Heath Phillips
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| Sugar Land Skeeters | |||
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Born: March 24, 1982 Evansville, Indiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
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Heath Michael Phillips (born March 24, 1982 in Evansville, Indiana) is a pitcher currently playing for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League. He bats and throws left-handed.
Heath was a member of the Team USA Olympic Qualifier 2006 team that won gold in Cuba. His teammates included Billy Butler, Kirk Suzuki, Michael Bourne, Mark Reynolds and was managed by Davey Johnson.
Heath is now a coach in the prestigious Scorpions Baseball Travel Program. He is the pitching coach for Shorter University in Georgia.
He graduated from Evansville Central High School in 2000. He attended Lake City Community College in Florida.
In college, he went 7-6 with a 3.09 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 2001. As a designated hitter, he batted .324 with 6 home runs and led the state in doubles (24) and RBI (68).
He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft in the 10th round as the 292nd overall pick. He did not sign with the White Sox until May 12, 2001.
In 2006, Phillips played the whole season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He was named the International League's Most Valuable Pitcher after going 13-5 with a 2.96 ERA.
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