2007 Mississippi Braves Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 67-72
Finished 4th in the SL's South Division
Manager: Phil Wellman (67-72)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Pearl, Mississippi
Ballpark: Mississippi Braves Stadium
Attendance: 246,674, Avg. 3,575 in 69 home dates
2007 Mississippi Braves Statistics

Playoffs - Montgomery Biscuits 3 games, Mississippi Braves 1

The Mississippi Braves of the Southern League ended the 2007 season with a record of 67 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Braves plated 617 runs and allowed 602 runs. Matt Esquivel paced Mississippi with 19 home runs, and Brandon Jones walloped 15 or more, too. Brandon Jones drove in 74 runs. J. C. Holt led all regular batters by connecting at a .312 clip. Kelvin Villa and Jo-Jo Reyes topped the team with 8 wins each, while Matt Harrison recorded a 3.41 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2007 Mississippi Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were José Ascanio, Jeff Bennett, T. J. Bohn, Francisley Bueno, Lance Cormier, Joey Devine, Matt Harrison, Diory Hernández, Brandon Jones, Brent Lillibridge, Fernando Lunar, Kris Medlen, Charlie Morton, James Parr, Jo-Jo Reyes, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Clint Sammons, Phil Stockman, Tanyon Sturtze, Joe Winkelsas and Matt Young.

Phil Wellman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
José AscanioRRMay 2, 19855'11"195Maracay, Aragua VE
Ryan BaerlocherRRAugust 6, 19776'5"240Lewiston, ID US
Ryan BasnerRRJuly 15, 19816'3"230West Chester, PA US
Jeff BennettRRJune 10, 19806'3"200Donelson, TN US
Paul BennettRRSeptember 6, 19835'11"180Winston-Salem, NC US
T. J. BohnRRJanuary 17, 19806'5"200St. Louis Park, MN US
Phillip BrittonRRSeptember 25, 19846'0"205Richland County, IL US
Francisley BuenoLLMarch 5, 19815'11"205La Habana, La Habana CU
Tyler BullockRRJanuary 22, 19846'3"225Lincoln, NE US
Josh BurrusRRAugust 20, 19835'11"190Marietta, GA US
Paul BushRROctober 5, 19796'1"195Titusville, FL US
Lance CormierRRAugust 19, 19806'1"200Lafayette, LA US
Greg CreekLRAugust 29, 19826'3"225Augusta, ME US
Joey DevineRRSeptember 19, 19836'0"235Junction City, KS US
Matt EsquivelRRDecember 17, 19826'2"225San Antonio, TX US
Kevin GundersonRLSeptember 16, 19845'10"165Portland, OR US
Matt HarrisonLLSeptember 16, 19856'4"240Durham, NC US
Diory HernándezRRApril 8, 19846'0"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Moises HernandezRRMarch 18, 19846'1"168Valencia, Carabobo VE
J. C. HoltLRDecember 8, 19825'9"175Alexandria, LA US
Lee HydeRLFebruary 14, 19856'2"210Atlanta, GA US
Brandon JonesLRDecember 10, 19836'1"215Panama City, FL US
Sung Ki JungRRAugust 6, 19795'10"161Yeo Soo, KR
Mark JurichLLDecember 29, 19805'10"195Flagstaff, AZ US
Kala Ka'aihueRRMarch 29, 19856'2"230Kailua, HI US
Brent LillibridgeRRSeptember 18, 19835'11"185Everett, WA US
Carl LoadenthalLLDecember 27, 19815'10"190Philadelphia, PA US
Fernando LunarRRMay 25, 19776'1"195Cantaura, Anzoategui VE
Kris MedlenSROctober 7, 19855'10"190Artesia, CA US
Charlie MortonRRNovember 12, 19836'5"215Flemington, NJ US
Brad NelsonRRJanuary 5, 19826'3"210Phoenix, AZ US
Michael NixRRMay 21, 19836'5"235Auburn, AL US
James ParrRRFebruary 27, 19866'1"185Albuquerque, NM US
Nelson PayanoLLNovember 13, 19826'1"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Van PopeRRFebruary 26, 19846'0"200Jackson, MS US
Jo-Jo ReyesLLNovember 20, 19846'2"230West Covina, CA US
Mike RozemaLRSeptember 16, 19816'2"180Ridgewood, NJ US
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaSRMay 2, 19856'4"235West Palm Beach, FL US
Clint SammonsRRMay 15, 19836'1"210Decatur, GA US
Rich ScalamandreRRAugust 20, 19805'11"195Brooklyn, NY US
Zach SchreiberRRJune 24, 19826'1"220Cedar Rapids, IA US
Jon SchuerholzRRJune 25, 19805'11"190Kansas City, MO US
Ray SerranoRRJanuary 19, 19815'9"220Ponce, PR
Dan SmithLLSeptember 9, 19836'5"250Hagerstown, MD US
Phil StockmanRRJanuary 25, 19806'8"240Oldham, Greater Manchester GB
Tanyon SturtzeRROctober 12, 19706'5"190Worcester, MA US
Kelvin VillaLLDecember 14, 19855'10"170Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Wes WilkersonRRSeptember 11, 19766'4"215Nashville, TN US
Joe WinkelsasRRSeptember 14, 19736'3"188Buffalo, NY US
Matt YoungLROctober 3, 19825'8"175Temple, TX 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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