2023 Hickory Crawdads Roster
Team Record: 70-55
Finished 1st in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Chad Comer (70-55)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Attendance: 108,775, Avg. 1,783 in 61 home dates
Playoffs - Greenville Drive 2 games, Hickory Crawdads 0
The Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League ended the 2023 season with a record of 70 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Crawdads scored 640 runs and gave up 589 runs. Abimelec Ortiz led Hickory with 26 home runs and accounted for 81 RBI. Geisel Cepeda paced all regular hitters by hitting .268. Winston Santos topped the team with 7 wins.
Members of the 2023 Hickory Crawdads who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Maximo Acosta, Robby Ahlstrom, Mitch Bratt, Cameron Cauley, Gavin Collyer, Jose Corniell, Cody Freeman, Liam Hicks, Wyatt Langford, J. P. Martínez, Alejandro Osuna and Kumar Rocker.
Chad Comer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Acker | R | R | April 1, 1999 | 6'2" | 189 | College Station, TX US |
| Maximo Acosta | R | R | October 29, 2002 | 6'1" | 187 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Robby Ahlstrom | L | L | June 18, 1999 | 6'2" | 175 | Placerville, CA US |
| Aidan Anderson | R | R | June 21, 1997 | 6'1" | 195 | Port Arthur, TX US |
| Ben Anderson | R | R | May 2, 1998 | 6'4" | 200 | Rexford, NY US |
| Angel Aponte | R | R | February 3, 2000 | 6'0" | 170 | Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda VE |
| Reid Birlingmair | L | R | November 13, 1996 | 5'10" | 210 | Normal, IL US |
| Ben Blackwell | R | R | April 6, 1999 | 6'0" | 170 | Fort Bragg, NC US |
| Mitch Bratt | L | L | July 3, 2003 | 6'1" | 190 | Newmarket, ON CA |
| Michael Brewer | R | R | August 8, 2000 | 6'5" | 215 | Hillsboro, MO US |
| Matt Brosky | R | R | September 15, 1999 | 5'10" | 190 | Middleburg Heights, OH US |
| Jean Casanova | R | R | March 4, 1997 | 6'3" | 181 | Waukegan, IL DO |
| Cameron Cauley | R | R | February 6, 2003 | 5'10" | 170 | Houston, TX US |
| Geisel Cepeda | R | R | January 17, 1998 | 6'5" | 220 | Sancti Spiritus, CU |
| Frainyer Chavez | S | R | May 24, 1999 | 5'10" | 170 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Griffin Cheney | R | R | May 21, 1999 | 5'11" | 180 | Johns Creek, GA US |
| Seth Clark | R | L | November 18, 1999 | 6'3" | 220 | Loganville, GA US |
| Gavin Collyer | R | R | May 12, 2001 | 6'1" | 150 | Lawrenceville, GA US |
| Jose Corniell | R | R | June 22, 2003 | 6'3" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Aidan Curry | R | R | July 25, 2002 | 6'5" | 185 | Ossining, NY US |
| Ricky DeVito | S | R | August 21, 1998 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Jayce Easley | S | R | August 2, 1999 | 5'8" | 145 | Glendale, AZ US |
| Cody Freeman | R | R | January 5, 2001 | 5'10" | 165 | Pomona, CA US |
| Yosy Galan | R | R | April 25, 2001 | 6'4" | 200 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Josh Gessner | R | R | June 25, 2000 | 6'1" | 205 | Sydney, New South Wales AU |
| Josh Hatcher | L | L | September 3, 1998 | 6'2" | 175 | Albany, GA US |
| Liam Hicks | L | R | June 2, 1999 | 5'11" | 185 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa | R | R | August 11, 2000 | 6'2" | 190 | Wailuku, HI US |
| Cooper Johnson | R | R | April 25, 1998 | 6'0" | 215 | Mundelein, IL US |
| Jackson Kelley | R | R | April 26, 2000 | 5'11" | 162 | Marietta, GA US |
| Larson Kindreich | L | L | June 21, 1999 | 6'4" | 210 | Medford, OR US |
| Wyatt Langford | R | R | November 15, 2001 | 6'1" | 225 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Jackson Leath | R | R | June 20, 1999 | 6'1" | 192 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Nick Lockhart | R | R | February 12, 2001 | 6'6" | 210 | Leesburg, VA US |
| Eudrys Manon | R | R | January 16, 1998 | 6'1" | 160 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| J. P. Martínez | L | L | March 21, 1996 | 5'9" | 174 | Baracoa, Guantanamo CU |
| Daniel Mateo | R | R | July 3, 2001 | 6'1" | 165 | Boca Chica, Santo Domingo DO |
| Jacob Maton | R | R | August 22, 1999 | 6'1" | 195 | Springfield, IL US |
| Juan Mejia | L | L | January 9, 1999 | 5'11" | 160 | Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO |
| Tucker Mitchell | R | R | February 10, 2001 | 6'1" | 210 | Irving, TX US |
| Yohanse Morel | R | R | August 23, 2000 | 6'0" | 170 | Samana, Samana DO |
| Spencer Mraz | R | R | May 5, 1998 | 6'10" | 245 | Middleburg Heights, OH US |
| Efrenyer Narvaez | R | R | July 25, 2002 | 5'11" | 155 | La Guiara, La Guaira VE |
| Abimelec Ortiz | L | L | February 22, 2002 | 6'0" | 205 | Bayamon, PR |
| Alejandro Osuna | L | L | October 10, 2002 | 6'0" | 185 | Ahome, Sinaloa MX |
| Yenci Pena | R | R | July 13, 2000 | 6'2" | 193 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Konner Piotto | L | R | January 1, 1998 | 5'10" | 195 | Mississauga, ON CA |
| Kumar Rocker | R | R | November 22, 1999 | 6'5" | 255 | Watkinsville, GA US |
| Andy Rodriguez | R | R | December 8, 1998 | 6'1" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Keyber Rodriguez | S | R | October 24, 2000 | 5'9" | 160 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Winston Santos | R | R | April 15, 2002 | 6'0" | 160 | Payita, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO |
| Florencio Serrano | R | R | February 23, 2000 | 6'0" | 175 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Marcus Smith | L | L | September 11, 2000 | 5'11" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Wyatt Sparks | R | R | September 27, 1999 | 6'2" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Josh Stephan | R | R | November 1, 2001 | 6'3" | 185 | DeSoto, TX US |
| Leury Tejada | R | R | December 24, 1999 | 6'1" | 160 | Santiago, Santiago US |
| Emiliano Teodo | R | R | February 14, 2001 | 6'1" | 165 | Barahona, Barahona DO |
| Sebastian Walcott | R | R | March 14, 2006 | 6'4" | 190 | Nassau, BS |
| Bradford Webb | R | R | April 20, 1998 | 6'3" | 200 | Charlotte Court House, VA 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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