Bradley Rollinson, a former WVU Baseball pitcher, qualified for the U.S. Senior Open on this date nine years ago. Read more: On this date: Former WVU pitcher qualifies for US Senior Open.
June 6, 2017 to be exact, Rollinson who was 59 at the time, shot a 71 in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier. That allowed him to be eligible for the 37th US Senior Open Championship.
Rollinson went on to miss the cut after shooting a +12 after the first two days, but it was still a high honor for the former Mountaineer.
WVU career
Rollinson pitched for WVU from 1977 to 1979. The Pennsylvania native accumulated a 2-4 record with a 5.40 ERA in 31.2 innings.
In his freshman year, Rollinson’s best outing was against Pittsburgh University where he pitched four innings and recorded two strikeouts. That was also his longest outing of the season as he pitched one inning earlier in the season against Marietta College.
Rollinson saw more action in his sophomore year, pitching a total of 11.1 innings. He excelled in a mid-season game against West Liberty where he finished with a strikeout and allowed just two runs across 3.1 innings.
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He also pitched a one-run three-inning game against Fairmont State a few games before that. He helped the Mountaineers topple the Fighting Falcons 20-5.
His innings increased once again in his junior year as he pitched a total of 15.1 innings. Rollinson also had his longest outing of his career after going six innings against Frostburg State.
His last appearance of his WVU career came against Penn State later that year in which he recorded a scoreless one inning of work.
Golf career
According to the official PGA Tour website, Rollinson competed in two events in his golf career, missing the cut in both. His lowest round came in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open where he finished with a 75.
However, according to the PGA New England Section website, Rollinson also competed in 16 other events. Among those, he had 10 top-10 finishes, including three wins.
Those were all in 2020 where he was also named the Player of the Year that year.
Whether it was on a baseball diamond, or on a golf course, Rollinson brought pride to West Virginia across his whole playing career.
