Angel Bunner

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Angel Bunner

| current_team =

| current_title = Pitcher

| current_conference = NPF

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|02|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania

| death_date =

| death_place =

| player_years1 = 2008–2012

| player_team1 = Auburn

| player_years2 = 2012

| player_team2 = Carolina Diamonds

| player_years3 = 2013

| player_team3 = New York Comets

| player_years4 = 2014–2015

| player_team4 = Pennsylvania Rebellion

| player_years5 = 2016

| player_team5 = Chicago Bandits

| player_years6 = 2017

| player_team6 = USSSA Pride

| player_years7 = 2018–2019

| player_team7 = Beijing Eagles

| coach_years1 = 2014

| coach_team1 = Northwestern State (volunteer asst.)

| coach_years2 = 2015

| coach_team2 = Gardner-Webb (asst.)

| admin_years1 = 2013

| admin_team1 = Auburn (dir. of ops.)

| awards =

SEC All-Tournament (2011)

| championships =

Cowles Cup (2016)

}}

Angelique "Angel" Bunner (born November 2, 1989){{cite web|url=http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=308972|title=Angel Bunner| publisher = Pro Fastpitch|accessdate=2013-07-20}} is an American, former professional softball pitcher. Bunner pitched collegiately for Auburn from 2008 to 2012. In the 2012 NPF Draft, she was drafted seventeenth overall by the Carolina Diamonds. During her professional career in the National Pro Fastpitch, she played for the USSSA Pride, Chicago Bandits, Pennsylvania Rebellion, Carolina Diamonds, NY/NJ Comets and most recently the Beijing Eagles. She currently ranks in career innings pitched and won a Cowles Cup championship with the Bandits in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/softball/roster/angel-bunner/2363 |title=Angel Bunner |location=Auburntigers.com |date= |accessdate=2020-09-01}}

Early life

Bunner was born in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania to George and Debbie Bunner. Bunner has two older siblings. She attended at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School the same school American football running back Steve Slaton attended. At Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, Bunner lettered four times in softball and three in field hockey.{{cite web|url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/bunner_angel00.html|title=Player Bio: Angel Bunner|publisher=Auburn University|accessdate=2013-07-20}} Bunner currently has Conwell-Egan records for wins (70), strikeouts (818) and shutouts (38).

Career

=College career=

Bunner played college softball at Auburn from 2008 to 2012. She set the third-best single-season ERA at 1.53 in 2011, set ninth-best single-season batting average against at .205 in 2011, tied for seventh-most wins in single-season with 16 in 2011, and set single-season record for fewest walks with 22 in 2012.

Bunner recorded eight wins in her freshman season; red shirted her sophomore year due to injury; 7 in her second full season; 16 in her third full year; and 13 in her last season for a career total of 44 wins. In that stretch, Bunner struck out a total of 326 batters.

After Bunner finished college she ranked top ten in several categories, and currently ranks as fourth in WHIP, seventh in ERA, and ninth in wins, shutouts and innings.{{cite web |url=https://auburntigers.com/documents/2020/1/22/2020_Softball_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2020 Auburn Softball Media Guide |location=Auburntigers.com |date= |accessdate=2020-09-01}}

=Professional career=

Bunner was drafted seventeenth overall by the Carolina Diamonds in the 2012 NPF Draft. She was the first Auburn softball player to be taken in the NPF draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/022813aab.html|title=Former Tiger Angel Bunner Signs With NY/NJ Comets|date=2013-02-28|accessdate=2013-02-28}}

In February 2013, it was announced that the team had folded and the roster would now be picked up by the NPF expansion team, the New York/New Jersey Comets.{{cite web|title=New NPF Team Returns Professional Softball To Northeast|url=http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1892|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905111828/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1892|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 5, 2015|publisher=National Pro Fastpitch|accessdate=20 July 2013}}

Bunner joined the Chicago Bandits midway through the 2016 season. She was the winning pitcher, pitching in the first six innings of game 3 of the championship series against the USSSA Pride.{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17380569/unlikely-star-angel-bunner-leads-chicago-bandits-usssa-pride-claim-national-pro-fastpitch-championship | title=Led by an unlikely star in the circle, Chicago Bandits win second straight NPF championship

| publisher = ESPN | date=August 24, 2016 | accessdate=August 24, 2016 | first=Graham | last=Hays | website=espnw.com}}

