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Tomlin had played as a [[pitcher]] and [[outfielder]] in high school, but he focused on pitching upon joining the Liberty Flames in 1986.<ref name="Interview"/> During his time with the Flames, he threw 22 [[complete game]]s and four [[Shutouts in baseball|shutouts]], both records as of 2016. Three of those shutouts came in 1986, a year in which he also pitched all 11 innings of a 4–3 victory over [[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock University]]. He pitched 273 [[Innings pitched|innings]] for the Flames, [[strikeout|striking out]] 211 hitters. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Pirates in the 18th round (460th overall) of the [[1988 Major League Baseball Draft|1988 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft]]. In 2016, he was inducted into the Liberty Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="WDBJ7">{{cite web|url=https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Five-athletes-to-be-inducted-into-Liberty-Universitys-sports-Hall-of-Fame-387847482.html|title=Five athletes to be inducted into Liberty University's sports Hall of Fame|work=WDBJ7|date=July 21, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref>
After being drafted, Tomlin began his professional career in 1988 with the [[Watertown Pirates]] of the [[Single-A (baseball)|Single-A]] (short season) [[New York-Penn League]]. In 15 [[Games started|starts]], he had a 7–5 [[Win-loss record (pitching)|record]], a 2.18 [[earned run average]] (ERA), 87 strikeouts, 25 [[Walk (baseball)|walks]], and 75 [[hits allowed]] in {{frac|103|1|3}} innings pitched.<ref name="minors">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tomlin001ran|title=Randy Tomlin Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
He posted good numbers in the minor leagues and after a couple years in the minors, he made his major league debut on August 6, 1990. On September 6, 1990, he held the [[New York Mets]] to three hits in a complete game, 7–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kurkjian|first=Tim|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/09/17/baseball|title=Baseball|work=Sports Illustrated|date=September 17, 1990|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref> His career highlights include a 2.55 ERA in 1990 and a 2.98 ERA in 1991. Jay LeBlanc of ''[[The Washington Times]]'' wrote that Tomlin is "best remembered for his clutch performance in Game 4 of the [[1991 National League Championship Series|1991 NLCS]]."<ref name="Catching Up"/> With the Pirates down two games to one in the series, Tomlin held the [[Atlanta Braves]] to two runs over six innings in Game 4. He got a no decision, but Pittsburgh won the game 3–2 in 10 innings before ultimately losing the series in seven games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199110130.shtml|title=1991 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4, Pirates at Braves, October 13|work=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=December 30, 2020}}</ref>
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