Pro Baseball: Graham H. Godfrey, Sacramento River Cats

published Jul. 9, 2011

Graham H. Godfrey pitched four innings, striking out three and allowing no earned runs Friday in the Sacramento River Cats's 11-4 loss at the Las Vegas 51s. Godfrey graduated from Houston Memorial High School.

Godfrey is a 2003 graduate of Memorial High School. He played baseball for the College of Charleston where as a junior (2006) he went 8-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) striking out 101 in 98.1 innings. Godfrey was drafted in the 34th round (1020th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was born Aug. 9 1984 in Tampa Florida. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Koby A. Clemens, Oklahoma City Redhawks

published Jul. 9, 2011

Koby A. Clemens went 1 for 4 in the Oklahoma City Redhawks's 4-3 loss to the Omaha Storm Chasers on Friday. 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. 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: Marcelino Leyja, Burlington Bees

published Jul. 9, 2011

Marcelino Leyja went 1 for 5 and scored a run in the Burlington Bees's 7-5 loss to the Quad Cities River Bandits on Friday. Leyja graduated from Houston Christian High School.

Leyja is a 2008 graduate of Houston Christian High School and was picked by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round (454th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. He was born Oct. 2, 1990 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Aaron M. Thompson, Altoona Curve

published Jul. 9, 2011

Aaron M. Thompson pitched two innings, striking out two and allowing two earned runs Friday in the Altoona Curve's 6-1 loss to the Bowie Baysox. 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 with the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching for Altoona in the Eastern League (AA). Entering 2011, Thompson has a career minor league record of 27-40. He was born Feb. 22, 1987 in Beaumont. Read more...

Alfred Mario Wincher arrested on charges of viol sex assault prot order and assault int, rck, imp, brth, circ, pr

Special to the Chronicle published Jul. 9, 2011

Alfred Mario Wincher was arrested on charges of viol sex assault prot order and assault int, rck, imp, brth, circ, pr on July 9, 2011, the Harris County Sheriff's Office reported. Wincher, a 40 year old black male, was booked at the Harris County Jail on July 9, 2011 and is facing misdemeanor and felony charges. He resides at 14800 Memorial Dr #17. Read more...