Phil Leftwich

Phillip Dale Leftwich (born May 19, 1969) is a former professional baseball player who played three seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. He also played two seasons in Japan for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes.

Biography

Leftwich was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated from Brookville High School in Lynchburg. He played college baseball at Radford University, where he was Radford University's first all-conference and all-state pitcher. In 1988 and 1989, he was named All-Big South.

Leftwich was the first person to go into major league baseball from Radford University. In 1995 he was inducted into the Radford University Athletic Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.

He was drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft. Leftwich played his first MLB game on July 29, 1993.