2019 Lynchburg Hillcats Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 62-73
Finished 4th in the CL's Northern Division
Manager: Jim Pankovits (62-73)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 117,029, Avg. 1,858 in 63 home dates
2019 Lynchburg Hillcats Statistics

The Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League ended the 2019 season with a record of 62 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Northern Division.

The Hillcats plated 538 runs and conceded 598 runs.

Players from the 2019 Lynchburg Hillcats who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included J. C. Mejía, Oscar González, Tyler Freeman, Cody Morris, Nolan Jones, Justin Garza, Anthony Gose, Kirk McCarty, Will Benson, Brennan Bernardino, Trenton Brooks, Steven Kwan, Kyle Nelson and Eli Morgan.

Jim Pankovits served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Manuel AlvarezRRSeptember 17, 19956'3"200Santo Domingo, DO
Skylar ÁriasLLJune 30, 19976'3"190Jacksonville, FL US
Will BensonLLJune 16, 19986'5"225Atlanta, GA US
Brennan BernardinoLLJanuary 15, 19926'4"180Valencia, CA US
Trenton BrooksLLJuly 3, 19956'0"180Alpine, CA US
Robert BroomRRSeptember 17, 19966'1"190East Ridge, TN US
Jodd CarterRRJuly 20, 19965'10"170Hilo, HI US
Dakody ClemmerRRJanuary 19, 19966'2"185Vancouver, WA US
Gavin CollinsRRJuly 17, 19955'11"190Newport Beach, CA US
Zack DraperLLOctober 18, 19946'3"200Salt Lake City, UT US
Riley EcholsRRApril 12, 19956'4"205Collierville, TN US
Cody FarhatRRSeptember 26, 19966'1"185Plano, TX US
Tyler FreemanRRMay 21, 19996'0"170Rancho Cucamonga, CA US
Tyler FriisSRFebruary 12, 19965'9"180Auburn, WA US
Nick GallagherRRSeptember 9, 19956'3"200Iowa City, IA US
Justin GarzaRRMarch 20, 19945'10"170Ontario, CA US
Yapson GomezLLOctober 2, 19935'10"160San Cristobal, Tachira VE
Oscar GonzálezRRJanuary 10, 19986'2"180Sabana Grande de Palenque, DO
Anthony GoseLLAugust 10, 19906'1"190Paramount, CA US
Brock HartsonRRAugust 9, 19936'2"200Houston, TX US
Hector HernandezSLFebruary 20, 19916'1"190Rio Piedras, PR
Juan HillmanLLMay 15, 19976'2"200Winter Haven, FL US
Luis JimenezRRJanuary 2, 19956'4"170Yaguate, DO
Nolan JonesLRMay 7, 19986'2"185Langhorne, PA US
Steven KwanLLSeptember 5, 19975'9"175Los Gatos, CA US
Jonathan LaureanoRRDecember 21, 19956'1"200Manati, PR
Sicnarf LoopstokRRApril 26, 19935'11"195Oranjestad, AW
Kirk McCartyLLOctober 12, 19955'8"185Hattiesburg, MS US
Gabriel MejiaSRJuly 30, 19955'11"160Azua, DO
J. C. MejíaRRAugust 26, 19966'4"240Gaspar Hernandez, DO
Evan MitchellRRMarch 18, 19926'2"185Marietta, GA US
Eli MorganRRMay 13, 19965'10"190Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US
Cody MorrisRRNovember 4, 19966'5"222Columbia, MD US
Juan MótaRRMay 4, 19966'4"190Santo Domingo, DO
Kyle NelsonLLJuly 8, 19966'1"175San Francisco, CA US
Dillon PersingerRRJanuary 31, 19965'11"180Fountain Valley, CA US
Aaron PintoLRJuly 3, 19966'0"200West Covina, CA US
Anderson PolancoLLSeptember 6, 19926'3"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Henry PujolsRRDecember 10, 19986'3"195Santo Domingo, DO
Mitch ReevesRRNovember 18, 19946'2"210Winter Springs, FL US
Mike RiveraRRDecember 12, 19955'10"200Venice, FL US
Jared RobinsonRRNovember 20, 19946'0"190West Covina, CA US
Jason RodriguezRRJanuary 11, 19955'11"180Santiago, DO
Wilbis SantiagoLRJanuary 20, 19966'0"180Cotui, DO
Adam ScottLLOctober 10, 19956'4"220Canandaigua, NY US
Connor SmithRRApril 22, 19975'10"180Midland, MI US
Matt SolterRRJune 4, 19936'3"220Quantico, VA US
Felix TatiRRApril 1, 19976'2"190Quisqueya, DO
Jonathan TeaneyRRJanuary 28, 19966'2"195Palmdale, CA US
Randy ValladaresLLJuly 6, 19945'11"155Caracas, VE
Jose VicenteRRNovember 13, 19955'11"175San Ignacio de Sabane, DO
Austen WadeLLFebruary 17, 19966'1"185Midland, TX US
Luke WakamatsuSROctober 10, 19966'3"185Phoenix, AZ 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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