Alabama Players in Professional Baseball Update

Monday, July 08, 2002

Andy Phillips is having an all-star season

Alabama has 22 former players currently active with professional baseball teams. Here is a breakdown of the Tide's representatives:

Major Leagues (1)

Dustan Mohr (Minnesota)

Class AAA (6)

Jarrod Kingrey, Syracuse (Blue Jays)
Frank Menechino, Sacramento (A's)
Dax Norris, Richmond (Braves)
Andy Phillips, Columbus (Yankees)
Joe Vitiello, Ottawa (Expos)
Tim Young, Pawtucket (Red Sox)

Class AA (2)

Joe Caruso, Wichita (Royals)
Roberto Vaz, Tulsa (Rangers)

Class A (10)

John Blankenship, Tampa (Yankees)
Sam Bozanich, Tampa (Yankees)
Jeremy Brown, Visalia (A's)
Mark Carter, Daytona (Cubs)
Aaron Clark, Bakersfield (Devil Rays)
Kelly Gulledge, Fort Myers (Minnesota)
Casey Lambert, Salem (Rockies)
Kris McWhirter, Winston-Salem (White Sox)
Jason Moates, West Michigan (Tigers)
Derek Wigginton, Kannapolis (White Sox)

Rookie (3)

Lance Cormier, Yakima (Diamondbacks)
Scott McClanahan, Staten Island (Yankees)
Shane Sanders, Hudson Valley (Devil Rays)

NOTE: The below statistics are updated twice weekly on CrimsonTradition.com, UA's premium athletics web site, along with news, notes, and analysis on Alabama's players in professional baseball.

SEASON STATISTICS (as of 07/08)

MAJOR LEAGUES - BATTERS
DUSTAN MOHR, Twins	AVG	G	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS
Minnesota Twins	.296	67	226	37	67	27	15	1	7	16	59	4	1

CLASS AAA - BATTERS
FRANK MENECHINO, A's	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Sacramento River Cats	.211	39	147	21	31	5	0	2	19	25	29	5	1
Oakland A's (Majors)	.210	34	124	22	26	7	0	3	14	20	31	0	0
DAX NORRIS, Braves	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Richmond Braves	.247	50	158	18	39	8	0	3	19	11	16	1	0
ANDY PHILLIPS, Yankees	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Columbus Clippers	.280	6	25	5	7	0	0	1	4	1	7	0	1
Norwich Navigators (AA)	.305	73	272	58	83	24	2	19	51	33	56	4	3
JOE VITIELLO, Expos	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Ottawa Lynx	.338	79	284	41	96	23	0	13	60	25	40	1	0

CLASS AAA - PITCHERS
JARROD KINGREY, Blue Jays*	W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Syracuse Sky Chiefs	4	1	1	4.79	26	41.1	32	23	22	20	28	6
TIM YOUNG, Red Sox	W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Pawtucket Red Sox	3	2	3	3.93	37	50.1	41	26	22	23	46	3

CLASS AA - BATTERS
JOE CARUSO, Royals	AVG	G	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS
Wichita Wranglers	.279	46	154	19	43	22	7	3	2	11	25	1	1
Omaha Royals (AAA)	.192	14	52	4	10	5	4	0	0	4	10	0	0
ROBERTO VAZ, Rangers*	AVG	G	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS
Tulsa Drillers	.200	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

CLASS A - BATTERS
SAM BOZANICH, Yankees	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Tampa Yankees	.297	68	246	33	73	21	3	5	39	27	38	4	5
JEREMY BROWN, A's	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Visalia Oaks	.333	6	18	3	6	1	0	1	4	4	2	0	0
Vancouver Canadiens (R)	.286	10	28	7	8	1	0	0	1	10	5	1	0
AARON CLARK, Devil Rays	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Bakersfield Blaze	.275	81	280	38	77	13	1	14	53	26	95	8	1
KELLEY GULLEDGE, Twins	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Fort Myers Miracle	.275	51	160	23	44	6	0	5	26	14	38	0	1
CASEY LAMBERT, Rockies	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Salem Avalanche	.234	42	141	25	33	5	0	0	12	18	20	0	1
Asheville Tourists	.208	19	53	7	11	3	0	0	3	6	11	2	1
DEREK WIGGINTON, W-Sox	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Kannapolis Intimidators	.236	70	258	19	61	8	2	1	34	25	62	5	5

CLASS A - PITCHERS
JOHN BLANKENSHIP, Yankees	W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Tampa Yankees	1	2	0	4.97	3	12.2	15	9	7	6	10	0
Greensboro Bats	7	2	0	3.05	12	76.2	73	30	26	23	89	3
MARK CARTER, Cubs	W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Daytona Cubs	1	1	1	11.81	10	10.2	14	14	14	8	10	3
Lansing Lugnuts	1	0	2	3.38	13	16.0	14	7	6	10	18	1
KRIS MCWHIRTER, White Sox	W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Winston-Salem Warthogs	2	9	0	5.11	16	93.1

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