2010 Hickory Crawdads Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 2nd in the SAL's Northern Division
Manager: Bill Richardson (75-64)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 140,789, Avg. 2,070 in 68 home dates
2010 Hickory Crawdads Statistics

Playoffs - Lakewood BlueClaws 2 games, Hickory Crawdads 0

The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2010 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the league's Northern Division.

The Crawdads scored 633 runs and yielded 615 runs. Matt West led Hickory with 13 home runs Jared Prince drove in 75 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .270. Neil Ramírez paced the squad with 10 wins, while Robbie Erlin recorded a 2.13 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2010 Hickory Crawdads who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Wieland, Matt West, Robbie Erlin, Josh Lueke, Wilmer Font, Jake Brigham, Joe Ortiz, Chad Bell, Leury García, Robbie Ross and Neil Ramírez.

Bill Richardson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Travis AdairLRDecember 23, 19875'10"180Woodruff, SC US
Chad BellRLFebruary 28, 19896'3"200Knoxville, TN US
Jared BoldenLLMarch 18, 19876'2"210Lynchburg, VA US
Joe BonadonnaRRSeptember 6, 19855'8"170Buffalo Grove, IL US
Jake BrighamRRFebruary 10, 19886'3"210Winter Garden, FL US
Sam BrownRRJune 10, 19876'5"215Raleigh, NC US
Yefry CastilloRRApril 22, 19905'10"185Santiago, Santiago DO
Leonel De Los SantosRROctober 2, 19895'10"170Yasasa, VE
Miguel De Los SantosLLJuly 10, 19886'1"210La Romana, La Romana DO
Ovispo De Los SantosRRNovember 19, 19876'1"180Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan DO
Vinny DiFazioRRMay 15, 19866'0"215Hampton, NJ US
Andrew DoyleRRNovember 12, 19876'3"220Rock Island, IL US
Robbie ErlinRLOctober 8, 19906'0"190Oakland, CA US
Wilmer FontRRMay 24, 19906'4"250La Guaira, Vargas VE
Edwin GarciaRRMarch 1, 19916'1"185Mariara, Carabobo VE
Leury GarcíaSRMarch 18, 19915'8"180Santiago, Santiago DO
Johnny GunterRRMarch 10, 19886'3"230Phenix City, AL US
Danny GutierrezRRMarch 8, 19876'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Trevor HurleyRRJuly 28, 19876'3"215Tomball, TX US
Ed KoncelRRJuly 29, 19886'3"195Shorewood, IL US
Josh LuekeRRDecember 5, 19846'5"245Covington, KY US
Carlos MeloRRFebruary 27, 19916'3"180Bani, Peravia DO
Hector NeloRRNovember 5, 19866'1"205Maracay, FL VE
Kyle OcampoRRSeptember 9, 19886'3"195Riverside, CA US
Joe OrtizLLAugust 13, 19905'7"175Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Michael OrtizLLMay 2, 19896'2"200Miami, FL US
Guillermo PimentelRRNovember 12, 19896'1"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Cody PodrazaRRNovember 6, 19875'8"185Houston, TX US
Jared PrinceRRMay 25, 19866'3"220Redmond, WA US
Neil RamírezRRMay 25, 19896'4"215Virginia Beach, VA US
Jonathan RoofRRJanuary 23, 19896'1"165Paducah, KY US
Robbie RossLLJune 24, 19895'11"215Lexington, KY US
Cristian SantanaRRJune 18, 19896'0"175Loma de Cabrera, Dajabon DO
Matt ThompsonRRFebruary 10, 19906'3"210Burleson, TX US
Tyler TuftsRRDecember 5, 19866'3"200Bedford, OH US
Braden TullisRRJanuary 23, 19906'2"210Boise, ID US
Taylor VailLRSeptember 5, 19866'2"200
Joe Van MeterRROctober 18, 19886'2"195Manhasset, NY US
Miguel VelazquezRRMay 15, 19886'2"205San Juan, PR
Matt WestRRNovember 21, 19886'1"230Houston, TX US
Joe WielandRRJanuary 21, 19906'2"205Reno, NV US
Johan YanRRSeptember 27, 19886'4"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Zach ZaneskiRRJune 27, 19866'2"215New London, CT 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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