Pro Baseball: Kyle Gilbert Colligan, Winston-Salem Dash

published Aug. 19, 2011

Kyle Gilbert Colligan went 1 for 3 with one RBI and scored a run in the Winston-Salem Dash's 4-3 loss at the Potomac Nationals on Thursday. Colligan graduated from Fort Bend Dulles High School.

Colligan is a 2005 graduate of Dulles High School. He went on to play four seasons of Division I college baseball at Texas A&M from 2006 to 2009. As a junior, 2008, Colligan was named a Big XII Conference all-star outfielder after batting .317 with 14 home runs and 39 RBIs. He hit 15 home runs with 45 RBIs as a senior, 2009. Colligan ended his career with a .296 batting average to go along with 42 home runs and 144 RBIs. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round (373rd overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He was born April 23, 1987 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Stephen Ryan Smith, Billings Mustangs

published Aug. 19, 2011

Stephen Ryan Smith went 0 for 4 and scored a run in the Billings Mustangs's 9-6 loss at the Idaho Falls Chukars on Thursday. Smith graduated from Richmond Foster High School.

Smith is a 2008 graduate of Foster High School. He played one season (2009) of college baseball at Angelina Junior College before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Reds in 2009. That season he made two starts for the Reds' rookie team of the Gulf Coast League going 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA. In 2010 he went 4-1 with a 4.45 ERA in 18 relief outings in rookie ball for the Reds of the Arizona League and Billings of the Pioneer League. Smith was born Nov. 4 1989 in Richmond. Read more...

Pro Baseball: James Anthony Comerota, Yakima Bears

published Aug. 19, 2011

James Anthony Comerota went 0 for 4 in the Yakima Bears's 3-1 loss at the Tri-City Dust Devils 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...

Pro Baseball: Mark Christopher Lowe, Texas Rangers

published Aug. 19, 2011

Mark Christopher Lowe pitched one inning, striking out two and allowing no earned runs Thursday in the Texas Rangers's 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Angels. Lowe graduated from Fort Bend Baptist Academy High School.

Lowe is a 2001 graduate of Fort Bend Baptist Academy before playing college baseball at the University of Texas-Arlington. He pitched two seasons (2002 and 2004) while missing the 2003 campaign due to injury going a career 2-6 with four saves in 33 games six starts at UTA. Lowe was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. After going a combined 7-8 with a 5.32 ERA in 40 games 25 of which were starts in 2004 and 2005 during stops as short-season class-A Everett (Northwest League) and single-A Wisconsin (Midwest League) Lowe transitioned to being primarily a reliever during 2006. In 24 games all but two of which were out of the bullpen Lowe went 1-2 with six saves and a 1.96 at advanced class-A Inland Empire (California League) and San Antonio of the double-A Texas League. On July 7 2006 Lowe made his Major League debut jumping from double-A to the big leagues. He went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 15 outings for the Mariners. After an injury plagued 2007 during which he pitched in just 12.2 innings at four different levels Lowe spent all of 2008 and 2009 with the Mariners. He made 132 appearances over those two years pitching 143.2 innings. He logged a 3.26 ERA with three saves during 2009. Lowe pitched in 11 games during 2010 for the Mariners going 1-3 with a 3.48 ERA before he was traded to Texas as part of the Cliff Lee deal. Again battling injuries Lowe pitched only three innings for Texas the rest of 2010 with no record and a 12.00 ERA. Lowe was born June 7 1983 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Mark Christopher Lowe, Texas Rangers

published Aug. 19, 2011

Mark Christopher Lowe pitched one inning, striking out two and allowing no earned runs Thursday in the Texas Rangers's 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lowe graduated from Fort Bend Baptist Academy High School.