Personal life

In 2016, Bunner became a teacher at Belleview High School in Belleview, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://fastpitchnews.com/npf-softball/npf-update-now-angel-bunner-usssa-pride/344436|title=NPF Update: Where are they now? Angel Bunner, USSSA Pride|last=Moulton|first=Sarah|work=Fastpitch News|date=March 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2018}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable"

|+Auburn Tigers

align=center

| YEAR

| W

| L

| GP

| GS

| CG

| SHO

| SV

| IP

| H

| R

| ER

| BB

| SO

| ERA

| WHIP

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| 2008

| 8

| 1

| 27

| 4

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 84.0

| 72

| 39

| 30

| 17

| 67

| 2.50

| 1.06

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| 2010

| 7

| 9

| 29

| 15

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 92.2

| 104

| 58

| 44

| 22

| 48

| 3.32

| 1.36

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| 2011

| 16

| 7

| 33

| 20

| 10

| 4

| 2

| 156.0

| 116

| 44

| 34

| 43

| 124

| 1.53

| 1.02

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| 2012

| 13

| 5

| 29

| 16

| 11

| 5

| 1

| 126.1

| 99

| 47

| 39

| 22

| 87

| 2.16

| 0.96

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| TOTALS

| 44

| 21

| 118

| 55

| 25

| 10

| 6

| 459.0

| 391

| 188

| 147

| 104

| 326

| 2.24

| 1.08

class="wikitable" \|+National Pro Fastpitch
YEAR ! W ! L ! GP ! GS ! CG ! Sh ! SV ! IP ! H ! R ! ER ! BB ! SO ! ERA
2012 \| 5 \| 7 \| 17 \| 15 \| 8 \| 0 \| 1 \| 89 \| 102 \| 66 \| 51 \| 35 \| 41 \| 4.01 \|
2013 \| 3 \| 11 \| 21 \| 15 \| 8 \| 0 \| 0 \| 102 \| 153 \| 107 \| 92 \| 77 \| 56 \| 6.31
2014 \| 2 \| 6 \| 19 \| 8 \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 68.0 \| 82 \| 45 \| 34 \| 33 \| 32 \| 3.50
Totals \| 10 \| 24 \| 57 \| 38 \| 18 \| 0 \| 1 \| 259 \| 307 \| 218 \| 177 \| 145 \| 129 \| 4.78

class="wikitable"

|+National Pro Fastpitch

YEAR

! W

! L

! GP

! GS

! CG

! Sh

! SV

! IP

! H

! R

! ER

! BB

! SO

! ERA

2012

| 5

| 7

| 17

| 15

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 89

| 102

| 66

| 51

| 35

| 41

| 4.01

2013

| 3

| 11

| 21

| 15

| 8

| 0

| 102

| 153

| 107

| 92

| 77

| 56

| 6.31

2014

| 2

| 6

| 19

| 8

| 2

| 0

| 68.0

| 82

| 45

| 34

| 33

| 32

| 3.50

Totals

| 10

| 24

| 57

| 38

| 18

| 0

| 1

| 259

| 307

| 218

| 177

| 145

| 129

| 4.78

class="wikitable" \|+National Pro Fastpitch Playoffs
Year ! W ! L ! GP ! GS ! CG ! Sh ! SV ! IP ! H ! R ! ER ! BB ! SO ! ERA
2012 playoffs \| 0 \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 3 \| 5 \| 5 \| 4 \| 1 \| 2 \| 9.33
2013 playoffs \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1.1 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0.00
2014 playoffs \| W \| L \| GP \| GS \| -- \| -- \| 0 \| IP \| H \| R \| ER \| BB \| SO \| ERA
Totals \| 0 \| 1 \| 2 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 4.1 \| 6 \| 5 \| 4 \| 2 \| 2 \| 6.83

class="wikitable"

|+National Pro Fastpitch Playoffs

Year

! W

! L

! GP

! GS

! CG

! Sh

! SV

! IP

! H

! R

! ER

! BB

! SO

! ERA

2012 playoffs

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 3

| 5

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 9.33

2013 playoffs

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 1.1

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0.00

2014 playoffs

| W

| L

| GP

| GS

| --

| 0

| IP

| H

| R

| ER

| BB

| SO

| ERA

Totals

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 4.1

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 2

| 6.83

class="wikitable" \|+Conwell-Egan High School
Year ! W ! L ! GP ! GS ! CG ! Sh ! SV ! IP ! H ! R ! ER ! BB ! SO ! ERA
TOTALS \| 70 \| L \| GP \| GS \| CG \| 38 \| SV \| IP \| H \| R \| ER \| BB \| 818 \| ERA

class="wikitable"

|+Conwell-Egan High School

Year

! W

! L

! GP

! GS

! CG

! Sh

! SV

! IP

! H