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Jackson State Tigers Baseball
The Jackson State Tigers baseball represents Jackson State University, which is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The Tigers are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Jackson State Tigers play all home games on campus at Braddy Field. Under the direction of head coach Omar Johnson (baseball), Omar Johnson who has served as head coach since 2007. Since the program's inception, 7 Tigers have gone on to play in Major League Baseball. Head coaches Notable players * Oil Can Boyd * Robert Braddy * Wes Chamberlain * Dave Clark (baseball), Dave Clark * Dewon Day * Howard Farmer * Mike Farmer (baseball), Mike Farmer * Curt Ford * Marvin Freeman * Kelvin Moore (baseball), Kelvin Moore See also *List of NCAA Division I baseball programs References External links * Jackson State Tigers baseball, {{Mississippi-baseball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Johnson (baseball)
Omar Johnson is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Johnson is the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers baseball team. Early life Johnson was raised in Miami, Florida and attended Miami Senior High School. Johnson attended the University of North Alabama, where he played for the North Alabama Lions baseball team as an outfielder. Coaching career Johnson served as an assistant for North Alabama before being named the head coach at Jackson State University in June 2006. Johnson coached the German national baseball team at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009. Head coaching record See also * List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Omar Living people North Alabama Lions baseball players North Alabama Lions baseball coaches Jackson State Tigers baseball coaches Year of birth missing (living people) African-American baseball coaches Sportspeople from Miami Baseball coache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil Can Boyd
Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd (born October 6, 1959) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982–1989), Montreal Expos (1990–1991), and Texas Rangers (1991). In a 10-season career, Boyd collected a 78–77 record with 799 strikeouts and a 4.04 ERA in 1,389.2 innings. His unique and memorable nickname has been reported as coming from his beer-drinking days in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, where beer was referred to as "oil". Early life Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd was born October 6, 1959 to Willie "Skeeter" Boyd (father) and Girtharae "Sweetie" (mother) in Meridan, Mississippi. Major league career 1982–1989: Boston Red Sox Boyd attended Meridian High School (Mississippi) then Jackson State University. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft, and made his debut in the 1982 season. A lanky frame at 6-foot-2, and weighing only 150 pounds, Boyd pitched 10 years in the majors bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Moore (baseball)
Kelvin Orlando Moore (September 26, 1957 – November 9, 2014) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of three seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Oakland Athletics. He attended Leroy High School and Jackson State University, where he was drafted in the sixth round of the 1978 MLB draft In 1978, four American baseball players were promoted from amateur baseball to the Major League Baseball, major leagues, including Arizona State Sun Devils baseball, Arizona State University third baseman Bob Horner, who was selected number one o .... He died on November 9, 2014. References External links , oRetrosheet 1957 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Freeman
Marvin Freeman (born April 10, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies. He worked as both a starting pitcher and a reliever in his career. Biography Nicknamed "Starvin' Marvin" for 180 pounds on a 6–6 frame, Freeman worked at Chicago's John Norwood Lee Co. making concert-quality violin bows, while attending Chicago Vocational High School. Freeman played collegiately at Jackson State University. In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted as the #2 pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1984. He made his MLB debut in 1986 and won his first game against the New York Mets on September 21, 1986. Freeman won his first career decision (second start) on the day his first child was born. Freeman began his professional career in 1984 after being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of that year's am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Ford
Curtis Glenn Ford (born October 11, 1960), is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, from through . Career Ford attended Murrah High School then Jackson State University and played college baseball for the Jackson State Tigers. The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ford in the fourth round of the 1981 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Cardinals on June 22, 1985. He batted .308 in the 1987 World Series for the Cardinals versus the Minnesota Twins. After the 1988 season, the Cardinals traded Ford and Steve Lake to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson. In his MLB career, Ford had seven home runs, 89 runs batted in, and a batting average of .245. On May 12, 2010, Ford was announced as the new manager of the Springfield Sliders, a wood-bat collegiate baseball team in the Prospect League. The team plays at Lanphier Park in Springfield, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Farmer (baseball)
