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Profile
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| | Year: | 2022
| | First: | Jeff
| | Last: | Christy
| | Home: | Lincoln
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Jeff starred at Lincoln Southeast in High School and in Legion baseball. He was All-State and All-Super State his senior year in 2002 as a .450 hitting catcher. Jeff was drafted in the 2002 MLB Draft but opted for an education. He attended Barton County Community College, Kansas in 2003-2004 earning All- Conference honors in 2003 and First team All-Jayhawk honors in 2004. That year he hit a team leading .400, had an OBP of .460, banged out 74 hits, mashed 27 doubles, and 49 RBI’s. Despite these gaudy offensive statistics, Jeff was known best for his defensive prowess as a catcher. His fielding pct. was .997 and he threw out 17 baserunners. During the summers he played 2 years for the Beatrice Bruins, and Coach Steinkamp lists him as one of the two best defensive catchers he ever coached along with Joe Siwi, HOF. Jeff continued his career at NU in 2005-2006 where he was a key factor in the Huskers reaching their third ever appearance in the CWS at Rosenblatt. He caught a school record 64 games, drove in many clutch runs hitting nearly .300 with men in scoring position, and threw out 46% of baserunners. In 2006 Jeff finished his great career hitting .284 with 8 homers and 32 RBI’s. He was drafted again, this time by the Twins, and rose to Triple AAA. He was one pitch or one key injury from the Bigs, unfortunately behind a lock for the MLB HOF, Joe Mauer. He finished his pro career with the Wichita Wingnuts hitting .289 with 39 RBI’s. |
