Official Site of the Eagles · Feb 13, 2017
Sam Howard Lands Invite to Rockies Camp as Spring Training Opens
Sam Howard pitching for the Hartford Yard Goats (Image courtesy purplerow.com)STATESBORO, GA. – Former Eagle and Colorado Rockies minor leaguer Sam Howard has received a non-roster invitation to Major League Spring Training in preparation for the 2017 season. Howard enters his fourth season as a professional after finishing the 2016 campaign with a 3.35 ERA over 27 appearances at the Advanced-A and AA levels. Howard is among a list of seven former Georgia Southern student-athletes playing professional baseball.