2004 Florence Freedom Roster
Team Record: 31-65
Finished 6th in the FL's East Division
Manager: Tom Browning (13-33), Pete Rose (1-0), Mike Easler (17-32)
Location: Florence, Kentucky
Ballpark: Champion Window Field
Attendance: 68,250, Avg. 1,587 in 43 home dates
The Florence Freedom of the Frontier League ended the 2004 season with a record of 31 wins and 65 losses, finishing sixth in the league's East Division.
The Freedom scored 404 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 604 runs. Tom Creighton led Florence with 11 home runs Kyle Levengood accounted for 42 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .269. Joel Posey paced the team with 6 wins.
Chris Jakubauskas played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Florence Freedom to do so.
Tom Browning, Pete Rose and Mike Easler served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Athas | R | R | January 5, 1982 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Ian Balzer | R | L | February 29, 1980 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Lenny Bays | R | R | December 15, 1979 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Thomas, KY US |
| Wilson Burwell | R | R | December 24, 1981 | 6'0" | 190 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Hal Chafey | L | L | May 7, 1980 | 6'4" | 210 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Eric Chown | R | R | January 7, 1981 | 6'6" | 220 | |
| Tom Creighton | S | R | October 21, 1980 | 5'10" | 195 | Weldon, CA US |
| Tom Davidson | R | R | November 23, 1979 | 6'7" | 225 | Grinnell, IN US |
| Alex Derhak | R | R | February 27, 1981 | 6'0" | 200 | Elmira, NY US |
| Mikaela Dworken | R | R | November 10, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Boca Raton, FL US |
| Ron Fenwick | L | R | December 19, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Bowie, MD US |
| Eric Fischer | S | L | February 19, 1980 | 6'7" | 200 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jake Ford | R | R | February 18, 1981 | 6'1" | 220 | Louisville, KY US |
| J. D. Foust | R | R | May 7, 1981 | 6'4" | 200 | Norwood, OH US |
| Jeff Gatch | ||||||
| Kyle Geswein | L | L | November 21, 1979 | 6'3" | 250 | Dayton, OH US |
| Bobby Graves | L | L | January 20, 1980 | 5'10" | 180 | Burbank, CA US |
| Chris Hansen | R | R | June 20, 1982 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Ryan Hartzell | R | R | May 3, 1981 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Jon Hembree | L | L | April 27, 1982 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Christopher Hildebrant | R | R | December 11, 1980 | 5'11" | 185 | Kettering, OH US |
| Mark Ihlenburg | R | R | October 1, 1980 | 6'1" | 215 | Key West, FL US |
| Jeremy Ison | R | R | September 5, 1978 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Chris Jakubauskas | L | R | December 22, 1978 | 6'2" | 215 | Anaheim, CA US |
| Doug Lantz | R | R | August 26, 1979 | 6'1" | 180 | Southlake, TX US |
| Kyle Levengood | R | R | December 20, 1979 | 6'2" | 210 | Bradenton, FL US |
| Mike Marksbury | R | R | February 26, 1982 | 6'2" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Frank Mendible | R | R | August 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 160 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Todd Meyer | R | R | August 2, 1979 | 6'3" | 180 | York, PA US |
| Jason Miller | L | R | September 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| James Morrison | R | R | February 21, 1981 | 6'1" | 190 | Sarasota, FL US |
| Steve Palazzolo | R | R | March 31, 1982 | 6'10" | 260 | North Reading, MA US |
| Drew Parr | R | R | August 24, 1982 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jamie Peters | R | R | September 17, 1978 | 6'3" | 225 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Bubba Pfister | R | R | August 27, 1979 | 6'0" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Steve Pickerell | R | R | February 5, 1982 | 6'3" | 215 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joel Posey | R | R | February 19, 1981 | 6'1" | 205 | Memphis, TN US |
| Justin Rahschulte | L | L | August 6, 1980 | 5'10" | 180 | Florence, KY US |
| Kevin Rival | R | R | November 27, 1979 | 6'2" | 210 | New Britain, CT US |
| Nick Rowland | R | R | April 25, 1980 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Zach Schmidt | R | R | June 5, 1981 | 5'10" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Justin Sibbersen | L | L | July 28, 1983 | 6'4" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
| Matt Singer | L | L | November 16, 1978 | 6'2" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Keith Stegbauer | R | R | May 2, 1981 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Nicholas Steppe | L | L | May 6, 1979 | 5'11" | 205 | Daytona Beach, FL US |
| Jon Stone | S | R | December 23, 1978 | 5'11" | 185 | Lodi, CA US |
| Tee Thomas | R | R | June 13, 1981 | 5'11" | 187 | Starkville, MS US |
| Tim Turner | R | L | June 12, 1982 | 6'2" | 190 | Marietta, GA US |
| Matt Wiedeman | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Jason Williams | R | R | December 4, 1980 | 6'5" | 200 | Fairfield, CA US |
| Chris Williamson | L | L | August 21, 1978 | 6'5" | 225 | Dallas, TX US |
| Kevin Wilson | S | R | June 17, 1978 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Shane Winkler | July 31, 1980 | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
