2004 Florence Freedom Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 31-65
Finished 6th in the FL's East Division
Manager: Tom Browning (13-33), Pete Rose (1-0), Mike Easler (17-32)
Location: Florence, Kentucky
Ballpark: Champion Window Field
Attendance: 68,250, Avg. 1,587 in 43 home dates
2004 Florence Freedom Statistics

The Florence Freedom of the Frontier League ended the 2004 season with a record of 31 wins and 65 losses, finishing sixth in the league's East Division.

The Freedom scored 404 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 604 runs. Tom Creighton led Florence with 11 home runs Kyle Levengood accounted for 42 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .269. Joel Posey paced the team with 6 wins.

Chris Jakubauskas played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Florence Freedom to do so.

Tom Browning, Pete Rose and Mike Easler served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike AthasRRJanuary 5, 19826'1"175
Ian BalzerRLFebruary 29, 19806'4"215
Lenny BaysRRDecember 15, 19795'11"180Fort Thomas, KY US
Wilson BurwellRRDecember 24, 19816'0"190Spartanburg, SC US
Hal ChafeyLLMay 7, 19806'4"210Spartanburg, SC US
Eric ChownRRJanuary 7, 19816'6"220
Tom CreightonSROctober 21, 19805'10"195Weldon, CA US
Tom DavidsonRRNovember 23, 19796'7"225Grinnell, IN US
Alex DerhakRRFebruary 27, 19816'0"200Elmira, NY US
Mikaela DworkenRRNovember 10, 19776'1"200Boca Raton, FL US
Ron FenwickLRDecember 19, 19785'11"170Bowie, MD US
Eric FischerSLFebruary 19, 19806'7"200Columbus, OH US
Jake FordRRFebruary 18, 19816'1"220Louisville, KY US
J. D. FoustRRMay 7, 19816'4"200Norwood, OH US
Jeff Gatch
Kyle GesweinLLNovember 21, 19796'3"250Dayton, OH US
Bobby GravesLLJanuary 20, 19805'10"180Burbank, CA US
Chris HansenRRJune 20, 19826'4"215
Ryan HartzellRRMay 3, 19816'3"220
Jon HembreeLLApril 27, 19825'9"185
Christopher HildebrantRRDecember 11, 19805'11"185Kettering, OH US
Mark IhlenburgRROctober 1, 19806'1"215Key West, FL US
Jeremy IsonRRSeptember 5, 19786'0"195Cleveland, OH US
Chris JakubauskasLRDecember 22, 19786'2"215Anaheim, CA US
Doug LantzRRAugust 26, 19796'1"180Southlake, TX US
Kyle LevengoodRRDecember 20, 19796'2"210Bradenton, FL US
Mike MarksburyRRFebruary 26, 19826'2"210Cincinnati, OH US
Frank MendibleRRAugust 4, 19796'3"160Valencia, Carabobo VE
Todd MeyerRRAugust 2, 19796'3"180York, PA US
Jason MillerLRSeptember 7, 19716'1"195
James MorrisonRRFebruary 21, 19816'1"190Sarasota, FL US
Steve PalazzoloRRMarch 31, 19826'10"260North Reading, MA US
Drew ParrRRAugust 24, 19826'2"190
Jamie PetersRRSeptember 17, 19786'3"225Hamilton, OH US
Bubba PfisterRRAugust 27, 19796'0"175Louisville, KY US
Steve PickerellRRFebruary 5, 19826'3"215Cincinnati, OH US
Joel PoseyRRFebruary 19, 19816'1"205Memphis, TN US
Justin RahschulteLLAugust 6, 19805'10"180Florence, KY US
Kevin RivalRRNovember 27, 19796'2"210New Britain, CT US
Nick RowlandRRApril 25, 19805'11"167
Zach SchmidtRRJune 5, 19815'10"175Cincinnati, OH US
Justin SibbersenLLJuly 28, 19836'4"185Toledo, OH US
Matt SingerLLNovember 16, 19786'2"200Cincinnati, OH US
Keith StegbauerRRMay 2, 19816'1"190
Nicholas SteppeLLMay 6, 19795'11"205Daytona Beach, FL US
Jon StoneSRDecember 23, 19785'11"185Lodi, CA US
Tee ThomasRRJune 13, 19815'11"187Starkville, MS US
Tim TurnerRLJune 12, 19826'2"190Marietta, GA US
Matt WiedemanRR6'1"200
Jason WilliamsRRDecember 4, 19806'5"200Fairfield, CA US
Chris WilliamsonLLAugust 21, 19786'5"225Dallas, TX US
Kevin WilsonSRJune 17, 19786'2"180
Shane WinklerJuly 31, 19806'2"195

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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