1999: Assigned to Class A Lake Elsinore of the California League....took advantage of 4/24 injury to teammate Jay Hood to gain starting berth at second base....went 3-for-3 with two walks 5/1 vs. Bakersfield....hit first California League home run during 3-for-6 outing 5/3 at Lancaster....promoted to Class AA Erie 5/9....made Eastern League debut 5/13 by going 2-for-4 vs. Akron....overall, went 3-for-10 with six walks and just one strike in five games for Seawolves before returning to Lake Elsinore 5/27....sent to Erie once again 8/6....hit first Class AA home run 8/21 vs. New Britain....went just 9-for-62 during second stint at Erie.
1998: Assigned to Class A Cedar Rapids of the Midwest League....went 4-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two walks 4/26 at Clinton...collected double, triple and homer in 3-for-4 outing 5/18 vs. Michigan....selected for 1998 Midwest League All-Star Game 6/23 at Clinton, Iowa.
1997: Signed with Anaheim Angels after being selected in the 14th round of the June Draft....assigned to Class A Boise of the Northwest League....hit first professional home run 8/15 at Salem-Keizer
At Tech:
1997: Co-captain of team...returned to switch-hitting after batting strictly left-handed as a sophomore...belted 10th inning grand slam to beat Stetson 3/4...added another slam 3/26 vs. Charleston Southern...went 5-for-6 with four runs scored and two RBI 4/18 vs. Florida State...picked up three hits and two RBI
5/7 vs. Georgia Southern...went 7-for-13 in N.C. State series...
named ACC Player of the Week 5/12...capped off 14 game hitting streak (27-for-62) with three hits in ACC Tournament victory over North Carolina 5/14...did not miss a game in his three seasons at Tech.
HITTING
AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA HBP
1995 .272 60-60 228 53 62 10 2 5 35 29 60 4-6 6
1996 .339 64-62 230 58 78 17 2 13 46 36 46 15-21 13
1997 .341 61-61 267 75 91 17 2 10 52 43 49 18-22 4
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CAREER .319 185-183 725 186 231 44 6 28 133 108 155 37-49 23
Professional Career
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
1997 Boise .226 62 217 47 49 16 2 1 31 33 54 8
1998 Cedar Rapids .273 125 443 83 121 26 3 11 50 80 83 24
1999 Lake Elsinore .243 57 185 19 45 14 0 3 25 20 30 6 3
Erie .167 24 72 8 12 0 0 1 6 21 14 2 3
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Minor League Totals .248 268 917 157 227 56 5 16 112 154 181 40