Pro Baseball: Nicholas Lee Stavinoha, Memphis Redbirds

published Jul. 9, 2011

Nicholas Lee Stavinoha went 1 for 5 in the Memphis Redbirds's 3-1 loss at the Round Rock Express 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: Chase Morrow Lambin, Rochester Red Wings

published Jul. 9, 2011

Chase Morrow Lambin went 0 for 4 in the Rochester Red Wings's 9-5 loss to the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs 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...

Pro Baseball: Jeff Austin Mandel, Syracuse Chiefs

published Jul. 9, 2011

Jeff Austin Mandel pitched two innings, striking out two and allowing no earned runs Friday in the Syracuse Chiefs's 5-4 loss to the Pawtucket Red Sox. 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...

Keris Guy Douglas Released

Special to the Chronicle published Jul. 9, 2011

Keris Guy Douglas was released from custody, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. A bond of $500 was set for Mr. Douglas, who is listed as living at 11915 Miramar in Houston (77065). Douglas was reportedly arrested on 9 charges, including 2 events of driving with an invalID license, driving without wearing a seat belt, operate unregistered motor veh, illegal use of dealer's tag, failure to maintain financial responsibility (no insurance), expired driverattendant driver's license, ffailure or refusal to pay toll and driving without or with an expired inspection sticker. Read more...

Kenni Hernandez Released

Special to the Chronicle published Jul. 9, 2011

Kenni Hernandez was released from custody, according to the Harris County Sheriff‘s Office. Hernandez is listed as living at 16222 Yupon in Houston (77060). Bond for Mr. Hernandez was set at $8,000. He was reportedly arrested on June 2, 2011 on one charge of assault causing bodily injury. Read more...