Josh Prince | |||
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Sugar Land Skeeters – No. 7 | |||
Utility player | |||
Born: Sulphur, Louisiana |
January 26, 1988 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 6, 2013, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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Batting average | .125 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 0 | ||
Teams | |||
Joshua Cole Prince (born January 26, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Prince attended Alfred M. Barbe High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was twice named to the All-Louisiana team, and graduated in 2006. He enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where he played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns baseball team as a freshman. He was named a Freshman All-American. After his freshman year, Prince transferred to Tulane University, and he continued his college baseball career with the Tulane Green Wave baseball team. He also played summer collegiate baseball for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League in 2008.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Prince in the third round, with the 105th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Prince started his professional career with the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2009; he was moved up to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League during the season. Prince was promoted to the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2010 and 2011. He was moved to centerfield while at Brevard County. He played the 2012 season with the Huntsville Stars of the Class AA Southern League. After the 2012 regular season, the Brewers assigned Prince to the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League (AFL). Prince led the AFL in hits.