2019 Hickory Crawdads Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 83-52
Finished 2nd in the SAL's Northern Division
Manager: Matt Hagen (83-52)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 137,546, Avg. 2,084 in 66 home dates
2019 Hickory Crawdads Statistics

Playoffs - Hickory Crawdads 2 games, Delmarva Shorebirds 0
Finals - Lexington Legends 3 games, Hickory Crawdads 1

The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2019 season with a record of 83 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the league's Northern Division.

The Crawdads scored 652 runs and allowed 501 runs.

Jacob Latz, John King, Daniel Robert, Sherten Apostel, Cole Winn, Ricky Vanasco, Nicklaus Snyder, Sam Huff, Grant Wolfram, Yerry Rodríguez, Josh Jung, Hans Crouse, Brock Burke, J. P. Martínez, Curtis Terry, Jonathan Ornelas, Grant Anderson and Ronny Henriquez were all players from the 2019 Hickory Crawdads who played in the Majors during their careers.

Matt Hagen served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AlmonteRRSeptember 9, 19966'3"205Santo Domingo Centro, DO
Grant AndersonRRJune 21, 19976'0"180Port Arthur, TX US
Ryan AndersonRRAugust 30, 19956'1"205Pleasanton, CA US
Miguel AparicioLLMarch 17, 19996'0"188San Carlos, VE
Sherten ApostelRRMarch 11, 19996'4"200Willemstad, CW
Dylan BiceLRAugust 17, 19976'4"220Ringgold, GA US
Jax BiggersLRApril 7, 19975'11"175Missouri City, TX US
Tim BrennanLRDecember 18, 19966'4"200Philadelphia, PA US
Hever BuenoRRNovember 23, 19946'3"215Mesa, AZ US
Brock BurkeLLAugust 4, 19966'4"180Evergreen, CO US
Jean CasanovaRRMarch 4, 19976'3"181Waukegan, IL DO
Sean ChandlerRRJanuary 24, 19976'5"200Bellevue, NE US
Frainyer ChavezSRMay 24, 19995'10"170Valencia, VE
Hans CrouseLRSeptember 15, 19986'4"180Dana Point, CA US
Tyler Depreta-JohnsonRRMay 10, 19965'9"180Newport Beach, CA US
Scott EnglerRRDecember 12, 19966'4"220Wichita, KS US
Kole EnrightSRJanuary 21, 19986'1"175West Orange, FL US
Tanner GardnerLRSeptember 28, 19956'0"210Carrollton, TX US
Kelvin GonzalezRRDecember 24, 19976'0"170Mao, DO
Pedro GonzalezRROctober 27, 19976'5"190Santo Domingo, DO
Sam HellingerRRSeptember 6, 19946'1"195Seattle, WA US
Ronny HenriquezRRJune 20, 20005'10"155Bonao, DO
Sam HuffRRJanuary 14, 19986'4"230Phoenix, AZ US
Lucas JacobsenLLJuly 1, 19956'5"190Santa Cruz, CA US
Josh JungRRFebruary 12, 19986'2"215San Antonio, TX US
John KingLLSeptember 14, 19946'2"215Laredo, TX US
Jacob LatzRLApril 8, 19966'2"185Lemont, IL US
Jesus LinarezRRJanuary 10, 19976'4"216Bonao, DO
J. P. MartínezLLMarch 21, 19965'9"174Baracoa, CU
Abdiel MendozaRRSeptember 19, 19985'10"160Chitre, PA
Melvin NovoaRRJune 17, 19965'11"215Nandaime, NI
Jonathan OrnelasRRMay 26, 20006'1"178Glendale, AZ US
Sergio PachecoRRAugust 17, 19996'1"170Bolivar, VE
Isaias QuirozRROctober 22, 19965'10"234Bergenfield, NJ US
Tyreque ReedRRJune 6, 19976'1"250Houlka, MS US
Daniel RobertLRAugust 30, 19946'4"210Hoover, AL US
Wes RobertsonRRMarch 11, 19966'2"190Cheshire, CT US
Yerry RodríguezRROctober 15, 19976'2"198Santiago, DO
Chris SeiseRRJanuary 6, 19996'2"175Schenectady, NY US
Chad SmithLLSeptember 30, 19976'2"200Snellville, GA US
Nicklaus SnyderRROctober 10, 19956'4"190, US
Nick StarrRRDecember 3, 19966'3"225Memphis, TN US
Curtis TerryRROctober 6, 19966'3"264Snellville, GA US
Tyree ThompsonRRJune 12, 19976'4"165New Orleans, LA US
Tai TiedemannRRMay 31, 19966'6"195Lakewood, CA US
Cole UvilaRRJanuary 30, 19946'3"206Prescott, AZ US
Ricky VanascoRROctober 13, 19986'3"180Morriston, FL US
Matt WhatleyRRJanuary 7, 19965'9"200Claremore, OK US
Cole WinnRRNovember 25, 19996'2"190Longmont, CO US
Grant WolframLLDecember 12, 19966'6"210Holland, MI 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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