Brevard County Manatees,
Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher
Ht/Wt: 6′3″, 180 lbs.
DOB: December 16, 1986
College: Abilene Christian University
Hometown: Coppell, Texas

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Drafted in the 7th round for the Milwaukee Brewers
• 2008 tallied 3 wins and 2 loses in 55 innings pitched
• 2007 Abilene Christian University (Sophomore) Watten was a true dual-threat for the Wildcats, finishing 10-0 on the mound with a 3.00 ERA, while hitting .351 with five home runs and 41 RBI. In his first season as a pitcher, Watten turned in two of the Wildcats’ best pitching performances of the season, one in the game that clinched the Lone Star Conference South Division title and the other in the LSC Post-Season Tournament. On April 27 in Amarillo, Watten allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out a career-best 12 batters in six innings of work in a 2-0 win over West Texas A&M. That victory for the Wildcats clinched the LSC South title, the Wildcats’ seventh since 1998. Then on May 7 in the LSC Post-Season Tournament, Watten threw 7 2/3 innings of two-hit baseball in a 3-0 win over Central Oklahoma. Watten allowed just two walks and struck out seven Bronchos in the Wildcats’ victory. At the plate, Watten raised his average 61 points over his freshman average (.290) as he was one of 11 Wildcat regulars to hit better than .300 in 2007. Watten had 19 multi-hit games and finished fourth on the team in RBI with 36. Watten was voted first team all-LSC_South Division as both a pitcher and utility player and was also voted the LSC South Division Player of the Year. He was a second team NCAA all-region selection as a starting pitcher by ABCA / Rawlings, and he was also a second team academic all-District VI selection by ESPN The Magazine and CoSIDA.
• 2006 Abilene Christian University (Freshman) Hit .290 with 37 RBI as a freshman. Played in 59 games (58 starts) as a freshman for the Wildcats. Had six three-hit games as a freshman, including in both games of an April 21 doubleheader against Eastern New Mexico. Had a career-best five RBI game on March 20 in a win over SW Oklahoma State.
• High School A first team Class 5A all-state performer and District 6-5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2005, Watten hit .439 with 29 RBI for the Coppell Cowboys, who finished 30-11 in 2005 and lost to eventual Class 5A semifinalist Lubbock Monterey in the Region I-5A semifinals. Watten led the Metroplex and set a school single-season record with 19 doubles, and he was named to the Dallas Morning-News all-area first team. He was also named to the North Texas 5A/4A all-star team. He started at shortstop for the North in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches’ Association All-Star Game in June 2006, doubling in the fourth inning.