Hunter's Career

Hunter's Career

Timeline 2006 SUMMARY
• Spent all of the season with Double-A Corpus Christi (136 games).
• Ranked among the Texas League’s best in: Triples (2nd-8), total bases (2nd-279), slugging (4th-.533), runs (3rd-97), RBI (5th-95) and extra-base hits (3rd-67).
• Named a Texas League All-Star. Went 1-for-4 to help the South defeat the North in the TLAS Game.
• Named to the Futures Game in Pittsburgh.
• Led the Hooks with 28 home runs, 95 RBI and 97 runs.
• Led the Texas League with 10 home runs in May.
• Batted .387 in the postseason and led all batters with nine RBI.
• Ranked as the No. 1 Astros’ prospect by Baseball America after the season.

2005 – Earned South Atlantic League All-Star and Postseason All-Star honors…named the SAL Rookie of the Year and Single-A Lexington’s MVP…ranked fourth in the SAL with 25 home runs…batted .338 through 302 at-bats with Single-A Lexington and .305 through 151 at-bats with Salem…cranked a combined 31 home runs between the two teams…drove in a combined 90 runs.
2004 – Hit .296 with eight home runs, 18 doubles, 36 runs and 37 RBI for Single-A Tri-City…struck out just 30 times in 199 at-bats…did not commit an error in the field.

Hunter's Profile

Outfielder Height/Weight: 6-4/210 Bats/Throws: R/R
Born: April 13, 1983 in Fort Worth, TX
Resides: Arlington, TX
College: University of Texas at Arlington
Became an Astro: Selected in 2nd round of 2004 draft
Transactions: Selected by Astros in 2nd round of 2004 draft

 

 

Personal & Family Life

One of my favorite activities outside of playing ball: Fishing! Caught a Fish