2009 Great Lakes Loons Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 2nd in the MWL's Eastern Division
Manager: Juan Bustabad (81-59)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Midland, Michigan
Ballpark: Dow Diamond
Attendance: 271,146, Avg. 4,047 in 67 home dates
2009 Great Lakes Loons Statistics

Playoffs - Great Lakes Loons 2 games, West Michigan Whitecaps 1

The Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League ended the 2009 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the league's Eastern Division.

The Loons tallied 719 runs and conceded 588 runs. Kyle Russell paced Great Lakes with 26 home runs, and Jaime Pedroza walloped 15 or more, too. Kyle Russell drove in 102 runs. Dee Strange-Gordon topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Jon Michael Redding led the team with 16 wins, while Bobby Blevins recorded a 4.17 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Nick Buss, Nathan Eovaldi, Luis García, Dee Strange-Gordon, Javy Guerra, Elián Herrera, Ethan Martin and Jerry Sands were all players from the 2009 Great Lakes Loons who played in the Majors during their careers.

Juan Bustabad served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Geison AguasvivaLLAugust 3, 19876'2"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Joe BeckerRRNovember 8, 19855'10"184Lancaster, CA US
Bobby BlevinsRRJanuary 16, 19856'0"200Syracuse, NY US
Robert BootheRRJanuary 30, 19866'2"220Tokyo, JP
Blake BrannonRRMarch 5, 19856'2"225Houston, TX US
Nick BussLRDecember 15, 19866'2"190Southfield, MI US
Clay CalfeeLRJune 2, 19866'6"220Conroe, TX US
Parker DaltonRRJuly 7, 19836'1"185College Station, TX US
Tony DelmonicoRRApril 27, 19876'0"190Knoxville, TN US
Jon DuttonLLSeptember 30, 19876'1"155San Diego, CA US
Nathan EovaldiRRFebruary 13, 19906'2"225Houston, TX US
Fabian FelicianoLLAugust 16, 19906'0"214Ponce, PR
Austin GallagherLRNovember 16, 19886'5"210Lancaster, PA US
Luis GarcíaRRJanuary 30, 19876'2"240Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Javy GuerraRROctober 31, 19856'1"216Denton, TX US
Anthony HatchLRAugust 30, 19836'3"200Phoenix, AZ US
Elián HerreraSRFebruary 1, 19855'11"205San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Erik KanabyLRJuly 26, 19856'1"185Beaumont, TX US
Esteban LopezRRJune 20, 19846'1"210Globe, AZ US
Ethan MartinRRJune 6, 19896'2"225Athens, GA US
Brian MathewsRRAugust 26, 19876'0"230Atlanta, GA US
Aaron MillerLLSeptember 18, 19876'3"200Channelview, TX US
Justin MillerRRAugust 2, 19876'2"190Scott City, KS US
Jaime PedrozaSRSeptember 12, 19865'8"180Riverside, CA US
Jordan PrattRRMay 17, 19856'3"212Hood River, OR US
Jon Michael ReddingRRNovember 16, 19876'1"195Hahira, GA US
Daigoro RondonRRNovember 4, 19866'2"163Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Kyle RussellLLJune 27, 19866'5"220Houston, TX US
Jerry SandsRRSeptember 28, 19876'4"225Middletown, NY US
Alfredo SilverioRRMay 6, 19876'1"215La Romana, La Romana DO
Kyle SmitRROctober 14, 19876'3"170Reno, NV US
Steve SmithRRMay 15, 19866'2"215Grosse Pointe, MI US
Angelo SongcoLRSeptember 9, 19886'0"190Van Nuys, CA US
Cole St. ClairLLJuly 30, 19866'5"225Houston, TX US
Dee Strange-GordonLRApril 22, 19885'11"170Windermere, FL US
Travis VettersRRSeptember 11, 19836'2"190Bremerton, WA US
Matt WallachLRFebruary 17, 19866'1"210West Palm Beach, FL US
Josh WalterRRApril 5, 19856'4"250San Marcos, TX 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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