Jeffrey A. Locke (born November 20, 1987[1]), called "The Redstone Rocket", is a left hand pitcher playing in minor league baseball. He was the first selection in the second round in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.[1] Locke's hometown is Redstone, New Hampshire, which is located in the town of Conway, New Hampshire. Locke graduated June, 2006 from A. Crosby Kennett High School[2]. Locke is listed by the Braves as standing 6'2" and weighing 180 pounds.[1] Locke was assigned to the Gulf Coast Braves (Rookie League) upon signing with the Braves on June 18, 2006[3]. In June 2007 the Atlanta Braves assigned Locke to the Danville Braves in the Advanced Rookie Appalachian League.[3]
Trivia
Durng his high school freshman year (2002 - 2003) Locke was known as "The Kid".[4]. On June 6, 2006, The Conway Daily Sun sports editor Lloyd Jones established Locke's new nickname, the "Redstone Rocket". He bestowed the nickname on Locke because of Locke's fastball, the name of his home village in Conway, New Hampshire, and in reference to America's first man in space, Alan Shepard of Derry, New Hampshire, whose Freedom 7 flight was launched by a Redstone rocket.[4]
References
- ^ a b c http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=atl&year=06
- ^ http://cds-gw.rf.ncia.net:3080/cdsarch/searchpublic/story.lasso?-KeyValue=42793&-Token.Action=SEARCH
- ^ a b http://firstinning.com/players/Jeffrey-Locke-a/
- ^ a b http://cds-gw.rf.ncia.net:3080/cdsarch/searchpublic/story.lasso?-KeyValue=42041&-Token.Action=SEARCH
