Hall of Fame
Christopher L. Homer ’01 is recognized for an outstanding baseball career that has come full-circle. Beginning as a player at Keystone, he continued his career at the Division I and professional levels, before returning to the Giants as a coach.
In two seasons with the Giants, Christopher enjoyed one of the finest careers ever by a Keystone pitcher. The right-hander recorded a 1.63 earned run average for his career, the lowest all-time in program history, while his 17 career wins rank among the top-10 all-time.
The 2001 season was one for the ages for Christopher, who tied a single-season school record with 10 wins while tossing a Keystone-record five shutouts. Christopher pitched a perfect game during the season, and also struck out 13 batters against Luzerne County Community College. For the season, he struck out a then-school record 101 batters while posting a 0.96 ERA, the second lowest single-season mark in program history.
Christopher continued his playing career on a full scholarship at Division I Marist University where he set school records with 11 saves in a season and 18 saves for his career. He also earned the win on the mound as Marist clinched a conference championship and bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament with a victory over LeMoyne College.
After earning a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Marist, Christopher was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 24th round of the 2003 MLB Draft. He was named the Reliever of the Year for the Tigers organization in 2005 and set a Lakeland Tigers record with 31 saves in a season. Christopher saved over 100 games and recorded an ERA of 3.78 over his nine-year professional playing career and pitched as high as at the AA level.
After injuries cut short his playing career, Christopher returned to Keystone as the Giants pitching coach in 2008. He has helped lead the team to Colonial States Athletic Conference Championships and NCAA Regional appearances in each of the past six seasons, along with a trip to the NCAA Division III Collegiate World Series in 2011. In 2013, his pitching staff was the NCAA Division III statistical champion with a 2.07 ERA on the season. Christopher has also served as the pitching coach for the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League since 2011.
