2019 Texas League Media Guide (.Pdf)
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2 3 TEXAS LEAGUE MEDIA GUIDE ADVERTISERS AMI . .88 BairFind . .4 Frost Bank . .2 HBK CPA’s & Consultants . .3 HIBU . .89 Minor League Baseball . .9 Rawlings . .90 4 TEXAS LEAGUE OFFICIALS, MANAGERS AND UMPIRES THE TEXAS LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS 505 Main St #250. • Fort Worth, TX 76201 (682) 316-5400 Web Site: www.texasleague.com Email: [email protected] PRESIDENT .................................................................................................. Tim Purpura VICE PRESIDENT .....................................................................................Monty Hoppel SECRETARY .............................................................................................Andy Milovich ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT....................................................Jessica McClasky LEAGUE STATISTICIAN ..............................Major League Baseball Advanced Media UMPIRES Andrew Barrett, Isaias Barba, Michael Carroll, Darius Ghani, Jeffery Gorman, Luis Hernandez, Jose Matamoros, Tyler Olson, , Justin Robinson, Andrew Stukel, Kyle Wallace, Brian Walsh LEAGUE DIRECTORS D.G. Elmore, Amarillo; Russ Meeks, Arkansas; Ken Schrom, Corpus Christi; Chuck Greenberg, Frisco; E. Miles Prentice, Midland; Jon Dandes, Northwest Arkansas; Matt Gifford, Springfield; Mike Melega, Tulsa. FIELD MANAGERS – NORTH DIVISION Arkansas....................................................................................................... Mitch Canham Northwest Arkansas ................................................................................... Darryl Kennedy Springfield ...........................................................................................................Joe Kruzel Tulsa .......................................................................................................... Scott Hennessey FIELD MANAGERS – SOUTH DIVISION Amarillo..................................................................................................... Phillip Wellman Corpus Christi.................................................................................................. Omar Lopez Frisco ................................................................................................................ Joe Mikulik Midland...................................................................................................... Scott Steinmann 5 Amarillo Sod Poodles HODGETOWN Texas League Championships: 13; 821 South Johnson Street Amarillo, TX 79101 MLB Affiliate: (806) 803-7762 San Diego Padres (2007) www.sodpoodles.com [email protected] Visiting Team Hotel: Home 2 Suites by Hilton 8251 West Amarillo Blvd. Amarillo, Radio Station: TX 79124 KIXZ. 940 AM Broadcaster . Sam Levitt (806) 803-7777 Years in Texas League: 1888; 1892; Contact: 1895-99; 1907-42; 1946-64; Natasha Giacomazzi 1968 - present [email protected] Administrative Staff: Owner . Dave Elmore President & General Manager . Tony Ensor Director of Finance . Ben Knowles Executive Assistant . Shannon Cook Director of Public Relations . Shane Philipps Director of Marketing . Tess Bloom Director of Broadcasting . Sam Levitt Video Production Manager . Joe Corbisiero Communications Assistant . Adam Traylor Director of Partnership . Nick Hall Corporate Partnership Manager . Matt Hamilton Corporate Activation Specialist . Kelly Schuberg Promotions and Community Relations Manager . Sierra Todd Director of Merchandise . .Katarina Burns Promotions and Community Relations Assistant . Bailee Barber Merchandise Assistant . Leah Roberson Director of Ticket Sales and Service . Jeff Turner Director of Group Sales . .Dustin Ture Ticket Operations Manager . .Nick Yardley Account Executive . .Jacob Helmus Account Executive . Matt Sutherland Account Executive . .Ryan Williams Director of Stadium Operations . Wayne Leoblein Head Groundskeeper . .Ty;er Lenz General Manager of Food and Beverage . .Mike Lindal Catering Manager . .Nicole Lamontagne Zach McGuire . Zach McGuire Cody Anderson . .Cody Anderson 6 Amarillo Sod Poodles HODGETOWN Stadium Info Tickets Dimensions . LF 325'; CF 400'; RF 325' Zone A . $18.00 Seating Capacity . 