Angelique "Angel" Bunner (born November 2, 1989) is an American, former professional

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. Bunner pitched collegiately for Auburn from 2008 to 2012. In the 2012 NPF Draft, she was drafted seventeenth overall by the

Carolina Diamonds The Carolina Diamonds, formerly known as the NPF Diamonds, Tennessee Diamonds, Rockford Thunder and Texas Thunder, was a women's softball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of National Pro ...

. During her professional career in the

National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revive ...

, she played for the

USSSA Pride The USSSA Pride is a professional softball team based in Viera, Florida, and a former member of Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Founded in 2009, they previously played in National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) from 2009 to 2019. They play their home ...

Chicago Bandits The Chicago Bandits were a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. Since the 2005 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). The Bandits won the 2008 NPF championship, defeating the Washington ...

Pennsylvania Rebellion The Pennsylvania Rebellion were a National Pro Fastpitch softball team based in Washington, Pennsylvania. They were added as an expansion team for the 2014 season, receiving the roster and draft position of the recently defunct NY/NJ Comets. The ...

, NY/NJ Comets and most recently the

Beijing Eagles The Beijing Eagles, officially the Beijing Shougang Eagles (北京首钢金鹰女垒), were a women's professional softball team. Established in May 2017, the team plays in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). In the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch sea ...

. She currently ranks in career

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and won a Cowles Cup championship with the Bandits in

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Early life

Bunner was born in

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to George and Debbie Bunner. Bunner has two older siblings. She attended at

Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Conwell-Egan Catholic High School is a coeducational, Catholic high school in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. History The modern Conwell-Egan was formed in 1993 when the all-girls Bi ...

the same school

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attended. At

, Bunner lettered four times in softball and three in

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. Bunner currently has Conwell-Egan records for wins (70), strikeouts (818) and shutouts (38).

Career

College career

Bunner played

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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

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, seventh in

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, and ninth in wins,

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and innings.

Professional career

Bunner was drafted seventeenth overall by the

in the 2012 NPF Draft. She was the first Auburn softball player to be taken in the NPF draft. 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. Bunner joined the

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

Personal life

In 2016, Bunner became a teacher at

Belleview High School Belleview High School is a school located In Belleview, Florida. It serves the Belleview area and the southern part of Marion County, Florida. The school mascot is the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, and the school colors are blue, silver, and ...

Belleview, Florida Belleview is a city in Marion County, Florida, Marion County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,413 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 4,492 in 2010. It is part of the Ocala, Florida, Ocala Ocala, Florida Metropoli ...

Career statistics

References

External links

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Angel Bunner Pro FastPitch.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunner, Angel 1989 births Living people Softball players from Pennsylvania Auburn Tigers softball players Beijing Eagles players Carolina Diamonds players Chicago Bandits players Pennsylvania Rebellion players USSSA Pride players Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania