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| Chris Sampson graduated from Channelview High School in 1996. A 3 year letterman earning 1st team all district as a pitcher as well as a shortstop and voted team MVP his Senior year. Chris continued his playing career by earning a scholarship to Lon Morris Jr College where he received 1st team All Conference honors at shortstop for 2 years. Was drafted by the KC Royals in the 41st round but did not sign and chose to accept his scholarship to Texas Tech University. Sampson spent 1 short year at TTU being selected in the 8th round by the Houston Astros in the 8th round as a short stop. In 2003 Chris converted to a pitcher in the Astros minor league system. After just 3 years of being a pitcher Sampson made his Major league debut in June 2nd 2006. He is currently still pitching for his hometown Houston Astros. Chris will be conducting lessons and camps during the baseball offseason. |
| Kade played baseball at Ross S. Sterling High School in Baytown where he was a three year letterman on varsity and was 1st team All-District all 3 years. He was 1997 District MVP and played in the Texas High School All Star Game at the Ballpark in Arlington. After graduation, Kade was a one Year Letterman at the University of Texas. December of 1998, he transferred to Seminole Junior College in Oklahoma. He was named NJCAA Rawlings Player of the Year, NJCAA 1st Team All-American, Broke NJCAA Single Season National Homerun Record with 38 Homeruns (Current Record Holder), 3rd Place - NJCAA World Series, NJCAA World Series Rawlings Big Stick Award Recipient with a World Serious Average of 618, and was a part of the NJCAA World Series All Tournament Team. That summer Kade Johnson was drafted in the 1999 in the 2nd round (63rd pick overall). In 2000: Rookie Ball with the Ogden Raptors in Utah and A-Ball Playoffs with the Beloit Snappers in Wisconsin; 2001-2002: High A – High Desert Mavericks in California; 2003-2004: Double A – Huntsville Stars in Alabama; 2003: Arizona Fall League; 2004: Placed on the 40 Man Roster; 2004: April Brewers Player of the Month; and 2005: Triple A Roster spot. Kade then had to retired due to a shoulder injury. He has then served as Head Varsity Baseball Coach for Baytown Christian Academy 2008-2010 with back-to-back playoff appearances including one final-four state appearance. |
| Brett Marshall |
| The Yankees signed Brett Marshall, a high school pitcher selected in the 2008 June First-Year Player Draft, to one of the largest contracts ever given to a sixth-round pick. During his senior season at Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas, Marshall compiled a 10-2 record with an ERA of 2.27. He had 116 strikeouts in 89 1/3 innings. Which also helped him earn District MVP, All-Greater Houston player of the Year, and First Team All-State. The Yankees essentially gave the sixth-round pick the kind of money normally spent on first-round supplemental picks. But Marshall had already committed to play college baseball at Rice in Houston and would have headed there if he didn't like how things played out in the Draft. The Bronx Bombers seem to have found a nice value pick in the fireballing Texan. Marshall's heater sits between 94-96 MPH and his 84-88 MPH slider has a sharp bite to it. If his brief audition in 2008 with the Yankees' GCL affiliate, he went: 6 IP, 8 Ks, 2 Hits, 2 BBs. In 2009, he was assigned to the Yankees Low A affiliate the Charleston Riverdogs located in South Carolina where he went: 3-6 w/ a 5.50 era, 87.1 IP, 60 Ks. He just recently had Tommy John surgery on July 31, and is doing really well in the recovery process. |
| JR Towles |
| JR played his sophomore, junior and senior year of high school and made all district team. JR was drafted by Oakland A's in the 32nd round out of high school. He attended Collin Co community college for 1 year where he won the silver slugger award, JR made 1st team all conference and all American team. He was also drafted by Oakland for the 2nd time in the 23rd round. He elected not to sign both times. Attend North Central Texas College for 1 year where I was all conference and graduated with an associate’ s degree is science. Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 20th round and signed with them in 2004. In 2007 JR jumped from A ball (Salem) to AA (Corpus Christi) to AAA (round rock) and got a September call up all in 1 season. HE made my major league debut on Sept 5, 2007.In 2007 he broke the franchise record for the most RBI's in a single game and recorded 8 RBI's against St. Louis on Sept 20th. In 2008 JR was Houston’s # 1 prospect. |
| Daniel Cox |
| Daniel was a Channelview High School 4-year letterman, 1st Team All- District Shortstop 2000, 2001, 2002. Greater Houston All-Star Team 2002. He attended San Jacinto Jr. College 2 years, where he was 1st Team All-Conference 3rd Base, nominated All- American, and runner up NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year 2005. Daniel attended Sam Houston State University for 1 year, played 3rd base for the Weatherford Wranglers, and was Texas Collegiate League All- Star 3rd Base in 2006. Daniel played for the Bay Area Toros-Continental Baseball League (Independent Pro Ball) and was All-Star 3rd Base 2007 & 2009. He coached of the 12 & under USSSA National Champions – Spring & Summer 2009. Kinesiology major with a minor in Health at SHSU. OFFERING LESSONS IN THE FOLLOWING BASEBALL SPECIFIC SKILLS Speed & strength conditioning and fielding, hitting & base running. |
