1997 Regina Cyclones Roster
Team Record: 39-27
Finished 1st in the PL's Northern Division
Manager: Tommy Griffith (39-27)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ballpark: Currie Field
Attendance: 47,299, Avg. 1,526 in 31 home dates
Playoffs - Regina Cyclones 2 games, Saskatoon Stallions 1
Finals - Minot Mallards 3 games, Regina Cyclones 0
The Regina Cyclones of the Prairie League ended the 1997 season with a record of 39 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the league's Northern Division.
The Cyclones plated 529 runs, tops in the circuit. Regina conceded 427 runs. Randy Kapano paced the squad with 23 home runs, while Jayson Grevengoed walloped 15 or more also. Randy Kapano drove in 72 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .383. Pat Meier, Rod Tafoya and Tommy Taylor led the team with 6 wins each, and Tommy Taylor recorded a 1.65 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jarrod Patterson and Jay Spurgeon both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tommy Griffith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cafferty | R | R | August 12, 1971 | 5'11" | 180 | Burbank, CA US |
| Malcolm Cepeda | R | R | November 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 195 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Billy Dunn | R | R | March 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington, DC US |
| Kiko Garcia | R | R | March 11, 1970 | 5'9" | 170 | San Gabriel, CA US |
| Jayson Grevengoed | R | R | August 13, 1970 | 6'0" | 19 | Canton, SD US |
| Tommy Griffith | R | R | November 10, 1966 | 5'11" | 205 | Duarte, CA US |
| Yutaka Harajiri | R | R | June 10, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Oita City, JP |
| Hirohide Hoshikawa | L | L | May 19, 1974 | 6'1" | 173 | Shibuya, Tokyo JP |
| John Howard | L | L | September 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Randy Kapano | R | R | May 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 220 | Covina, CA US |
| Nick Lovato | L | L | October 27, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Albuquerque, NM US |
| Bo Magee | L | L | April 9, 1968 | 6'5" | 200 | Biloxi, MS US |
| Trevor Mallory | R | R | May 31, 1972 | 6'4" | 200 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Pat Meier | R | R | November 15, 1972 | 6'5" | 200 | Aurora, CO US |
| Daisuke Miyashita | R | R | March 16, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | Tokyo, JP |
| Reed Olmstead | L | L | October 19, 1968 | 6'4" | 229 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Clint Owens | R | R | August 30, 1971 | 6'0" | 200 | Miami, FL US |
| Tony Palka | R | R | September 19, 1974 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jarrod Patterson | L | R | September 7, 1973 | 6'1" | 195 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Gordon Powell | R | R | September 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Al Quintana | R | R | July 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 187 | Chicago, IL US |
| Morgan Reiter | L | R | November 12, 1972 | 6'2" | 175 | Calgary, AB CA |
| Todd Schmieding | R | R | August 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Omaha, NE US |
| Kevin Schula | R | R | September 18, 1969 | 6'3" | 200 | Torrance, CA US |
| Jay Spurgeon | R | R | July 5, 1976 | 6'6" | 211 | West Covina, CA US |
| Nick Studebaker | R | R | January 8, 1974 | 6'5" | 215 | Wilmington, NC US |
| Rod Tafoya | L | L | May 7, 1964 | 5'9" | 185 | Santa Fe, NM US |
| Tommy Taylor | R | R | July 16, 1970 | 6'0" | 183 | Charlottesville, VA US |
| Mike Toney | R | R | July 31, 1973 | 6'3" | 210 | Stuttgart, DE |
| Joey Vreonis | R | R | December 17, 1971 | 6'4" | 235 | Pittsburg, 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.
