2009 Kalamazoo Kings Roster
Team Record: 58-38
Finished 1st in the FL's East Division
Manager: Fran Riordan (58-38)
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ballpark: Sutherland Field
Attendance: 70,499, Avg. 1,469 in 48 home dates
Playoffs - Lake Erie Crushers 3 games, Kalamazoo Kings 2
The Kalamazoo Kings of the Frontier League ended the 2009 season with a record of 58 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Kings scored 534 runs and yielded 465 runs. Brendan Murphy led Kalamazoo with 17 home runs Joe Ramos recorded 62 runs batted in. Amos Ramon paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .327. John Brownell topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.49 ERA, tops among regular hurlers. Fran Riordan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Anderson | S | R | August 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Adam Arnold | R | R | May 15, 1986 | 6'0" | 191 | Kamloops, BC CA |
| Rich Babb | R | R | October 12, 1985 | 6'0" | 230 | |
| Dan Baerlocher | R | R | August 10, 1984 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Andrew Benjamin | L | L | November 22, 1985 | 6'2" | 240 | Lansing, MI US |
| Scott Billak | R | R | August 27, 1984 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Tim Brown | L | L | February 21, 1983 | 6'3" | 228 | Eugene, OR US |
| John Brownell | R | R | June 28, 1983 | 6'3" | 215 | Mitchell, SD US |
| Carson Bryant | R | R | June 6, 1986 | 6'2" | 180 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Joe Catanese | R | R | March 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Nolan Chestnut | R | L | May 29, 1984 | 6'3" | 210 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Joe DiPietro | R | R | January 22, 1985 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Michael Graves | R | R | November 23, 1985 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Jeff Grose | L | L | July 14, 1984 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Pat Hanley | R | R | January 14, 1987 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Kyle Higgins | R | R | June 6, 1986 | 6'1" | 180 | Green Brook, NJ US |
| Trent Lare | L | L | August 25, 1984 | 6'4" | 195 | Lyndon, KS US |
| Jason LaVorgna | R | R | March 4, 1986 | 5'9" | 190 | North Haven, CT US |
| Destan Makonnen | L | R | October 24, 1985 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Matt Maloney | R | R | September 13, 1983 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Steve Malvagna | R | R | November 28, 1985 | 5'11" | 195 | East Meadow, NY US |
| Bryan Marquez | R | R | April 25, 1987 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Danny Meier | R | R | October 28, 1985 | 6'3" | 205 | Maple Valley, WA US |
| Tommy Mejia | R | R | July 2, 1986 | 6'1" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Randy Moley | R | R | May 23, 1986 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Brendan Murphy | R | R | October 7, 1984 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Brandon Parillo | L | L | September 22, 1985 | 5'10" | 185 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Amos Ramon | R | R | June 19, 1983 | 5'8" | 185 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Joe Ramos | R | R | December 16, 1982 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Scott Reid | R | R | October 31, 1984 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Bernard Robert | R | R | February 17, 1985 | 6'0" | 188 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Brad Roblin | R | R | December 27, 1983 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Ben Rue | R | R | April 29, 1987 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Jett Ruiz | R | R | February 19, 1986 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Ben Shivers | R | R | June 20, 1987 | 5'9" | 175 | Silverton, OR US |
| Joshua Short | R | R | April 1, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Marysville, WA US |
| Hans Stancil | S | R | February 17, 1985 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Jimmy Stanley | R | R | April 28, 1987 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Simon Williams | R | L | June 30, 1982 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami, FL 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.