Michael Anthony Farmer (born July 3, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Farmer played college baseball as an outfielder at Jackson State and was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1989. During a blowout minor league game with the Clearwater Phillies, Farmer joked about being able to pitch. He was inserted into the game on the mound and performed well enough that the Phillies continued to give him more chances on the mound before converting him to pitching full-time in 1993. Farmer would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ... on May 4, 1996, and appeared in his final game on June 8, 1996. References External links Baseball players from Indiana 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Farmer
Howard Earl Farmer (born November 18, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in ... in . External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Howard 1966 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Gary, Indiana Chattanooga Lookouts players El Paso Diablos players Indianapolis Indians players Jackson State Tigers baseball players Jacksonville Expos players Jamestown Expos players Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players New Orleans Zephyrs players Ottawa Lynx players Rockford Expos players African-American baseball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewon Day
Amos Dewon Day (born September 29, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was then taken by the White Sox via the Rule 5 draft in 2005. He had two brief stints with the Chicago White Sox in , sandwiched around a trip to the disabled list. Day appeared in 13 games over a two-month span in which he often struggled, posting an ERA of 11.25 and recording more walks than strikeouts. Day was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox after the season. He was later claimed off waivers again, this time by the Tampa Bay Rays. Day was released by the Rays organization. On July 3, 2009, Day was signed to a minor league contract by the Oakland Athletics on July 11. In 2010, he signed to play for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. Day attended Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Clark (baseball)
David Earl Clark (born September 3, 1962) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 1998. He most recently served as the first base coach and outfield instructor for the Detroit Tigers. He served as manager of the Houston Astros Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks (2005–2007), and led them to the Texas League Championship in 2006. He also served as the manager of the Houston Astros' Pacific Coast League Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express and served as the manager for the Huntsville Stars, the double-A affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was the interim Manager for the Houston Astros at the end of the 2009 season. Early life Clark was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and attended Jackson State University, where he was team MVP in 1982 and 1983. Baseball career Clark was a first round draft pick for the Cleveland Indians in 1983, and made his Major League debut with the club as a September call up in 1986. For his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Chamberlain
Wesley Polk Chamberlain (born April 13, 1966) is an American former professional baseball right fielder/left fielder. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1990 through 1995, for the Philadelphia Phillies (1990–95) and Boston Red Sox (1995). He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), for the Chiba Lotte Marines (1996). During Chamberlain's playing days, he stood , weighing ; he batted and threw right-handed. Career A 4th round pick in the 1987 draft, Chamberlain, who played high school baseball at Neal F. Simeon H.S. in Chicago, was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of the Jackson State University. In 1990, he was sent by Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in the same transaction that brought Carmelo Martínez to the Pirates. His most productive season came in 1991 with the Phillies, when he posted career-highs in home runs (13), RBI (50), runs (51), hits (92), stolen bases (9) and games played (101), including three four- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Salter (baseball)
Mark Salter (born 1955) is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches. Salter also served as McCain's chief of staff for a while, although he had left that position by 2008. Salter has often been referred to as McCain's "alter ego". Early life Salter grew up in Davenport, Iowa. There he attended Roman Catholic parochial schools. Salter had a wandering upbringing and early adulthood, not settling down, working on railroad track maintenance in Iowa for four years and playing in a music group. Salter first entered politics as a speech writer for U.S. Ambassador to the UN Jeane Kirkpatrick. He later attended Georgetown University. Work with John McCain Salter first began working for McCain following a chance encounter at the 1988 Republican National Convention. During the John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 the ''Wall Street Journal'' wrote that " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for most sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is widely considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football. On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence. In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of becoming the first non-Football Bowl Subdivision conference to attract one million fans to its home games. History In 1920, ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
