Corey Pointer

Corey LaKeith Pointer

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 203 lb.
• High School Waxahachie High School

• Born September 2, 1975 in Dallas, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Corey Pointer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 1994 amateur draft; he was a catcher at the time, but moved to the outfield permanently after his first two professional seasons. He began his career in 1994 with the GCL Braves, hitting .143 in 27 games, and in 1979 he hit .279 in 46 games for the Danville Braves, also hitting 8 homers and slugging .500. After his change of position, he hit .245 and slugging over .500 in 65 games for the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League, and .240 in 8 games for the Macon Braves of the South Atlantic League. On August 28th, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Ron Wright and a player to be named later (Jason Schmidt) in return for P Denny Neagle. He was able to play another 5 games, with the Erie SeaWolves of the New York-Penn League, where he hit .191.

In his first full season in the Pirates system in 1997, Corey hit .179/.279/.302 in 102 games between Erie and the Augusta GreenJackets of the Sally League. Somehow, he was not given his unconditional release there and then, instead returning to play for the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League in 1998. He bounced back to some extent, batting .224/.346/.451 with 25 doubles and 18 homers in 118 games. In 1999, with the same team, he fell to .180/.302/.379 in 108 games. After piling up 177 strikeouts in 1998, he added another 147 whiffs that year. In 2000, he was in AA, with the Altoona Curve, but was likely just filling a roster spot until an actual prospect could take it over, as he batted .154 in 19 games, ending his career.

After his playing career, he became a coach and became coach of the junior varsity team at the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas.

Related Sites

• Jesuit Dallas bio