Lance Berkman

William Lance Berkman (born February 10, 1976 in Waco, Texas) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. His official listed height is six feet, one inch, and his weight is 220 pounds (100 kg). Berkman is a switch-hitting outfielder/first baseman who throws left-handed.

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Lance Berkman attended high school in New Braunfels, TX. A promising first baseman, he agreed to attend Rice University and play baseball. He set multiple records at Rice, including season and career records for runs scored, RBI, home runs, and slugging percentage. Over his three years at Rice, his batting average was .385, he hit 67 HR with 272 RBI. He so impressed the home team Houston Astros, they selected him with the sixteenth pick in the first round of the 1997 MLB Amateur Draft. All told, when Berkman left Rice, he was 1997 College Player of the Year, and named an All-American by three different sports publications.

February 10: February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 324 days remaining, 325 in leap years....

1976: 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar)....

Waco, Texas: Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 113,726....

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