2001: Released by Houston during Spring Training.
2000: Returned to Kissimmee and hit career-high .274.
1999: Assigned to Class A Kissimmee....went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Florida State League debut 4/8 at Daytona....suffered through 1-for-26 (13 strikeout) slump over nine game stretch before breaking out with two hits, including a home run and four RBI 7/15 at St. Lucie....outburst began nine-game hitting streak (17-for-33, .515 average with four doubles, four homers and 12 RBI).
1998: promoted to Quad City (Midwest League)....homered in each game of doubleheader 6/9 vs. Appleton....hit safely in 12 straight games (16-for-40, five homers) June 7-19....homered twice 7/3 vs. Burlington....homered in three consecutive games July 18-20....hit for the cycle while matching career-high with five RBI 7/23 at South Bend....named team's Player of Month for July while hitting .284 (25-for-88) with eight homers and 23 RBI....exploded for two homers (21), a double and seven RBI in five at-bats during Quad City's 13-12 loss at Beloit 9/2....selected as designated hitter on the 1998 Midwest League post-season All-Star team....finished second among the Midwest League leaders in 1998 with a club-high 21 homers and posted a .494 slugging percentage to finish third.
1997: belted a pair of three-run homers in season opener 2/8 at Georgia Southern...named ACC Player of Week 2/17...picked up three hits in exhibition game against Atlanta Braves 2/27...snapped 11-game home run drought with blast against Virginia Tech 3/16...hit a home run in each of the three games with Maryland...broke 1-for-17 slump with grand slam 4/8 vs. Winthrop...homered in all three games of series at Duke...drove in game-winning run with two-out base-hit in bottom of the ninth vs. N.C. State 5/9...named first team all-ACC...reached 20 home run plateau with two-run shot vs. Tennessee Tech in opening game of NCAA Mideast Regional...added three-run homer to power Jackets past Southwestern Louisiana in second game of regional...capped off 1997 with solo shot in season-ending loss to Mississippi State...named to Mideast Regional's All-Tournament team going 7-for-17 with double, three homers and seven RBI in four games....Signed with Houston Astros after being selected in the 15th round of the 1997 draft...assigned to Auburn (N.Y.) of the New York-Penn League...hit first professional home run 6/19 vs. Jamestown. Also collected season-high five RBI in that game.
At Georgia Tech
AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA
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1995 .348 57-52 210 57 73 18 0 13 46 19 59 3-5
1996 .338 63-62 228 67 77 17 1 21 68 36 64 5-6
1997 .304 61-61 237 70 72 13 1 22 70 53 80 9-10
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CAREER .329 181-175 675 194 222 48 2 56 184 108 203 17-21
Professional Career
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
1997 Auburn .265 66 211 29 56 15 0 3 31 30 72 4
1998 Quad City .257 103 342 67 88 14 2 21 69 58 115 8
1999 Kissimmee .232 87 284 36 66 15 0 16 44 20 109 0
2000 Kissimmee .274 112 380 58 104 27 1 19 58 38 139 2