2013 Hickory Crawdads Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 76-63
Finished 3rd in the SAL's Northern Division
Manager: Bill Richardson (76-63)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 143,157, Avg. 2,169 in 66 home dates
2013 Hickory Crawdads Statistics

The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2013 season with a record of 76 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the league's Northern Division.

The Crawdads scored 643 runs and yielded 605 runs. Joey Gallo walloped 38 home runs for Hickory, while Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro, Ryan Rua and Lewis Brinson each added 15 or more also. Ryan Rua recorded 82 runs batted in. Nick Williams led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Connor Sadzeck topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.25 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 2013 Hickory Crawdads who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jorge Alfaro, Lewis Brinson, Alex Claudio, Carl Edwards, Cody Ege, Andrew Faulkner, Joey Gallo, Ronald Guzmán, Keone Kela, José Leclerc, Luis Marté, Nomar Mazara, Ryan Rua, Connor Sadzeck and Nick Williams.

Bill Richardson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jordan AkinsRRApril 19, 19926'3"192Locust Grove, GA US
Jorge AlfaroRRJune 11, 19936'2"225Sincelejo, Sucre CO
Preston BeckLROctober 26, 19906'2"190Dallas, TX US
Ryan BoresRROctober 10, 19906'3"205Strongsville, OH US
Lewis BrinsonRRMay 8, 19946'3"195Tamarac, FL US
Eric BrooksRRAugust 29, 19906'2"200Round Rock, TX US
Joe BurnsLLAugust 3, 19896'0"200Birmingham, AL US
Alex ClaudioLLJanuary 31, 19926'3"180San Juan, PR
Coby CowgillRRMarch 23, 19916'1"200Norfolk, VA US
Carl EdwardsRRSeptember 3, 19916'3"170Newberry, SC US
Cody EgeLLMay 8, 19916'1"190Sioux City, IA US
Andrew FaulknerRLSeptember 12, 19926'3"205Aiken, SC US
Joey GalloLRNovember 19, 19936'5"235Henderson, NV US
Christopher GariaSRDecember 16, 19926'0"165Willemstad, CW
Ronald GuzmánLLOctober 20, 19946'5"225La Vega, DO
Keone KelaRRApril 16, 19936'1"220Los Angeles, CA US
Cody KendallRRDecember 12, 19896'2"210Clovis, CA US
John KukurudaRRJune 9, 19926'4"180Roseville, CA US
José LeclercRRDecember 19, 19936'0"190Esperanza, Valverde DO
Aliangel LopezLLFebruary 18, 19946'1"175El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
David LyonSRJanuary 19, 19906'0"200Emporium, PA US
Joe MaloneyRRJuly 27, 19906'2"215Chester, PA US
Luis MartéRRDecember 15, 19936'1"188San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Nomar MazaraLLApril 26, 19956'4"215Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Josh McElweeRRJune 12, 19896'4"230Andrews, SC US
Luis MendezSRJanuary 1, 19935'10"188San Juan de los Morros, Guarico VE
Jose MonegroRRSeptember 19, 19896'3"200San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
John NiggliRRMay 2, 19906'4"185Tulare, CA US
Hirotoshi OnakaSRJuly 11, 19885'10"175Nishinomiya, JP
Luis ParraLLNovember 21, 19916'2"180Altamira, Puerto Plata DO
Santo PerezRRNovember 22, 19886'5"200Bani, Peravia DO
Ryan RuaRRMarch 11, 19906'2"205Amherst, OH US
Connor SadzeckRROctober 1, 19916'7"240Crystal Lake, IL US
Paul SchwendelRRAugust 9, 19896'5"220Denville, NJ US
Alejandro SelenRRMarch 20, 19895'10"175El Seibo, DO
Ryne SlackLLJuly 22, 19926'2"239Ninety Six, SC US
Tyler SmithRRFebruary 3, 19926'3"195Sumter, SC US
Sam StaffordLLApril 27, 19906'4"200Houston, TX US
Brett TeschnerRRAugust 23, 19916'3"225Loganville, GA US
Kevin TorresLRFebruary 24, 19906'3"195Santa Isabel, PR
Nick UrbanusSRMarch 29, 19926'1"175Uithoorn, NL
Jose ValdespinaRRMarch 22, 19926'6"220Santiago, Santiago DO
Kelvin VasquezRRApril 6, 19936'4"195San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Nick VickersonRRJuly 8, 19895'11"205Limestone, ME US
Nick WilliamsLLSeptember 8, 19936'3"195Galveston, TX US
Sam WolffRRApril 14, 19916'1"204Rapid City, SD US
Taylor WrennLRDecember 22, 19895'11"175Lakeland, FL 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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