. He finished his career at Oregon State as the school's leader in hit batters.

Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League

Buck was a third round pick for the

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in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. In June 2007, he had Tommy John surgery on his elbow.

Cincinnati Reds Minor League

On August 11, 2008, Buck was traded from Arizona's minor league Single-A

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(along with

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and

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) 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

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. Buck played on the Mudcats through 2011

Release

After posting a 1–5 record in eight starts for the Mudcats in 2011, he was released. Buck has not played in the minor leagues since 2011. During his five seasons in the minor leagues, Buck finished with a 16–22 record in 61 starts and a 4.48

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. Buck also held a .244

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in 41 at bats, despite not having any plate appearances at Oregon State.

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

References

External links

Oregon State Beavers Dallas Buck Biography

Dallas Buck Video at Youtube.com

Minor-League Player Page

Baseball Reference Player Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buck, Dallas 1984 births Living people Oregon State Beavers baseball players Falmouth Commodores players People from Newberg, Oregon Baseball players from Oregon Visalia Oaks players South Bend Silver Hawks players Sarasota Reds players Carolina Mudcats players Gulf Coast Reds players Edmonton Capitals players All-American college baseball players