7,300 Zone B. $16.00 Zone C. $14.00 Directions: 715 South Buchanan Street, Zone D . $12.00 across from Embassy Suites Zone E. $10.00 Amarillo Sod Poodles Manager Phillip Wellman Phillip Wellman returns for his fourth season in the Padres organization managing their Double-A affiliate. The 2019 season is his 31st as a coach and 20th as a minor league manager as he leads the inaugural Amarillo Sod Poodles squad.The 2017 Texas League Manager of the Year piloted the 2018 Missions to a 71-67 record (.514), clinching their second con- secutive playoff bout and leading the squad to their first Championship se- ries appearance since taking the league title in 2013. In 2017, while with San Antonio, he eclipsed his 1,000th win as a minor league manager in April, finishing the 2017 campaign with 1,073 career wins. In 19 total seasons as a manager, Wellman is 1144-1215. Wellman’s Managerial Record YEAR TEAM LEAGUE AFFILIATE RECORD 1992 Orioles Gulf Coast Baltimore 29-29 1993 Lethbridge Pioneer Independent 29-49 1994 Lethbridge Pioneer Independent 29-43 1995 River City Appalachian Co-Op 22-45 1996 Winston-Salem Carolina Cincinnati 74-65 1997 Burlington Midwest Cincinnati 72-68 1998 Burlington Midwest Cincinnati 63-77 1999 Chattanooga Southern Cincinnati 78-66 2001 Chattanooga Southern Cincinnati 72-67 2002 Chattanooga Southern Cincinnati 60-80 2003 Chattanooga Southern Cincinnati 66-74 2007 Mississippi Southern Atlanta 67-72 2008 Mississippi Southern Atlanta 73-66 2009 Mississippi Southern Atlanta 65-73 2010 Mississippi Southern Atlanta 63-74 2014 Arkansas Texas LA Angels 75-65 2016 San Antonio Texas San Diego 58-82 2017 San Antonio Texas San Diego 78-62 2018 San Antonio Texas San Diego 71-67 Total 1144-1,215 7 San Diego Padres Director of Player Development: San Diego Farm System: Sam Geaney AAA ....................El Paso Chihuahuas San Diego Padres AA....................Amarillo Sod Poodles 100 Park Blvd. A.........................Lake Elsinore Storm San Diego, CA 92112 A.........................Fort Wayne TinCaps (619) 795-5335 A.........................Tri-City Dust Devils Rookie .........Arizona Summer League Roving Instructors: Rookie .....Domincan Summer League Steve Lyons . Dir. Pitching Develop. Eric Junge . Pitching Coordinator Spring Training Address: Ryley Westman . Coord of Instruction San Diego Padres Kevin Hooper . Infield Coordinator Peoria Sports Complex Tony Tarasco . OF/Baserunning Coord. 8131 W. Paradise Lane Gorman Heimueller. Pitching Peoria, AZ 85382 Oscar Bernard . Pitching (623) 486-7000 John Nestor . ML Hitting Ben Fritz . AZ/Rehab Dave Bingham Instructor/Player Dev. Ben Fraser . MiLB ATC Coord. JoJo Tarantino . Medical Coordinator Dan Byrne. Strength & Conditioning Coord. Amarillo Sod Poodles Coaching Staff Pitching Coach Hitting Coach Defensive Coach Jimmy Jones Raul Padron Freddy Flores Strength and Conditioning Coach Athletic Trainer Drew Heithoff Drew Garner, Nick Coberly Did You Know?....that on September 27, 1963 the Houston Colt 45's started an all rookie line up in the field against the New York Mets? The line up was: Brock Davis, LF; Jimmy Wynn, CF; Aaron Pointer, RF; Rusty Staub, 1B; Joe Morgan, 2B; Glenn Vaughn, 3B; Sonny Jackson, SS; and Jerry Grote, C. None of the play- ers were older than 22 years of age, while five of the nine players were under 20. Joe Morgan had just turned 20 eight days prior to the historic game. The Colts starting pitcher was Jay Dahl, an 18-year old who would be making his only big league appearance in the 10-3 Houston loss. Everyone in the line up except Dahl and Staub played in San Antonio with the Bullets. Grote and Wynn played for San Antonio only in 1963. Jackson, Morgan, and Vaughn were on the 1964 Texas League Champion Bullets squad. Aaron Pointer was with both teams while Brock Davis spent 1963, 1964 and 1969 with San Antonio. While many of the players had fine seasons with San Antonio, Jimmy Wynn's stats for 1963 might be the most amazing. In only 78 Texas League games, the "Toy Cannon" had 15 doubles, 11 triples, and 16 home runs. 8 9 Arkansas Travelers Dickey-Stephens Park Texas League Championships: 8; 400 W. Broadway 1966*, 1971, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989, North Little Rock, AR 72114 2001, 2008 (501) 664-1555 *Texas League CO-Champions (501) 664-1834 FAX [email protected] MLB Affiliate: www.travs.com Seattle Mariners (2017) Radio Station: Visiting Team Hotel: KARN . 920 AM Crowne Plaza Hotel Webcast: sportsanimal 920.com 201 S. Shackleford Rd. Broadcaster . Steven Davis Little Rock, AR 72211 Contact: Kerry Thompson Years in Texas League: Office: (501) 975-6803 1966 - present Fax: (501) 537-2334 e-mail: [email protected] Administrative Staff: President . Russ Meeks General Manager . Paul Allen Assistant General Manager . Rusty Meeks Director of Broadcasting . Steven Davis Director of Finance . Patti Clark Director of Food and Beverage . Ben Hornbrook Assistnant Director of Food and Beverage . Hunter Johnston Director of Tickets . Chris Fleischmann Director of In-Game Entertainment. Tommy Adam Director of Marketing . Lance Restum Director of Stadium Operations . Andrew Heideman Controller . Brad Eagle Corporate Event Planner. John Sjobeck Corporate Event Planner. Sophie Ozier Corporate Event Planner. Montag Genser Director of Luxury Suites . Emily Mastalski Park Superintendent . Greg Johnston Assistant Park Superintendent . Reggie Temple Receptionist . ..