2012 Media Guide AA-Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers 2012 HUNTSVILLE STARS MEDIA GUIDE table of cOntEntS FRONT OFFICE DIRECTORY ........................................................... 2 GAME INFORMATION .................................................................. 3 COACHING STAFF BIOS ..............................................................4-6 PLAYER PROFILES .................................................................. 7-18 2010 TRANSACTIONS ............................................................. 19-20 2010 INDIVIDUAL STATS ..............................................................21 2010 BAY-BY-DAY .................................................................. 22-24 BATTING RECORDS ............................................................... 25-26 PITCHING RECORDS .............................................................. 27-28 FIELDING RECORDS ............................................................... 29-30 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS ..........................................................30 ALL-TIME TOP TEN, BATTING ................................................... 31-34 ALL-TIME TOP TEN, PITCHING .................................................. 35-38 CLUB RECORDS ................................................................... 39-40 NOTEABLE ACHEIVEMNENTS .................................................... 41-42 ALL-TIME ROSTER ................................................................ 43-47 JOE DAVIS STADIUM ..................................................................48 MEDIA INFORMATION .................................................................49 2012 SCHEDULE .......................................................................50 The 2012 Huntsville Stars Media Guide was compiled and edited by Jill Cacic and Alex Cohen. Stats and biographical information provided by the Huntsville Stars, LLC, the Milwaukee Brewers Media Department, Minor League Baseball and the Southern League. A very special “Thank you!” to all those who came before and contributed to this publication over the years. A very special “Good luck!” goes to all of those who follow. Last updated April 2, 2012. MILWAUKEE BREWERS DOUBLE-A AFFiliate 1 HUNTSVILLE STARS BASEBALL GENERAL INFORMATION League ................................................................ Southern League, Double-A (1985-) Affiliation....................................................................... Milwaukee Brewers (1999-) ............................................................................... Oakland Athletics (1985-1998) Address ................................................... 3125 Leeman Ferry Rd., Huntsville, AL 35801 Telephone ..................................................................................... (256) 882-2562 Fax ............................................................................................. (256) 880-0801 Email .........................................................................starsinfo@huntsvillestars.com Website ........................................................................... www.huntsvillestars.com Facebook ...................................................................Facebook.com/HuntsvilleStars Twitter ......................................................................... Twitter.com/HuntsvilleStars Official Newsletter................................................................www.huntsvillestars.net OWNERSHIP Owned by...............................................................................Huntsville Stars, LLC Partners ........................................................................................ Hank Amon III ....................................................................................................... Jerry Gold ......................................................................................................... Al Havlin ........................................................................................................Bill Larkin .......................................................................................................Steve Long ................................................................................................E. Miles Prentice ...................................................................................................... Tom Turner ...................................................................................................... Bill Wagner FRONT OFFICE STAFF President & CEO ............................................................................E. Miles Prentice General Manager ................................................................................ Buck Rogers Assistant General Manager .....................................................................Babs Rogers Director, Media & Public Relations ............................................................... Jill Cacic Director, Corporate Sales .................................................................... Ryan Edwards Manager, Group Sales, Ticket Office ................................................... Sydney Marcelain Head Groundskeeper ........................................................................... Kelly Rensel Office Manager ...................................................................................Earl Grilliot Broadcaster ....................................................................................... Alex Cohen Interns .......... Alex Cohen, fNicole Collins, Matt Fiser, Jessica McQueen, Lisa Peterson, Ryan Sheffield, Richy Truncale, Clubhouse Manager ............................................................................. Billy Welker GAME DAY STAFF Official Scorer ...................................................................................Don Rizzardi PA Announcer ................................................................................... Matt Mitchell Scoreboard Operator ......................................................................... Ryan Edwards Stringer ....................................................................................... Jeff McClendon VISITING TEAM HOTEL Visitor Hotel......... ................................................................Holiday Inn Downtown Address .................................................................... 401 Williams Avenue Southwest ........................................................................................... Huntsville, AL 35801 Phone .......................................................................................... (256) 533-1400 Fax ............................................................................................. (256) 534-7787 2 2012 HUNTSVILLE STARS MEDIA GUIDE GAME InFORMAtIOn PRE-GAME WORKOUT SCHEDULE Home Game Times: Single Game Doubleheader Monday - Saturday 6:43 pm 4:43 pm Sunday 4:03 pm 2:03 pm Pre-Game Schedule Single Game Doubleheader Monday - Saturday: Home Team BP Until 4:40 pm Until 2:40 pm Visiting Team BP 4:40 pm - 5:25 pm 2:40 pm - 3:25 pm Home Team Infield 5:25 pm - 5:40 pm 3:25 pm - 3:40 pm Visiting Team Infield 5:40 pm - 5:55 pm 3:40 pm - 3:55 pm Grounds Crew Field Prep 5:55 pm - 6:25 pm 3:55 pm - 4:25 pm Presentations, Awards 6:25 pm - 6:35 pm 4:25 pm - 4:35 pm Umpires and Managers 6:35 pm - 6:40 pm 4:35 pm - 4:40 pm National Anthem 6:40 pm - 6:42 pm 4:40 pm - 4:42 pm Game Start 6:43 pm 4:43 pm Sunday: Home Team BP Until 2:00 pm Until 12:00 pm Visiting Team BP 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Home Team Infield 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm Visiting Team Infield 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Grounds Crew Field Prep 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Presentations, Awards 3:45 pm - 3:55 pm 1:45 pm - 1:55 pm Umpires and Managers 3:55 pm - 4:00 pm 1:55 pm - 2:00 pm National Anthem 4:00 pm - 4:02 pm 2:00 pm - 2:02 pm Game Start 4:03 pm 2:03 pm Special Game Starts 1:03 pm 10:43 am Home Team BP Until 11:00 am In Cages Visiting Team BP 11:00 am - 11:45 am In Cages Home Team Infield 11:45 am - 12:00 pm None Visiting Team Infield 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm None Grounds Crew Field Prep 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm 9:45 am - 10:15 am Presentations, Awards 12:45 pm - 12:55 pm 10:15 am - 10:20 am Umpires and Managers 12:55 pm - 1:00 pm 10:35 am - 10:40 am National Anthem 1:00 pm - 1:42 pm 10:40 am - 10:42 am Game Start 1:03 pm 10:43 am Special Home Game Times: On Tuesday, April 24th and Tuesday, May 15th, the games against the Jackson Generals and Mississippi Braves respectively will begin at 10:43 a.m. On-field pre-game BP and infield will be cancelled; However, teams may hit in the cages down the 3rd base line. Additional Special Home Game Times: Sunday, June 17 - vs. Montgomery (1:03 p.m.) milwaukee brewers Double-A affiliate 3 2012 cOAcHInG StAFF Darnell coles, Manager #11 Darnell Coles enters his first season as the Huntsville Stars manager and third in the Brewers organization. Prior to joining the Stars staff, he served as a hitting coordinator for the Brewers Minor League system for the past two seasons. Coles spent four seasons in the Washington Nationals organization before joining Milwaukee’s system. He served as hitting coach at Triple-A Syracuse in 2009 and manager with Class-A Hagerstown in 2008 and Class-A Vermont in 2007. He spent the 2006 season as the Nationals’ roving hitting instructor. The Stars manager had a lengthy 14-year Major League playing career with Seattle (1983-85, 1988-90), Detroit (1986-87, 1990), Pittsburgh (1988), San Francisco (1991), Cincinnati (1992), Toronto (1993-94),