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Clint Weibl, a native of Dawson,
PA, started his baseball career at Odessa Junior College.
In 2 years there, he compiled a 23 - 3 record with 21 complete
games. He still holds records for most wins, career (23),
season (14), innings pitched (190), and second in strikeouts
(185).
Weibl led his team to their only World Series appearance
in 1995, and he was selected to the World Series All Tournament
Team. His freshman year, he was drafted by the Houston Astros,
and his sophomore year, he was selected by the San Diego
Padres, but opted to play for the University of Miami.
At the University of Miami, he led the nation in wins with
a 15 - 3 record. He took the Canes to a World Series birth
in 1996. Weibl out dueled the first pick of the draft, Kris
Benson, in the series opener. This was the year of the infamous
9th inning homerun by Warren Morris of LSU to beat Miami
for the National Championship. This game went down as the
greatest college game ever. He was selected by the St. Louis
Cardinals in the 37th round in 1996. When playing for the
Cardinals, Weibl and Navarro met and became good friends.
Weibl played 11 professional seasons, 8 with St. Louis,
2 with Milwaukee, and 1 with Sinon Bulls of Taiwan. He has
logged over 1,200 innings professionally. His best season
was in 2000, where he held the best ERA in the PCL with
a 2.83. He also led the Redbirds to the Triple A World Series,
where he achieved the only win of the series for Memphis.
This was also the year Weibl made the 40 man major league
roster. Clint and his wife, Holly, recently moved to the
New Orleans area to partner with Jason to make Southern
Louisiana baseball one of the premier baseball areas. |