The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Former Longhorn Stubbs makes Major League Baseball debut
08.24.2009 | Baseball
Aug. 24, 2009
Drew Stubbs made his Major League Baseball debut on Wednesday, Aug. 19, becoming the 96th player to finish his collegiate career as a Longhorn and go on to appear in a Major League game.
Last Wednesday, Stubbs, who was called up by the Cincinnati Reds to help fill in for injured outfielder Willy Taveras, made his first big-league start at Great American Ballpark against the San Francisco Giants.
On Thursday, Stubbs followed with a 10th-inning walk-off home run off Giants reliever Bob Howry to give the Reds a 2-1 win over the Giants.
Stubbs was hitting .268 with three home runs for the Triple-A Louisville Bats before joining the Reds.
Stubbs was a three-year letterwinner at Texas from 2004-06. He was tabbed an All-America as a sophomore and junior and was named a Freshman All-America in 2004.
The centerfielder was a leading catalyst on the Longhorns' 2005 National Championship squad, earning third-team All-America accolades while batting .311 with 67 runs, 11 home runs, 46 RBI and 32 stolen bases as a sophomore.
A 2006 second-team All-American who was also recognized as the Big 12 Co-Player of the Year as a junior, Stubbs batted .342 overall while ranking among the top 10 in the league in runs (65), hits (83), home runs (12), RBI (58), steals (26), total bases (141), walks (41), on-base percentage (.439) and slugging percentage (.580).
Texas has had a former player make a debut in each of the last eight seasons, including Jose Flores in 2002, Stephen Randolph in 2003, Scott Dunn, Brad Halsey and Phil Seibel in 2004, J.P. Howell, Omar Quintanilla and Huston Street in 2005, Brandon Fahey in 2006, Curtis Thigpen in 2007 and Taylor Teagarden in 2008.
