Stephen Head Explained

Stephen Head
Current Title:Midwest Scout
Current Team:Los Angeles Dodgers
Birth Date:13 January 1984
Birth Place:Raymond, Mississippi, U.S.
Player Years1:2003–2005
Player Team1:Ole Miss
Player Years2:2005
Player Team2:Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Player Years3:2005–2007
Player Team3:Kinston Indians
Player Years4:2007–2008
Player Team4:Akron Aeros
Player Years5:2009
Player Team5:Columbus Clippers
Player Years6:2009
Player Team6:Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Player Years7:2010
Player Team7:Southern Illinois Miners
Player Years8:2011
Player Team8:Tri-City Dust Devils
Player Years9:2011
Player Team9:Asheville Tourists
Player Positions:First baseman / Outfielder
Coach Years1:2012
Coach Team1:Ole Miss (SA)
Coach Years2:2014–2015
Coach Team2:Ole Miss (BC)
Admin Years1:2013
Admin Team1:Ole Miss (DO)
Admin Years2:2019–present
Admin Team2:Los Angeles Dodgers (Scout)
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Stephen Anthony Head (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional baseball scout and former infielder and outfielder, who is currently a scout of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He played college baseball at Ole Miss for head coach Mike Bianco from 2003 to 2005 before playing professionally from 2005 to 2011. He then spent 4 years as an assistant coach at Ole Miss (2012–2015)[1]

Early years

Head attended Hillcrest Christian School (Jackson, Mississippi) and the University of Mississippi. He was the designated hitter for the United States national baseball team during the 2003 Pan American Games,[2] receiving a silver medal for his efforts. In 2004, Head was the inaugural recipient of the Ferriss Trophy (now the C Spire Ferriss Trophy), awarded annually to Mississippi's top collegiate baseball player.[3] Head was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the 62nd overall pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional baseball

From 2005 through 2009, Head played in the Indians' farm system, reaching as high as Triple-A with the Columbus Clippers. Head spent the 2008 season with the Akron Aeros and helped lead the team to the Eastern League Championship Series. He played in 2010 with the independent Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. His final season of professional baseball was 2011, when he pitched for the Class A-Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils,[4] and the Class A Asheville Tourists within the Colorado Rockies organization.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Head . olemisssports.com . June 17, 2018.
  2. News: Streak Snapped . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065220/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2003/08/05/panam_rdp_ap/ . November 4, 2012 . August 5, 2003 . live .
  3. News: Future looks bright . . . 24 . June 6, 2004 . June 17, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  4. News: David Collier . Stephen Head makes a move to the mound . thedmonline.com . June 21, 2011 . March 30, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330043907/http://archive.thedmonline.com/article/stephen-head-makes-move-mound . March 30, 2014 . live .