EAGLES legend Clinton Minette began playing baseball as a junior in 1994
Almost 30 years later, he’s amassed 300 games, the fourth person in the club’s history to do so.
Minette joins Tim Bell, Dave Newey and Mark Lang in reaching the milestone.
Known for his pitching, the highlight of his career came in 2000 when he led the Eagles to an A-grade premiership when he pitched an eight innings shutout and took home finals MVP honours in the process.
“I was a 19-year old at the time, that was one of the two premierships I have won with the Eagles and definitely a highlight,” he said.
As a junior, Minette represented Sunraysia at junior carnivals between 1994-1999 and even reached the national level when he joined the Victorian Provincial team in 1999.
Currently a closing pitcher who can still throw with some heat, Minette also fields at first base and has remained a formidable middle order power hitter.
In the 2010s, Minette started to spend more time with the the B-grade team to allow younger players more time at the top level.
“He’s certainly been a mentor for our juniors going between A-grade and B-grade, he’s very club oriented,” Club president Richard Law said.
In 2017, Minette and the B-grade team won the premiership, the first in the club’s history.
“We’d been chasing that one for years, since the club’s first inception,” Law said.
In what could be his last season with the Eagles, Minette said that he was “humbled” the be recognised for his milestone.
“Me and my family have just relocated to Adelaide … I needed ten games at the start of the season to reach 300 so I was keen to play,” he said.
“It’ll probably be my last for a while … it’s humbling to be recognised.”
