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Jayme Sperring
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| Posted by: Content Administrator |
11/13/2006 |
Forgettable: the adjective to best describe my statistical career as a part of the Rice University baseball program. However, the benefits, knowledge, and unforgettable relationships that I acquired through my tenure at this university make it my pleasure to contribute to this organization (plus Skaggs can be pretty persuasive at times). The road on which I have traveled leading up to and following Rice is quite interesting to most and quite serendipitous to me.
After attending high school at Cypress Creek on the northwest side of Houston, I chose (what seemed like a wise decision at the time) to initiate my career as a Cougar over at that other university in town. My first year was immediately successful earning freshman All-American honors and finding myself in a great position to further my career. For reasons still unknown to me, that somehow segued into a sophomore year of charting and carefully removing splinters out of my rear. At the completion of an undoubtedly disappointing season I sought other opportunities across town. As you might have guessed, I rid myself of the unhappiness and by the fall semester of 1999, I was walking into Sewall Hall for economics reminiscing of the more simplistic classes at good ol' UH.
For the fighting Owls of 2000, our season was quite cyclical to say the least, but no one could have denied the great times that were had. For those guys who are reading this right now, Lord knows what story is going through your mind! Playing both first base and "thrower", I assumed that I was going to have some type of opportunity at the next level, but I didn't know in which position. Well, those scouts had no problem making that decision for me advising that I would be more beneficial on the bump considering I couldn't run out of sight in a full day. So in the 8th round, I was chosen by the Baltimore Orioles to go and freeze my butt off along the upper east coast. After a three and a half year tenure with the Orioles, finally finishing my doctrine at Rice (Skaggs will appreciate), I forced myself to realize that the slider could only get me so far since the heater (more often than not) found its home on the other side of the fence. I retired from baseball in early 2003, leaving the sport with much appreciation and gratitude for what it had provided me.
Today, I live in Houston with my beautiful wife as a loyal fan of Rice University athletics. I work for National Oilwell Varco, the largest equipment manufacturer in the world for the oil and gas industry. I love my job, holding the position of operations manager for corporate sales. I would like to thank everybody who was behind the planning and construction of this organization, allowing people like myself to become reacquainted with those I care about. I look forward to seeing all of you soon.
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