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Khalil Greene, ss

Greene, a power-hitting senior shortstop from Clemson, who is hitting .482 with 24 home runs and 79 RBIs, was chosen No. 13 overall by the Padres. Greene is a Golden Spikes Award finalist as the top College Player of the Year.

2003 Khalil Greene progressed from AA Mobile to AAA Portland to the big leagues just 15 months after being a nr1 draft pick in jun of 2002. Padres officials have said he will open 2004 as the starting shortstop unless he loses the job. 

PORTLAND BEAVERS     Individual Statistics Thru Games of: 9/01/03      W-L Record:  69- 75
                                                                                        GI             ---GAMES BY POSITION---
  BATTERS               AVG   G  AB   R   H  TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP  BB IB  SO  SB CS DP   SLG   OBP  1B  2B  3B  SS  OF   C  E
  Greene, Khalil       .288  76 319  42  92 141 19  0 10  47  0  5 11  20  1  52   5  4  3  .442  .346   0   0   0  76   0   0 11
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    MOBILE BAY BEARS     Individual Statistics Final Unofficial -- 2003    W-L Record:  61- 77
                                                                                        GI             ---GAMES BY POSITION---
  BATTERS               AVG   G  AB   R   H  TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP  BB IB  SO  SB CS DP   SLG   OBP  1B  2B  3B  SS  OF   C  E
X Greene, Khalil       .275  59 229  20  63  93 17  2  3  20  0  1  2  16  0  55   2  3  7  .406  .327   0   0   0  54   0   0  9
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quote from scouting report of Clemson by Baseball America: ""Baker's got tremendous power. Johnson's just a tremendous player, and he's really improved. But Khalil Greene is the guy for them. "When you hear the way their own players talk about Khalil, it's like they're talking about Ruth or Gehrig. You rarely hear college players so reverential about one of their own teammates. He's the hottest hitter in the country (30-game hitting streak). He's the most clutch player I've seen. I don't think he made an error in conference play before the tournament. He's just had an amazing year. "

      
Khalil Green

School:
Clemson U.
Position: SS   B/T: R/R 
H: 5-10   W: 190
Born: 10/21/1979   Class: 4YR


Player          AVG  GP-GS    AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR RBI   TB 
Greene, Khalil..482  64-64   255  85 123  29   1  24  79  226

SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%  
.886  40  11  20   5  .561   4   1  15-16    83 230  11  .966

Originally from Butler, Pa., Greene was drafted by the Chicago Cubs last year in the 14th round.

How did this guy go from being a 14th round pick to being a first rounder?

That was the question posed to Towers and Bill "Chief" Gayton, Director of Scouting.

"We had an opportunity to scout him a little better," said Gayton. "Abilities that we weren't aware of him before, and certainly the success he's had this year puts him in an area that very few players ever see.

"He's a candidate for the Golden Spikes Award and probably the leading candidate," Dayton said. "We are really happy that he was available for selection for us. He's power, he's a bat, a very good defensive player, strong arm, very agile. He's a thick body kid but very flexible, great body control, capable of throwing angles, just a well-round player."

"Chief and I got a chance to see both Greene and Johnson at the ACC tournament," said Towers. "The positional need was very important. We felt we had the depth in pitching and that Greene was the best positional prospect in the draft. We also liked Johnson and felt that both could move quickly through the organization much like Xavier Nady and Tagg Bozied."

"There are some people who might say Greene may have to play third, may have to play second," Towers continued. "But this guy reminds both Chief and I of Rich Aurilia, a guy that people were saying doesn't have enough range. But Greene is an offensive player, who has tremendous instincts. We've seen him make tremendous plays up the middle. This guy won when he was at Key West in Little League and won everywhere he's went.



Senior co-captain who moved to shortstop in 2001 and set a new school record for fielding percentage at the position (.965)... a durable player, he started every game last season despite owning every Clemson record for being hit by a pitch... can bench press 315 pounds, a team-high... solid hitter whose .343 batting average currently ranks 18th in Clemson history... could set many career records in 2002, including games played, at bats, hits, doubles, RBIs and total bases.

Leggett Comments: "Khalil can be the premier shortstop in the country. He has the ability to make all the plays you need to make as an infielder. He did a great job in making the adjustment from third base to shortstop last year in the middle of the season. He became an All-ACC shortstop. He is a kid who could be All-American this year. Offensively, he is one player you can count on; he is tremendously clutch. He seems to perform better in big games. He is one of those players you love to see come to the plate when the game is on the line. He is a great leader for us and I think he is poised to have a great year."

