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strikeouts on June 22 versus Houston.
• Sidelined June 1-22 with right elbow inflammation -- started one game with Oklahoma during an injury rehabilitation
assignment.
• Limited lefthanded batters to a .222 batting average (47x212)...righties batted .272 (52x191) against him.
Appeared in 17 games (13 starts) during five separate stints with Texas during the 2002 season.
• Assigned to Oklahoma to begin the season -- led all Pacific Coast League starters with a .204 batting average against,
while he finished second with 9.40 strikeouts per nine innings and fifth with 10.76 baserunners per nine innings.
• Recalled by Texas from Oklahoma on May 9 -- earned his first major league win that day versus the Chicago White
Sox before he was optioned back to Oklahoma on May 11.
• Recalled by Texas from Oklahoma on June 4 -- made one appearance in relief for the Rangers before he was optioned
to Oklahoma on June 8.
• Tabbed the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for June 10-16 -- earned the win in his only start during the week,
fanning nine batters in eight scoreless innings on June 14 versus Memphis.
• Recalled by Texas from Oklahoma to start the first game of a doubleheader on June 24 versus Anaheim -- optioned
back to Oklahoma following the game.
• Had his option transferred from Oklahoma to Single A Charlotte on July 10 -- started one game with Charlotte before
he was recalled by Texas on July 15...started that night for the Rangers at Kansas City before he was optioned to
Oklahoma on July 16.
• Recalled by Texas from Oklahoma for the remainder of the season on July 29.
Assigned to Double A Tulsa to open the 2001 season, starting four games before his option was transferred to
Oklahoma on April 23.
• Second among all Pacific Coast League starters with 9.76 strikeouts per nine innings with Oklahoma...finished fifth in
the league with 73 walks.
• Struck out 11 batters on May 6 at Iowa -- equaled that total with 11 strikeouts on June 7 versus Sacramento.
• Recalled by Texas from Oklahoma on August 8 -- made his major league debut that evening versus Detroit, starting
against Nate Cornejo...both Benoit and Cornejo were making their major league debuts, marking the first time two
pitchers started against each other in their major league debuts since August 21, 1990 when Minnesota’s Paul Abbott
faced Kansas City’s Jim Campbell...optioned back to Oklahoma for the remainder of the season on August 9.
• Tabbed the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for August 27-September 3 -- won both of his starts during the
week, posting a 0.53 ERA (17.0IP/1ER) and 20 strikeouts.
• Fanned a season-high 12 batters as he fired a three-hit shutout on September 3 versus Memphis -- tied for fourth in
the Pacific Coast League with one shutout.
• Named the seventh-best prospect in the Rangers organization and 15th-best prospect in the Pacific Coast League
following the season by Baseball America.
Limited to 16 starts with Tulsa during the 2000 season after being sidelined for nearly two months with severe right
shoulder discomfort.
• Fanned a season-high 11 batters on August 24 at Round Rock.
• Named the fifth-best prospect in the Rangers organization following the season by Baseball America.
• Saw action in eight games with Grand Canyon in the Arizona Fall League following the season, posting a 2-2 record
and 1.91 ERA (33.0IP/7ER).
Spent the entire 1999 season with Charlotte, tying for the staff lead with 22 games started and finishing second with 83
strikouts.
Limited to 15 starts with Single A Savannah during the 1998 season due to two separate stints on the disabled list.
• Sidelined June 1-July 20 with a tender right elbow.
• Landed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season on August 5 with right shoulder tightness.
Started 10 games for the Gulf Coast League Rangers during the 1997 season.
• Fanned seven batters in eight scoreless innings to earn the win in his only start during the Gulf Coast League playoffs.
• Named the sixth-best prospect in the Rangers organization and eighth-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League
following the season by Baseball America.
Made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rangers after signing with Texas as a non-drafted
free agent on May 20, 1996.
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