Hickory Crawdads

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

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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.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Roster

Hickory Crawdads roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

22 Cody Buckel
-- Ovispo de los Santos
25 Andrew Doyle
35 Ben Henry
31 Luke Jackson
21 Kevin Johnson
11 Will Lamb
14 Jorge Marban
18 Francisco Mendoza
33 Jose Monegro
-- Yoon-Hee Nam
33 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
4 Teodoro Martinez
6 Joshua Richmond
7 Jacob Skole

Manager

24 Bill Richardson

Coaches

38 Storm Davis (pitching)
-- Humberto Miranda (coach)
-- Josue Perez (hitting)

7-day disabled list
* On Texas Rangers 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated January 12, 2012
Transactions
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[edit] 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]