Pro Baseball: Aaron M. Thompson, Altoona Curve

published Jun. 2, 2011

Aaron M. Thompson pitched five innings, striking out three and allowing three earned runs Wednesday in the Altoona Curve's 7-3 loss at the Trenton Thunder. Thompson graduated from Second Baptist High School.

Thompson is a 2005 graduate of Second Baptist High School and a first-round selection (22nd overall) of the Florida Marlins in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with Marlins and is currently property of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching for Altoona in the Eastern League (AA). Entering 2011, Thompson has a career minor league record of 27-40 and has never made a major league appearance. He was born Feb. 22, 1987 in Beaumont. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Koby A. Clemens, Oklahoma City Redhawks

published Jun. 2, 2011

Koby A. Clemens went 2 for 4 with one RBI and scored a run in the Oklahoma City Redhawks's 7-6 loss to the Round Rock Express on Wednesday. Clemens graduated from Houston Memorial High School.

The son of former Major League all-star and Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, he is a 2005 graduate of Memorial High School and an eighth-round (254th overall) selection of his hometown Houston Astros in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.From 2005 to 2010, Clemens appeared in 605 games in the Astros' system making it as high as Double-A Corpus Christi of the Texas League. Through 2010, Clements was a career .270 hitter with 79 home runs and 378 RBI. In 2009, Clemens was named California League all-star catcher, high-A all-star DH and the Astros' minor league player of the year after hitting .345 with 45 doubles, six triples, 22 home runs and 121 RBIs for Lancaster. Clemens was born Dec. 4, 1986 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Kevin James Ahrens, Dunedin Blue Jays

published Jun. 2, 2011

Kevin James Ahrens went 1 for 4 in the Dunedin Blue Jays's 5-0 loss to the Palm Beach Cardinals on Wednesday. Ahrens graduated from Houston Memorial High School.

Ahrens is a 2007 graduate of Memorial High School and was named a first-team high school all-American left fielder as a senior (2007). He was a first-round draft pick (16th overall) of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. Ahrens began his pro career in 2007 with the Blue Jays' rookie team of the Gulf Coast League. Over the next three years (2008 to 2010) Ahrens advanced to high single-A Dunedin of the Florida State League. He was named the Blue Jays third-best prospect in 2008 and the sixth best in 2009, both by Baseball America. Through 2010, he was a career .239 hitter with 21 home runs and 142 RBIs. Ahrens was born April 26, 1989 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Michael Lewis Goodnight, Lake County Captains

published Jun. 2, 2011

Michael Lewis Goodnight pitched five innings, striking out eight and allowing no earned runs Wednesday in the Lake County Captains's 5-3 loss to the Kane County Cougars. Goodnight graduated from Westside High School. Read more...