2010 Burlington Royals Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 34-34
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Manager: Nelson Liriano (34-34)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 30,273, Avg. 917 in 33 home dates
2010 Burlington Royals Statistics

Playoffs - Johnson City Cardinals 2 games, Burlington Royals 0

The Burlington Royals of the Appalachian League ended the 2010 season with a record of 34 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Royals scored 265 runs and allowed 282 runs. Ryan Stovall led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .303 clip. Leonel Santiago, Willian Avinazar and Crawford Simmons topped Burlington with 6 wins each, while Willian Avinazar registered a 2.62 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Nelson Liriano served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Willian AvinazarRRFebruary 27, 19896'4"195Valencia, Carabobo VE
Geoffrey BaldwinLLNovember 8, 19906'4"195Grand Junction, CO US
Claudio BaveraLLJune 30, 19875'10"200Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Chas ByrneSRJanuary 26, 19896'3"185Johnson City, TN US
Jonathan DooleyRRAugust 22, 19886'0"205DeQueen, AR US
Edul EscobarRRSeptember 2, 19905'11"185Panama, Panama PA
Yunior FigueroaSRAugust 8, 19906'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Brian FletcherRROctober 26, 19886'0"195Fayetteville, GA US
Seth FurmanekRRDecember 31, 19876'1"200Tulsa, OK US
Mike GiovencoRRJanuary 4, 19886'6"235River Grove, IL US
Daniel HernandezRRApril 14, 19896'1"180Union City, NJ US
Anthony HowardLLNovember 9, 19906'1"180Gaithersburg, MD US
Ryan JenkinsRRJanuary 26, 19876'2"215Millbrook, AL US
Jon KeckLLJune 18, 19886'6"215Joliet, IL US
J. J. LeaperRRMarch 12, 19876'1"160Clinton, OK US
Michael LibertoRRJune 21, 19885'7"175New Orleans, LA US
Alex LlanosRRSeptember 21, 19906'1"160Caguas, PR
Cole LohdenRRJune 13, 19886'4"220Frisco, TX US
Gabe MacDougallRRApril 13, 19876'1"190Oak Run, CA US
Adrian MartinezRRJanuary 12, 19916'1"158San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Justin MazurRRApril 20, 19876'1"200Macomb, MI US
Alex McClureSRJune 16, 19896'0"185Clarksville, TN US
Robbie PennyRRNovember 8, 19886'2"205Whiteville, NC US
Luis PitersonRRJune 10, 19905'11"155Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Jake RamseyRRJune 21, 19886'2"195Placerville, CA US
Drew RobertsonRRDecember 22, 19876'3"185Nolensville, TN US
Derek RodriguezSRFebruary 13, 19895'9"160Ignacio, CO US
Leonel SantiagoRRDecember 23, 19896'0"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Crawford SimmonsRLJune 10, 19916'2"185Statesboro, GA US
Ryan StovallRRDecember 16, 19865'11"190Gainesville, FL US
Reggie TaylorLRSeptember 28, 19866'1"200Richmond, SC US
Ryan WoodRRMay 5, 19876'4"185Woodbridge, VA US
Josh WorrellRRNovember 17, 19866'5"215Arcadia, 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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