2012: Played andstarted in 50 games for the Spartans as a junior… Named theAtlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year after hitting .376 with77 hits and 32 runs batted in… Had a career night at GeorgiaState (May 2), going 5-for-5 with six runs batted in and two runsscored… Opened the season on an eight-game hit-streak andended the year hitting safely in 11 of 13 games… Tallied ateam-high 12 doubles and added three triples and 43 runsscored… Recorded 12 sacrifice hits and went five-for-six instolen bases, while recording a .971 fielding percentage…Coaxed 17 walks and tallied 95 total bases… Had a .463slugging percentage in 205 plate appearances.
2011: Appeared inand started 42 games as a sophomore… Spent most of time onthe diamond at third base while making 10 appearances on the mound(nine starts)… Finished season on a 13-game hit streak,including seven multi-hit games, while posting a .371 battingaverage with 30 runs and 28 RBI… Closed 2011 campaign… Opened season with a 2-for-5 effort at the plate whiledriving in three and scoring twice in Upstate’s 16-4 win overGeorge Mason (Feb. 18)… Tallied two hits and three RBI inthe Spartans 9-5 win over Iona (Feb. 20)… Recorded two hitsagainst Virginia Tech (Feb. 22) and North Carolina A&T (Feb.23)… Scored two runs in the Spartans’ victory over theAggies… Had two hits and a run in three consecutive games(Butler, Feb. 27; at Wofford, Mar. 1; at Gardner-Webb, Mar.2)… Was 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI at Jacksonville(Mar. 11)… Was 2-for-4 with one RBI in the finale atJacksonville (Mar. 12)… Had a 2-for-4 performance with threeRBI and two runs against Charleston Southern (Mar. 16)…Tallied four hits, two runs and two RBI in the finale against NorthFlorida (Mar. 19)… Was 3-for-4 with two runs inUpstate’s 8-5 victory against Furman (Mar. 22)… Hadtwo hits and scored a run in the Spartans’ 12-5 seriesopening win at FGCU (Mar. 25)… Collected two hits and twoRBI in a 12-8 victory in the series finale at FGCU (Mar.26)… Finished 3-for-5 at the plate with one run and one RBIin a 6-2 win at The Citadel (Apr. 22)… Tallied two hits anda run at Virginia Tech (May 4)… Was 2-for-3 with three runsand one RBI in series opener against Mercer (May 14)… Hadtwo hits in the final two games of the Mercer series (May15)… Finished 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs and two RBIin Upstate’s 8-3 victory at Campbell (May 19)… Had onehit and one run in the season finale, a 5-1 victory over the Camels(May 20)… Bumgardner posted a 1-4 record and a 5.79 ERA in46 2/3 innings of work on the mound… Struck out sevenbatters in just four innings of work against Dayton (Feb.19)… Took the loss against the Flyers after three unearnedruns scored… Earned a no decision at Jacksonville (Mar. 12)after pitching six innings, allowing three runs on five hits withfour strikeouts… Picked up first career win with a completegame, 130-pitch shutout performance against North Florida (Mar.19)… Allowed just seven hits and two walks to the Ospreyswhile striking out a career-best nine batters en route to A-SunPitcher of the Week honors (Mar. 21)… Complete game shutoutof North Florida was the first of the D-I era for Upstate and firstsince Matt Branham accomplished the feat on Mar. 17, 2007... The2-0 shutout of UNF also ended the Ospreys run of 111 games ofscoring at least one run... Tossed five full innings at Lipscomb(Apr. 16) after missing nearly three weeks of action due to a handinjury... Allowed just two earned runs and six hits, while earninga no decision… Tossed six complete innings at Kennesaw State(ND, May 7), surrendering six hits and three runs (two earned)while striking out three Owl batters… A member of the A-SunAll-Academic Team.
2010: Played in atotal of 47 games, making 45 starts as a freshman... Played at thecorners and as an outfielder while amassing 15 appearances on thehill... Finished the season with a .282 batting average with 24 RBIand scored 16 runs... Had nine extra-base hits a season ago (fourdoubles, four triples and one homerun)... Picked up first careerhit and first stolen base in the season opener against AppalachianState (Feb. 20)... Drove in two runs in a victory over Dayton onFeb. 27... Was 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and one run... Hadtwo hits to go along with two RBI and two runs against Gardner-Webbon Mar. 24... First career-home run was a grandslam in the sixthinning against Jacksonville on Apr. 3 as he finished with threehits and five RBI... Was 2-for-4 at the plate against Campbell(Apr. 16) and finished with two runs.. Had three hits at Mercer(Apr. 24) and at Stetson (May 8)... Was 2-for-4 with two RBI in theseason finale against William & Mary (May 19)... Pitched 44 1/3innings in 2010, finishing with an 0-7 mark and a 7.71 ERA...Longest outing of the season came at South Carolina (Apr. 20) whenhe pitched 5.1 innings, giving up seven hits and four earnedruns in Upstate''s 4-2 loss... Struck out a career-best six battersat Charleston Southern on Mar. 9... Committed just six errors inthe field... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.
HighSchool: A six-year letterwinner at Great Falls HighSchool, also earning four letters in football... Hit .536 as asenior and posted an 8-4 record with a 0.61 ERA on the mound...Earned all-region and all-state honors as well as his third Class ARegion III Player of the Year award... Earned a slot in theNorth/South All-Star Game and was a part of the High School SportsReport''s Top 100 prospects in South Carolina... Batted .509, with28 RBIs and four home runs en route to earning Class A All-Statehonors as a junior... Helped lead the Red Devils to a final rankinginside the top 10 in the state as a junior... A finalist for theSouth Carolina "No Spit" All-Star of the Year award... Played withthe Palmetto Sand Gnats, the South Charlotte Panthers and theAmerican Legion Post 217 team in the summer... An Honorable MentionAll-Area selection as a football quarterback while helping the RedDevils to the Class A state title game as a junior... Led the RedDevils to the second round of the Class A Division II playoffs as asenior, as the team finished with an 8-4 record.
Personal: Born on Jan. 29, 1991 in Rock Hill,S.C... Son of Gaither and Melissa Mackey Bumgardner... Has twosisters, Anna Lonon and Victoria... Majoring in InterdisciplinaryStudies... Favorite food is barbeque ribs... Favorite movie is"Shooter"... Favorite TV show is "SportsCenter"... Favorite actoris Robert Duvall... Favorite quote is "It''s not what happens toyou, but how you react"... Favorite baseball player is DerekJeter... Admires his parents.