| Garrett Mock |
| Russell “Rooter” Chandler’s baseball career began as a young boy and continued to the professional level. Upon graduating from Ross S. Sterling High School in Baytown, Rooter played two (2) years at Cedar Valley Jr. College in Lancaster, TX, where he lead his team to a second place finish in the Division 3 College World Series. Some of his accomplishments include Houston Baptist University (HBU) Athletic/Baseball Scholarship Recipient, including Team Captain; Texas/New Mexico Jr. College Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game 1996 Invitation; Metro Athletic Conference All-Conference Team 1996; NAIA All-American Award 1999; NAIA All-Southwest Region 1999; Red River Athletic Conference All- Conference Team 1999; Houston Baptist University Baseball MVP Award 1999; Signed with Winnipeg Goldeyes Professional Baseball team 1999. He compiled a .365 collegiate career batting average and still holds the record at HBU for nine (9) triples in one (1) season. He also served as Assistant Baseball Coach at Baytown Christian Academy 2008-2009. |
| Russell "Rooter" Chandler |
| KC Cooper |
| Graduated from Crosby High School where he was a Short Stop all 4 years. KC attended Rock Valley College in Illinois. He was all conference, all region Short Stop both years. Played 3 years of independent minor league baseball. |
| Crissy Autry played and pitched 4 years of Division 1 college softball, 2 years at Galveston College and another 2 years at Stephen F. Austin State University receiving many accolades including, but not limited to, All-American selection. Immediately following college graduation, she left the United States to play professionally overseas in Europe where she lived for 3 consecutive years/seasons. She led her Dutch team to national championships, played all three years in the European Cup and was named MVP and Best Pitcher in the league. During her stent in Europe, she played in and/or travelled to at least 11 countries and attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics in support of the U.S.A. and Dutch Olympic teams and the sport’s final appearance in the Olympic Games. She’s been privately coaching pitchers for about 10 years and is also the current pitching and assistant coach for the 16/18U Texas High Voltage college showcase team. |
| Crissy Autry |
| North Shore High School 2001 graduate, received a scholarship to Grayson County CC, Drafted in the 44th round by the Cleveland Indians (did not sign). Went 11-2 at Grayson With 13 complete games, Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th round(did not sign), chose to attend The University of Houston. Played 2 years at UH, Rayner Noble was my coach/mentor and those 2 years really helped me develop as a pitcher, Drafted in the 3rd round by the Arizona Diamondbacks (finally signed!!!). In 2003 played summer ball in Cape Cod, was honored as the MVP of the '03 CCBL All-Star Game. In 2005 played in the California League (High-A/ Arizona D-Backs) and led the League in IP and Ks, selected for the Mid and Post season All-Star teams. Traded in '06 to the Washington Nationals, missed most of '07 recovering from knee surgery. In 2008 Selected to play in AAA International League/ Pacific Coast League All-Star Game, Made ML Debut with the Nationals on 6-08-08. 2009 I started the year in AAA but was recalled in late April, Was sent down in late May and converted back into a starter, called back up in July and finished the Year with the Nationals as a starter. |
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| Josh Miller |
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| Josh Miller was born and raised in Melbourne Beach, FL and was a three year letterman at Melbourne High School where he was selected to the all Cape Coast Conference team as a junior and senior. He continued his baseball career in college with two years at Brevard Community College (Melbourne, FL) and was named the Florida Junior College's Southern Conference Fireman of the Year (best reliever) in 1999. Josh earned a scholarship to North Carolina State University and was the teams "closer" for his junior and senior years being named to the All ACC tournament team in 2001. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 32nd round of the 2001 amateur draft and went on to play four seasons with the organization reaching AA Reading in his second full season. Josh was signed by the Houston Astros organization in August of 2005 where he finished out the season with Corpus Christi Hooks and played alongside LoneStar co-owner Chris Sampson. He remained with the Astros organization until the end of the 2008 season and spent the latter two years at AAA Round Rock where he was teammates with fellow instructor JR Towles. Josh spent the 2009 season playing for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League and the La New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan). He has spent the last two winters playing baseball in Venezuela for the Caribes de Anzoetegui and the Tigres de Aragua. Josh is a veteran of nine minor league seasons in which he helped his team to win three championships and was selected to two all star teams. Known as a "control" pitcher the right hander believes throwing strikes consistently is the fundamental base that all pitchers need to be successful. |
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