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littleten · 04-28-2020, 02:54 AM

Player: NICK HOUSTON
Born: Houston, TX
Height/Weight/Position(s): 6-2, 190, Shortstop
Year Drafted: 2028 by the Sioux Falls Cattle Dogs from Dallas Baptist University
Pre-Drafted notes: In senior year at Dallas Baptist, hit .299 in 50 games with 58 runs, 13 doubles, 5 triples, 12 home runs, 47 RBIs and 36 stolen bases
Year Retired: 2043 at 37-years old
Years played in GPBL: 14
Teams played for in GPBL: 1 (played entire career with Sioux Falls)
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GPBL CAREER REGULAR-SEASON STATS
Games: 2,028 (1,965)
At-bats: 7,847
Runs: 992
Doubles: 470
Triples: 52
Home Runs: 244
RBIs: 980
Stolen Bases: 117
Average: .278
OBP: .324
Career WAR: 51.3
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GPBL CAREER POSTSEASON STATS
Games: 19 (19)
Average: .250
Home Runs: 3
RBIs: 8
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Times playing on league champion: 0
Times an All-Star selection: 7 (2030, 2032-2037)
Times Platinum Stick Award: 5 (2032, 2034, 2036, 2037, 2039)
Career earnings: 206,065,000 (+$6,300,000 signing bonus)
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Nick Houston was a steady, above average shortstop for Sioux Falls his entire 14-year career. He jumped from AA to the "Bigs" in 2029, but hit just .209 in 64 games. Over the next few seasons, he posted numbers of .279-15-57 and .299-16-82, the registered a career-high average of .308 in 2032.

The seven-time All-Star and five-time Platinum Stick Award winner at SS had his best season in 2037 when he hit .280 with 31 homers and 100 RBIs while starting all 162 games.

Collected his 2,000th career hit on 6/7.2041. Over his career, had three games with five hits, played 146 games games or more in a season from 2030-2040 and smacked seven grand slams.

In 2043, his final campaign, had signed a minor league contract with the Lubbock Missions and played 112 games at AAA, but two stints on the disabled list due to a herniated disc forced Houston to hang up the cleats and uniform for good. Received 4.3% of the votes in his only appearance on the Hall of Fame Ballot in 2048.

Ranks in the Top 10 of many offensive categories in Sioux Falls history, including the top spot in games played (2,028) and at-bats (7,847).

Biggest disappointment occurred in 2036 when the Cattle Dogs reached the World Series, but fell to the Pasadena Red Raiders - Houston's only appearance in the championship series.

04-28-2020, 02:54 AM	#10
littleten Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Illinois Posts: 20	2028 - Nick Houston Player: NICK HOUSTON Born: Houston, TX Height/Weight/Position(s): 6-2, 190, Shortstop Year Drafted: 2028 by the Sioux Falls Cattle Dogs from Dallas Baptist University Pre-Drafted notes: In senior year at Dallas Baptist, hit .299 in 50 games with 58 runs, 13 doubles, 5 triples, 12 home runs, 47 RBIs and 36 stolen bases Year Retired: 2043 at 37-years old Years played in GPBL: 14 Teams played for in GPBL: 1 (played entire career with Sioux Falls) — *GPBL CAREER REGULAR-SEASON STATS* Games: 2,028 (1,965) At-bats: 7,847 Runs: 992 Doubles: 470 Triples: 52 Home Runs: 244 RBIs: 980 Stolen Bases: 117 Average: .278 OBP: .324 Career WAR: 51.3 — *GPBL CAREER POSTSEASON STATS* Games: 19 (19) Average: .250 Home Runs: 3 RBIs: 8 — Times playing on league champion: 0 Times an All-Star selection: 7 (2030, 2032-2037) Times Platinum Stick Award: 5 (2032, 2034, 2036, 2037, 2039) Career earnings: 206,065,000 (+$6,300,000 signing bonus) — Nick Houston was a steady, above average shortstop for Sioux Falls his entire 14-year career. He jumped from AA to the "Bigs" in 2029, but hit just .209 in 64 games. Over the next few seasons, he posted numbers of .279-15-57 and .299-16-82, the registered a career-high average of .308 in 2032. The seven-time All-Star and five-time Platinum Stick Award winner at SS had his best season in 2037 when he hit .280 with 31 homers and 100 RBIs while starting all 162 games. Collected his 2,000th career hit on 6/7.2041. Over his career, had three games with five hits, played 146 games games or more in a season from 2030-2040 and smacked seven grand slams. In 2043, his final campaign, had signed a minor league contract with the Lubbock Missions and played 112 games at AAA, but two stints on the disabled list due to a herniated disc forced Houston to hang up the cleats and uniform for good. Received 4.3% of the votes in his only appearance on the Hall of Fame Ballot in 2048. Ranks in the Top 10 of many offensive categories in Sioux Falls history, including the top spot in games played (2,028) and at-bats (7,847). Biggest disappointment occurred in 2036 when the Cattle Dogs reached the World Series, but fell to the Pasadena Red Raiders - Houston's only appearance in the championship series. Attached Images Last edited by littleten; 04-28-2020 at 03:00 AM.