2001: First-team All-ACC selection and was the only Tiger to start every game... set a school record for fielding by a shortstop with a .965 fielding percentage, ahead of the .950 mark by Bill Spiers in 1987... set school records for being hit by a pitch in an inning (2), game (3), season (21) and career (47) in 2001... finished the year ranked near the top of many career categories at Clemson including tied for fourth in doubles (62), eighth in RBIs (185), ninth in hits (269), at-bats (784) and total bases (418) and 18th in batting average (.343)... led the team with 18 doubles... third on the team with 52 RBIs... after a slow start, raised his average with a 10-game hitting streak in the middle of the season... began the season 5-12 with four runs scored against Richmond... went 2-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 17-4 win over Ohio University... went 2-4 with an RBI against Georgia Southern on March 13... batted 3-4 with an RBI in an 11-1 win against Old Dominion... blasted his third home run of the year against Georgia... hit his fourth home run of the year in a 10-5 loss against Coastal Carolina... drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning a day later in an 8-7 come-from-behind win over Coastal Carolina... went 7-11 with three RBIs in three games against Duke, including a 3-3 performance with three runs scored in a 10-1 victory... went 2-4 with a home run in a 10-4 win over Georgia... went 2-4 with a run scored in a 3-0 win over Georgia Tech... sparked Clemson's come-from-behind 6-3 victory against North Carolina with a two-out, three-run home run in the sixth inning... one day later, he went 3-5 with two RBIs and a home run and scored the winning run in a 10-9 victory over the Tar Heels in 10 innings... hit his eighth home run of the year in a 7-6 victory over N.C. State... went 4-5 with a home run and four RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Virginia and finished his day with his 10th home run of the season and five RBIs in the second game... went 7-17 with two home runs and 10 RBIs over the final week of the regular season and earned ACC Player of the Week honors... hit his 11th home run of the year, a three-run shot, in a 7-6 win over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament... hit .286 with five runs scored in the Clemson Regional, including his 12th home run of the year, while providing outstanding defensive play at shortstop... went 3-5 with two RBIs in an 8-2 win over Seton Hall... scored three times and drove in a run in two games against Miami in the Super Regional... made the academic honor roll for the spring semester... cited by Peter Gammons on ESPN.com before the 2001 MLB draft as a player to watch:'"You won't find Clemson shortstop/third baseman Khalil Greene or Wake Forest center fielder Cory Sullivan on any top-100 list, but check back in five years from now and see if they aren't remarkably like Jeff Cirillo and Steve Finley. Greene and Sullivan are players."... drafted in the 14th round by the Chicago Cubs.

2000: Second-Team All-ACC third baseman; would probably be a first-team selection in most conferences if it were not for Georgia Tech All-American Mark Teixeira... hit .364 in starting all 69 games at third base... had 24 doubles, three triples, five homers, and 64 RBIs along with a .470 on-base percentage... was very good defensively, committing just 14 errors for a .937 fielding percentage... was hit by a pitch 15 times, third most in a season in Tiger history... hit a team-best .421 with a .530 on-base percentage and .621 slugging percentage against regular-season ACC competition... hit a team-best .417 with runners on base and .444 with runners in scoring position... 35 of his 64 RBIs (55 percent) came with two outs... hit a team-best .436 away from home... had 28 multi-hit games... hit a team-best .359 against top-25 ranked teams... hit .406 with 19 RBIs in 15 May games... had an outstanding performance in the ACC Disney Blast at Lake Buena Vista, FL from Jan. 28-30; he hit a team-best .455 (5-for-11) with three RBIs... had a 20-game hitting streak (tied for 10th longest in Clemson history) from Apr. 21 to May 26; he was 38-for-83 (.458) with 25 RBIs during the streak; the hitting streak was the longest by a Tiger since Matthew LeCroy had a 22-game hitting streak that started in 1996 and ended in 1997... named to the All-ACC Tournament team by hitting .500 (11-for-22) with seven runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a homer, and six RBIs... had four doubles in three College World Series games... went 3-for-5 with three RBIs against Ohio in the first game of a doubleheader on Mar. 10... went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Ohio on Mar. 11... went 3-for-4 with a double and homer at Georgia on Mar. 29... went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two runs scored, a stolen base, and six RBIs at #8 North Carolina on Apr. 1... went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Furman on Apr. 5... was 2-for-4 with four RBIs, a double, and home run against Elon on Apr. 18... went 5-for-6 with two RBIs and a double at Duke on Apr. 23... went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBIs, and a homer at #5 Georgia Tech on Apr. 30... went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs against #2 Florida State on May 6... went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base against #2 Florida State on May 7... earned ACC Player-of-the-Week honors for going 6-for-8 with five RBIs in two games against #2 Florida State from May 6-7... hit two doubles and drove in three runs at Virginia on May 14... had two hits and three RBIs along with a triple against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 17... went 5-for-5 with a double, three runs scored, and an RBI against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 20... went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two doubles against #10 Mississippi State in the Clemson Super Regional on June 2... hit two doubles against #7 San Jose State in the College World Series on June 9... had two doubles, two RBIs, and two walks in three at bats against #8 Louisiana-Lafayette in the College World Series on June 14.

