Hickory Crawdads

Hickory Crawdads Founded in 1977 Hickory, North Carolina
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-level
Single-A
Minor league affiliations
South Atlantic League Northern Division
Major league affiliations
Texas Rangers (2009-present) Pittsburgh Pirates (1999-2008) Chicago White Sox (1993-1998) Texas Rangers (1987-1992) Detroit Tigers (1986) Co-op (1985) Montreal Expos (1983-1984) St. Louis Cardinals (1977-1982)
Name
Hickory Crawdads (1993-present) Gastonia Rangers (1987-1992) Gastonia Tigers (1986) Gastonia Jets (1985) Gastonia Expos (1983-1984) Gastonia Cardinals (1977-1982)
Ballpark
L.P. Frans Stadium (1993-present) Sims Legion Park (1977-1992)
Minor league titles
League titles	2002, 2004
Division titles
Owner(s)/Operated by: Hickory Baseball, Inc.
Manager: Bill Richardson
General Manager: Mark Seaman

The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball team in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a farm team of the Texas Rangers since 2009. Previously, they were a Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Crawdads play home games at L.P. Frans Stadium. Opened in 1993, Frans Stadium seats 5,092 fans. The Crawdads mascot is Conrad the Crawdad. Conrad was named in a contest won by Ryan Windam, a native of Hickory, North Carolina. The Crawdads won the South Atlantic League Championship in 2002, and again in 2004. Andrew Buchbinder, formerly a radio announcer for the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL and the Bakersfield Blaze of the California League, became the Crawdads radio announcer for the 2009 season.

Notable alumni

• Joe Beimel
• Matt Capps
• Joe Crede
• Zach Duke
• Billy Mays
• Carlos Lee
• Nate McLouth
• Nyjer Morgan
• Magglio Ordóñez
• Aaron Rowand

Roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 22 Cody Buckel 25 Andrew Doyle 35 Ben Henry 31 Luke Jackson 21 Kevin Johnson 11 Will Lamb 14 Jorge Marban 30 Roman Mendez 18 Francisco Mendoza 33 Jose Monegro -- Yoon-Hee Nam -- Randol Rojas 36 Ben Rowen 23 Nicholas Tepesch 16 Matt Thompson 28 Joseph Van Meter		Catchers 15 Kellin Deglan  4 Kevin Torres Infielders 17 Jhonny Gomez  2 Odubel Herrera 10 Jurickson Profar  3 Jonathan Roof  5 Alejandro Selen 13 Tomas Telis 19 Christian Villanueva Outfielders -- Jordan Akins 20 Braxton Lane -- Teodoro Martinez  6 Joshua Richmond  7 Jacob Skole		Manager 24 Bill Richardson Coaches 38 Storm Davis (pitching) 32 Jason Hart (hitting)  9 Vinny Lopez (hitting) 27 Corey Ragsdale (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Texas Rangers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated September 18, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Mascot

Conrad the Crawdad (established in 1993) is the official mascot of the Hickory Crawdads, a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Conrad, along with his partner Candy Crawdad entertain fans of the team.

Upon purchasing a minor league baseball team from Gastonia, North Carolina, Don Beaver moved the team to his hometown of Hickory, North Carolina. Todd Teague named the team "Hickory Crawdads." Shortly after, Beaver launched a contest requesting the community to assist him in naming the team's mascot. Ryan Windam, a native of Hickory, North Carolina, won the contest with the name "Conrad." Thus, Conrad the Crawdad was born. Standing at approximately six feet tall, Conrad has not missed a single pitch since the team's inception in 1993. ^[1]

References

1. ^ Conrad & The Hickory Crawdads - http://www.erickarlan.com/images/Crawdads_Jan2006.pdf

External links

• Hickory Crawdads official website