2008 Florence Freedom Roster
Team Record: 47-49
Finished 4th in the FL's East Division
Manager: Jamie Keefe (47-49)
Location: Florence, Kentucky
Ballpark: Champion Window Field
Attendance: 106,707, Avg. 1,976 in 54 home dates
The Florence Freedom of the Frontier League ended the 2008 season with a record of 47 wins and 49 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Freedom plated 556 runs and surrendered 544 runs. Kelly Hunt paced Florence with 26 home runs, while Garth McKinney and Angel Molina walloped 15 or more, too. Kelly Hunt drove in 73 runs. Angel Molina led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .327. Andy Clark topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.36 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Steve Delabar played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Florence Freedom to do so.
Jamie Keefe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Demetrius Banks | L | L | May 23, 1983 | 6'1" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Ryan Basham | L | R | October 12, 1984 | 5'9" | 180 | Lowell, IN US |
Tyler Brandon | L | L | December 18, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Mentor, OH US |
Josh Bruns | L | L | March 27, 1983 | 6'1" | 205 | Versailles, OH US |
Kiki Canizal | R | R | January 5, 1981 | 6'4" | 200 | Santurce, PR |
Cody Castle | R | R | August 9, 1982 | 6'3" | 190 | Dayton, OH US |
Don Cheney | S | R | August 18, 1984 | 5'11" | 215 | |
Andy Clark | R | R | May 5, 1986 | 6'2" | 215 | |
David Cross | R | R | August 29, 1984 | 6'3" | 185 | Springfield, IL US |
Steve Delabar | R | R | July 17, 1983 | 6'5" | 215 | Fort Knox, KY US |
Scott Dunham | R | R | October 7, 1983 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Nick Dunning | R | R | August 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Trenton, IL US |
Montana Dye | R | R | May 4, 1985 | 6'2" | 220 | |
Chris Eberhart | R | R | October 18, 1985 | 6'3" | 200 | , IN US |
Matt Gianini | L | L | August 17, 1986 | 6'0" | 185 | West Haven, CT US |
Eddie Gonzalez | S | R | November 16, 1983 | 6'1" | 200 | Miami, FL US |
Tim Grogan | L | R | March 30, 1984 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Thomas, KY US |
Dan Guttridge | R | R | April 3, 1984 | 6'2" | 190 | Edgewood, KY US |
Matt Hackney | R | R | May 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 215 | Bristol, CT US |
Brandon Hamlett | ||||||
Zach Hartle | R | R | July 2, 1986 | 6'2" | 177 | |
Ben Humphrey | R | R | April 15, 1984 | 6'4" | 225 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Kelly Hunt | R | R | April 15, 1981 | 6'5" | 240 | Toledo, OH US |
Yosandy Ibanez | R | R | March 4, 1982 | 6'1" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Chris Ingoglia | S | L | August 23, 1985 | 6'2" | 205 | Plantation, FL US |
Jeff Landry | R | R | March 14, 1984 | 5'8" | 165 | |
Gary Lee | R | R | July 18, 1985 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Josh Lex | R | R | October 7, 1981 | 6'0" | 230 | Hayward, CA US |
Christian Lopez | R | R | January 23, 1987 | 6'0" | 162 | Comerio, PR |
Brent Lotito | R | R | April 25, 1986 | 5'11" | 195 | Miller Place, NY US |
James Ludwig | ||||||
Garth McKinney | R | R | May 7, 1982 | 6'3" | 210 | Johnson City, TN US |
Angel Molina | R | R | November 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 226 | Santa Isabel, PR |
Ryan Morrison | R | R | September 12, 1984 | 6'4" | 210 | Louisville, KY US |
Billy Mottram | L | R | November 14, 1984 | 6'0" | 195 | Haverhill, MA US |
Eric Padilla | R | R | October 11, 1985 | 5'9" | 165 | |
Alain Quijano | R | L | July 27, 1982 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Justin Randall | L | R | July 25, 1985 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Mike Rocco | R | R | August 19, 1985 | 6'3" | 210 | Palm Desert, CA US |
Nick Salotti | R | R | February 10, 1984 | 6'2" | 220 | Palm Desert, CA US |
Everett Saul | R | R | March 25, 1985 | 6'4" | 210 | |
Andy Schon | R | R | March 24, 1985 | 5'11" | 195 | Akron, OH US |
Liam Shanahan | R | R | November 1, 1984 | 6'1" | 190 | Boston, MA US |
Stephen Shao | L | L | March 24, 1985 | 6'0" | 170 | Nashville, TN US |
Ryan Stadanlick | R | R | August 3, 1984 | 6'3" | 210 | Levittown, PA US |
Bryan Villalona | R | R | September 15, 1982 | 6'2" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Jay Washington | R | R | May 6, 1984 | 5'11" | 165 | Long Beach, CA US |
Johnny Welch | R | R | December 7, 1983 | 6'2" | 190 |
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.