CY Creek HS grad Paul Janish squashes Scranton

Cy Creek High School graduate Paul Janish carried a big stick, as Louisville beat Scranton 9-2 Sunday.

Janish went 2-for-2, with two RBIs, two runs scored and two doubles in the victory On the season, Janish is batting .297, with two homeruns and five RBIs.. Janish is a 2001 graduate of Cypress Creek High School. He played college baseball at Rice University for three seasons (2002 to 2004).

Janish was drafted in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball drafted by Cincinnati. He spent parts of five seasons in the Reds organization before making his Major League debut on May 14, 2008.

Janish was born Oct. 12, 1982, in Cypress.