Former Iowa Hawkeye catcher with a nice swing.

 

2005 (Bristol) - .303/.374/.429

 

Stay tuned in '06..

 

Kris was placed on the voluntarily retired list this March of 2007.

Edited March 10, 200719 yr by danman31

Thought I'd add what I wrote up on Welker last summer...

 

Kris Welker – C – U. of Iowa – 5’11’, 200

Welker, the White Sox’ 41st round pick, has already signed and is playing for Bristol of the rookie Appalachian (Appy) League. After playing two seasons at the College of Southern Idaho, Welker headed off to the University of Iowa, where he put up very solid numbers. As a senior, Welker hit .356 with four home runs and a team-best 16 doubles and 46 RBI. He was also a third-team all- Big Ten selection. Welker is a very hardnosed ballplayer, whose swing should transfer over well to the professional game. Currently, the previous statement seems to be true as Welker leads the Appy League in both average and on-base %.

Welker started for Kanny today at second base. Looks like he may get some work there due to Hernandez being the Intimidators' starting catcher.

DL'd.

Either never placed on the DL or activated already, Welker started at catcher tonight going 0 for 3. Still hitless on the season.

Welker gets the start at catcher again today, makes the most of it offensively going 3-4 with 3 singles. Batting average up to .273 now.

I'm not sure where I found him on the DL before. musta been a mistake.

Welker had another good night at the plate, going 2-4 with 2 doubles and 2 rbi's. He has now raised his batting average to .350.