In 2003,
Rickie Weeks was selected by the
Milwaukee Brewers
in
the first round (second overall) of
the June First Year Player draft.
Attended
Southern University and earned the
presitigious Golden Spikes Award in
2003 as the best amateur player in
the United States. He was named 2003
Baseball America College Player of
the Year. He earned the 2003 Dick
Howser Trophy from the National
Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association. Rickie was two time
All-American selection and ranked
first among college players as the
best athlete, best five-tool talent
and best pure hitter and second as
the best power hitter and fastest
baserunner in Baseball America's
2003 rankings of the top 100
prospects. Rickie set an NCAA
Division I mark with .473 career
batting average. He earned
Southwestern Athletic Conference's (SWAC)
Most Outstanding Hitter in 2003...Book
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Spent
the majority of his first
professional season at Class A
Beloit after making debut at Rookie
Arizona. After signing with the
club, made his professional debut at
Arizona on August 10 going 2-4 with
four runs batted in. Was promoted to
Beloit where he hit .349 with a home
run and 16 runs batted in over the
course of 20 games. He collected a
pair of four-game hitting streaks
August 15 - 18 and August 29 -
September 1 and collected first
three-hit game and hit his first
professional home run on August 23
at Cedar Rapids going 3-5 with five
runs batted in.
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