2004 Hickory Crawdads Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 85-55
Finished 1st in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Dave Clark (85-55)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 178,439, Avg. 2,549 in 70 home dates
2004 Hickory Crawdads Statistics

Playoffs - Hickory Crawdads 2 games, Charleston Alley Cats 0
Finals - Hickory Crawdads 3 games, Capital City Bombers 0

The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2004 season with a record of 85 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Crawdads plated 758 runs and gave up 659 runs. Jon Benick walloped 32 home runs for Hickory, while Adam Boeve and Bobby Kingsbury swatted 15 or more, too. Jon Benick drove in 104 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Wardell Starling and Josh Shortslef led the squad with 11 wins each, and Juan Carlos Oviedo earned a 3.12 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Matt Capps, Chris Demaria, Tom Gorzelanny, David Lundquist, Paul Maholm, Nyjer Morgan, Juan Carlos Oviedo, Josh Sharpless and Craig Stansberry were all players from the 2004 Hickory Crawdads who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Dave Clark served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jason AlcalaRRSeptember 18, 19806'2"210Cumana, Sucre VE
Jon BenickSRSeptember 26, 19796'2"217Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Anthony BocchinoLLMay 15, 19805'10"193Brooklyn, NY US
Adam BoeveRRJune 20, 19806'2"213Rock Valley, IA US
Matt CappsRRSeptember 3, 19836'2"250Douglasville, GA US
Travis ChapmanRRSeptember 6, 19806'1"215Bakersfield, CA US
Michael CockrellRRJuly 25, 19815'10"173Long Beach, CA US
Mike CollumRRJuly 16, 19816'3"185Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Chris DemariaSRSeptember 28, 19806'3"210Torrance, CA US
Tom GorzelannyRLJuly 12, 19826'3"218Evergreen Park, IL US
Javier GuzmanSRMay 4, 19826'0"170Samana, Samana DO
Justin HarrisRRMay 25, 19816'0"169Jacksonville, FL US
Jeremy HartsSLJune 6, 19806'0"225Atlanta, GA US
Chris HernandezRRAugust 3, 19806'0"189Redlands, CA US
Brian HollidayLLJune 1, 19846'2"202Sewickley, PA US
Blair JohnsonRRMarch 25, 19846'4"220Topeka, KS US
Bobby KingsburyLLAugust 30, 19806'1"184Cleveland, OH US
Alexander LissirRRDecember 29, 19826'0"207Tucacas, Falcon VE
Justin LordRRNovember 15, 19796'4"215Dothan, AL US
David LundquistRRJune 4, 19736'2"200Beverly, MA US
Paul MaholmLLJune 25, 19826'2"245Greenwood, MS US
Mike McCuistionLRMay 14, 19826'2"213Des Moines, IA US
Matt MeathSROctober 6, 19796'0"175Chicago, IL US
Nyjer MorganLLJuly 2, 19805'10"180San Francisco, CA US
Eddie OlsztaRRMarch 8, 19795'10"190Joliet, IL US
Juan Carlos OviedoRRMarch 15, 19826'2"195Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Brad ReaRRJuly 29, 19796'4"220Pittsburgh, PA US
Milver ReyesRRSeptember 3, 19825'11"200San Felipe, Yaracuy VE
Kurt ShaferRRDecember 4, 19816'4"195Tampa, FL US
Josh SharplessRRJanuary 26, 19816'5"234Beaver, PA US
Josh ShortslefRLFebruary 1, 19826'4"250Oswego, NY US
Sean SmithRRAugust 24, 19826'0"195Beverly Hills, CA US
Craig StansberryRRMarch 8, 19826'0"185Dammam, SA
Wardell StarlingRRMarch 14, 19836'4"205Houston, TX US
Yoann TorrealbaRRJune 24, 19825'11"187San Felipe, Yaracuy 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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