2008 Billings Mustangs Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 42-32
Finished 1st in the PL's North Division
Manager: Julio Garcia (42-32)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Dehler Park
Attendance: 113,166, Avg. 3,059 in 37 home dates
2008 Billings Mustangs Statistics

Playoffs - Great Falls Voyagers 2 games, Billings Mustangs 0

The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 2008 season with a record of 42 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Mustangs scored 444 runs and yielded 406 runs. Tony Brown led Billings with 12 home runs and drove in 47 runs. Dave Sappelt paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .299 clip. Jamie Arneson topped the team with 6 wins, while Oscar Castro recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 2008 Billings Mustangs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Justin Freeman, Josh Ravin, Miguel Rojas, Dave Sappelt and Neftali Soto.

Julio Garcia served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jamie ArnesonLLNovember 5, 19856'5"195Iowa Falls, IA US
Leonardo AstorgaRRMarch 25, 19866'2"175Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Brett BartlesRRAugust 20, 19866'1"180Charlotte, NC US
Josh BealRROctober 21, 19876'2"220Independence, KS US
Mike BohanaRROctober 14, 19856'1"190Roswell, GA US
Andrew BowmanRLNovember 8, 19856'3"190Denver, CO US
Tony BrownLLJanuary 26, 19886'0"200Crestview, FL US
Alex BuchholzRRSeptember 30, 19876'0"185Pasadena, MD US
Oscar CastroRRMarch 29, 19896'2"200Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Kevin CoddingtonRRJuly 21, 19876'4"205West Linn, OR US
Kyle DayLRJuly 13, 19865'11"200Indianapolis, IN US
Justin FreemanRROctober 22, 19865'11"175Macon, GA US
Enrique GarciaRRNovember 14, 19866'4"225Coral Gables, FL US
Bryan GardnerLLOctober 8, 19865'11"190Fairport, NY US
Aguido GonzalezLLSeptember 19, 19865'10"185Maracay, Aragua VE
Jose GualdronRRJuly 18, 19875'11"200Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Evan HildenbrandtLRFebruary 13, 19896'2"190Surrey, BC CA
Jordan HotchkissRRApril 3, 19866'3"220Asheville, NC US
Will HudgensRRJanuary 24, 19856'3"220Memphis, TN US
Lance JankeRROctober 8, 19866'1"177Santee, CA US
Mike KonstantyRRApril 17, 19866'4"228Oneonta, NY US
Randall LinebaughRROctober 2, 19856'0"170Dallas, TX US
Junior MartinezRRApril 30, 19866'0"240Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Chris McMurrayRROctober 12, 19866'1"195Mission Viejo, CA US
Frank MeadeRRSeptember 27, 19856'1"215Elizabeth, NJ US
Andrew MeansRRSeptember 11, 19866'1"214Fairview, OH US
Carlos MendezRRSeptember 15, 19866'0"190, Aragua VE
Steven OtternessLLOctober 30, 19846'4"210Tampa, FL US
Cody PuckettRRApril 3, 19875'9"190Victorville, CA US
Josh RavinRRJanuary 21, 19886'4"215West Hills, CA US
Brandon RiceRRJanuary 11, 19886'4"210Riverdale, GA US
Miguel RojasRRFebruary 24, 19895'11"195Los Teques, Miranda VE
Hector SantanaRRFebruary 4, 19886'1"186San Jose de los Llanos, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Dave SappeltRRJanuary 2, 19875'9"195Buffalo, NY US
Clayton ShunickRRSeptember 10, 19866'1"182Alpharetta, GA US
Neftali SotoRRFebruary 28, 19896'1"210Manati, PR
Matt StifflerLLMarch 9, 19866'0"175Bellbrook, OH US
Tyler StovallRROctober 19, 19856'1"215Loveland, OH US
Mace ThurmanLLApril 5, 19876'2"187Austin, TX US
David TorciseLLAugust 22, 19856'1"185Temple Terrace, FL US
Jordan WidemanRRMarch 14, 19895'11"200Mississauga, ON CA
Byron WileyLLDecember 12, 19866'1"200Tomball, TX US
Dan ZeffiroRRAugust 13, 19856'3"175Queens, NY 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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