Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Athletics

Highlights: A three-year letterwinner and the Cardinals’ starting pitcher and shortstop, Henthorne was a two-time All-MIAC selection and was named to the NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region Second Team following his junior and senior seasons. The 1992 recipient of the Max Molock Award as the team’s most valuable player, Henthorne boasted a career batting average . including a .410 average during his junior campaign, and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 90-18. Upon graduation, Henthorne  has continued his playing career, spending the past 14 seasons playing baseball professionally. Henthorne signed his first professional contract in 1994 with Independent San-Antonio and was later signed by the New York Yankees in 1995. A veteran of 12 professional minor league seasons, his career also included stints within both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays systems and international experience in China, Mexico, and Venezuela. His professional career ended in 2005 after posting a 121-52 record with 12 saves, a 3.21 ERA and 955 strikeouts. Numerous awards and honors include -  all-star teams in: Texas-Louisiana League (1995), Chinese Professional League (1999), Venezuela Winter League (2004, 2005); Mexican League Championships (2000, 2001), a member of the 2002 Pan American Team, Reliever of the Year, Venezuela Winter League (2004), Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year (2004), ERA Champion China Profession League (1998) and Atlantic League (2004).