2002 Appalachian League Leaders

2002 Appalachian League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
2002 Appalachian League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Luis Jiménez	Bluefield Orioles	.375	66	176
Chris O'Riordan	Pulaski Rangers	.370	64	173
Jason Pridie	Princeton Devil Rays	.368	105	285
Chris De La Cruz	Burlington Indians	.367	66	180
Anthony Webster	Bristol White Sox	.352	86	244
Edgar Varela	Bristol White Sox	.330	62	188
Darren Ciraco	Bristol White Sox	.329	72	219
Aarom Baldiris	Kingsport Mets	.327	71	217
Doug Deeds	Elizabethton Twins	.325	66	203
Gabby Martinez	Princeton Devil Rays	.323	70	217
Eider Torres	Burlington Indians	.320	62	194
Pedro López	Bristol White Sox	.319	83	260
Mike Done	Bluefield Orioles	.316	61	193
Mike McCoy	Johnson City Cardinals	.312	48	154
Rafael Diaz	Bluefield Orioles	.311	74	238
Valentin Mendez	Martinsville Astros	.307	61	199
Dusty Gomon	Elizabethton Twins	.302	60	199
Wes Bankston	Princeton Devil Rays	.301	74	246
Josh Arhart	Princeton Devil Rays	.300	60	200
Trent Oeltjen	Elizabethton Twins	.298	64	215

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Jason Pridie	Princeton Devil Rays	105	12	9	7
Anthony Webster	Bristol White Sox	86	7	3	1
Pedro López	Bristol White Sox	83	11	0	0
Wes Bankston	Princeton Devil Rays	74	10	1	18
Rafael Diaz	Bluefield Orioles	74	22	0	3
Darren Ciraco	Bristol White Sox	72	15	0	10
Aarom Baldiris	Kingsport Mets	71	9	1	3
Andy González	Bristol White Sox	71	17	0	1
Gabby Martinez	Princeton Devil Rays	70	17	1	5
Garrett Guzman	Elizabethton Twins	69	21	4	6

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Wes Bankston	Princeton Devil Rays	18
Tommy Arko	Bluefield Orioles	14
Dusty Gomon	Elizabethton Twins	14
Dustin Yount	Bluefield Orioles	14
Darren Ciraco	Bristol White Sox	10
Ardley Jansen	Danville Braves	10
Erik Smallwood	Bluefield Orioles	10
Matt Whitney	Burlington Indians	10
Freddy Acevedo	Martinsville Astros	9
Brandon Bounds	Bristol White Sox	9
Jeff Francoeur	Danville Braves	8
Jamar Hill	Kingsport Mets	8
Sandy Hiraldo	Elizabethton Twins	8
Luis Jiménez	Bluefield Orioles	8
Joe Mather	Johnson City Cardinals	8
Arturo Rivas	Bluefield Orioles	8
Juan Senreiso	Pulaski Rangers	8
Edgar Varela	Bristol White Sox	8
Tyler Beuerlein	Kingsport Mets	7
Rich Carroll	Pulaski Rangers	7

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Rafael Diaz	Bluefield Orioles	22
Terry Evans	Johnson City Cardinals	22
Garrett Guzman	Elizabethton Twins	21
Rich Carroll	Pulaski Rangers	18
Andy González	Bristol White Sox	17
Gabby Martinez	Princeton Devil Rays	17
Doug Deeds	Elizabethton Twins	16
Chris O'Riordan	Pulaski Rangers	16
Josh Arhart	Princeton Devil Rays	15
Darren Ciraco	Bristol White Sox	15
Joe Mather	Johnson City Cardinals	15
Derran Watts	Kingsport Mets	15
Brandon Bounds	Bristol White Sox	14
Jamar Hill	Kingsport Mets	14
Valentin Mendez	Martinsville Astros	14
Josh Burrus	Danville Braves	13
Ambiorix Concepcion	Kingsport Mets	13
Matt Esquivel	Danville Braves	13
Luis Jiménez	Bluefield Orioles	13
Mike Done	Bluefield Orioles	12

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Jason Pridie	Princeton Devil Rays	9
Chris De La Cruz	Burlington Indians	6
Jeff Tolotti	Johnson City Cardinals	6
Ambiorix Concepcion	Kingsport Mets	4
Teodoro Encarnacion	Burlington Indians	4
Garrett Guzman	Elizabethton Twins	4
Tom Joyce	Bluefield Orioles	4
Nathan Panther	Burlington Indians	4
Ariel Batista	Martinsville Astros	3
Fernando Frias	Princeton Devil Rays	3
Ardley Jansen	Danville Braves	3
Jose Nolasco	Johnson City Cardinals	3
Jon Schuerholz	Danville Braves	3
Derran Watts	Kingsport Mets	3
Anthony Webster	Bristol White Sox	3
Laumin Bessa	Danville Braves	2
Richard Betemit	Princeton Devil Rays	2
Brandon Bounds	Bristol White Sox	2
Zach Cates	Johnson City Cardinals	2
Aaron Davidson	Burlington Indians	2

