Southpaw Patterson signs with BU Baseball

Southpaw Patterson signs with BU Baseball

Charlie Patterson (Eugene, Ore./Lane CC) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Bellevue.

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Bellevue University baseball coach Duane Monlux announced today the signing of Charlie Patterson (Eugene, Ore./Lane CC) to a National Letter of Intent to continue his baseball and academic careers at Bellevue beginning in the fall.

Patterson comes to BU from Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore. After a steady freshman campaign, Patterson was First Team All-NWAC South Region selection as a sophomore in 2019. He turned in a 4.12 ERA across 39.1 innings on the year as he split time between the rotation an bullpen on his way to a 3-2 record.

He made 23 career appearances for Lane CC that included 11 starts. He posted a 5-7 record and put up a nearly 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. As a sophomore, he registed just under a strikeout per inning, finishing with 35 - against just eight walks - in 39.1 frames.

Coach Monlux on Patterson:

"Charlie is a guy that we are very excited about. He threw significant innings for Lane CC the past two seasons. He had a very solid sophomore season, earning first team all-region honors. He will be expected to step in and give us quality innings this spring. He is a strike thrower that has the ability to strike people out."

Patterson joins earlier signees Andrew Ishii (Salem, Ore./Chemeketa CC) and Josh Vaughan (Boise, Idaho/College of the Siskiyous) in the Bruins' 2019 recruiting class.

Bellevue concluded the 2019 season with a 48-16 overall record and 23-1 mark in NSAA play. The Bruins closed the year by winning 41 of their final 44 games en route to earning the program's 14^th Avista NAIA World Series Appearance. BU claimed both the NSAA Regular-Season and Tournament titles before going on to win the NAIA Opening Round – Shreveport Bracket.

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