1997 Greensboro Bats

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W-L Record: 75-65 -- 3rd in South Atlantic League Central Manager: Tom Nieto Location: Greensboro,NC Baseball Stadium: World War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 146,987 Youngest Player: Nick Johnson (18) Oldest Player: Brien Taylor (25) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Mike Timlin, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen, Joe Carter (7) Playoffs: Lost in Finals

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1997 Greensboro Bats

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
	Patrick Antrim	2B-SS	23	B	R	6-2	170	8/18/1973	Omaha,Nebraska	A	-
	Tony Armas	P	19	R	R	6-4	205	4/29/1978	Puerto Piritu,Venezuela	MLB	1999-2008
	Brian Aylor	OF	23	L	L	6-2	200	4/6/1974	Midwest City,Oklahoma	A+	-
	Ray Baksh		0				0		-	A	-
	Scott Brand	P	21	R	R	6-3	200	1/1/1976	Lubbock,Texas	A	-
	Garrett Butler	OF	21	B	R	6-2	170	5/20/1976	Miami,Florida	AA	-
	Jason Coble	P	19	R	L	6-3	185	2/28/1978	Fayetteville,Tennessee	A	-
	Francisco De la cruz	P	23	R	R	6-2	175	7/9/1973	La Romana,Dominican Republic	AA	-
	Luis De Los Santos	P	19	R	R	6-2	216	11/1/1977	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2002-2002
	Craig Dingman	P	23	R	R	6-4	215	3/12/1974	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	2000-2005
	Dave Dudeck	P	24	R	R	6-2	210	8/24/1972	Somerville,New Jersey	A+	-
	Jason Ellison	P	21	R	R	6-4	188	7/24/1975	Buffalo,Texas	AA	-
	Scott Emmons	OF	23	R	R	6-4	205	12/25/1973	Garden Grove,California	AA	-
	Cristian Guzman	SS	19	B	R	6-0	188	3/21/1978	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1999-2010
	Ryan Huffman	OF	0				0		-	A	-
	Nick Johnson	1B	18	L	L	6-3	195	9/19/1978	Sacramento,California	MLB	2001-2010
	Erik Keech	C	22	L	R	6-2	195	9/7/1974	Sarasota,Florida	A	-
	Eric Kofler	DH	21	L	L	6-1	210	2/11/1976	Flushing,New York	AA	-
	Eric Krall	P	23	L	L	6-4	215	2/27/1974	Meadows,Connecticut	A	-
	Donny Leon	3B	21	B	R	6-2	180	5/7/1976	New York,New York	AAA	-
	Ozwaldo Mairena	P	21	L	L	5-11	165	7/30/1975	Chinandoga,Nicaragua	MLB	2000-2002
	Danny Mota	P	21	R	R	6-0	180	10/9/1975	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2000-2000
	Omar Obando	P	20	R	R	6-2	180	3/23/1977	Chimandega,Nicaragua	A+	-
	Rich Olivier	P	22	R	R	6-0	155	11/22/1974	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	A	-
	Frisco Parotte	P	21	R	R	6-3	180	9/10/1975	Levittown,Puerto Rico	A+	-
	Rene Pinto	C	19	R	R	6-0	195	7/17/1977	Maracay,Venezuela	AA	-
	Tuli Rangel	P	21	R	R	6-3	160	9/28/1975	Panama City,Panama	AA	-
	Jake Robbins	P	21	R	R	6-5	190	5/23/1976	Charlotte,North Carolina	MLB	2004-2004
	James Rowson	P	20	R	R	5-11	190	9/12/1976	Mount Vernon,New York	A+	-
	Jeff Saffer	OF	22	R	R	6-4	220	6/30/1975	Tucson,Arizona	A	-
	Eric Schaffner	P	22	R	R	6-3	190	10/19/1974	Keizer,Oregon	A+	-
	Scott Seabol	3B	22	R	R	6-4	200	5/17/1975	McKeesport,Pennsylvania	MLB	2001-2005
	Derek Shumpert	OF	21	R	R	6-2	185	9/30/1975	St. Louis,Missouri	AA	-
	Rod Smith	2B	21	B	R	6-0	185	9/2/1975	Lexington,Kentucky	AA	-
	Cam Spence	P	22	R	R	6-3	195	10/11/1974	Decatur,Georgia	AAA	-
	Jeff Staubach	C	22	R	R	6-0	215	12/28/1974	Dallas,Texas	A	-
	Brien Taylor	P	25	L	L	6-3	220	12/26/1971	Beaufort,North Carolina	AA	-
	Marcus Thames	LF-RF	20	R	R	6-2	205	3/6/1977	Louisville,Mississippi	MLB	2002-2011
	Dennis Twombley	OF	22	R	R	6-2	218	6/8/1975	San Diego,California	A+	-
	Victor Valencia	C	20	R	R	6-1	210	5/30/1977	Maracay,Venezuela	AAA	-
	Jose Velazquez	1B	21	L	L	6-2	220	8/24/1975	Guayama,Puerto Rico	AA	-
	Cesar Verdin	P	20	L	L	6-3	210	11/11/1976	San Diego,California	A+	-

Team Personnel

Tom Filer (Pitching Coach)
Tom Nieto (Manager)
Ramon Oriz (Hitting Coach)

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