2005 Asheville Tourists Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 71-67
Finished 6th in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Joe Mikulik (71-67)
Affiliation: Colorado Rockies
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: McCormick Stadium (new)
Attendance: 155,129, Avg. 2,462 in 63 home dates
2005 Asheville Tourists Statistics

The Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League ended the 2005 season with a record of 71 wins and 67 losses, finishing sixth in the league's South Division.

The Tourists led the league with 734 runs, sparked by 167 home runs. Asheville surrendered 773 runs, most in the circuit. Joe Koshansky walloped 36 home runs for the team, while Matt Miller, Jose Valdez and Justin Nelson each added 15 or more, too. Joe Koshansky drove in 103 runs. Matt Miller paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .331 clip. Sam Deduno, Matt Daley and Franklin Morales topped the team with 8 wins each, and Ching-Lung Lo recorded a 5.65 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2005 Asheville Tourists who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Matt Daley, Sam Deduno, Jarrett Grube, Jonathan Herrera, Joe Koshansky, Ryan Mattheus, Franklin Morales, Juan Morillo, Chris Nelson, David Patton and Pedro Strop.

Joe Mikulik served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Trevor AllenRRDecember 26, 19796'2"215Scottsbluff, NE US
Sandy AlmonteSRNovember 19, 19825'11"150Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Scott BeererRRJuly 4, 19826'1"200Anaheim, CA US
Adam BrightLLAugust 11, 19845'11"175Melbourne, Victoria AU
Chris BuechnerRRAugust 23, 19836'3"235Orange, TX US
Matt DaleyRRJune 23, 19826'2"180Flushing, NY US
Sam DedunoRRJuly 2, 19836'3"210La Romana, La Romana DO
George DelgadoRRMarch 22, 19846'2"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Jason DiangeloRRSeptember 9, 19806'1"200Pittsburgh, PA US
Jeff DragicevichRRAugust 1, 19826'2"200Thousand Oaks, CA US
Jarrett GrubeRRNovember 5, 19816'4"220Fort Wayne, IN US
Rick GuarnoRRAugust 16, 19826'0"185Syracuse, NY US
Dustin HahnLROctober 21, 19826'1"200Salem, OR US
Jonathan HerreraSRNovember 3, 19845'9"180Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Rob HosgoodLLDecember 5, 19816'2"210Albany, NY US
Joe KoshanskyLLMay 26, 19826'4"230Shreveport, LA US
Efren LiraRRAugust 5, 19816'3"240Los Angeles, CA US
Ching-Lung LoRRAugust 20, 19856'6"190Qi Shan, TW
Ryan MattheusRRNovember 10, 19836'3"220Sacramento, CA US
Darric MerrellRRJanuary 22, 19826'4"210Torrance, CA US
Matt MillerRRDecember 26, 19826'2"210New Braunfels, TX US
Franklin MoralesLLJanuary 24, 19866'1"210San Juan de los Morros, Guarico VE
Juan MorilloRRNovember 5, 19836'1"190San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Chris NelsonRRSeptember 3, 19855'11"205Escondido, CA US
Justin NelsonLLApril 23, 19836'3"205Austin, TX US
Florentino NunezSRMarch 23, 19846'0"164Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
David PattonRRMay 18, 19846'3"205Seattle, WA US
Jake PostlewaitSLNovember 3, 19816'0"195Corvallis, OR US
John RestrepoLLJuly 27, 19826'1"185Santa Ana, CA US
Tila ReynoldsRRFebruary 7, 19815'11"180Issaquah, WA US
Nelson RobledoRRJune 13, 19846'1"180Panama, Panama PA
Larry RoblesRROctober 29, 19806'2"205San Pedro, CA US
Duke SardinhaRRDecember 9, 19806'0"200Honolulu, HI US
Pedro StropRRJune 13, 19856'1"220San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Jose ValdezLRSeptember 6, 19836'1"152La Vega, La Vega DO
Kyle WilsonRRAugust 23, 19826'1"215Santa Maria, CA US
Neil WilsonRRDecember 7, 19836'1"190Covington, KY 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.




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