Paul Janish
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| Cincinnati Reds — No. 7 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 12, 1982 Houston, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 14, 2008 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 27, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .318 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Hits | 7 |
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| Highlights and awards | |
Paul Ryan Janish [YAWN-ish]] (born October 12, 1982 in Houston, Texas), is a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds.
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[edit] High School and College
Janish attended Cypress Creek High School where he played shortstop and pitched for the Cougars. He was named to the 2001 Texas 5A All-State team. Janish played for Rice University. In 2002, he played in 61 games at shortstop, had a batting average of .299, and was named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Star team.[1] In 2003, the Rice Owls baseball team won the College World Series as Janish played in 68 games for the team.[1] Janish had his best batting average in 2004 with the Owls, hitting .345, and hitting 9 home runs and 16 doubles as he was named to the WAC All-Star team.[1] During the 2004 MLB draft, the Cincinnnati Reds wanted to get position players where they needed them early due to an appaent lack of depth, and as a result chose Janish with the 138th pick in the 5th round of the draft.[2]
[edit] Major League career
Janish recorded a game winning hit in his first major league game and second major league at bat. Janish had been called up that day to replace an injured Jeff Keppinger. The Reds had blown a six run lead in the the top of the 9th inning of a May 14, 2008 game against the Florida Marlins. With the score tied at 6, Janish hit an RBI single against Renyel Pinto to score Johnny Cueto for the game winner.[3] On Sunday, May 18, 2008, Janish got his first major league start at shortstop. He went 3-3 with a walk as the Reds won 6-4 against the Indians and then major league leader in ERA Cliff Lee.[4]
[edit] External Links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Paul Janish Statistics. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Szymanski a top Reds pick. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Janish's walk-off hit lifts Reds. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Reds' Volquez tops Indians' Lee in battle of ERA leaders; Dunn on fire - MLB - CBSSports.com Live GameCenter
