Baseball Roster for 1996 Hickory Crawdads
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears |
| Rashad Albert | OF | 20 | R | R | 6-1 | 165 | 9/18/1975 | Fernandina Beach,Florida | A+ | - |
| Chuck Antczak | C | 22 | R | R | 6-0 | 185 | 10/8/1973 | Sarasota,Florida | AA | - |
| Joe Bales | P | 21 | R | R | 6-5 | 175 | 9/13/1974 | Sparks,Nevada | A | - |
| Darren Baugh | SS | 20 | R | R | 6-3 | 175 | 9/3/1975 | San Mateo,California | A+ | - |
| Doug Bearden | SS | 20 | R | R | 6-2 | 180 | 9/11/1975 | Lexington,South Carolina | AA | - |
| Jason Bere | P | 25 | R | R | 6-4 | 189 | 5/26/1971 | Cambridge,Massachusetts | MLB | 1993-2003 |
| Chad Bradford | P | 21 | R | R | 6-5 | 205 | 9/14/1974 | Jackson,Mississippi | MLB | 1998-2009 |
| Tom Buckman | P | 22 | R | R | 6-6 | 200 | 6/28/1974 | Hialeah,Florida | A | - |
| Carlos Chantres | P | 20 | R | R | 6-3 | 175 | 4/1/1976 | Miami,Florida | AAA | - |
| McKay Christensen | CF | 20 | L | L | 5-11 | 180 | 8/14/1975 | Upland,California | MLB | 1999-2002 |
| Pete Demorejon | P | 21 | R | R | 6-1 | 180 | 10/16/1974 | Miami,Florida | A | - |
| Brian Downs | C | 21 | R | R | 6-2 | 210 | 4/10/1975 | Bellflower,California | AAA | - |
| Joe Farley | P | 21 | L | L | 6-2 | 185 | 9/12/1974 | Williamsport,Pennsylvania | AA | - |
| Josh Fauske | OF | 22 | R | R | 6-4 | 220 | 3/16/1974 | Santa Monica,California | A | - |
| Joel Garber | P | 22 | L | L | 6-4 | 205 | 10/14/1973 | Manhattan Beach,California | A | - |
| Luis Garcia | RF-CF | 20 | R | R | 6-3 | 208 | 9/22/1975 | Hermosillo,Mexico | MLB | 2002-2002 |
| Ramon Gomez | OF | 20 | B | R | 6-2 | 190 | 5/5/1976 | Santa Cruz,Dominican Republic | AA | - |
| Jason Gray | P | 19 | R | R | 6-2 | 185 | 4/28/1977 | Fort Lauderdale,Florida | A | - |
| Daron Hollins | OF | 21 | R | R | 6-0 | 200 | 9/6/1974 | Roseville,California | A | - |
| Jon Hunt | P | 22 | L | L | 6-1 | 190 | 5/5/1974 | Dearborn,Michigan | A+ | - |
| Mario Iglesias | P | 22 | B | R | 6-3 | 195 | 6/2/1974 | Oakland,California | AAA | - |
| Jeff Inglin | OF | 20 | R | R | 5-11 | 80 | 10/8/1975 | Petaluma,California | AAA | - |
| Chuck Klee | SS | 19 | R | R | 6-3 | 175 | 5/15/1977 | Fort Lauderdale,Florida | A+ | - |
| Jason Lakman | P | 19 | R | R | 6-5 | 230 | 10/17/1976 | Burien,Washington | AAA | - |
| Carlos Lee | LF | 20 | R | R | 6-2 | 220 | 6/20/1976 | Aguadulce,Panama | MLB | 1999-2011 |
| Manny Lutz | 3B | 20 | L | R | 6-2 | 230 | 6/14/1976 | Brawley,California | AA | - |
| Craig McClure | OF | 20 | R | R | 6-1 | 175 | 8/4/1975 | Tacoma,Washington | A | - |
| Jamie Nichols | P | 20 | R | R | 6-5 | 215 | 1/22/1976 | Bear,Delaware | AA | - |
| Maximo Nunez | P | 24 | R | R | 6-5 | 160 | 1/15/1972 | Villa Mella,Dominican Republic | AAA | - |
| Jason Olsen | P | 21 | R | R | 6-4 | 210 | 3/16/1975 | Fairfield,California | AAA | - |
| Dan Olson | OF | 21 | L | L | 6-2 | 210 | 4/10/1975 | Cape May,New Jersey | AA | - |
| Josh Paul | C | 21 | R | R | 6-1 | 185 | 5/19/1975 | Evanston,Illinois | MLB | 1999-2007 |
| Pete Pryor | 1B | 22 | L | L | 6-4 | 265 | 9/3/1973 | Sacramento,California | A+ | - |
| Tom Reimers | P | 21 | R | R | 6-2 | 185 | 5/27/1975 | Santa Ana,California | A | - |
| Mark Roberts | P | 20 | R | R | 6-2 | 205 | 9/29/1975 | Tampa,Florida | AAA | - |
| Liu Rodriguez | 2B-SS | 19 | B | R | 5-9 | 170 | 11/5/1976 | Caracas,Venezuela | MLB | 1999-1999 |
| Marty Romero | C | 19 | L | R | 6-1 | 180 | 9/13/1976 | Cape Coral,Florida | A | - |
| Rafael Ruiz | P | 21 | L | L | 6-0 | 170 | 2/17/1975 | Caracas,Venezuela | A+ | - |
| Richard Sauget | C | 0 | | | | 0 | | - | A | - |
| Brian Schmack | P | 22 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 12/7/1973 | Chicago,Illinois | MLB | 2003-2003 |
| Barry Shelton | 3B | 22 | R | R | 5-11 | 210 | 8/4/1973 | Roanoke,Virginia | A | - |
| Clayton Stevens | OF | 20 | R | R | 6-3 | 210 | 7/28/1975 | Mobile,Alabama | A | - |
| John Strasser | SS | 21 | R | R | 5-10 | 165 | 11/28/1974 | Glendale,Arizona | A+ | - |
| Allen Thomas | OF | 22 | L | L | 6-0 | 190 | 2/4/1974 | Morganton,North Carolina | A+ | - |
| Adam Virchis | P | 22 | R | R | 6-3 | 185 | 10/15/1973 | San Diego,California | AAA | - |
Team Personnel