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.
Liam Hicks, Maximo Acosta, Alejandro Osuna, Jose Corniell, Kumar Rocker, J. P. Martínez, Wyatt Langford and Cody Freeman were all players from the 2023 Hickory Crawdads who played in the Majors during their careers.
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, DO |
| Josh Gessner | R | R | June 25, 2000 | 6'1" | 205 | Sydney, 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, DO |
| J. P. Martínez | L | L | March 21, 1996 | 5'9" | 174 | Baracoa, CU |
| Daniel Mateo | R | R | July 3, 2001 | 6'1" | 165 | Boca Chica, 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, 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, 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, VE |
| Abimelec Ortiz | L | L | February 22, 2002 | 6'0" | 205 | Bayamon, PR |
| Alejandro Osuna | L | L | October 10, 2002 | 6'0" | 185 | Ahome, MX |
| Yenci Pena | R | R | July 13, 2000 | 6'2" | 193 | 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, CU |
| Keyber Rodriguez | S | R | October 24, 2000 | 5'9" | 160 | Maracay, VE |
| Winston Santos | R | R | April 15, 2002 | 6'0" | 160 | Payita, 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, US |
| Emiliano Teodo | R | R | February 14, 2001 | 6'1" | 165 | 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.
