2003 Carolina Mudcats Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 80-58
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Tracy Woodson (80-58)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Zebulon, North Carolina
Ballpark: Five County Stadium
Attendance: 204,867, Avg. 3,252 in 63 home dates
2003 Carolina Mudcats Statistics

Playoffs - Carolina Mudcats 3 games, Tennessee Smokies 1
Finals - Carolina Mudcats 3 games, Huntsville Stars 2

The Carolina Mudcats of the Southern League ended the 2003 season with a record of 80 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Mudcats scored 654 runs and yielded 546 runs. Matt Padgett led Carolina with 17 home runs and drove in 76 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by hitting .277. Donnie Bridges topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.82 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2003 Carolina Mudcats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Chris Aguila, Chip Ambres, Denny Bautista, Josh Beckett, Miguel Cabrera, Adrián González, Frank Gracesqui, Brandon Harper, Craig House, Ryan Jorgensen, Steve Kent, Marty McLeary, Randy Messenger, Kevin Polcovich, Aaron Small, Ryan Snare, Clint Sodowsky, Wilson Valdez, Josh Willingham, Dontrelle Willis and Josh Wilson.

Tracy Woodson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris AguilaRRFebruary 23, 19795'11"200Redwood City, CA US
Chip AmbresRRDecember 19, 19796'1"190Beaumont, TX US
Dennis AndersonSRFebruary 1, 19786'0"210Tucson, AZ US
Chris AshbyRRDecember 15, 19746'3"195Phoenix, AZ US
Ryan BakerRRMarch 20, 19786'0"200Baltimore, MD US
Marty BarnettRRMarch 10, 19746'3"210Harlan, IA US
Denny BautistaRRAugust 23, 19806'5"190Sanchez, Samana DO
Josh BeckettRRMay 15, 19806'5"230Spring, TX US
Tommy BostLROctober 5, 19756'2"220Meridian, MS US
Donnie BridgesRRDecember 10, 19786'4"220Hattiesburg, MS US
Miguel CabreraRRApril 18, 19836'4"249Maracay, Aragua VE
Kris CluteRRApril 20, 19795'10"170Miami, FL US
Jose CuetoRRSeptember 13, 19766'2"180San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Sean FeshLLNovember 3, 19726'2"185Danbury, CT US
Mike FlanneryRRSeptember 20, 19796'1"195Philadelphia, PA US
Jerrod FuellRROctober 3, 19806'4"210Grant, NM US
Adrián GonzálezLLMay 8, 19826'2"215San Diego, CA US
Frank GracesquiSLAugust 20, 19796'5"245Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Billy HallSRJune 17, 19695'9"180Wichita, KS US
Brandon HarperRRApril 29, 19766'4"200Odessa, TX US
Craig HouseRRJuly 8, 19776'2"210Okinawa, JP
Trevor HutchinsonRROctober 8, 19796'5"220Boulder, CO US
Ryan JorgensenRRMay 4, 19796'2"220Jacksonville, FL US
Steve KentSLOctober 3, 19785'11"170Frankfurt, DE
Chris KeyRLOctober 30, 19776'3"210Reno, NV US
Pat MagnessLRJanuary 19, 19786'3"245Kansas City, MO US
David MarchbanksLLFebruary 3, 19826'3"205Spartanburg, SC US
Marty McLearyRROctober 26, 19746'5"220Kettering, OH US
Mike McNuttRROctober 18, 19796'2"190Rochester, NY US
Jesus MedranoRRSeptember 11, 19786'0"180Los Angeles, CA US
Randy MessengerRRAugust 13, 19816'6"260Reno, NV US
Todd MoserLLOctober 28, 19766'4"174Brooklyn, NY US
Drew NilesSRMarch 17, 19776'1"185Colorado Springs, CO US
Omar OrtizSRSeptember 11, 19776'1"210Brownsville, TX US
Matt PadgettLRJuly 22, 19776'2"215Newberry, SC US
Kevin PolcovichRRJune 28, 19705'9"170Auburn, NY US
Matthew SaucedoRRMay 17, 19805'11"170Redlands, CA US
Aaron SmallRRNovember 23, 19716'5"200Oxnard, CA US
Will SmithLROctober 23, 19816'2"200Alexandria, LA US
Ryan SnareLLFebruary 8, 19796'0"190Clearwater, FL US
Clint SodowskyLRJuly 13, 19726'3"180Ponca City, OK US
Nic UngsRRSeptember 3, 19796'1"220Dubuque, IA US
Wilson ValdezRRMay 20, 19785'11"170Nizao, Peravia DO
Josh WillinghamRRFebruary 17, 19796'2"230Florence, AL US
Dontrelle WillisLLJanuary 12, 19826'2"230Oakland, CA US
Josh WilsonRRMarch 26, 19816'0"175Pittsburgh, PA 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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