1998 Greensboro Bats

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W-L Record: 79-63 -- 2nd in South Atlantic League Central Manager: Tom Nieto Location: Greensboro,NC Baseball Stadium: World War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 160,465 Youngest Player: Jackson Melian (18) Oldest Player: Brien Taylor (26) Longest Tenure: Juan Guzman, Ed Sprague, Pat Hentgen (8) Playoffs: Lost in Finals

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1998 Greensboro Bats

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears
	Erick Almonte	SS	20	R	R	6-2	180	2/1/1978	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2001-2011
	Gordon Amerson	OF	21	L	L	6-1	185	10/10/1976	Fontana,California	A+	-
	Brian Aylor	OF	24	L	L	6-2	200	4/6/1974	Midwest City,Oklahoma	A+	-
	Jeremy Blevins	P	20	R	R	6-0	200	10/5/1977	Elizabethton,Tennessee	AAA	-
	Allen Butler	3B	23	L	R	6-3	190	1/22/1975	Clinchport,Virginia	A+	-
	Orlando Carey	OF	22	R	R	6-1	185	2/25/1976	Gallatin,Tennessee	A+	-
	Alberto Castillo	P	22	L	L	6-3	210	7/5/1975	Havana,Cuba	MLB	2008-2011
	Randy Choate	P	22	L	L	6-3	180	9/5/1975	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	2000-2011
	Richard Cremer	P	21	L	L	6-4	180	4/19/1977	West Frankfort,Illinois	A	-
	John Darjean	OF	22	R	R	6-1	175	4/3/1976	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	A	-
	Zach Day	P	20	R	R	6-4	185	6/15/1978	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	2002-2006
	Francisco De la cruz	P	24	R	R	6-2	175	7/9/1973	La Romana,Dominican Republic	AA	-
	Clay Eavenson	P	20	R	R	6-3	185	3/6/1978	Athens,Georgia	A	-
	Jason Ellison	P	22	R	R	6-4	188	7/24/1975	Buffalo,Texas	AA	-
	Randy Flores	P	22	L	L	6-0	180	7/31/1975	Bellflower,California	MLB	2002-2010
	Scott Kidd	SS	24	R	R	5-10	180	1/15/1974	Cupertino,California	A+	-
	Eric Krall	P	24	L	L	6-4	215	2/27/1974	Meadows,Connecticut	A	-
	Craig Lewis	1B	21	R	R	6-5	220	12/30/1976	Sydney,Australia	AA	-
	Jason Mathys	P	22	R	R	6-4	215	10/18/1975	Argyle,Wisconsin	A	-
	Vernon Maxwell	OF	21	R	R	6-3	195	10/22/1976	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	A+	-
	Jason McBride	P	22	R	R	6-1	175	2/10/1976	Pace,Florida	A	-
	Jackson Melian	OF	18	R	R	6-2	190	1/7/1980	Barcelona,Venezuela	AAA	-
	Marc Mirizzi	SS	23	B	R	6-1	190	6/17/1975	San Jose,California	AAA	-
	Mike Montilla	SS	24	R	R	6-1	175	12/18/1973	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	A+	-
	Omar Obando	P	21	R	R	6-2	180	3/23/1977	Chimandega,Nicaragua	A+	-
	Rene Pinto	C	20	R	R	6-0	195	7/17/1977	Maracay,Venezuela	AA	-
	Matt Purkiss	3B	22	L	R	6-3	220	7/15/1975	Visalia,California	A	-
	Brian Reith	P	20	R	R	6-5	190	2/28/1978	Fort Wayne,Indiana	MLB	2001-2004
	John Rodriguez	OF	20	L	L	6-0	185	1/20/1978	New York,New York	MLB	2005-2006
	Brian Rogers	P	21	R	R	6-6	200	2/13/1977	Pinehurst,North Carolina	AAA	-
	Cody Samuel	1B	24	R	R	6-1	252	4/10/1974	Redondo Beach,California	A+	-
	Eric Schaffner	P	23	R	R	6-3	190	10/19/1974	Keizer,Oregon	A+	-
	Scott Seabol	3B	23	R	R	6-4	200	5/17/1975	McKeesport,Pennsylvania	MLB	2001-2005
	Ryan Soules	1B	22	L	R	6-2	190	2/27/1976	Fort Collins,Colorado	AA	-
	Cam Spence	P	23	R	R	6-3	195	10/11/1974	Decatur,Georgia	AAA	-
	Chris Spurling	P	21	R	R	6-5	228	6/28/1977	Dayton,Ohio	MLB	2003-2007
	Jeff Staubach	C	23	R	R	6-0	215	12/28/1974	Dallas,Texas	A	-
	Brien Taylor	P	26	L	L	6-3	220	12/26/1971	Beaufort,North Carolina	AA	-
	Dennis Twombley	OF	23	R	R	6-2	218	6/8/1975	San Diego,California	A+	-
	Yoiset Valle	P	20	L	L	6-3	215	6/9/1978	Havana,Cuba	A+	-
	Chris Wallace	P	22	R	R	6-2	210	4/5/1976	Marion,Ohio	A+	-
	Dion Washington	OF	21	R	R	6-4	235	12/21/1976	Las Vegas,Nevada	A+	-
	Scott Wiggins	P	22	L	L	6-3	205	3/24/1976	Newport,Kentucky	MLB	2002-2002
	Stanton Wood	P	21	R	R	6-2	185	12/5/1976	Torrance,California	AA	-

Team Personnel

Tom Filer (Pitching Coach)
Tom Nieto (Manager)
Derek Shelton (Hitting Coach)

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