2016 Birmingham Barons

The 2016 Birmingham Barons was the fourth Barons team to play in downtown Birmingham's Regions Field. The season marked the Logan family's 10th season as team owners and the team's 31st season as a Chicago White Sox AA affiliate. They played in the North division of the Southern League along with the Huntsville Stars, Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackson Generals and Tennessee Smokies.

Since 2008, the Barons have worn white pinstripes with black caps with a white Gothic "B" outlined in red at home, and road grays inspired by the uniforms worn by the Negro American League champion 1948 Birmingham Black Barons.

Ryan Newman succeeded Julio Vinas as field manager in 2016. Jamie Dismuke was the team's batting coach and J. R. Perdew coached pitchers.

The team opened their 2016 campaign with a series in Jacksonville, then held their home opener on April 12 with a 5-4 win over Tennessee.

Roster

Pitchers

• SP Tyler Danish (3-6 in 11 starts with a 4.61 ERA, 43 strikeouts, 16 walks)
• SP Jordan Guerrero (2-2 in 11 starts with a 4.58 ERA, 46 strikeouts, 35 walks)
• SP Carson Fulmer (3-5 in 10 starts with a 5.87 ERA, 36 strikeouts, 34 walks)
• SP David Holmberg (2-4 in 10 starts with a 4.21 ERA, 28 strikeouts, 15 walks)
• RP Peter Tago (5 saves in 19 appearances with a 5.47 ERA, 31 strikeouts, 11 walks)
• P Matt Lollis
• P Blair Walters
• P Brian Clark
• P Nolan Sanburn
• P Robinson Leyer
• P James Dykstra
• P Kyle Hanson
• P Brandon Brennan
• P Brock Huntzinger
• P Tyler Barnette
• P Brad Goldberg
• P Michael Ynoa

Infield

• C Jeremy Dowdy (batting .275 with 9 runs on 28 hits, 3 home runs, 17 RBI, 3 errors in 30 games)
• C Omar Narvaez (batting .222 with 4 runs on 10 hits, 5 RBI, no errors in 13 games)
• C Chris O'Dowd (batting .200 with 3 runs on 5 hits, 3 RBI, 3 errors in 10 games)
• C Sean O'Connell (batting .500 with no runs on 4 hits, 0 RBI, no errors in 2 games)
• IF Nicky Delmonico (batting .338 with 25 runs on 48 hits, 10 home runs, 31 RBI, 1 steal, 3 errors in 38 games)
• 2B Marcus Lemon (batting .263 with 5 runs on 15 hits, 5 RBI, 1 error in 18 games)
• 2B Jake Peter (batting .293 with 21 runs on 53 hits, 4 home runs, 20 RBI, 3 steals, no errors in 21 games)
• 2B Joey DeMichele (batting .242 with 36 runs on 44 hits, 6 home runs, 22 RBI, 4 errors in 48 games)
• SS Eddy Alvarez (batting .189 with 18 runs on 32 hits, 4 steals, 21 RBI, 12 errors in 42 games)
• 3B Ryan Leonards (batting .167 with no runs on 1 hit, 0 RBI, no errors in 2 games)
• 3B Trey Michalczewski (batting .233 with 24 runs on 41 hits, 3 home runs, 20 RBI, 2 steals, 2 errors in 50 games)
• 3B Nick Basto (batting .188 with 5 runs on 12 hits, 7 RBI, no errors in 17 games)

Outfield

• LF Courtney Hawkins (batting .230 with 9 runs on 20 hits, 2 home runs, 10 RBI, in 23 games)
• CF Adam Engel (batting .197 with 22 runs on 26 hits, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, 13 steals in 33 games)
• CF Keenyn Walker (batting .252 with 19 runs on 29 hits, 14 RBI, 11 steals in 34 games)
• RF Josh Richmond (batting .256 with 10 runs on 20 hits, 2 home runs, 11 RBI, in 23 games)
• RF Eudy Pina (batting .295 with 24 runs on 52 hits, 2 home runs, 21 RBI, 6 steals in 46 games)

Schedule (22-30, .423)

First Half (22-30, .423)

• April 7-11: Lost 4 of 5 at the Jacksonville Suns (1-6, 3-8, 2-1, 3-8, 7-11)
• April 12-16: Won 3 of 5 vs the Tennessee Smokies (5-4, 3-7, 5-3, 2-4, 6-1)
• April 17-21: Lost 4 of 5 at the Jackson Generals (6-2, 3-9, 4-5, 3-4, 3-4)
• April 22-26: Lost 3 of 5 at the Chattanooga Lookouts (0-4, 6-0, 14-13, 6-7, 7-10)
• April 27-May 2: Won 3 of 5 at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (4-0, 8-3, 2-5, 6-4, 3-6)
• May 4-8: Lost 3 of 5 at the Montgomery Biscuits (1-2, 2-3, 5-2, 7-8, 6-4)
• May 9-13: Won 3 of 5 vs Jackson (9-8, 2-3, 5-4, 7-3, 0-2)
• May 14-18: Won 3 of 5 at Tennessee (11-1, 4-12, 3-2, 4-9, 5-0)
• May 19-23: Won 3 of 5 vs Montgomery (3-7, 3-0, 3-12, 8-3, 7-3)
• May 25-29: Lost 4 of 5 at Pensacola (1-5, 6-4, 1-9, 4-5, 5-12)
• May 31-June 4: Lost 2 of 2 vs Chattanooga (6-10, 4-7, )

Notable games

The 2016 Rickwood Classic was held on Wednesday June 1 at Rickwood Field to honor the Southern League champion 1967 Birmingham A's with special guest Rollie Fingers. The Barons lost to Chattanooga 4-7.

External links

• Birmingham Barons website