2006 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 72-68
Finished 3rd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Rocket Wheeler (72-68)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Ballpark: TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Attendance: 200,152, Avg. 3,079 in 65 home dates
2006 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Statistics

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League ended the 2006 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Pelicans tallied 599 runs and surrendered 673 runs. Van Pope paced Myrtle Beach with 15 home runs and recorded 74 runs batted in. Matt Young led all regular batters with a .281 average. Kelvin Villa and Matt Harrison topped the team with 8 wins each, while Kelvin Villa recorded a 3.82 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2006 Myrtle Beach Pelicans who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jo-Jo Reyes, Matt Young, Brandon Jones, Matt Harrison, Diory Hernández, Luis Atilano, Charlie Morton, Clint Sammons, James Parr, Bárbaro Cañizares, Joey Devine and José Ascanio.

Rocket Wheeler served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Devin AndersonLLJanuary 24, 19846'5"220Winter Garden, FL US
José AscanioRRMay 2, 19855'11"195Maracay, Aragua VE
Luis AtilanoRRMay 10, 19856'2"220Santurce, PR
Xan BarksdaleRRDecember 7, 19815'10"215Memphis, TN US
Tyler BullockRRJanuary 22, 19846'3"225Lincoln, NE US
Bárbaro CañizaresRRNovember 21, 19796'3"240La Habana, La Habana CU
Eliazar CarmonaRRDecember 12, 19856'1"170San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Marcus CovingtonRRMay 17, 19856'0"185Siouz City, AL US
Greg CreekLRAugust 29, 19826'3"225Augusta, ME US
Joey DevineRRSeptember 19, 19836'0"235Junction City, KS US
Steve DoetschRRDecember 2, 19836'2"195Evanston, IL US
Matt HarrisonLLSeptember 16, 19856'4"240Durham, NC US
Diory HernándezRRApril 8, 19846'0"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Moises HernandezRRMarch 18, 19846'1"168Valencia, Carabobo VE
Victor HernandezRRJanuary 17, 19856'1"170Cabudare, Lara VE
J. C. HoltLRDecember 8, 19825'9"175Alexandria, LA US
Willie JamesSRApril 30, 19815'8"165Chicago, IL US
Ardley JansenRRFebruary 16, 19836'2"160Willemstad, CW
Brandon JonesLRDecember 10, 19836'1"215Panama City, FL US
Onil JosephSRFebruary 12, 19826'2"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Mark JurichLLDecember 29, 19805'10"195Flagstaff, AZ US
Kala Ka'aihueRRMarch 29, 19856'2"230Kailua, HI US
Wes LetsonLLSeptember 13, 19826'0"200Decatur, AL US
Carl LoadenthalLLDecember 27, 19815'10"190Philadelphia, PA US
Gonzalo LopezRROctober 6, 19836'2"230Managua, NI
Robert MarcialRRApril 21, 19845'10"170Northridge, CA US
Charlie MortonRRNovember 12, 19836'5"215Flemington, NJ US
Brad NelsonRRJanuary 5, 19826'3"210Phoenix, AZ US
Michael NixRRMay 21, 19836'5"235Auburn, AL US
Adam ParliamentRRDecember 16, 19856'3"200Penticton, BC CA
James ParrRRFebruary 27, 19866'1"185Albuquerque, NM US
Nelson PayanoLLNovember 13, 19826'1"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Van PopeRRFebruary 26, 19846'0"200Jackson, MS US
Steve PyzikRRMay 18, 19815'10"175Baltimore, MD US
Jo-Jo ReyesLLNovember 20, 19846'2"230West Covina, CA US
Ralph RobertsRRMarch 28, 19806'2"215Gastonia, NC US
Mike RozemaLRSeptember 16, 19816'2"180Ridgewood, NJ US
Steve RussellRRDecember 20, 19836'6"185San Diego, CA US
Clint SammonsRRMay 15, 19836'1"210Decatur, GA US
Arty SantosRRFebruary 20, 19826'0"180Miami, FL US
Scott SchadeRRFebruary 22, 19826'1"220Lewisburg, PA US
Zach SchreiberRRJune 24, 19826'1"220Cedar Rapids, IA US
Dan SmithLLSeptember 9, 19836'5"250Hagerstown, MD US
Will StartupLLAugust 4, 19846'0"195Nashville, TN US
Jake StevensLLMarch 15, 19856'2"215Fort Myers, FL US
Ovandy SueroSRJune 20, 19825'10"160Villa Gonzalez, Santiago DO
Ivan TerrazasLRNovember 11, 19836'1"200Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Wes TimmonsRRJuly 12, 19786'0"185Morgantown, WV US
Nick TisoneRRAugust 2, 19836'2"185Cincinnati, OH US
Jaime TrejoRRSeptember 7, 19836'3"230Chihuahua, Chihuahua MX
Kelvin VillaLLDecember 14, 19855'10"170Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Dave WatkinsRRAugust 18, 19816'1"210Elizabethtown, KY US
Matt YoungLROctober 3, 19825'8"175Temple, TX 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.




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