Thursday, August 03, 2006

Clement returns to his Iowa roots - Des Moines Register
The prospect of playing Major League Baseball is a dream slowly unfolding for Marshalltown native Jeff Clement, but the promise of coming home held instant appeal.

Clement, the highest-drafted Iowan ever, played his first game in Iowa since high school Wednesday as his Tacoma Rainiers lost to Iowa..

...Clement inched closer to the majors after being promoted to the triple-A Rainiers (58-52) on June 21...

...Clement slugged a national record 75 homers and led Marshalltown to the 2002 Class 4-A state title. At the University of Southern California, Clement continued his scoring flurry, hitting 46 homers in three seasons - eight shy of Mark McGwire's school record of 54...

Update: Clement’s four-hit night rocks I-Cubs - Marshalltown Times Republican

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