Eastern Kentucky University is known more for football in a basketball crazy state but the Reds have one of the few Colonels to make the Major Leagues in baseball.
The Reds signed Josh Anderson, who was drafted from the "Campus Beautiful" after the 2003 season by the Houston Astros.
Anderson is in Goodyear, Arizona this spring trying to win a spot as an extra outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds this season.
The 2000 Pulaski County grad played three seasons at Eastern under Jim Moore and Elvis Dominguez.
"I'm glad I got to play for Jim Moore," Anderson said. "Elvis Dominguez came in and did a great job but Moore got me some publicity. He was great to play for."
Anderson led the nation with 57 stoien bases in 2003. He was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. He was the first Colonel to be named to the Louisville Slugger All-American Team.
He broke into to the Major Leagues as a September call up with Houston in 2007 and hit .358 in 21 games with 11 RBI. He was second in the Pacific Coast League with 40 stolen bases.
Since, he has played in the big leagues with Atlanta, Detroit and Kansas City. His career stats are: .272 in 173 games with four home runs and 47 RBI.
He was told that Eastern upset Tennessee, 8-7, in baseball on Wednesday when Michael Garcia belted a grand slam home run with two out in the top of the 10th inning at Tennessee.
"It's good to have an Colonel around," Anderson said.
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