2012 Burlington Royals Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 41-25
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Manager: Tommy Shields (41-25)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 33,501, Avg. 1,015 in 33 home dates
2012 Burlington Royals Statistics

Playoffs - Burlington Royals 2 games, Johnson City Cardinals 1
Finals - Elizabethton Twins 2 games, Burlington Royals 1

The Burlington Royals of the Appalachian League ended the 2012 season with a record of 41 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Royals plated 337 runs and surrendered 273 runs. Patrick Leonard paced Burlington with 14 home runs and accounted for 46 RBI. Mark Threlkeld topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .283 clip. Mark Peterson led the team with 6 wins, while Yender Cáramo registered a 3.3 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 2012 Burlington Royals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Humberto Arteaga, Cam Gallagher, Terrance Gore, Jakob Junis, Bubba Starling and Daniel Stumpf.

Tommy Shields served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Humberto ArteagaRRJanuary 23, 19946'1"160Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Parker BangsRRDecember 22, 19876'4"210Laurinburg, NC US
Christian BinfordRRDecember 20, 19926'6"215Boynton Beach, FL US
Yender CáramoRRAugust 25, 19916'0"175San Felix, VE
Cameron ConnerLLJanuary 16, 19886'2"185Frankfort, KY US
Patrick ConroyLLJanuary 14, 19926'4"220San Rafael, CA US
Kenny DiekroegerRRNovember 5, 19906'2"190Woodside, CA US
Brian EdelenRRMarch 7, 19886'2"200Fisherville, KY US
Chris ElderLRJuly 5, 19885'11"205Brooklyn, NY US
Austin FairchildRLMarch 25, 19946'0"175Deer Park, TX US
Fred FordRRApril 10, 19926'5"200St. Peters, MO US
Cam GallagherRRDecember 6, 19926'3"230Lancaster, PA US
Terrance GoreRRJune 8, 19915'7"165Macon, GA US
Daniel HernandezRRApril 14, 19896'1"180Union City, NJ US
Alex HudakLRApril 7, 19905'11"200Mansfield, OH US
Jakob JunisRRSeptember 16, 19926'2"225Rock Falls, IL US
Joe KarlikRRApril 13, 19896'3"190Colorado Springs, CO US
Patrick LeonardRROctober 20, 19926'4"225Katy, TX US
Tyler MackRRSeptember 3, 19906'4"205Houston, TX US
Beau MaggiLRNovember 11, 19906'1"208Phoenix, AZ US
Alex MarquezRRDecember 10, 19925'11"190Caguas, PR
Josiel MartinezLLNovember 9, 19915'10"160Santiago, Santiago DO
Adrian MoralesRRNovember 18, 19885'8"180Hialeah, FL US
Max MoralesRRNovember 22, 19886'1"172San Juan, PR
Henry MorenoRRJune 6, 19896'0"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Mark PetersonRRSeptember 7, 19906'0"190Raleigh, NC US
Lincoln RassiRRMarch 21, 19906'1"180Goshen, IN US
Colin RodgersLLDecember 2, 19935'10"181Greenwell Springs, LA US
Freddy RodriguezRRDecember 1, 19906'3"188Palenque, DO
Jose RodriguezSRNovember 25, 19875'8"165Santiago, Santiago DO
Jose RodriguezRRSeptember 18, 19926'2"195Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Bubba StarlingRRAugust 3, 19926'4"215Gardner, KS US
Andrew StueveRRApril 7, 19896'0"190Modesto, CA US
Daniel StumpfLLJanuary 4, 19916'2"208Humble, TX US
Mark ThrelkeldRRMay 2, 19906'3"210Riverside, CA US
Ben TomchickRRDecember 17, 19896'6"205Virginia Beach, VA US
Johnny WalterRRMay 20, 19916'5"225Voorhees, NJ 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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