Tyler Flowers, former Chipola Indian and current back-up catcher for the Chicago White Sox recorded his first major league hit, Sept. 19, against the visiting Kansas City Royals.
Flowers, who started the game, planted a single through the left side of the infield for his first career hit in the bottom of the eighth inning.
A native of Roswell, Georgia, Flowers attended Chipola College and was named to the NJCAA All-American Second Team before being drafted by the Chicago White Sox. During his 2006 season at Chipola, Flowers helped lead the Indians to their second consecutive Panhandle Conference title.
“Tyler has been on the fast-track through the Minor Leagues after having an extremely productive fall in Arizona,” commented Chipola coach Jeff Johnson. “We are proud to see that his tremendous work ethic is continuing to pay off for him.”
Before being recently called up by the White Sox organization, Flowers was selected to participate in the Minor League’s 2009 XM / MLB Futures Game. According to the nationally recognized website Fanball.com, Tyler is very highly regarded within the White Sox organization and Chipola fans should expect to see him receive more plate appearances as the season enters the final weeks.
Three other former Chipola players are currently in the big leagues, including Russell Martin of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays and Matt Gamel of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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