2008 West Virginia Power Roster
Team Record: 77-62
Finished 3rd in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Jeff Isom (77-62)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Attendance: 213,030, Avg. 3,329 in 64 home dates
Playoffs - West Virginia Power 2 games, Lake County Captains 0
Finals - Augusta GreenJackets 3 games, West Virginia Power 0
The West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League ended the 2008 season with a record of 77 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.
The Power led the circuit with 747 runs. West Virginia allowed 650 runs. Steffan Wilson paced the team with 19 home runs and accounted for 100 RBI. Eric Fryer topped all regular batters by connecting at a .335 clip. Evan Anundsen paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.28 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2008 West Virginia Power who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Zach Braddock, Eric Farris, Eric Fryer, Caleb Gindl, Jonathan Lucroy, Lucas Luetge, Wily Peralta, Logan Schafer, Zelous Wheeler and Rob Wooten.
Jeff Isom served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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John Alonso | R | R | February 19, 1986 | 6'0" | 220 | Orlando, FL US |
Evan Anundsen | R | R | May 17, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Englewood, CO US |
Michael Bowman | R | R | May 2, 1987 | 6'2" | 205 | Richmond, VA US |
Zach Braddock | L | L | August 23, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Mount Holly, NJ US |
Brent Brewer | R | R | December 19, 1987 | 6'2" | 198 | Atlanta, GA US |
Rob Bryson | R | R | December 11, 1987 | 6'1" | 200 | Newark, DE US |
Matt Cline | R | R | October 18, 1985 | 5'10" | 188 | Anaheim Hills, CA US |
Chris Cody | L | L | January 7, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Mount Kisco, NY US |
Kurt Crowell | R | R | September 21, 1984 | 6'3" | 215 | Lakewood, CA US |
Anderson De La Rosa | R | R | August 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Reed Dickert | R | R | June 29, 1984 | 6'1" | 227 | Boston, MA US |
Wes Etheridge | R | R | August 12, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Irvine, CA US |
Eric Farris | R | R | March 3, 1986 | 5'9" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
David Fonseca | R | R | August 28, 1986 | 6'0" | 180 | Managua, NI |
Evan Frederickson | L | L | September 23, 1986 | 6'6" | 240 | Santa Monica, CA US |
Corey Frerichs | R | R | May 7, 1986 | 5'11" | 200 | Temple, TX US |
Eric Fryer | R | R | August 26, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | Columbus, OH US |
Jose Garcia | R | R | May 25, 1988 | 6'4" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Caleb Gindl | L | L | August 31, 1988 | 5'8" | 210 | Pensacola, FL US |
Lee Haydel | L | R | July 15, 1987 | 5'11" | 180 | La Place, LA US |
Scott Houin | R | R | April 11, 1985 | 6'2" | 195 | Noblesville, IN US |
Pedro Lambertus | R | R | June 4, 1988 | 5'10" | 190 | Semana Santa de Yaguate, DO |
Jonathan Lucroy | R | R | June 13, 1986 | 6'0" | 200 | Eustis, FL US |
Lucas Luetge | L | L | March 24, 1987 | 6'4" | 205 | Brenham, TX US |
Roque Mercedes | S | R | October 28, 1986 | 6'3" | 185 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
Dan Merklinger | L | L | November 19, 1985 | 6'1" | 195 | Livingston, NJ US |
Curtis Pasma | L | L | September 19, 1985 | 6'0" | 205 | Madera, CA US |
Wily Peralta | R | R | May 8, 1989 | 6'1" | 255 | Samana, Samana DO |
Mike Ramlow | L | L | March 2, 1986 | 6'6" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
Curt Rindal | R | R | September 15, 1983 | 6'3" | 215 | Seattle, WA US |
Amaury Rivas | R | R | December 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | La Mata de Santa Cruz, DO |
Logan Schafer | L | L | September 8, 1986 | 6'1" | 200 | San Jose, CA US |
R. J. Seidel | R | R | September 3, 1987 | 6'5" | 225 | La Crosse, WI US |
Ulrich Snijders | R | R | July 8, 1986 | 6'1" | 235 | Willemstad, CW |
Jared Sutton | R | R | May 4, 1983 | 6'2" | 210 | Kinston, NC US |
Nick Tyson | R | R | January 13, 1988 | 6'3" | 185 | Blackwood, NJ US |
Michael Vass | R | R | April 19, 1985 | 6'1" | 210 | Orange, CA US |
Zelous Wheeler | R | R | January 16, 1987 | 5'10" | 220 | Childersburg, AL US |
Steffan Wilson | R | R | May 24, 1986 | 6'1" | 215 | Lock Haven, PA US |
Rob Wooten | R | R | July 21, 1985 | 6'1" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC 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.