Athletes In Christ


JR House called up to Astros
House, 28, is hitting .303 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs for Round Rock this season. He's started 69 games at first base and 36 behind the plate. He grounded out to second base in his first appearance in Houston, but drove in a run with the play in an 11-5 loss to Arizona. "I got the famous [Pacific Coast League] wakeup call at 4:15 this morning," he said of his pregame situation. "I caught the 6 a.m. flight from Memphis to Round Rock, got a little nap, got to see my wife for a little bit, and I got the call to come down around 3:45, so I just packed up the car up and drove." Cooper said House will give him another right-handed bat for pinch-hitting situations and will primarily see time catching. "We're going to face a few pretty tough left-handed [pitchers] here pretty quickly," Cooper said. "He'll be a guy that can help us either catching, playing first base, possibly third base, and playing off the bench." More News 08/16/10 - Bullington tops Yanks for first career win 12/08/09 - Carnes Accepts The Conboy Trophy 08/23/08 - Sports writer remembered for devotion to kids 12/19/07 - 2008 Major League Believer Baseball Clinic 06/19/07 - TRUE VICTORY FOOTBALL CAMP 10/03/06 - Chris Sharek 07/18/06 - Duncan and Hendricks Launch Holy Fires Website 02/19/06 - Kelley Releases CD 09/07/05 - Please Help Our Brothers at Desire Street 06/23/05 - Gators and LaPorta Advance 01/28/05 - Baseball with a Vision 01/13/05 - 2nd Annual Baseball with a Vision Baseball Camp 12/14/04 - Bring A Gift Baseball Camp 05/24/04 - J.R. House Named PCL Batter-of-the-Week 12/18/03 - Golden Hurricane in Bowl Game 04/09/03 - John Wasdin Tosses Perfect Game for AAA Nashville 11/14/02 - Dunaway to Instruct Pirates 10/21/02 - Athletes In Christ and the Sarasota Red Sox Host Concert and Baseball Clinic 07/09/02 - Phoenix 2002 04/24/02 - Mission Possible! 04/08/02 - Rix Leads FSU in Garnet and Gold Game 03/16/02 - Barnett Pitches First Perfect Game