Английская Википедия:Chris Cates

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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox college coach Chris Cates (born April 15, 1985) is a former minor league shortstop selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 38th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He is currently a volunteer assistant coach for the Florida State University Seminoles baseball team.[1] Also he is the manager of the North Adams Steeplecats of the NECBL.

Cates graduated in Шаблон:Baseball year from Brandon High School in Brandon, Florida where he was a four-year letter winner in baseball. When he joined the University of Louisville Cardinals in Шаблон:Baseball year, he was the smallest player in NCAA Division I baseball.[2] Despite standing only 5'3" tall and weighing just 145 lbs., his junior year he was named Third-Team All-Big East while leading the Louisville Cardinals with a .332 batting average and 47 runs scored.[3]

Cates also played for the North Adams Steeplecats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league. He won the Most Valuable Player award at the 2005 NECBL All-Star Game. He is returning to the North Adams Steeplecats for the summer of 2014 as their manager.

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Cates (right) and a fan

In Шаблон:Baseball year, he represented the Beloit Snappers in the Midwest League All-Star game,[4] and in Шаблон:Baseball year, Cates was 1–3 with a walk and a run scored as the starting shortstop for the South in the Florida State League All-Star game.[5] For the season, he batted .251 with 25 runs batted in and 41 runs scored. Cates split 2010 between Fort Myers and New Britain, batting a combined .198. He improved modestly to a .205 hitter in Шаблон:Baseball year for New Britain, and retired at the end of the season. For his career, he batted .228 with 109 RBIs and 163 runs scored. He never hit a professional home run.

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External links

Шаблон:Baseballstats, or Minor League Baseball