2009 Greenville Drive Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-65
Finished 3rd in the SAL's Southern Division
Manager: Kevin Boles (73-65)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Greenville Municipal Stadium, Fluor Field
Attendance: 335,159, Avg. 4,857 in 69 home dates
2009 Greenville Drive Statistics

Playoffs - Greenville Drive 2 games, Asheville Tourists 0
Finals - Lakewood BlueClaws 3 games, Greenville Drive 1

The Greenville Drive of the South Atlantic League ended the 2009 season with a record of 73 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's Southern Division.

The Drive scored 663 runs and allowed 552 runs. Ryan Lavarnway led Greenville with 21 home runs and accounted for 87 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Brock Huntzinger, Fabian Williamson and Stolmy Pimentel topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Stolmy Pimentel registered a 3.84 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 2009 Greenville Drive who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tim Federowicz, Stephen Fife, Nick Hagadone, Alex Hassan, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Casey Kelly, Ryan Lavarnway, Chris McGuiness, Will Middlebrooks, Stolmy Pimentel, Bryan Price, Anthony Rizzo, John Smoltz and Hunter Strickland.

Kevin Boles served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Michael AlmanzarRRDecember 2, 19906'3"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jason BlackeyRRApril 11, 19836'4"206Squamish, BC CA
Yeiper CastilloRRSeptember 6, 19886'3"185Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Caleb ClayRRFebruary 15, 19886'2"180Birmingham, AL US
Mitch DeningLRAugust 17, 19886'1"209Gosford, New South Wales AU
Ryan DentRRMarch 15, 19896'0"190Long Beach, CA US
Thomas Di BenedettoRRNovember 30, 19856'1"185Salem, MA US
Tim FederowiczRRAugust 5, 19875'10"215Erie, PA US
Stephen FifeRROctober 4, 19866'3"225Boise, ID US
Zach GentileLRNovember 1, 19865'8"165Sturgis, MI US
Nick HagadoneLLJanuary 1, 19866'5"230Sandpoint, ID US
Alex HassanRRApril 1, 19886'3"220Quincy, MA US
Jeremy HazelbakerLRAugust 14, 19876'3"190Muncie, IN US
Jonathan HeeRRAugust 11, 19856'0"180Honolulu, HI US
Mitch HeroldLLJune 18, 19866'0"200Richmond, IN US
Peter HisseyLLJanuary 17, 19906'1"180Phoenixville, PA US
Brock HuntzingerRRJuly 2, 19886'3"200Anderson, IN US
Jeremy KehrtRRDecember 21, 19856'2"190Plainfield, IN US
Casey KellyRROctober 4, 19896'3"215Sarasota, FL US
Kade KeowenRRApril 18, 19866'5"215Baton Rouge, LA US
Will LatimerLLDecember 4, 19856'3"190Bayfield, CO US
Ryan LavarnwayRRAugust 7, 19876'4"240Burbank, CA US
Mike LeeRRNovember 18, 19866'7"235Las Vegas, NV US
David MailmanLLOctober 7, 19886'2"180Orange, CA US
Leandro MarinRRNovember 9, 19885'11"165Valencia, Carabobo VE
David MarksLRMarch 23, 19876'0"190Bellevue, WA US
Lance McClainRLMarch 26, 19876'1"175Knoxville, TN US
Chris McGuinessLLApril 11, 19886'1"210Charleston, SC US
Will MiddlebrooksRRSeptember 9, 19886'3"220Greenville, TX US
Dennis NeumanRROctober 18, 19895'11"185, CW
Stolmy PimentelRRFebruary 1, 19906'3"230San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Chad PovichRRJune 13, 19866'0"185St. George, UT US
Bryan PriceRRNovember 13, 19866'4"215Corpus Christi, TX US
Anthony RizzoLLAugust 8, 19896'3"240Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Charle RosarioRRJuly 23, 19885'10"160La Vega, La Vega DO
Kyle RutterRRJuly 12, 19866'3"175Homestead, FL US
Maykol SanchezRRMay 30, 19885'11"175Guarenas, Miranda VE
John SmoltzRRMay 15, 19676'3"210Detroit, MI US
Jered StanleyRRSeptember 18, 19846'3"220Hopewell, VA US
Hunter StricklandRRSeptember 24, 19886'3"225Thomaston, GA US
Oscar TejedaRRDecember 26, 19896'1"170San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Michael ThomasRRDecember 5, 19886'4"220Houston, TX US
Felix VenturaRRApril 27, 19845'11"165Tamboril, Santiago DO
Tyler WeedenRRSeptember 26, 19876'2"220Edmond, OK US
Shannon WilkersonRRJuly 20, 19886'0"200Dacula, GA US
Fabian WilliamsonRLOctober 20, 19886'2"175Panorama City, CA US
Armando ZerpaLLFebruary 13, 19875'11"175Caracas, Distrito Federal VE

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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