Albion College

Bob Varner was a crucial member of the successful 1983 Albion baseball team that finished the season 12-8. As a four-year starting pitcher, he achieved an overall Albion record of 24-9 and an MIAA record of 17-4. He was baseball co-captain in 1983. Bob was named to the All-MIAA team and MIAA Co-MVP in 1982 and 1983, and was named to the NCAA Division III All-District team in 1982. Bob’s most notable triumph came on April 16, 1983, when he pitched a no-hitter against Hope College, capping off a year when he pitched five consecutive shut-outs in MIAA play and 36 and two-thirds consecutive scoreless innings.

After graduating from Albion with a degree in economics and management, Bob was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and assigned to their Single-A New York-Penn league affiliate Niagara Falls. Before his release in 1984, Bob’s record was 1-2 with a 2.7 earned run average. Bob lives in Plymouth with his wife, Denise, and their three children, and he is a project manager with Roofing Technologies and Associates. He is still involved with sports, playing golf and coaching a soccer team.