1999: Burst onto the scene with a tremendous freshman season... was the most consistent hitter on the squad in the fall workouts before the '99 season according to Leggett, and showed why a few months later... was a Third-Team Freshman All-American according to Baseball America... one of three Tigers to play in all 69 games (Jason Harris and Henrķ Stanley were the others); the 69 games tied for the sixth most in a season by a Tiger... started 68 games, all at third base... broke Shane Monahan's freshman record for hits with 98... led the team with 31 multi-hit games... batted .358 overall with eight homers, 20 doubles, a triple, and 69 RBIs to go along with nine stolen bases and a .436 on-base percentage... led the team in at bats (274), hits, multi-hit games, and hit-by-pitches (11)... his 272 at bats was the 10th most in a season by a Tiger... his 98 hits tied for the ninth most, his 31 multi-hit games was sixth most, and his 69 singles tied for the seventh most in a season by a Tiger... finished fourth in the ACC in hits, and eighth in doubles and RBIs... batted .453 against lefthanders... hit .400 with four homers and 44 RBIs in 32 games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium... named to the All-ACC Tournament team by hitting .389 with four doubles, a home run, and four RBIs while not committing an error in 12 chances... named to the All-Regional Team in Fayetteville by hitting a tournament-best .611 (11-for-18) with five doubles, 10 RBIs, and no errors in five games; he was one of just two unanimous selections to the team... hit .519 (14-for-27) in the NCAA Tournament and .467 (21-for-45) in the post-season... one of the hottest Tigers in the last month of the season, as he was 33-for-69 (.478) in the last 19 games with two homers and 27 RBIs (also had 12 multi-hit games over that stretch); was down to as low as .304 but raised his average 54 points thanks to the late-season surge... had 10 doubles in his last 13 games after hitting just 10 doubles in his first 56 games... had an 11-game hitting streak from Mar. 6 (second game of a doubleheader) to Mar. 24... was 38-for-87 (.437) in his first 21 games, hitting safely in 19 of those contests... hit his first career home run, an inside-the-park homer, against Nevada in the UNLV/Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 27... had 11 hits in five games in the UNLV/Coors Desert Classic from Feb. 25-28... then had back-to-back three-hit games in the next two games against The Citadel (Apr. 3) and Liberty (Apr. 5); also drove in four runs against The Citadel... was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against George Mason on Mar. 13... had four hits and three RBIs against Georgia on Apr. 23... went 3-for-4 with three RBIs against Duke on Apr. 18... had three hits and two RBIs against #19 Georgia Tech on Apr. 24... had three hits, including a long home run, along with three runs scored and five RBIs against #10 North Carolina on May 9... the next night on May 10, he went 3-for-4 with a homer, double, and four RBIs versus #14 North Carolina... had two hits against the #14 Tar Heels on May 11, giving him eight hits in 12 at bats in the series against North Carolina... had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs at N.C. State on May 15... went 3-for-4 with two doubles against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament on May 19... had two hits, including a three-run homer well over the'"Blue Monster" and""Bull" in left field, against #15 Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament on May 22... was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a double in the Fayetteville Regional against Delaware on May 29... was 4-for-5 with three doubles (team-season high) and three RBIs in the Fayetteville Regional at #8 Arkansas on May 29; the three doubles tied an NCAA Tournament single-game record held by many; he also became just the eighth Tiger to hit three doubles in a game... went 1-for-1 with a double, three RBIs, a sacrifice fly, and two walks in the second of two games on May 30 in the Fayetteville Regional against Southwest Missouri State.

Before Clemson: The all-time hits and single-season runs scored leader in Key West High School history... a Dade County All-Star team selection in his senior season... played for the state champions at Key West High as a sophomore... lettered three times in baseball... coached by Brooks Carey at Key West High.

Personal: Pronounced kuh-LEEL... avid professional wresting fan; favorite wrestler is Ric Flair... nicknamed "K.G."... his family moved to Greer, SC during his sophomore season... majoring in Sociology... three-time ACC Academic honor roll selection in 1999-00-01... born Khalil T. Greene on Oct. 21, 1979 in Butler, PA.

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