Pro Baseball: Matthew Martin Lee Carpenter, Memphis Redbirds

published Jul. 1, 2011

Matthew Martin Lee Carpenter went 1 for 4 in the Memphis Redbirds's 3-1 loss to the Oklahoma City Redhawks on Thursday. Carpenter graduated from Fort Bend Elkins High School.

Carpenter is a 2004 graduate of Elkins High School. He played five seasons (2005 to 2009) of college baseball as Texas Christian University posting a career batting average of .312 with 24 home runs and 159 RBIs. Carpenter hit .349 in 241 at-bats as a sophomore (2006) before receiving a medical redshirt in 2007 after appearing in only eight games. He posted back-to-back 11 home-run seasons in 2008 and 2009, which hit also hit 23 doubles and six triples while hitting .333. Carpenter was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round (399th overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He quickly advanced through the St. Louis system making it to double-A Springfield of the Texas League by the end of 2010, his first full pro season. He was named a Texas League all-star DH after hitting .316 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs in 105 games with Springfield. Carpenter was born Nov. 26, 1985 in Sugar Land. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Michael Rockett, Lakeland Flying Tigers

published Jul. 1, 2011

Michael Rockett went 0 for 1 and scored a run in the Lakeland Flying Tigers's 5-1 loss at the Dunedin Blue Jays on Thursday. Rockett graduated from Fort Bend Austin High School.

Rockett graduated from Austin High School in 2005 and went on to play college baseball at the University of Texas-San Antonio. He spent four seasons (2005 to 2009) in a Roadrunners' uniform appearing in 223 games and batting .359 over his college career. As a junior in 2008, Rockett was named the Southland Conference player of the year and a league all-star after batting .360 with 25 doubles, 10 home runs and 68 RBIs. The following year as a senior he hit .394 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs to be named a conference all-star for the second-straight season. Rockett was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round (390th overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He appeared in 171 games in the Tigers' system during his first two pro seasons (2009 and 2010) hitting .250 with 10 homers and 70 RBIs while advancing as high as single-A West Michigan of the Midwest League. He was born July 26, 1987 in Sugar Land. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Tyler Christian Lockwood, Greenville Drive

published Jul. 1, 2011

Tyler Christian Lockwood pitched two innings, striking out one and allowing no earned runs Thursday in the Greenville Drive's 2-1 loss to the Asheville Tourists. Lockwood graduated from Fort Bend Kempner High School.

A 2006 graduate of Kempner High School Lockwood was a college pitcher for four seasons (2007 to 2010) for Texas Christian University. He made 88 outings including 23 stars over four years for the Horned Frogs posting a career record of 22-8 with eight saves and a 3.34 ERA. Lockwood was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 25th round (773rd overall) of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He went 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA and four saves in 16 relief appearances in 2010 for Lowell of the short-season class-A New York-Penn League. Lockwood was born Dec. 9 1987 in Sugar Land. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Chad Daniel Huffman, Columbus Clippers

published Jul. 1, 2011

Chad Daniel Huffman went 1 for 4 in the Columbus Clippers's 6-2 loss at the Toledo Mud Hens on Thursday. 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. 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 Anthony Comerota, Yakima Bears

published Jul. 1, 2011

James Anthony Comerota went 3 for 4 in the Yakima Bears's 6-4 loss at the Spokane Indians on Thursday. Comerota graduated from Fort Bend Hightower High School.

Comerota graduated from Hightower High School in 2005 before going on to play four seasons (2007 to 2010) at Rice University. He appeared in 196 games in his career for the Owls posting a batting average of .302 with seven home runs and 101 RBIs. He was drafted in the 18th round (541st overall) off the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Comerota began his pro career in 2010 with Arizona's short-season class A affiliate Yakima of the Northwest League. He batted .202 with five RBIs in 53 games while going nine for 10 in stolen base attempts. He was born Dec. 1, 1986 in San Antonio. Read more...