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Wes Bankston	Princeton Devil Rays	57
Rich Carroll	Pulaski Rangers	53
Darren Ciraco	Bristol White Sox	51
Dustin Yount	Bluefield Orioles	51
Garrett Guzman	Elizabethton Twins	48
Rafael Diaz	Bluefield Orioles	45
Andy González	Bristol White Sox	45
Freddy Acevedo	Martinsville Astros	44
Ardley Jansen	Danville Braves	44
Juan Senreiso	Pulaski Rangers	44
Luis Jiménez	Bluefield Orioles	42
Matt Esquivel	Danville Braves	41
Terry Evans	Johnson City Cardinals	41
Dusty Gomon	Elizabethton Twins	41
Edgar Varela	Bristol White Sox	40
Mike Done	Bluefield Orioles	39
Joe Mather	Johnson City Cardinals	39
Brandon Bounds	Bristol White Sox	38
Valentin Mendez	Martinsville Astros	38
Tommy Arko	Bluefield Orioles	37

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Daniel Freeman	Martinsville Astros	9	1
Anthony Lerew	Danville Braves	8	3
Scott Tyler	Elizabethton Twins	8	1
Ricky Barrett	Elizabethton Twins	7	1
Brian Miller	Bristol White Sox	7	3
Rich Scalamandre	Johnson City Cardinals	7	1
Justin Dowdy	Bristol White Sox	6	4
Rodrigo Escobar	Martinsville Astros	6	2
Ruddy Morales	Bristol White Sox	6	0
Sam Narron	Pulaski Rangers	6	1
Daniel Cabrera	Bluefield Orioles	5	2
Joe Coppinger	Bluefield Orioles	5	2
Kyle Davies	Danville Braves	5	3
Armando Perez	Bristol White Sox	5	1
Sean Tracey	Bristol White Sox	5	2
Domingo Acosta	Kingsport Mets	4	1
Tyler Adamczyk	Johnson City Cardinals	4	3
Ben Ally	Martinsville Astros	4	3
Luis Alvarado	Burlington Indians	4	1
Frank Arteaga	Danville Braves	4	4

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Ricky Barrett	Elizabethton Twins	1.28	7	1
Anthony Lerew	Danville Braves	1.73	8	3
Fernando Nieve	Martinsville Astros	2.41	4	1
Rylan Reed	Bristol White Sox	2.45	3	0
Dan Meyer	Danville Braves	2.76	3	3
Scott Tyler	Elizabethton Twins	2.95	8	1
Sean Tracey	Bristol White Sox	3.04	5	2
Rodrigo Escobar	Martinsville Astros	3.12	6	2
Blake Hawksworth	Johnson City Cardinals	3.14	2	4
Ruddy Morales	Bristol White Sox	3.17	6	0
Daniel Cabrera	Bluefield Orioles	3.29	5	2
Roberto Hernández	Burlington Indians	3.31	2	4
Tyler Adamczyk	Johnson City Cardinals	3.42	4	3
Azael Alvarez	Danville Braves	3.46	3	5
Kyle Davies	Danville Braves	3.52	5	3
Jarrod Farrell	Princeton Devil Rays	3.62	3	3
Justin Dowdy	Bristol White Sox	3.72	6	4
Sam Narron	Pulaski Rangers	3.90	6	1
Dustin Scheffel	Pulaski Rangers	3.99	4	4
Brian Miller	Bristol White Sox	4.34	7	3

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
James Tiller	Bluefield Orioles	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Scott Tyler	Elizabethton Twins	92
Ricky Barrett	Elizabethton Twins	79
Dan Meyer	Danville Braves	77
Anthony Lerew	Danville Braves	75
Matt Albers	Martinsville Astros	72
Azael Alvarez	Danville Braves	71
Daniel Cabrera	Bluefield Orioles	69
Rodrigo Escobar	Martinsville Astros	64
Brian Miller	Bristol White Sox	63
Nick Blackburn	Elizabethton Twins	62
Kyle Davies	Danville Braves	62
Blake Hawksworth	Johnson City Cardinals	61
Fernando Nieve	Martinsville Astros	60
Kameron Loe	Pulaski Rangers	55
Tyler Adamczyk	Johnson City Cardinals	54
Jonathan Beltre	Martinsville Astros	52
Ryan Smith	Elizabethton Twins	52
Daniel Freeman	Martinsville Astros	50
Joel Kirsten	Pulaski Rangers	50
Juan Lara	Burlington Indians	50

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Fernando Tadefa	Danville Braves	16
Jeff Montani	Bluefield Orioles	15
Pat Neshek	Elizabethton Twins	15
Adam Larson	Bristol White Sox	8
Jonathan Beltre	Martinsville Astros	6
Daniel Freeman	Martinsville Astros	6
Joel Kirsten	Pulaski Rangers	6
Juan Morales	Johnson City Cardinals	6
Rich Scalamandre	Johnson City Cardinals	6
Blake Taylor	Burlington Indians	6
Rick Hummel	Bristol White Sox	5
Paul Henry	Bluefield Orioles	3
Bryan King	Kingsport Mets	3
Sam Narron	Pulaski Rangers	3
Ryan Smith	Elizabethton Twins	3
Jayson Weir	Kingsport Mets	3
Ben Ally	Martinsville Astros	2
Luis Alvarado	Burlington Indians	2
Frank Arteaga	Danville Braves	2
Jesse Crain	Elizabethton Twins	2

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