Ben Himes
Position: Outfielder
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Classification: So-TR
Hometown: Austin, Texas (Westlake/Virginia)
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Ben Himes
Position: Outfielder |
Comes back to his home state of Texas after a one-year stint at the University of Virginia ... looks to make an immediate impact in the outfield ... had a 30 inch vertical jump, power cleaned 319 pounds, squatted 460 pounds and bench pressed 385 pounds in fall testing ... hit .316 and led Virginia with nine homers last season ... was a freshman All-American selection after last season ... earned two letters for coach Jim Darilek at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas ... hit .360 with 10 long balls during his senior year ... All-State selection in 1999 ... played in two consecutive state championship games, his greatest athletic thrill to date ... was drafted in the 42nd-round of the 1999 MLB amateur draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ... enjoys hunting and fishing when not playing baseball ... born March 9, 1981 in Austin, Texas ... son of Richard and Dorothy Himes of Austin ... business major.