2014 Bakersfield Blaze Roster
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Pat Kelly (78-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Bakersfield, California
Ballpark: Sam Lynn Ballpark
Attendance: 57,057, Avg. 827 in 69 home dates
Playoffs - Visalia Rawhide 3 games, Bakersfield Blaze 1 - Second Round
The Bakersfield Blaze of the California League ended the 2014 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Blaze plated 816 runs and yielded 746 runs. Marquez Smith paced Bakersfield with 29 home runs and drove in 126 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .323 clip. Daniel Wright topped the squad with 11 wins, and Mike Dennhardt registered a 4.53 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 2014 Bakersfield Blaze who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tim Adleman, Joe Hudson, Ben Lively, Seth Mejias-Brean, Wandy Peralta, Layne Somsen, Zach Vincej, Kyle Waldrop, Jesse Winker and Daniel Wright.
Pat Kelly served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tim Adleman | R | R | November 13, 1987 | 6'5" | 225 | Staten Island, NY US |
James Allen | R | R | November 20, 1989 | 6'1" | 197 | St. Charles, MO US |
Beau Amaral | L | L | February 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 177 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
Tony Amezcua | R | R | May 27, 1991 | 5'11" | 185 | Torrance, CA US |
Junior Arias | R | R | January 9, 1992 | 6'1" | 195 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Nick Benedetto | R | R | February 27, 1993 | 6'0" | 150 | Los Teques, Lara VE |
Chris Berset | S | R | January 27, 1988 | 6'0" | 195 | Vienna, VA US |
Sean Black | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 6'3" | 185 | Mount Laurel, NJ US |
Sean Buckley | R | R | September 3, 1989 | 6'3" | 224 | Tampa, FL US |
Drew Cisco | L | R | July 29, 1991 | 5'11" | 200 | Mount Pleasant, SC US |
Mike Dennhardt | R | R | June 1, 1990 | 6'1" | 205 | Woodcliff Lake, NJ US |
Sammy Diaz | S | R | February 28, 1991 | 5'10" | 192 | San Juan de los Morros, Guarico VE |
Sebastián Elizalde | L | R | November 20, 1991 | 6'0" | 195 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
Jeff Gelalich | L | R | March 16, 1991 | 6'0" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Carlos Gonzalez | R | R | June 12, 1990 | 6'1" | 213 | Mission Hills, CA US |
Yovan Gonzalez | R | R | November 11, 1989 | 5'10" | 190 | Aibonito, PR |
Ismael Guillón | L | L | February 13, 1992 | 6'2" | 222 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
Joe Hudson | R | R | May 21, 1991 | 6'0" | 210 | Odessa, FL US |
Jake Johnson | R | R | September 12, 1990 | 6'4" | 215 | Lake Worth, FL US |
Ryan Kemp | R | R | September 26, 1990 | 6'4" | 210 | Fairfax, VA US |
Ben Klimesh | R | R | May 14, 1990 | 6'4" | 220 | Wilmette, IL US |
Ben Lively | R | R | March 5, 1992 | 6'4" | 190 | Pensacola, FL US |
Sean Lucas | R | L | April 6, 1989 | 6'1" | 200 | Fishkill, NY US |
Jon Matthews | R | R | April 6, 1991 | 6'1" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
Kyle McMyne | R | R | October 18, 1989 | 5'11" | 212 | Scranton, PA US |
Seth Mejias-Brean | R | R | April 5, 1991 | 6'2" | 216 | Tucson, AZ US |
Jimmy Moran | R | R | June 7, 1990 | 6'1" | 180 | Davenport, FL US |
Julio Morillo | S | R | December 27, 1992 | 5'10" | 175 | San Cristobal, Tachira VE |
El'Hajj Muhammad | R | R | July 7, 1991 | 6'2" | 219 | New Brunswick, NJ US |
Mikey O'Brien | R | R | March 3, 1990 | 5'11" | 190 | Salem, VA US |
Brian Pearl | L | R | May 17, 1988 | 6'1" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
Wandy Peralta | L | L | July 27, 1991 | 6'0" | 220 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
Juan Perez | L | R | November 1, 1991 | 5'11" | 185 | Winnetka, CA US |
Brent Peterson | R | R | October 20, 1992 | 5'10" | 175 | Bakersfield, CA US |
Brooks Pinckard | L | R | August 15, 1988 | 6'1" | 190 | Buda, TX US |
Daniel Renken | R | R | July 5, 1989 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
Harold Riggins | R | R | March 6, 1990 | 6'2" | 240 | San Angelo, TX US |
Juan Silva | L | L | January 8, 1991 | 6'0" | 200 | Yabucoa, PR |
Bryson Smith | R | R | December 17, 1988 | 6'1" | 195 | Athens, GA US |
Marquez Smith | R | R | March 20, 1985 | 5'10" | 205 | Panama City, FL US |
Layne Somsen | R | R | June 5, 1989 | 6'0" | 190 | Yankton, SD US |
John Tolisano | S | R | October 7, 1988 | 5'11" | 190 | Sanibel, FL US |
David Vidal | R | R | October 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
Zach Vincej | R | R | May 1, 1991 | 6'0" | 190 | Saugus, CA US |
Kyle Waldrop | L | L | November 26, 1991 | 6'2" | 215 | Fort Myers, FL US |
Jesse Winker | L | L | August 17, 1993 | 6'3" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
Daniel Wright | R | R | April 3, 1991 | 6'2" | 205 | Bartlett, TN US |
Ryan Wright | R | R | December 3, 1989 | 6'1" | 200 | Fort Wayne, 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.