2025 Down East Bird Dawgs Roster

Frontier League (FRON) - Independent
Team Record: 37-55
Finished 3rd in the FRON's East Division of the Atlantic Conference
Manager: Brett Wellman (37-58)
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 59,988, Avg. 1,395 in 43 home dates
2025 Down East Bird Dawgs Statistics

The Down East Bird Dawgs of the Frontier League ended the 2025 season with a record of 37 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division of the Atlantic Conference.

The Bird Dawgs scored 455 runs and allowed 621 runs. Emmanuel Tapia paced Down East with 20 home runs, while Yassel Pino walloped 15 or more, too. Emmanuel Tapia accounted for 56 RBI. Steve DiTomaso topped all regular batters with a .301 average. Spencer Johnston paced the team with 9 wins, and Brandon Kaminer registered a 2.51 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Brett Wellman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Christian AdamsLRMarch 27, 20026'2"205
Axel AnduezaRROctober 27, 19986'0"163Barquisimeto, VE
Colby BackusRRJanuary 16, 20026'4"225
Andrew BakerLLMarch 11, 19985'11"170
Danny BealRRNovember 5, 20016'3"215
Reimy BeltreRRDecember 12, 20006'3"170Bonao, DO
Tyler BlaumRRMay 30, 19986'2"195Mechanicsville, VA US
T. J. CzyzRRSeptember 12, 20006'2"175Truckee, CA US
Steve DiTomasoRRMay 10, 20015'11"200
Drew DurstLRMarch 2, 20026'7"235
Gehrig EbelRRMay 27, 20015'11"205
Zach GraceLLSeptember 19, 20016'4"210
Kam GuidryRRApril 13, 20016'0"193
Trotter HarlanRRJanuary 15, 20015'10"175
Kalae HarrisonLRJune 5, 20025'11"188Honolulu, HI US
Drew HendersonRRJanuary 21, 20006'0"175
Jackson HicksRRFebruary 15, 19986'1"225Chapel Hill, NC US
Cole HillRRDecember 27, 20016'3"215
Joe JohnsonLLAugust 7, 19995'11"195
Spencer JohnstonRROctober 31, 19986'3"240Arlington, TX US
Brandon KaminerLLMay 28, 19996'3"205Plantation, FL US
Yeniel LaboyLRMay 11, 20046'3"196Arecibo, PR
Andrew LaCourLLDecember 6, 20016'2"190
Nate LambLLMarch 24, 20006'5"233
Ali LaPreadRRDecember 22, 19996'1"184
Trey LawLRJune 2, 20005'11"175
Ian LawsonRROctober 25, 20016'7"255
Greg MartinezRRJune 8, 20016'3"225
Cameron MastermanRRMay 5, 19996'2"215Pittsburgh, PA US
Caden O'BrienRLJanuary 24, 19996'1"200Maiden, NC US
Yassel PinoRROctober 4, 20016'2"200Miami, FL US
Carter RaffieldRRFebruary 28, 20006'4"225
Nate RoofRRJuly 19, 20006'1"175
Jack SewardRRMay 30, 20026'3"205
Caughlin ShultsRROctober 4, 20016'1"200
Ryan SleeperLLAugust 30, 20016'4"220
Jaylen SmithRRJune 25, 19976'0"190Decatur, GA US
Elias StevensRRApril 13, 20015'11"190
Emmanuel TapiaLLFebruary 26, 19966'3"215Santo Domingo Centro, DO
David TiburcioRRDecember 29, 20016'2"195New York, NY US
Luke TruemanLROctober 9, 19996'1"205
Eric WaldichukRRFebruary 9, 20006'4"240

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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