Scott Randall

Scott Randall lived the dream of many local kids that play youth baseball. He started playing in Dos Pueblos Little League and made it all to the Major Leagues.

In between, he pitched Dos Pueblos High to the CIF Finals in 1993 and played for SBCC and UCSB before being taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur baseball draft. He made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2003, playing on a team that included future Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr., and Adam Dunn and Sean Casey.

Randall, a right-hander, appeared in 15 games for the Reds, with two starts and two wins. Among his highlights are striking out Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals in both of his at-bats against him and getting Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs on a groundout in a key game at Wrigley Field during a race for a playoff spot.

He also had a big moment at the plate, getting a hit in his first major-league at bat and breaking up a perfect game in the sixth inning.

Randall played 11 years of professional baseball with the Rockies, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, Kansas Royals and Reds organizations.

On his way up to the big leagues, he threw three no-hitters in the minors, including an 11-inning no-no with the Rockies’ affiliate in Asheville, N.C; was named to the AAA All-Star Team while with the New Haven Rockies; went 14-0 in the Twins organization and added four more wins the following year for 18 straight wins; was named the best right-handed starter in the AAA Pacific Coast League; won the PCL championship with the Edmonton Trappers and was honored as the best pitcher in Trapper history; was named the best pitcher for the AAA Louisville Bats in 2003.

At Dos Pueblos, he played for the legendary Scott O’Leary and earned All-CIF honors and was named All-Santa Barbara County Co-MVP and All-Channel League Co- Player of the Year in 1993. He went 14-3 during the Chargers’ run to the ’93 CIF Finals at Anaheim Stadium and pitched all nine innings in the 3-2 championship game loss against Lompoc.

The son of Ralph and Sandee Randall, Scott lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Andy, and their daughter, Sydney.