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Class A-Advanced Affiliate of the Winston-Salem Dash 2019 MEDIA GUIDE Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago 2012 CArolina League White Sox top prospect Manager of the year Eloy Jiménez Tommy Thompson 7-time MLB All-Star chris sale 2018 Carolina League Manager of the Year Omar Vizquel Connect with us! 2019 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Team Contact the Dash/Front Office Team ........................................................................................................2 Local Ownership Group ............................................................................................................................3 Dash Executives .......................................................................................................................................4 BB&T Ballpark ...........................................................................................................................................5 The Dash Era 2009: A New Look in Winston-Salem ........................................................................................................6 2010: Dashing Downtown .........................................................................................................................7 2011: The Gac Attack ................................................................................................................................8 2012: Best in Full-Season MiLB ................................................................................................................9 2013: One in a Million ..............................................................................................................................10 2014: First-Round Fun .............................................................................................................................11 2015: The Playoff Dash ............................................................................................................................12 2016: Dashing High and Low ..................................................................................................................13 2017: Eloy and Company ........................................................................................................................14 2018: An Award-Winning Season ............................................................................................................15 Players & Staff Field Staff ................................................................................................................................................16 Player Information ...................................................................................................................................20 Winston-Salem History Year-by-Year Results ...............................................................................................................................46 Records by Category ...............................................................................................................................47 Coaching History ....................................................................................................................................48 Individual Awards & Records ..................................................................................................................49 Dash Records .........................................................................................................................................50 Notable Alumni ........................................................................................................................................51 Carolina League Southern Division ....................................................................................................................................52 Northern Division ....................................................................................................................................53 Odds & Ends Chicago White Sox .................................................................................................................................55 White Sox Affiliates .................................................................................................................................56 Media Rules & Regulations .....................................................................................................................57 Times, Hotels & Broadcasts ...................................................................................................................58 The 2019 Winston-Salem Dash Media Guide was produced by the Winston-Salem Dash’s Media Relations Department, and its entire contents are copyrighted by WS Dash, LLC. Joe Weil and Conor Clingen provided its biographies, statistics, research, editing and formatting, with help from Josh Cocca, C.J. Johnson, Ryan Manuel and the Chicago White Sox. Player headshots are courtesy of the Chicago White Sox. All other photos are courtesy of Ron Vesely, David Durochik, Steven Harrison, Jody Stewart, Brian Westerholt, Robert Hill, the Win- ston-Salem Dash, the Chicago White Sox and the Carolina League. All statistics are courtesy of Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. For more information on the Winston-Salem Dash, visit wsdash.com. WINSTON-SALEM DASH 2019 MEDIA GUIDE 1 ABOUT THE TEAM CONTACT THE DASH Stadium Address: How to Reach Us: 951 Ballpark Way Office - (336) 714-2287 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Fax - (336) 714-2288 Media Requests - (336) 714-6874 Office Address: Gameday Issues - (908) 337-2525 926 Brookstown Avenue E-mails - [email protected] & Winston-Salem, NC 27101 [email protected] FRONT OFFICE TEAM EXECUTIVES President ............................................................................................................................C.J. Johnson Vice President - Baseball Operations ................................................................................ Ryan Manuel Vice President - Chief Financial Officer .........................................................................Kurt Gehsmann Vice President - Corporate Partnerships ........................................................................... Corey Bugno MEDIA RELATIONS Broadcast and Media Relations Manager .................................................................................Joe Weil Broadcast and Media Relations Assistant ...................................................................... Conor Clingen ACCOUNTING Accounting Manager....................................................................................................... Amanda Elbert CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Director of Corporate Partnership Sales ............................................................................Jenny Fulton Corporate Partnerships Manager ...................................................................................Zach Alderman Corporate Partnerships Representative .............................................................................. Ayla Acosta Corporate Partnerships Assistant......................................................................................Adam Natzke TICKETING Director of Ticket Sales ....................................................................................................Paul Stephens Box Office Manager ...........................................................................................................Owen Wilson Business Development Representatives ............................ Drew Fisch, Autumn Sharp and Will Wyatt Sales Coordinator ........................................................................................................Rosanna Stewart Ticket Sales and Service Representative ....................................................................Jordan McGinnis Group Sales Representatives ...................... Laurin Hunnicutt, Benjamin Kendrew and LaToya Wilson OPERATIONS Director of Facility Management ...............................................................................................Jeff Kelly Head Groundskeeper ....................................................................................................... Paul Johnson Director of Operations - Rhino Sports & Entertainment Services ..................................... Kyle Headley ENTERTAINMENT Director of Entertainment .............................................................................................. Jessica Aveyard Creative Services Assistant .................................................................................................Josh Cocca LEGENDS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT General Manager .................................................................................................................Kit Edwards Catering Manager ...........................................................................................................Beverly Becker Premium Services and Merchandise Manager ................................................................Paul Valentino Concessions Manager .................................................................................................Zachary Mounce 2 WINSTON-SALEM DASH ABOUT THE TEAM LOCAL OWNERSHIP GROUP Majority Owner: Billy D. Prim Mr. Prim became the majority owner of the franchise when the team was nicknamed the Warthogs in 2003. He is the founder and chairman of Primo Water Corporation. Primo, a privately-held company based in Winston- Salem, markets mineral-enriched bottled water in three- and five-gallon