Greg Golson, OF

B-T: R-R

HT: 6-0

WT: 190

BORN: September 17, 1985, Austin, TX

RESIDES: Austin

HOW OBTAINED: Phillies 1st round pick (21st overall) in June 2004 draft

2007: Was a non-roster invitee to spring training ... Began the season with Clearwater (A) and led the team in doubles (27) and SB (25) ... Finished 8th in the Florida State League in SB ... Batted .404 (19-47) during a season-best 11-game hitting streak, 6/23-7/3 ... Hit .348 (39-112) in his final 26 games with Clearwater – including back-to-back 4-hit games in his last 2 – before being promoted to Reading on 7/26 ... Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 7/23-29 (.500, 14-28, 2 HR, 5 RBI) ... Overall, hit .273, 15 HR, 68 RBI, 30 SB in 136 combined games ... Played all but one game in the field in CF (RF) ... Played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League ... 2006: Began the season with Lakewood (A) ... Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Month for June (.297, 30-101, 6 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 8 SB) ... Promoted to Clearwater on 7/20, where he finished the season ... Batted .381 (16-42), 3 HR, 9 RBI through his first 11 games with Clearwater... Scored a run in 7 straight games, 8/22-28 (10 R)... Became the 1st player in Threshers history to hit for the cycle, 8/28 vs Fort Myers ... Rated the 10th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America ... 2005: Spent the season with Lakewood and was T-4th in the South Atlantic League in triples (8) ... Led the team in SB (25); had 4 multi-steal games ... 2004: Made his pro debut with the Gulf Coast Phillies (R); was T-2nd in the GCL in triples (5) and T-6th in avg (.295) ... Led the team in average, at-bats (183), runs (34), hits (54), triples and SB ... Hit safely in 11 of 12 games to finish the season, 8/16-27 (.306, 15-49 )... Had 15 multi-hit games, including five 3-hit games ... Rated the 4th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America ... Played in the Florida Instructional League

PERSONAL: Gregory Joseph Golson … Single … 2004 graduate of John B. Connally High School (TX).

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