From 1923 through 1925, Freeze played college baseball for the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas. In May 1923, with future Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ted Lyons as a teammate, Freeze was the winning pitcher in a 5–3 victory over the Texas Longhorns that gave Baylor the Southwest Conference championship. In 1925, Freeze reportedly received offers from four major league teams; he joined the Chicago White Sox in June that year.\n', '

Both of Freeze\'s major league appearances were for the White Sox in road games against the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman\'s Park. On July 1, 1925, he pitched one inning, retiring all three batters he faced. The next day, he pitched ​2 2⁄3 innings, allowing five hits and seven runs (one earned) while striking out one and walking three. During that game, he struck out in his only major league at bat as a hitter. Notable members of the White Sox at that time included Ted Lyons, Freeze\'s former teammate at Baylor, and other future Hall of Famers Red Faber, Harry Hooper, Ray Schalk, and player-manager Eddie Collins.\n', '

The White Sox released Freeze in mid-July 1925 to the minor league Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association. While there are contemporary news accounts of him pitching for the Travelers—he had a losing record, but did pitch a two-hitter—Freeze\'s 1925 minor league statistics are absent from Baseball-Reference.com.\n', '

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