2008 Williamsport Crosscutters Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 38-37
Finished 4th in the NYPL's Pinckney Division
Manager: Dusty Wathan (38-37)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 64,227, Avg. 1,784 in 36 home dates
2008 Williamsport Crosscutters Statistics

The Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 2008 season with a record of 38 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Pinckney Division.

The Crosscutters scored 332 runs and yielded 336 runs. Cody Overbeck led Williamsport with 12 home runs and drove in 57 runs. Troy Hanzawa paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .297. Robert Roth topped the team with 7 wins, while Justin De Fratus registered a 3.68 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2008 Williamsport Crosscutters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tyler Cloyd, Travis d'Arnaud, Justin De Fratus, Jake Diekman, Kyle Drabek, B. J. Rosenberg, Michael Schwimer, Michael Stutes, Steve Susdorf and Vance Worley.

Dusty Wathan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Spencer ArroyoLLAugust 9, 19886'2"166Manteca, CA US
Luis Ramon ArzenoRRAugust 9, 19845'11"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Richard AustinRRJanuary 16, 19856'3"210Greensburg, PA US
Freddy BallestasRROctober 4, 19866'3"170Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Tim BinkoskiLLFebruary 2, 19856'1"195New Haven, CT US
Joe BlackburnRRSeptember 4, 19856'4"215Pittsburgh, PA US
Alberto CamberoSRApril 23, 19865'9"152Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Michael CiscoRRMay 23, 19875'11"190Mount Pleasant, SC US
Tyler CloydRRMay 16, 19876'3"210Papillion, NE US
Travis d'ArnaudRRFebruary 10, 19896'2"210Long Beach, CA US
Justin De FratusSROctober 21, 19876'4"225Oxnard, CA US
Jake DiekmanLLJanuary 21, 19876'4"200Wymore, NE US
Kyle DrabekRRDecember 8, 19876'2"205Victoria, TX US
Jordan EllisRRSeptember 11, 19856'2"198Fresno, CA US
Bryan FrewRLMarch 10, 19866'1"195Grand Island, NE US
Sean GrieveLLDecember 13, 19846'1"195Flourtown, PA US
Brandon HaisletRRAugust 26, 19856'2"205Sacramento, CA US
Jeremy HamiltonLLNovember 11, 19866'1"180Cincinnati, OH US
Troy HanzawaRRSeptember 12, 19855'9"155Wahiawa, HI US
Daniel HargraveRRDecember 13, 19856'0"178Durham, NC US
Yen-Feng LinRRMay 22, 19856'1"205Taipei, TW
Miguel MatosRROctober 26, 19876'4"180Azua, Azua DO
Eryk McConnellRRJuly 29, 19856'1"185Raleigh, NC US
Darin McDonaldRRNovember 3, 19876'3"195Aurora, CO US
Doug MoralesLLJune 22, 19866'0"180Masaya, NI
Jim MurphyRRSeptember 16, 19856'4"240NE Kirkland, WA US
Korey NolesLLJuly 18, 19855'11"185La Grange, GA US
Jesse OsterRROctober 12, 19855'11"200Oroville, CA US
Cody OverbeckRRJune 5, 19866'1"200Effingham, IL US
Riquy PenaRRJune 17, 19856'2"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Arlon QuirozRRNovember 13, 19866'0"170Valencia, Carabobo VE
B. J. RosenbergRRSeptember 17, 19856'3"220Newport News, VA US
Robert RothRRAugust 5, 19886'1"195Lewiston, ID US
Michael SchwimerRRFebruary 19, 19866'8"240Fairfax, VA US
Michael StutesRRSeptember 4, 19866'1"185Metairie, LA US
Steve SusdorfLLMarch 28, 19866'1"195Valencia, CA US
Scott ThomasLRMarch 21, 19855'11"205St. Louis, MO US
Johnni TurboRRDecember 9, 19886'3"185Los Angeles, CA US
Charles VartanianRRSeptember 17, 19856'7"265Charlotte, NC US
Jesus VillegasRRSeptember 21, 19865'10"180San Juan, PR
Vance WorleyRRSeptember 25, 19876'2"240Sacramento, CA US
Mike ZaccardoLRApril 8, 19855'11"220Rochester, NY 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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