2000 Round Rock Express Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the TL's West Division
Manager: Jackie Moore (83-57)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Round Rock, Texas
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Attendance: 660,110, Avg. 9,430 in 70 home dates
Playoffs - Round Rock Express 3 games, El Paso Diablos 2
Finals - Round Rock Express 4 games, Wichita Wranglers 1
The Round Rock Express of the Texas League ended the 2000 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Express scored 745 runs and allowed 671 runs. Morgan Ensberg paced Round Rock with 28 home runs, while Eric Cole and Keith Ginter walloped 15 or more also. Eric Cole recorded 94 runs batted in. Keith Ginter led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .333 clip. Eric Ireland and Roy Oswalt topped the squad with 11 wins each, and Roy Oswalt recorded a 1.95 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 2000 Round Rock Express who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Shearn, Keith Ginter, Tony McKnight, Jason Green, Carlos Maldonado, Morgan Ensberg, Scott Elarton, Jay Powell, Eric Hillman, Jeriome Robertson, Joe Depastino, Barry Wesson, Tim Redding, Dave Matranga, Fernando Hernández, Colin Porter, Brian Dallimore, Mark Hutton, Wilfredo Rodríguez and Roy Oswalt.
Jackie Moore served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Braswell | L | L | June 30, 1975 | 6'1" | 200 | Kettering, OH US |
| Brandon Buckley | R | R | January 25, 1977 | 6'2" | 205 | Grass Valley, CA US |
| Kevin Burns | L | L | September 9, 1975 | 6'5" | 220 | El Dorado, AR US |
| Charley Carter | R | R | December 11, 1975 | 6'2" | 205 | Mount Pleasant, TX US |
| Eric Cole | R | R | November 15, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Boulder City, NV US |
| Brian Dallimore | R | R | November 15, 1973 | 6'1" | 180 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Joe Depastino | R | R | September 4, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Scott Elarton | R | R | February 23, 1976 | 6'7" | 240 | Lamar, CO US |
| Morgan Ensberg | R | R | August 26, 1975 | 6'2" | 210 | Redondo Beach, CA US |
| Keith Ginter | R | R | May 5, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Norwalk, CA US |
| Dave Glick | L | L | April 2, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Simi Valley, CA US |
| Jason Green | R | R | June 5, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Port Hope, ON CA |
| Russ Herbert | R | R | April 21, 1972 | 6'3" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Fernando Hernández | R | R | June 16, 1971 | 6'2" | 185 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Eric Hillman | L | L | April 27, 1966 | 6'10" | 235 | Gary, IN US |
| Royce Huffman | R | R | January 11, 1977 | 6'0" | 205 | Houston, TX US |
| Mark Hutton | R | R | February 6, 1970 | 6'6" | 240 | South Adelaide, South Australia AU |
| Eric Ireland | R | R | March 11, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Brad Kaufman | R | R | April 26, 1972 | 6'2" | 210 | Marshalltown, IA US |
| Kyle Kessel | R | L | June 2, 1976 | 6'0" | 160 | Dixon, IL US |
| Kyle Logan | L | R | July 11, 1975 | 6'0" | 196 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
| Carlos Maldonado | R | R | January 3, 1979 | 6'2" | 260 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Dave Matranga | R | R | January 8, 1977 | 6'0" | 170 | Orange, CA US |
| Tony McKnight | R | R | June 29, 1977 | 6'5" | 205 | Texarkana, AR US |
| Aaron McNeal | R | R | April 28, 1978 | 6'3" | 230 | Oakland, CA US |
| Greg Miller | L | L | September 30, 1979 | 6'5" | 210 | Aurora, IL US |
| Cesar Morillo | S | R | July 21, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Scott Navarro | L | L | November 13, 1974 | 6'1" | 185 | Redwood City, CA US |
| Roy Oswalt | R | R | August 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Kosciusko, MS US |
| Jhonny Perez | R | R | October 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Mark Persails | R | R | October 25, 1975 | 6'3" | 180 | Lapeer, MI US |
| Colin Porter | L | L | November 23, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Jay Powell | R | R | January 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 220 | Meridian, MS US |
| Tim Redding | R | R | February 12, 1978 | 5'11" | 230 | Rochester, NY US |
| Jeriome Robertson | L | L | March 30, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | San Jose, CA US |
| Wilfredo Rodríguez | L | L | March 20, 1979 | 6'3" | 180 | Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE |
| Nelson Samboy | R | R | September 4, 1976 | 5'10" | 165 | Pedernales, DO |
| Doug Sessions | R | R | September 28, 1976 | 6'1" | 210 | Charleston, SC US |
| Tom Shearn | R | R | August 28, 1977 | 6'4" | 230 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jerrey Thurston | R | R | April 17, 1972 | 6'4" | 200 | Winter Park, FL US |
| Travis Wade | R | R | July 8, 1975 | 6'3" | 220 | Climax, MI US |
| Barry Wesson | R | R | April 6, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Tupelo, MS 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.
