2009 Joliet JackHammers Roster

Northern League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 33-62
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Wally Backman (33-62)
Location: Joliet, Illinois
Ballpark: Silver Cross Field
Attendance: 146,258, Avg. 3,250 in 45 home dates
2009 Joliet JackHammers Statistics

The Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League ended the 2009 season with a record of 33 wins and 62 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The JackHammers scored 412 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 550 runs, most in the circuit. Andrew Pinckney led Joliet with 12 home runs Freddie Thon drove in 63 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .302 clip, while Chad Blackwell registered a 4.61 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Brian Reith played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Joliet JackHammers to do so.

Wally Backman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tim AlbertsRRSeptember 3, 19866'3"200
Devin AndersonLLJanuary 24, 19846'5"220Winter Garden, FL US
Ryan ArcadiaRRSeptember 5, 19855'11"195
Phil AvlasRRDecember 17, 19825'11"183Van Nuys, CA US
Wally BackmanLRJanuary 7, 19866'2"200Beaverton, OR US
Derek BarrowsRRNovember 20, 19806'1"187Sarasota, FL US
Chad BlackwellRRJanuary 7, 19835'11"145Fort Lauderdale, FL US
David ByardRRJune 1, 19786'3"235Cambridge, OH US
Mike ColesRRSeptember 25, 19826'1"220Little Rock, AR US
Brad CorrellRRJune 17, 19816'2"205Gastonia, NC US
Daniel CoxLRJuly 10, 19866'1"180Seattle, WA US
Rob DahlbergRRDecember 10, 19856'0"205
Jimmy DavenportRRJune 1, 19856'4"190Oakland, CA US
Joe GaettiRROctober 18, 19815'11"205Centralia, IL US
Mike GarciaRRJune 22, 19846'2"210Nipomo, CA US
Ryan GehringLLMay 17, 19826'4"205Burlington, WI US
Tug GillinghamRRMay 26, 19826'1"210
Joey GomesRRNovember 2, 19796'2"210Marin, CA US
Gary HarrisLRSeptember 9, 19795'10"185Dalton, GA US
Vince HarrisonRRNovember 29, 19795'11"225Lexington, KY US
Chris HerbertRRJanuary 31, 19866'3"200
K. C. HerrenLRAugust 21, 19856'2"200Santa Cruz, CA US
Grant JohnsonRRMay 26, 19836'6"220Kansas City, MO US
Adam KleinLLAugust 21, 19835'11"170Los Angeles, CA US
Horace LawrenceLLJanuary 6, 19816'4"215Richmond, CA US
Trenton LeeRRJanuary 26, 19876'0"185
Christian LopezRROctober 10, 19846'1"185Miami, FL US
Brandon MathesRRDecember 19, 19865'10"160
Jamie McGrawSRFebruary 15, 19856'2"180Gaston, OR US
Tydus MeadowsRRSeptember 5, 19776'1"245Milledgeville, GA US
Mike MooreRRNovember 6, 19856'2"195
Brad MummaLLApril 1, 19816'4"250La Porte, IN US
Kyle NicholsRRMarch 29, 19786'2"240Panama City, FL US
Jason NovakRRNovember 1, 19856'2"210
Luke O'LoughlinRRDecember 17, 19836'4"200
Isaac OmuraLRJanuary 21, 19845'10"175Honolulu, HI US
Joe PanozzoRRAugust 10, 19846'0"175Blue Island, IL US
Ryan PaulLLAugust 10, 19846'6"225Northridge, CA US
Andrew PinckneyLRApril 7, 19826'1"200Atlanta, GA US
Brian ReithRRFebruary 28, 19786'5"220Fort Wayne, IN US
Jason RichardsonRRJune 11, 19806'4"225Lakeland, FL US
Kevin RiosRRJuly 21, 19816'2"180Santa Ana, CA US
Eric ScrivenRROctober 12, 19835'11"185Beaverton, OR US
Nate SevierRRSeptember 14, 19796'0"200Monterey, CA US
Drew ShetroneRRSeptember 18, 19846'2"185Apopka, FL US
Rory ShortellRRJune 3, 19816'3"205Portland, OR US
Freddie ThonLLApril 9, 19846'2"215Hato Rey, PR
Chris TierneyLLSeptember 1, 19836'6"230Joliet, IL US
Aaron TroliaRRMay 10, 19816'2"210Seattle, WA US
Jay WashingtonRRMay 6, 19845'11"165Long Beach, CA 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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