Pro Baseball: Nicholas Lee Stavinoha, Memphis Redbirds

published Jul. 2, 2011

Nicholas Lee Stavinoha went 0 for 3 and scored a run in the Memphis Redbirds's 5-2 loss to the Oklahoma City Redhawks on Friday. Stavinoha graduated from Jersey Village High School.

Stavinoha is a 2000 graduate of Jersey Village High School. He made multiple stops in his college baseball career playing at the University of Houston, San Jacinto College and Louisiana State University. He spent two seasons (2004 and 2005) in Baton Rouge batting .348 with 26 home runs and 107 RBIs in 121 career games for the Bayou Bengals. In 2005 as a senior, Stavinoha was named MVP of the Baton Rouge regional of the NCAA tournament after a season in which he hit .370 with 18 home runs. He was drafted in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2005 MLB draft by St. Louis. Stavinoha advanced to triple-A Memphis of the Pacific Coast League in 2007, his second full pro season, and one year later he made his Major League debut for the Cardinals on June 22, 2008. He appeared in 29 games in 2008 for St. Louis batting .193 with four RBIs, and he spent 112 games with Memphis where he was a .337 hitter with 16 homers in 74 RBIs to earn PCL all-star honors. In 2009, Stavinoha hit .282 with 11 home runs and 56 RBIs in 72 games for Memphis while also appearing in 39 games for St. Louis, where he hit .230 and hit two homers. He spent the bulk of 2010 at St. Louis hitting .256 with two homers and nine RBIs in 79 games while also appearing in 23 contests for Memphis. Stavinoha was born May 3, 1982 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Robert Edward Grossman, Bradenton Marauders

published Jul. 2, 2011

Robert Edward Grossman went 0 for 2 and was walked twice in the Bradenton Marauders's 3-2 loss to the Palm Beach Cardinals on Friday. Grossman graduated from Cy-Fair High School.

Grossman is a 2008 graduate of Cy-Fair High School and a sixth-round selection (174th overall) of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. He played in five games during 2008 for the Pirates' rookie team in the Gulf Coast League before playing his first full pro season in 2009 with West Virginia of the South Atlantic League (single-A). Grossman appeared in 116 games for West Virginia batting .266 with five home runs and 42 RBIs to go along with 35 stolen bases. He advanced to Bradenton of the Florida State League (high class-A) in 2010 hitting .245 with four homers and 50 RBIs. Grossman was born Sept. 16, 1989 in Cypress. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Jeff Austin Mandel, Syracuse Chiefs

published Jul. 2, 2011

Jeff Austin Mandel went 0 for 0 in the Syracuse Chiefs's 5-4 loss to the Indianapolis Indians on Friday. Mandel graduated from Jersey Village High School.

Mandel is a 2003 graduate of Jersey Village High School before playing four seasons (2004 to 2007) with Baylor University. Mandel logged a career mark of 14-11 and eight saves with the Bears in 72 appearances 25 of which were starts. Mandel had a career college ERA of 3.78 and fanned 151 hitters. Following his senior season Mandel was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 19th round (580th overall of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. He was born April 30 1985 in Houston. Read more...

Pro Baseball: Chase Morrow Lambin, Rochester Red Wings

published Jul. 2, 2011

Chase Morrow Lambin went 2 for 5 and scored a run in the Rochester Red Wings's 8-4 loss at the Pawtucket Red Sox on Friday. Lambin graduated from Cy-Falls High School.

Lambin is a 1998 graduate of Cy-Falls High School. He played college baseball at University of Louisiana-Lafayette batting .300 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs during 2002 for the Ragin' Cajuns. Lambin was selected by the New York Mets in the 34th round (1,017th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. He spent five seasons in the Mets' system having his best campaign during 2003 when he batted .289 with 49 RBIs for St. Lucie of the Florida State League (High Single-A). Lambin signed with Minnesota prior to the 2011 season. Through 2010, he is a career .272 hitter in 888 games in the minor leagues. Lambin was born July 7, 1979 in Houston. Read more...