Jeff Christy (baseball)

Jeff Christy is a catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization, currently playing for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in the International League. He has a brother and 2 sisters who are quadruplets.

High school

Jeff played at Lincoln Southeast High School. As a senior he hit a .430 batting average with 4 home runs and 41 RBIs. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 49th round of the 2002 MLB Draft but he turned them down and went to college to play at Barton County Community College.

College

As a freshman Jeff hit .333 with 5 home runs and 34 RBIs. As a sophomore in 2004 he hit .390 with 6 home runs, and 45 RBIs. he threw out 40% of would-be base runners and committed only 1 error in 375 chances helping his team go 37-18 and a 2nd place conference finish. After a great junior college career, he transferred to Nebraska to play and start as catcher. In 2005, he was part of the 2005 College World Series team. He set a school record with 64 starts behind the plate, hitting a .236 batting average, 32 RBIs and only 1 home run. he had a team high 12 sacrifices. Jeff threw out 46% of the opposing base runners. In the NCAA Tournament he threw out 8 of 11 runners on defense and in all 13 postseason games he hit a .293 average, including .277 in the CWS on offense. In the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft Jeff got drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=107704 HS and College Bio] ]

Minor league

In 2006 Jeff started his pro career on the Elizabethton Twins with a .259 average. [ [http://www.miraclebaseball.com/team/?id=4098| Miracle Baseball] ]

Awards and honors

* 2002 1st Team All-Nebraska
* 2002 Academic All-State
*2003 Honorable Mention All-Jayhawk West
*2004 1st Team All-Jayhawk League
*2004 Conference Defensive Player of the Year

References

* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jeff%20Christy&pos=C&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=456999 Minor League Stats]
* [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/stats/player.php?id=456999| Baseball America]