John Powell [John Richard Powell] is a former
Minor League Baseball Player from the United States active during the 1990-1998 seasons who advanced as far as AAA. He last played in the
Texas Rangers organization in 1998. His date of birth is
April 7th, 1971 and he is currently 55 years old. He was born in
Snellville, Georgia. He played High School baseball for the
South Gwinnett High School Comets in Snellville, Georgia. He played 5 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the
Auburn University Tigers [
Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers
Mark Bellhorn and
Scott Sullivan. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in
1993 [Regionals] and
1994 [College World Series]. He was
drafted and signed in the
9th round (
253rd overall) of the
1994 Major League Baseball Amateur
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Draft by the Texas Rangers. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were David Manning, Marc Sagmoen and Osmani Estrada. Powell played 5 minor league seasons with the Texas Rangers. Finished 7th in Texas League with 18 Home Runs Allowed in 1996. Finished 3rd in Texas League with 34 Games Finished in 1997. He was also drafted in the 13th round of the 1993 Draft by the New York Mets but did not sign.
Awards: Named 1st Team College All-American in 1993. Named CWS Regionals Most Outstanding Player in 1994. Named Southeastern Conference All-Conference Team in 1993. Named to Southeastern Conference All-Tournament Team in 1994.
Career Notes: Golden Spikes award finalist in 1993. Golden Spikes award finalist in 1994. 
