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RHOMBERG, JOE
JOE RHOMBERG
#18
Position: IF

Resides in: Mentor, OH
DOB: September 8, 1981
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 180 lbs
Player/Coach 2009: Played in nine games for the Colts, driving in two runs...went 1-3 with a double and an RBI on 8/10 vs. Rio Grande 2008: Homered and drove in five runs in only 11 games and 42 ABs with San Angelo...homered, scored a run and drove in three runs on 8/4 vs. Laredo...doubled twice and drove in a run on 7/19 vs. Amarillo...started the season 7-15 (.470) with five of those hits being doubles 2007: Hit .288 with 11 RBIs in 15 games with the Colts...had at least one hit in 12 of the games he played...went 2-4 with a double and three RBIs on 7/6 vs. Laredo 2006: First year with San Angelo...hit .252 with two homers and 15 RBIs...doubled and drove in three runs on 5/21 vs. Amarillo...went 2-3 while homering and driving in two runs on 7/29 vs. Amarillo...went 2-4 with a double and three runs driven in on 8/21 against Edinburg 2005: Played for Richmond of the Frontier League...hit .268 with six homers and 34 RBIs...homered and drove in three runs vs. Windy City on 6/21...had a nine-game hit streak from 6/25-7/6 hitting .340 (11-32) over that span 2004: Started the season in Sioux Falls where he hit .259 in 35 games with a homer and nine RBIs...lone homer came on 6/15 vs. Sioux City to go along with three RBIs...played for two weeks in August with Windy City of the Frontier League...drove in two runs, doubled and scored a run on 8/10 vs. Slippery Rock...went back to Sioux Falls to finish the season...doubled, scored a run, and drove in two runs while going 2-5 on 8/28 vs. Gary South Shore...for the year, hit .250 in 42 games with Sioux Falls with a homer and 13 RBIs 2003: Played for Sioux Falls of the Northern League...drove in five runs in first professional season...doubled and had two RBIs on 6/4 vs. Joliet...went 2-3 and drove in two runs while scoring two more on 6/7 vs. Fargo-Moorehead Previous: Played at Lakeland CC in Ohio...resides in Mentor, Ohio The Colts’ player/coach and utility man is back for a fourth season in San Angelo and for his seventh professional season overall. Rhomberg, who hails from Mentor, Ohio, originally played for Colts manager Doc Edwards in Sioux Falls, and is not the only member of his family who Doc has managed. Joe’s father, Kevin, a former Major Leaguer with the Indians, also played for Doc in the 80’s with the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Organization. In 11 games last season, Joe batted .238 with five doubles. The 26-year-old began his pro career in 2003 with Sioux Falls of the independent Northern League then played two seasons in the Frontier League (splitting time between Windy City and Richmond) before joining the Colts in 2006. Rhomberg, an excellent fielder, has played every position throughout his career except for pitcher and catcher.
Career Statistics ::

23 CARTER, TREY C
10 HORN, MIKE C
20 YOO, STEPHEN C
6 BALLEZ, BUTCH IF
7 CAMP, LANDON IF
25 COLLAZO, JOSH IF
24 CROSLAND, JASON IF
5 RAMOS, MARK IF
18 RHOMBERG, JOE IF
10 SHAFFER, BLAKE IF
40 BLUM, TYLER LHP
27 BUKVICH, BRETT LHP
27 CROOK, SCOTT LHP
37 WILLIAMSON, LOGAN LHP
12 FERNANDEZ, ALEX OF
11 GAINES, RONNIE OF
9 GARCIA, ISAAC OF
8 LANDRETH, JASON OF
17 RINAUDO, STEVEN OF
38 ASTACIO, EZEQUIEL RHP
34 BARNARD, CHANDLER RHP
30 CARTER, MATT RHP
26 GAINES, TRISTAN RHP
33 HEASTON, BRYAN RHP
36 HENSCHEL, BRIAN RHP
39 RODGERS, CALEB RHP
35 ROMERO, GORMAN RHP
31 VACEK, CHACE RHP
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