Lance Broadway

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Lance Broadway

Chicago White Sox — No. 41
Pitcher
Born: August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20) (age 24)
Bryan, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
September 72007 for the Chicago White Sox
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     1-1
Earned run average     0.87
Strikeouts     14
Teams

Lance Daniel Broadway (born August 20, 1983, in Bryan, Texas) is a right-handed pitcher who plays for the Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The 6 ft 3 inch, 210 lb. righty went to Grand Prairie High School, then to Dallas Baptist University and Texas Christian University. Broadway is regarded as one of the top prospects in the White Sox organization.

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[edit] High School and College

Broadway attended Grand Prairie High School, where he was an all-district performer all three of his years on the varsity team. He transferred from Grand Prairie after his junior year and attended Waxahachie High. He played with former high-school All-State player Ben Hudspeth, but the team lost in the first round of the playoffs that year.[1][2]

Broadway then went on to pitch for Dallas Baptist University, where he earned all-conference honors both years he pitched for the Patriots. He threw two no-hitters as a freshman and as a sophomore went 10-2 with a 2.82 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched.

After two seasons with Dallas Baptist, Broadway transferred to Texas Christian University. He went 15-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 117 innings pitched. This remarkable season earned him both the Conference USA's pitcher of the year and male athlete of the year awards.

[edit] Major League Baseball Draft (2005)

Broadway was selected 15th overall (the 4th pitcher taken in the 1st round) by the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 MLB draft. He signed for $1,570,000.

[edit] Minor Leagues

[edit] 2006

Going into the season, Broadway was considered the 8th best prospect in the White Sox system. He combined to go 8-8 with a 2.75 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 160.1 innings pitched between the AA Birmingham Barons and AAA Charlotte Knights.

[edit] 2007

Entering this season, Broadway went all the way up to the 3rd best prospect in the White Sox system. Broadway finished the 2007 season at 8-9 with a 4.65 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 155.0 innings pitched.

[edit] Trivia

Broadway was majoring in communications prior to being drafted by the White Sox. Lance threw 2 no-hitters while attending Dallas Baptist University.

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