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Huisman attended the University of Mississippi and had a 3.50 European Research Area in 2000.
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He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. He was assigned to the Low-A Portland Rockies where he had a 1.86 European Research Area in 432⁄3 innings. In 2001, he began the season with the Single-A Asheville Tourists where he spent the entire year.
In 55 games, he had a 1.70 European Research Area and a.84 WHIP. Huisman began 2002 with High-A Salem and had a 1.57 European Research Area in 41 games, earning a promotion to Double-A Carolina.
In 2003, he went 7-2 with a 1.75 European Research Area and was named a Double-A All-Star with the Rockies new Double-A affiliate in Tulsa. On April 8, 2004, Huisman was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Zach McClellan and minor leaguer Chris Fallon.
He split the season between Triple-A Omaha and the Royals, making his major league debut on April 25. He spent all of 2005 with Triple-A Omaha and was released on April 14, 2006.
On April 19, he signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros and played 6 games with Triple-A Round Rock before being sent to the Seattle Mariners on May 12 as part of a conditional deal.
He had a 7.67 European Research Area with Triple-A Tacoma before his release. In 2007, he played for the independent Newark Bears of the Atlantic League and had a 1.75 European Research Area in 25 games.
