2001 Hickory Crawdads Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-73
Finished 5th in the SAL's Northern Division
Manager: Pete Mackanin (67-73)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 182,558, Avg. 2,685 in 68 home dates
2001 Hickory Crawdads Statistics

The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2001 season with a record of 67 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the league's Northern Division.

The Crawdads scored 570 runs and conceded 628 runs. Jeremy Cotten led Hickory with 25 home runs, and Yurendell de Caster walloped 15 or more as well. Jeremy Cotten drove in 78 runs. Ruddy Yan topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .283. Sean Burnett and Mike Connolly paced the squad with 11 wins each, while Sean Burnett recorded a 2.63 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 2001 Hickory Crawdads who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Sean Burnett, Yurendell de Caster, Ryan Doumit, Mike Johnston, Nate McLouth and Chris Young.

Pete Mackanin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jason AlcalaRRSeptember 18, 19806'2"210Cumana, Sucre VE
Humberto AliendoRROctober 31, 19806'1"170, Miranda VE
Henry AlmonteRRFebruary 22, 19806'2"200Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor DO
Chris BassRROctober 18, 19816'2"180Shelbyville, IN US
Josh BonifayRRJuly 30, 19786'0"187Macon, GA US
Brady BornerLLApril 12, 19795'10"182Edina, MN US
Mike BumatayLLOctober 9, 19796'0"170Fresno, CA US
Sean BurnettLLSeptember 17, 19825'11"185Dunedin, FL US
Vic ButtlerLLAugust 12, 19806'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Shannon CabellLLApril 7, 19796'0"185Huntington, WV US
Vince CastroRRMay 19, 19806'0"180San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Brandon ChavesSRAugust 5, 19796'3"181Hilo, HI US
Kevin CiarrachiRRMarch 27, 19786'1"195Winfield, IL US
Mike ConnollyLLJune 2, 19826'0"195Oneonta, NY US
Jeremy CottenRRSeptember 24, 19806'3"229Raleigh, NC US
Yurendell de CasterRRSeptember 26, 19796'0"215Brevengat, CW
Miguel De La CruzRROctober 18, 19796'2"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Carlos De Los SantosRRApril 11, 19786'0"180Azua, Azua DO
Ryan DoumitSRApril 3, 19816'1"220Moses Lake, WA US
Efren EspinozaRRSeptember 12, 19806'0"205Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Drew FriedbergLLMarch 3, 19796'2"205Madison, WI US
Julio GuerreroRRJanuary 4, 19816'4"200San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
David HawkLLJune 20, 19796'6"213Bakersfield, CA US
Kenny HendersonRLNovember 9, 19776'5"230Port Washington, NY US
Jose HernandezRRNovember 3, 19806'1"214Valencia, Carabobo VE
Josh HigginsRRJune 16, 19796'6"180El Cajon, CA US
Derek HurleyLLJuly 25, 19776'2"185Staten Island, NY US
Landon JacobsenRRMay 4, 19796'3"220Mitchell, SD US
Mike JohnstonLLMarch 30, 19796'2"215Philadelphia, PA US
Ben LevesqueRROctober 9, 19796'3"187Orlando, CA US
Nate McLouthLROctober 28, 19815'10"190Muskegon, MI US
Manny MejiaRRNovember 5, 19786'2"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Victor MercedesSRApril 15, 19795'11"190La Romana, La Romana DO
Brian MesserRRApril 6, 19776'4"208Kansas City, KS US
Ray NavarreteRRMay 20, 19786'0"202Teaneck, NJ US
Jose NicolasRRJanuary 1, 19796'3"210Queens, NY US
Patrick O'BrienRRNovember 20, 19806'5"220Olympia Fields, IL US
Brent PearsonRRAugust 6, 19796'1"170Tallahassee, FL US
Manny RaveloRRAugust 8, 19795'10"150Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Zack RieraSRApril 16, 19796'0"190Tallahassee, FL US
Mike SabensRRJanuary 21, 19776'1"200Columbus, GA US
Kurt ShaferRRDecember 4, 19816'4"195Tampa, FL US
Jason SharberRRFebruary 24, 19826'3"220Murfreesboro, TN US
Aron WestonLLNovember 5, 19806'5"173Columbus, OH US
Ruddy YanSRJanuary 13, 19826'0"160La Romana, La Romana DO
Chris YoungRRMay 25, 19796'10"255Dallas, 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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