2002 Brevard County Manatees Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 51-85
Finished 6th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Bob Didier (0-0), Tony Torchia (0-0)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Melbourne, Florida
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Attendance: 89,480, Avg. 1,443 in 62 home dates
2002 Brevard County Manatees Statistics

The Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League ended the 2002 season with a record of 51 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the league's East Division.

The Manatees plated 498 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 613 runs. Rich Lane recorded 50 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .271 average. Luke Lockwood led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.37 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Chad Bentz, Scott Downs, Luis Figueroa, Rich Rundles, Chris Schroder, Grady Sizemore, Sean Spencer, Fernando Tatís and Brandon Watson were all players from the 2002 Brevard County Manatees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Bob Didier and Tony Torchia served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott AckermanRRApril 23, 19796'1"210Portland, OR US
Shane ArthursRRAugust 30, 19796'5"180Oklahoma City, OK US
Chad BentzRLMay 5, 19806'2"215Juneau, AK US
Greg BlumRRAugust 7, 19786'1"205Montclair, CA US
Brett BoyerRRAugust 8, 19806'0"170Clearwater, FL US
Matthew BrownSRSeptember 23, 19806'1"195Greensboro, NC US
Chris ByeRRSeptember 10, 19775'11"190Madison, WI US
Rob CaputoRRNovember 7, 19796'6"200Bronx, NY US
Jose CarrenoRRApril 23, 19785'11"190El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
Gerardo CasadiegoRRDecember 19, 19806'0"180Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Pat CollinsRRMarch 3, 19786'5"230Orange, NJ US
Glenn DavisSLNovember 25, 19756'1"200Chester, PA US
Nick DempseyRRDecember 15, 19786'5"210Durban, ZA
Benji DeQuinRLJune 2, 19805'10"170Gilroy, CA US
Francis DesenaRRJune 30, 19806'1"150San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Eddie DiazRRJanuary 25, 19836'0"170Newark, NJ US
Frank DiazRROctober 6, 19836'1"210Valencia, Carabobo VE
Phil DowningLLAugust 22, 19786'1"190Provo, UT US
Scott DownsLLMarch 17, 19766'2"215Louisville, KY US
Britt EcholsRRAugust 11, 19806'5"220Rantoul, IL US
Luis FigueroaSRFebruary 16, 19745'9"165Bayamon, PR
Troy GingrichLLJanuary 17, 19775'10"170West Covina, CA US
Vladimir HernándezRRFebruary 2, 19775'11"180San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque CU
Josh KarpRRSeptember 21, 19796'5"210Longview, WA US
Ed KlepackiRRApril 26, 19786'5"185Dover, DE US
Rich LaneLLJanuary 4, 19806'3"205Newport Beach, CA US
Craig LewisRRDecember 30, 19766'5"210Sydney, New South Wales AU
Luke LockwoodLLJuly 21, 19816'3"170Riverside, CA US
Albenis MachadoSRMarch 20, 19796'0"170Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Darwin MarreroRRFebruary 9, 19816'1"190Valencia, Carabobo VE
Greg MartinLLApril 10, 19806'1"190Scranton, PA US
Gustavo MataRRMay 20, 19836'1"260Carupano, Sucre VE
David MaustLLNovember 6, 19786'2"205Morgantown, WV US
Jeff McAvoyRRMarch 15, 19776'3"210Springfield, MA US
Drew McMillanRROctober 25, 19806'3"205Newport Beach, CA US
Todd MeyerRRAugust 2, 19796'3"180York, PA US
Eric MillerRRDecember 9, 19776'2"170Mesa, AZ US
Jose NicolasRRJanuary 1, 19796'3"210Queens, NY US
Jason NorderumLLNovember 21, 19816'3"220Redding, CA US
Julio OrtizLLSeptember 25, 19785'11"200Ponce, PR
Mike PiercyLLJune 24, 19766'0"210Livingston, NJ US
Nohemar RengifoRROctober 2, 19825'11"180Tucupido, VE
Cristobal RodriguezRRJanuary 27, 19796'4"210La Guaira, Vargas VE
Danny RombleyRRNovember 26, 19796'1"180Amersfoort, NL
Vince RooiRRDecember 13, 19816'1"190Amsterdam, NL
Rich RundlesLLJune 3, 19816'5"210Chattanooga, TN US
Scott RussoLLMarch 1, 19786'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Nick SchnabelRRMarch 16, 19785'9"170Berkeley, CA US
Chris SchroderRRAugust 20, 19786'3"210Okarche, OK US
Dustin SealeLLDecember 2, 19776'1"190Safford, AZ US
Grady SizemoreLLAugust 2, 19826'2"205Seattle, WA US
Tony SocarrasLRNovember 8, 19786'0"200Miami, FL US
Sean SpencerLLMay 29, 19755'11"185Seattle, WA US
Fernando TatísRRJanuary 1, 19755'11"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Luis TorresRRMarch 12, 19816'4"200Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Julien TuckerLRApril 19, 19736'7"200Montreal, QC CA
Ben WashburnRRMay 17, 19796'2"200Portland, OR US
Brandon WatsonLRSeptember 30, 19816'1"170Los Angeles, CA US
Jason WilliamsRRDecember 6, 19785'11"170Burlingame, CA 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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