Bill Paschall

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1954)}}

{{distinguish|Bill Paschal}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bill Paschall

|position=Pitcher

|image=Bill Paschall - Omaha Royals - 1980.jpg

|caption=Paschall in 1980

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1954|4|22}}

|birth_place=Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 20

|debutyear=1978

|debutteam=Kansas City Royals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 25

|finalyear=1981

|finalteam=Kansas City Royals

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–2

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.32

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=9

|teams=

• Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1978}}–{{mlby|1979}}, {{mlby|1981}})

}}

William Herbert Paschall (born April 22, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Paschall pitched in 11 games over three seasons for the Kansas City Royals between 1978 and 1981, all as a relief pitcher. On the final day of the 1978 regular season (October 1, 1978), Paschall recorded his only MLB save in a 1-0 Royals victory over the Twins. {{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA197810010.shtml | title=Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score, October 1, 1978 }}

Paschal was a two-sport standout at the University of North Carolina. He was a starting quarterback in football, leading the Tar Heels in passing in 1973 and 1975, and was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a starting pitcher in baseball. While playing for the Tar Heels from 1973 to 1976 he compiled a career 1.95 earned run average, which ranks fourth on the all-time list. He is tied for second on the UNC all-time list in complete games with 19, including 8 in 1976.

Paschall is an accomplished amateur golfer and set the competitive senior course record at Greensboro National Golf Club in 2016 with a 10-under-par 62.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}