2012 Hickory Crawdads Roster
Team Record: 74-65
Finished 3rd in the SAL's Northern Division
Manager: Bill Richardson (74-65)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 132,696, Avg. 2,011 in 66 home dates
The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2012 season with a record of 74 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's Northern Division.
The Crawdads plated 706 runs and conceded 648 runs. Zach Cone paced Hickory with 17 home runs Trever Adams and Drew Robinson each drove in 67 runs. Trever Adams led all regular batters by hitting .286. Jerad Eickhoff topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.71 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 2012 Hickory Crawdads who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Hanser Alberto, Jorge Alfaro, Jerad Eickhoff, Andrew Faulkner, Luke Jackson, Phil Klein, Nick Martínez, Rougned Odor, Drew Robinson and Luis Sardiñas.
Bill Richardson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trever Adams | R | R | September 30, 1988 | 6'0" | 210 | Lincoln, NE US |
| Jordan Akins | R | R | April 19, 1992 | 6'3" | 192 | Locust Grove, GA US |
| Hanser Alberto | R | R | October 17, 1992 | 5'11" | 215 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
| Jorge Alfaro | R | R | June 11, 1993 | 6'2" | 225 | Sincelejo, Sucre CO |
| Richard Alvarez | R | R | August 14, 1992 | 6'2" | 200 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Shawn Blackwell | R | R | November 15, 1990 | 6'5" | 195 | League City, TX US |
| Zach Cone | R | R | December 14, 1989 | 6'2" | 212 | Stone Mountain, GA US |
| Coby Cowgill | R | R | March 23, 1991 | 6'1" | 200 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Kellin Deglan | L | R | May 3, 1992 | 6'2" | 220 | Langley, BC CA |
| Taylor Dennis | R | R | March 31, 1989 | 6'1" | 175 | Covington, IN US |
| Jerad Eickhoff | R | R | July 2, 1990 | 6'4" | 245 | Evansville, IN US |
| Andrew Faulkner | R | L | September 12, 1992 | 6'3" | 205 | Aiken, SC US |
| Edwin Garcia | R | R | March 1, 1991 | 6'1" | 185 | Mariara, Carabobo VE |
| Jhonny Gomez | R | R | December 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 195 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Chris Grayson | L | L | September 15, 1989 | 6'0" | 215 | Monroe, LA US |
| Chris Hanna | R | L | March 7, 1992 | 6'2" | 195 | Charleston, SC US |
| Luke Jackson | R | R | August 24, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Phil Klein | R | R | April 30, 1989 | 6'7" | 255 | Columbus, OH US |
| Will Lamb | L | L | September 9, 1990 | 6'6" | 180 | Newport News, VA US |
| Daniel Lopez | R | R | May 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 205 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Joe Maloney | R | R | July 27, 1990 | 6'2" | 215 | Chester, PA US |
| Nick Martínez | L | R | August 5, 1990 | 6'1" | 200 | Hialeah, FL US |
| Kevin Matthews | R | L | November 29, 1992 | 5'11" | 180 | Richmond Hill, GA US |
| Arlett Mavare | R | R | February 19, 1990 | 6'0" | 175 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Nick McBride | R | R | May 13, 1991 | 6'4" | 180 | Lewisville, NC US |
| Jose Monegro | R | R | September 19, 1989 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
| Rougned Odor | L | R | February 3, 1994 | 5'11" | 195 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | S | R | July 11, 1988 | 5'10" | 175 | Nishinomiya, JP |
| Victor Payano | L | L | October 17, 1992 | 6'5" | 185 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
| Santo Perez | R | R | November 22, 1988 | 6'5" | 200 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Drew Robinson | L | R | April 20, 1992 | 6'1" | 200 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Randol Rojas | R | R | September 28, 1990 | 6'0" | 160 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Luis Sardiñas | S | R | May 16, 1993 | 6'1" | 180 | Upata, Bolivar VE |
| Paul Schwendel | R | R | August 9, 1989 | 6'5" | 220 | Denville, NJ US |
| Alejandro Selen | R | R | March 20, 1989 | 5'10" | 175 | El Seibo, El Seibo DO |
| Chance Sossamon | R | R | October 19, 1989 | 6'2" | 185 | Overland Park, MO US |
| Kevin Torres | L | R | February 24, 1990 | 6'3" | 195 | Santa Isabel, PR |
| Nick Urbanus | S | R | March 29, 1992 | 6'1" | 175 | Uithoorn, North Holland NL |
| Greg Williams | L | L | December 30, 1989 | 6'4" | 205 | West Chester, OH US |
| Jeremy Williams | R | R | April 1, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Enterprise, AL 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.
