2003 Inland Empire 66ers Roster
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 1st in the CL's South Division
Manager: Steve Roadcap (78-62)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: San Bernardino, California
Ballpark: Arrowhead Credit Union Park
Attendance: 217,866, Avg. 3,301 in 66 home dates
Playoffs - Inland Empire 66ers 2 games, Lake Elsinore Storm 0
Playoffs - Inland Empire 66ers 3 games, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1
Finals - Inland Empire 66ers 3 games, Stockton Ports 0
The Inland Empire 66ers of the California League ended the 2003 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The 66ers topped the league with just 583 runs allowed. Inland Empire scored 700 runs. Hunter Brown led the team with 15 home runs John Castellano accounted for 80 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .306 clip. Ryan Ketchner paced the squad with 14 wins, while Glenn Bott recorded a 3.17 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Matt Thornton, Troy Cate, Shin-Soo Choo, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Cha-Seung Baek, Emiliano Fruto, Jeff Cirillo and Kazuhiro Sasaki were all players from the 2003 Inland Empire 66ers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Steve Roadcap served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-Seung Baek | R | R | May 29, 1980 | 6'4" | 190 | Pusan, KR |
| Pichi Balet | R | R | November 15, 1977 | 6'0" | 210 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Evel Bastida | L | R | February 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Justin Blood | L | L | November 20, 1979 | 6'3" | 210 | Keene, NH US |
| Blake Bone | L | R | January 12, 1979 | 6'1" | 190 | Gadsden, AL US |
| Glenn Bott | L | L | September 17, 1981 | 6'0" | 190 | Lafayette, LA US |
| Hunter Brown | R | R | October 24, 1979 | 6'2" | 210 | Monroe, LA US |
| John Castellano | R | R | September 8, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | North Babylon, NY US |
| Ismael Castro | R | R | August 14, 1983 | 5'9" | 193 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Troy Cate | L | L | October 21, 1980 | 6'1" | 220 | Fallbrook, CA US |
| Shin-Soo Choo | L | L | July 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 210 | Busan, KR |
| Jeff Cirillo | R | R | September 23, 1969 | 6'2" | 190 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Chris Collins | R | R | August 14, 1981 | 6'0" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Renee Cortez | R | R | December 9, 1982 | 6'4" | 180 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Dustin Delucchi | L | L | December 23, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Juan Done | R | R | October 2, 1980 | 6'2" | 220 | Hialeah, FL US |
| Rich Dorman | R | R | September 30, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | Medford, OR US |
| Emiliano Fruto | R | R | June 6, 1984 | 6'3" | 230 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Sheldon Fulse | S | R | November 10, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Leesburg, FL US |
| Rusty Gray | R | R | September 2, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Cristian Guerrero | R | R | July 12, 1980 | 6'5" | 210 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Greg Jacobs | L | L | October 9, 1976 | 5'9" | 195 | Orange County, CA US |
| Ryan Ketchner | L | L | April 19, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | Wellsville, NY US |
| Eddie Menchaca | R | R | February 7, 1981 | 5'11" | 193 | El Paso, TX US |
| Tim Merritt | R | R | February 7, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Russ Morgan | R | L | November 20, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Utica, NY US |
| Luis Oliveros | R | R | June 18, 1983 | 6'1" | 225 | Guatire, Miranda VE |
| Kevin Olore | L | R | September 21, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | Waterbury, CT US |
| Carlos Pagan | R | R | November 2, 1975 | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jay Pecci | S | R | September 26, 1976 | 5'11" | 192 | Redwood City, CA US |
| Elvis Perez | R | R | July 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jeff Perez | R | R | November 21, 1978 | 6'0" | 180 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Rich Pohle | L | R | May 30, 1979 | 5'10" | 190 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Cesar Quintero | R | R | November 16, 1982 | 6'1" | 200 | Herrera, PA |
| Tim Rall | R | L | September 30, 1979 | 6'0" | 200 | Lynbrook, NY US |
| Matt Rogelstad | L | R | September 13, 1982 | 6'3" | 185 | New Westminster, BC CA |
| Ryan Rowland-Smith | L | L | January 26, 1983 | 6'3" | 250 | Sydney, New South Wales AU |
| George Sandel | L | R | December 4, 1980 | 5'10" | 175 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL US |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | R | R | February 22, 1968 | 6'4" | 209 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Mike Steele | L | R | August 22, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | Mount Pleasant, MI US |
| Brian Strelitz | R | R | January 8, 1980 | 6'1" | 208 | Temple City, CA US |
| Jared Thomas | L | L | July 28, 1980 | 6'3" | 225 | Ann Arbor, MI US |
| Matt Thornton | L | L | September 15, 1976 | 6'6" | 235 | Three Rivers, MI US |
| Enmanuel Ulloa | R | R | November 26, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Jason Van Meetren | R | R | October 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 200 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Greg Wear | R | R | July 7, 1979 | 6'6" | 212 | Crestwood, IL US |
| John Williamson | S | R | August 23, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | Wilmington, NC US |
| Phil Willingham | L | R | December 29, 1978 | 6'1" | 220 | Mobile, 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.
