Pro Baseball: Chad Daniel Huffman, Columbus Clippers

published Jun. 9, 2011

Chad Daniel Huffman went 1 for 4 with one RBI and scored a run in the Columbus Clippers's 3-1 loss to the Rochester Red Wings on Wednesday. Huffman graduated from Fort Bend Elkins High School.

Huffman is a 2003 graduate of Elkins High School and went on to play college baseball at Texas Christian University. As a freshman at TCU (2004), Huffman was named Conference USA freshman of the year and first-team freshman all-American at outfielder after batting .383 with nine home runs and 44 RBIs. During his junior season, 2006, Huffman earned third-team college all-American honors at designated hitter in addition to being named a Mountain West Conference all-star first baseman. That season he batted .388 with 18 homers and 71 RBIs. Huffman was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. Huffman signed with the Padres and appeared in 59 minor league games in 2006. He played 54 of those with Eugene of the short-season Single-A Northwest League and batted .343 with nine home runs and 40 RBIs to be named a Northwest League all-star outfielder and short-season A all-star designated hitter. Huffman spent the next three years in the Padres' system advancing as high as Triple-A Portland before being claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees prior to the 2010 season. He split the season between Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre and the Yankees making his Major League debut on June 13, 2010. He hit .167 with two RBIs in 18 at-bats over nine games with New York. Huffman was claimed off waivers by Cleveland at the end of the 2010 season. He was born April 29, 1985 in Missouri City. Read more...

Pro Baseball: James Brown, St. Lucie Mets

published Jun. 9, 2011

James Brown went 1 for 4 in the St. Lucie Mets's 4-2 loss at the Charlotte Stone Crabs on Wednesday. Brown graduated from Fort Bend Kempner High School.

Brown is a 2007 graduate of Kempner High School. He played three seasons (2008 to 2010) at the University of the Pacific appearing in 151 career games for the Tigers. Brown was a career .344 hitter at Pacific with 14 home runs and 102 RBIs. He hit .378 as a sophomore (2009) with 58 RBIs before hitting .376 as a junior (2010) with 31 RBIs. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round (422nd overall) of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He was born April 30, 1989 in Alvin. Read more...