EUBANK, Ky. – Former Colonel baseball player and current Houston Astro, Josh Anderson, was honored Tuesday in his hometown of Eubank by having a local road named in honor of him. The road, now Josh Anderson Way, was previously Highway 452 East, located north of Somerset off Highway 27. Anderson is the first resident of Pulaski Country to play Major League Baseball.

The ceremony was held in Eubank, a town of roughly 400 people, at Eubank Elementary School and was presided over by longtime postmaster and self-proclaimed “biggest fan” of Anderson, Larry Sears. Speakers included former little league and high school coaches Gerald Hines, Charlie Taylor and Gilbert Wilson. Pulaski County Judge Executive Barty Bullock also spoke.

During the ceremony, Anderson was compared to another former Colonel center fielder, Earle Combs, who went on to play Major League Baseball and was a member of Murderers’ Row, the famed 1927 New York Yankee team.

As a Colonel, Anderson led Eastern to a runner-up finish in the 2003 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in his final season, earning conference Player of the Year honors and becoming the school’s first-ever Louisville Slugger First Team All-American after leading the nation with 57 steals.

In September, Anderson was called up to the Houston Astros and promptly made an impression on the organization, breaking a 42-year old team record for rookies by reaching base six times in one game.