ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn wɪððə dˈʌbəlɐ ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː tɹˈævəlɚz hiː hˈɪt .θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ɪn sˈɛvənti ɡˈeɪmz ænd wʌz nˈeɪmd tə bˈoʊθ ðə mˈɪdsˈiːzən ænd pˈoʊstsiːzən tˈɛksəs lˈiːɡ ˈɔːlstˈɑːɹ tˈiːmz.
In 2001 with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers he hit .312 in 70 games and was named to both the mid-season and postseason Texas League All-Star teams.