2008 Southern Illinois Miners Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 58-38
Finished 2nd in the FL's West Division
Manager: Mike Pinto (58-38)
Location: Marion, Illinois
Ballpark: Rent One Park
Attendance: 218,191, Avg. 4,278 in 51 home dates
2008 Southern Illinois Miners Statistics

Playoffs - Windy City Thunderbolts 3 games, Southern Illinois Miners 1

The Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League ended the 2008 season with a record of 58 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.

The Miners plated 587 runs and allowed 442 runs. Tim Dorn paced Southern Illinois with 23 home runs, while Brandon Jones and Joey Metropoulos walloped 15 or more also. Tim Dorn recorded 83 runs batted in. Joey Metropoulos topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Ryan Bird led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.49 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Tanner Roark and Clay Zavada both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Mike Pinto served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brendan AkashianLRMay 18, 19856'1"215Lowell, MA US
Chris AllenRRDecember 4, 19846'4"220Williamsport, PA US
Brad ArnettRRDecember 2, 19826'1"195
Griffin BaileyRRSeptember 19, 19846'5"220Lexington, KY US
Andrew BennettRRDecember 9, 19855'11"185
George BiddleLRFebruary 12, 19856'4"195Newark, OH US
Ryan BirdRRAugust 18, 19845'11"185Potomac, IL US
Brett CannonRRMay 1, 19846'0"195, IN US
Armando CarrascoRRJuly 1, 19856'1"205Santa Ana, CA US
Curt DixonRRJuly 19, 19856'5"225McAlester, OK US
Kevin DooleyRRJuly 30, 19856'1"205Papillion, NE US
Tim DornRRDecember 30, 19826'8"245Pasadena, CA US
Jeremy DowRRMarch 24, 19846'3"205Sunfield, MI US
Luis EstrellaRRMarch 30, 19846'0"190
Josh FarkesRRFebruary 7, 19856'2"215Boston, MA US
Bradley GoldsmithRRNovember 22, 19855'9"185
Gordie GronkowskiRRJune 26, 19836'6"250Buffalo, NY US
Juan GuzmanSRApril 10, 19825'10"175Santiago, Santiago DO
Travis HopeRRJanuary 29, 19816'3"200Marion, IL US
Kevin HouseRRJuly 27, 19825'11"185Memphis, TN US
Brandon JonesSROctober 27, 19816'2"210Crossett, AR US
Willie KeeneRRMarch 11, 19846'1"220
Kevin KoskiLLDecember 26, 19845'10"175
Tyler LairsonRRAugust 15, 19856'0"175Richmond, IN US
Chris LittleRRNovember 18, 19816'3"180St. Louis, MO US
Benjamin LovellRRApril 28, 19836'3"185Monroe, MI US
Marcus McKenzieLLAugust 6, 19846'0"190
Jake McMurranRRMay 20, 19836'2"200
Joey MetropoulosRROctober 7, 19836'2"265San Diego, CA US
Andre Miller
Brad MillerRRJune 25, 19836'5"220Muncie, IN US
Beau MilnerRRFebruary 27, 19836'1"220
Josh NealLLOctober 7, 19855'8"162Haskell, OK US
Manny PaulaRRApril 11, 19855'11"200Altus, OK US
Mike PhelpsRRMay 26, 19846'4"190St. Louis, MO US
Bo Prather
Reid PriceLLOctober 4, 19826'3"185Asheville, NC US
Ryan QuigleyRRApril 11, 19856'2"205Joliet, IL US
Tanner RoarkRROctober 5, 19866'2"240Wilmington, IL US
Ulysses RoqueRRMarch 16, 19846'0"220Miami, FL US
Randy RosaLRMarch 21, 19856'2"240Toa Alta, PR
Tony RothRROctober 20, 19826'0"175Omaha, NE US
Mike ScanzanoRRApril 19, 19815'11"200
Brett ScarpettaRRMay 16, 19866'4"190
Jake SmithRRJuly 4, 19845'10"195East Peoria, IL US
Nick StarnesRRMay 14, 19846'3"175
Eric SuttleRRJuly 17, 19846'0"190Marietta, GA US
Mike VictorRRNovember 5, 19836'1"220
Brian WilburnLLApril 3, 19846'0"205
Clay ZavadaLLJune 28, 19846'1"185Streator, IL 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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