Hall of Fame
Leftwich became the first Radford athlete in the major leagues when he joined the California Angels in 1993. The Angels' top selection in the 1990 Major League draft, he was taken in the second round, leaving RU with 13 school pitching records. A Lynchburg, Va., native, Leftwich was RU's first all-conference and all-state pitcher. He helped Radford's young baseball program turn the corner, leading the Highlanders to their first winning season in 1989. Leftwich was 7-2 with a 2.88 ERA for the 27-19 Highlanders that year, in only their fifth season of varsity play. Overall, he was 19-14, pitching 25 complete games and 265 innings from 1988-1990.
