As a Senior, he was voted All American in baseball
As a Senior, he was presented the Sports Illustrated Merit Award for baseball
During his Senior baseball season as a pitcher, he held a 12‐1 mark
with a
.47 ERA and pitched two perfect games and four no‐hitters.
He also
played catcher.
His baseball team advanced to the State AAAA High School Championship series finals
his
Senior season
Career
Drafted by the L. A. Dodgers in the MLB June Amateur Draft in the
31st round in 1976
Played American Legion baseball in 1975‐1977 where he tied for the Legion
team Home
Runs with 14, had the third highest batting average in American Legion
history at
.488 and was the team MVP in 1977
In 1977 he signed with the Houston Astros as a catcher
Spent 8 seasons with multiple minor league professional teams in Single A, AA
&
AAA
Played in the AAA World Series in 1985 with the Syracuse Chiefs where they won the
pennant
Hit 19 home runs in AA in 1981 with Buffalo and received the “Hustle
Award” in
1982 with the Savannah Braves
Attended major league Spring Training with the Houston Astros in 1977 &
78,
Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 and with the New York Yankees in 1980 under major
league
contracts
In 1983‐1985, he served as a player/coach with the Toronto Blue Jays
organization
At Greenwood Park recreation leagues in Florence 1971 Dixie Youth Baseball, he
was the
MVP and Florence Civitans Palmetto Boys Baseball he was the 1972 “Rookie
of the
Year” & the 1973 MVP