Former Blue Knight RHP Jerad Eickhoff has officially been added to the Texas Rangers 40 Man Roster.  Eickhoff is a native of Evansville, IN where he attended Mater Dei High School before he came to OCC where he pitched for Coach Conley in 2010 and 2011.  He owns numerous pitching records here at the school including most strikeouts in a career. 

Jerad was drafted in the 46th round by the Chicago Cubs in 2010 after his freshman season but decided to come back to OCC for his sophmore year where he set the school record for most strikeouts in a season with 116. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 15th round after his sophomore season and he then decided to begin his professional career.

In four minor league seasons, Eickhoff has a career 32-22 record between five different levels of baseball.  He will attend Spring Training with the big club in Surprise, AZ where he hopes to get a shot at the big leagues sometime soon.