2006 Draft: 10th Rd, 303rd, SD

2006 PRESSBOX

• 6/9/6: Valverde Has Seen the Light “(Coach Cheff) worked with us every day to be mentally tougher,” Valverde said. “I don’t know if he did something special to us or whether we did it ourselves, but it was a fun summer. “It’s miraculous,” Alabama coach Jim Wells said. “He went from a guy who hit .238 or .240, who swung and missed a lot, and he’s just better all the way around. That had to happen for us to be successful.”
• 2/17/6: Valverde powering the Tide early "Valverde hit a two-run homer in Saturday's loss to the Eagles and won the game with a three-run homer on Sunday. The senior has also accomplished something rare for him: He has walked five times in Alabama's first four games, matching his walk total from all of last year. "

2005 Alaska Goldpanners
 

2006 Alabama Tide