1999 Abilene Prairie Dogs Roster
Team Record: 46-38
Finished 3rd in the TTL
Manager: Dan Madsen (46-38)
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Crutcher-Scott Field
Attendance: 34,131, Avg. 875 in 39 home dates
Playoffs - Alexandria Aces 2 games, Abilene Prairie Dogs 1
The Abilene Prairie Dogs of the Texas-Louisiana League ended the 1999 season with a record of 46 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the TTL.
The Prairie Dogs plated 617 runs and conceded 537 runs. Guy Giuffre paced Abilene with 16 home runs Gabe Duross drove in 110 runs. Jason Adams led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .351 average. Steve Ortiz topped the team with 14 wins, while Keith Rockwell registered a 3.92 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers. Dan Madsen served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Adams | R | R | November 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 195 | Wichita, KS US |
| Sam Arminio | R | R | September 23, 1972 | 6'2" | 200 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Kyle Billingsley | L | L | July 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 202 | Provo, UT US |
| Brandon Brown | L | L | October 25, 1975 | 6'3" | 210 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Efrain Contreras | L | R | December 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Jim Cooney | R | R | March 5, 1972 | 6'3" | 225 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mike DeCelle | L | R | July 10, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | Fremont, CA US |
| Rhodney Donaldson | L | R | April 9, 1974 | 5'11" | 170 | Thomasville, GA US |
| Gabe Duross | L | L | April 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 195 | Plattsburg, NY US |
| Byron Gidge | ||||||
| Guy Giuffre | R | R | January 18, 1974 | 5'10" | 205 | San Jose, CA US |
| Augustine Gomez | R | R | October 28, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Jody Holder | L | R | May 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Matt Hyers | S | R | August 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Gary MacKinlay | R | R | June 29, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Steve Maddock | R | R | August 16, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Defiance, OH US |
| Denny McDaniel | L | L | August 12, 1976 | 6'3" | 220 | Bee Cave, TX US |
| Toby McDermott | L | L | September 25, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | Seattle, WA US |
| Brandon McNabb | R | R | April 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Rafael Melchione | R | R | ||||
| Todd Naff | R | R | March 22, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Austin, TX US |
| Steve Ortiz | L | L | January 30, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | Killeen, TX US |
| J. D. Perry | R | R | January 24, 1976 | 6'3" | 185 | Lake Jackson, TX US |
| Torrey Pettiford | R | R | May 30, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Burlington, NC US |
| Rick Pitts | R | R | March 13, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
| Dax Powell | ||||||
| Keith Rockwell | S | R | May 13, 1976 | 6'1" | 185 | Houston, TX US |
| Jorge Roque | R | R | October 15, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | Ponce, PR |
| Javier Solis | R | R | November 5, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| T. D. Taylor | R | R | March 6, 1975 | 5'9" | 195 | |
| Jeff Thomas | R | R | December 4, 1971 | 6'0" | 180 | Dallas, TX US |
| Dave Townsend | R | R | August 2, 1974 | 6'2" | 225 | Canton, MS US |
| Jason Wright | R | R | September 30, 1976 | 6'6" | 215 | Martinsville, IN US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
