Baseball Professional Players
![]() | Ben Humphrey |
Lakota West Class of 2002 | |
Played College Baseball at: Central Michigan | |
Major League Draft: 2004 & 2007 | |
Drafted by: Toronto Blue Jays (2004) but did not sign. Drafted by Tampa Bay Rays (2007) and signed. | |
Primary Position: 1B | |
Highest Level Reached: A, New York-Pennsylvania League (Hudson Valley Renegades) – 2008 | |
Status: Out of baseball at end of 2008 following release by the Florence Freedom of the independent Western Professional League. | |
Summary: Played in 64 minor league games over 2 seasons. Had an overall BA of .238 with 5 home runs. |
![]() | Matt Klinker |
Lakota West Class of 2003 | |
Played College Baseball at: Furman | |
Major League Draft: 2007 | |
Drafted by: Cincinnati Reds | |
Position: Pitcher | |
Highest Level Reached: AAA, International League (Louisville Bats) -2009 – 2011 | |
Status: Out of Baseball. Retired in Spring of 2012. Klinker retired from the Cincinnati Reds AA affiliate Pensacola Blue Wahoos (formerly the Carolina Mudcats) as spring training was beginning in 2012. He had ended the 2011 season on the disabled list rehabing from a rib injury sustained while pitching for the Carolina Mudcats (AA). | |
Summary: Klinker played in 109 professional games (excluding winter leagues) over five seasons, all in the minor leagues, with 21 at the AAA level. His overall won/lost record was 37-32. He had a positive 9-7 record with 1 save in AAA games. He attended the 2011 Cincinnati Reds major league spring training camp where he made one pitching appearance before returning to the minor league system. Progressed through; Billings Mustangs (RK), Dayton Dragons (A), Sarasota Reds (A+), Carolina Mudcats (AA), Louisville Bats (AAA), and Cincinnati Reds (Spring Camp). |