2002 Camden Riversharks Roster
Team Record: 71-54
Finished 2nd in the AL's South Division
Manager: Wayne Krenchicki (71-54)
Location: Camden, New Jersey
Ballpark: Campbell's Field
Attendance: 313,792, Avg. 4,548 in 69 home dates
Playoffs - Bridgeport Bluefish 2 games, Camden Riversharks 1
The Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League ended the 2002 season with a record of 71 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Riversharks led the league with just 501 runs allowed. Camden scored 561 runs. Bryon Gainey paced the team with 25 home runs and drove in 86 runs. Dwight Maness topped all regular batters by connecting at a .297 clip. Linc Mikkelsen paced the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 3.32 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2002 Camden Riversharks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Pat Daneker, Calvin Jones, Alex Delgado, Jason McDonald, Todd Rizzo and Creighton Gubanich.
Wayne Krenchicki served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Azuaje | R | R | January 16, 1973 | 5'10" | 177 | , Aragua VE |
| Troy Carrasco | S | L | January 27, 1975 | 5'11" | 177 | Tampa, FL US |
| Gary Collum | R | L | July 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 180 | Camden, NJ US |
| Pat Daneker | R | R | January 14, 1976 | 6'3" | 195 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Alex Delgado | R | R | January 11, 1971 | 6'0" | 195 | Palmarejo, Zulia VE |
| Kevin Dougherty | L | L | March 4, 1978 | 6'5" | 220 | Stratford, NJ US |
| Brian Dubose | L | R | May 17, 1971 | 6'3" | 208 | Detroit, MI US |
| Alex Eckelman | R | R | July 16, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Pedro Flores | L | L | March 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 216 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Maleke Fowler | R | R | August 11, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Bryon Gainey | L | R | January 23, 1976 | 6'5" | 225 | Mobile, AL US |
| Creighton Gubanich | R | R | March 27, 1972 | 6'3" | 200 | Belleville, NJ US |
| Ric Johnson | R | R | March 18, 1974 | 6'2" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Calvin Jones | R | R | September 26, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | Compton, CA US |
| Josh Lamberg | R | R | June 26, 1978 | 6'4" | 210 | Ambler, PA US |
| Alex Llanos | L | R | September 20, 1976 | 6'1" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
| Jeff Love | R | R | November 25, 1973 | 6'1" | 190 | New Haven, CT US |
| Benny Lowe | L | L | June 13, 1974 | 5'10" | 200 | Key West, FL US |
| Garry Maddox | L | R | October 24, 1974 | 6'3" | 180 | Stanford, CA US |
| Dwight Maness | R | R | April 3, 1974 | 6'3" | 188 | Chester, PA US |
| Jason Marr | R | R | September 9, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Del Mathews | L | L | October 31, 1974 | 6'4" | 224 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Jason McDonald | S | R | March 20, 1972 | 5'8" | 175 | Modesto, CA US |
| Linc Mikkelsen | S | R | July 27, 1967 | 6'0" | 186 | |
| Lipso Nava | R | R | November 28, 1968 | 6'1" | 190 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Isaias Nunez | L | L | April 10, 1974 | 6'2" | 150 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Gavin Osteen | R | L | November 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Orange City, DE US |
| Ray Ricken | R | R | August 11, 1973 | 6'5" | 225 | Detroit, MI US |
| Todd Rizzo | R | L | May 24, 1971 | 6'3" | 220 | Media, PA US |
| Yuri Sanchez | L | R | November 11, 1973 | 6'1" | 165 | Moca, Espaillat DO |
| Ryan Schurman | R | R | August 28, 1976 | 6'3" | 180 | Yuba City, CA US |
| Brian Sherlock | R | R | June 29, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | Voorhees, NJ US |
| Brad Strauss | L | R | April 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Jimmy Williams | L | L | May 18, 1965 | 6'7" | 232 | Butler, AL 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.
