K.O. Baseball Alumni 

College Ball  /  Professional Ball 

Noah finished his college career with the Roadrunners of UTSA (together with former KO teammate J.R. Voyles).

Noah played last season for the Auburn Doubledays (Blue Jays affiliate) in the New York Penn League and that is apparently where he will start this summer.

J.R. finished his college career with the Roadrunners of UTSA (together with former KO teammate Noah Tritz).

J.R. suffered a broken finger in spring training this year. That minor setback probably means that he will start this year with the class A Brooklyn Cyclones this year. He finished training with a .534 batting average and 8 for 8 in stolen bases in 12 games and 37 at bats. 

Scott Strickland

Scott has been in the major leagues since 1999. Initially a Montreal Expo, Scott was traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets in 2002. After a couple of seasons with the Mets, Scott went to Houston, Pittsburgh and San Diego. Scott was then acquired by the New York Yankees in May of 2007 and is currently in spring training with that team.

Scott graduated from Klein Oak in 1994. Scott married his KO High School Sweetheart, Charisse Saenz, (they had dated since they were sophomores at KO) on January 10, 2004 and reside in Houston in the offseason. Scott and Charisse are proud parents of twins (boy-Jaden and girl- Cali) born May 20th, 2007.

Kevin Hodges

After stints with the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners, Kevin is currently with the Yakult Swallows in Japan.

Kevin graduated from Klein Oak in 1991.

Trey Hodges

Trey graduated from L.S.U. in 2000, after being named the M.V.P. of the College Baseball World Series. Trey was originally with the Atlanta Braves organization. He is currently with the Minnesota Twins organization.

Trey graduated from Klein Oak in 1996.

Click here for his Braves profile page.

Adam LaRoche

Adam was MVP of the Junior College World Series in 2000. Adam played for several years with the Atlanta Braves and is now with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Adam attended Klein Oak before his family moved to Kansas. Adam graduated from Ft. Scott High School.

Philip Stringer

Philip was drafted by the Houston Astros and is playing with the Tri-City Valleycats in class A.

Click here for his profile page with Tri-City. 

Alex Pounds

Alex is a left-handed pitcher for Morehead State (Kentucky)!  

Alex graduated from Klein Oak in 2004 and went to Morehead State via El Paso Community College. 

Travis Norris

Travis is a right-handed pitcher for LeTourneau University (Longview, TX)!

Travis is a 2007 graduate of Klein Oak. 

Zach Tritz

Zach is a right-handed pitcher for Texas State (San Marcos)! 

Zach graduated from KO in 2005 and went to Blinn JC in Brenham. Zach was named to the Academic All-Region team last year at Blinn and was the 2nd player in Blinn history to reach the 10 win plateau! 

Tanner Hamilton

Tanner is a right-handed pitcher and infielder for Angelina College (Lufkin, TX).

Tanner is a 2007 graduate of Klein Oak. 

Jerry Raines

Jerry is a right-handed pitcher, infielder, and outfielder for Alvin (Texas) Community College. 

Jerry is a 2007 graduate of Klein Oak.  Jerry was named Most Valuable Pitcher and was 1st team all-district his senior year.

Austin Gracey

Austin is a right-handed pitcher and infielder for Cisco Junior College.

Austin is a 2007 graduate of Klein Oak. He holds the distinction of being the only player in KO history named MVP of both the baseball and basketball teams! He was also 1st team all-district at 3rd base.

Kevin Cravey

Kevin is a right-handed pitcher and infielder for Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). After needing surgery during his first year, and red-shirting, he notched his first victory as an Aggie on Sunday, Feb. 24th, 2008!

Kevin is a 2006 graduate of Klein Oak.

Matt Sweisthal

Matt plays the outfield for the Midshipmen of Navy.

Matt is a 2006 graduate of Klein Oak.