0 0 7 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁draft , ▁but ▁he ▁opt ed ▁not ▁to ▁sign . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁he ▁played ▁colleg iate ▁summer ▁baseball ▁with ▁the ▁Fal mouth ▁Com mod ores ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁C od ▁Baseball ▁League . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁for ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁Cow bo ys ▁baseball ▁team . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁H ague ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁round ▁( 2 6 4 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁draft ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁bas eman . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁that ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁College ▁Sp ikes ▁of ▁the ▁Class - A ▁Short ▁Season ▁New ▁York – P enn ▁League , ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁H ick ory ▁C raw d ads ▁of ▁the ▁Class - A ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁H ague ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Lyn ch burg ▁Hill c ats ▁of ▁the ▁Class - A ▁Advanced ▁Carolina ▁League , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁playing ▁first ▁base . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Carolina ▁League ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 9 3 ▁batt ing ▁average . ▁ ▁H ague ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Al to ona ▁Cur ve ▁of ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Eastern ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁team '