2013 Birmingham Barons

The 2013 Birmingham Barons was the first Barons team to play in downtown Birmingham's Regions Field after 25 years in suburban Hoover. The team opened their 2013 campaign with a 5-2 win at the Montgomery Biscuits on April 4. Their home debut came on April 10 before a sell-out crowd as they came back to defeat the Mississippi Braves 9-5.

This marks the Logan family's 7th season as team Owners and the team's 28th season as a Chicago White Sox AA affiliate. They play in the North division of the Southern League along with the Huntsville Stars, Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackson Generals and Tennessee Smokies.

Jonathan Nelson is the team's general manager. Julio Vinas, a former member of the 1995 Birmingham Barons was announced as the team's new field manager on December 18, 2012. Gary Ward is the team's batting coach and Britt Burns coaches pitchers.

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.

Roster

Pitchers

• Erik Johnson (1-0 in 2 starts, 0.77 ERA, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks)
• Spencer Arroyo (1-0 in 2 starts, 1.26 ERA, 5 strikeouts, 4 walks)
• Nestor Molina (0-0 in 2 starts, 7.27 ERA, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks)
• Scott Snodgrass (1-0 in 1 start, 5.40 ERA, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk)
• Stephen McCray (0-1 in 1 start, 9.00 ERA, 1 strikeout, 1 walk)
• Taylor Thompson (2 saves in 4 appearances, 0.00 ERA, 1 strikeout, no walks)
• Ryan Kussmaul (3 appearances, 0.00 ERA, 9 strikeouts, 2 walks)
• Jake Petricka (3 appearances, 1.93 ERA, 6 strikeouts, 2 walks)
• Salvador Sanchez (3 appearances, 0.00 ERA, 5 strikeouts, no walks)
• Kevin Vance (3 appearances, 2.25 ERA, 7 strikeouts, 1 walk)
• Nick McCully (2 appearances, 2.08 ERA, 3 strikeouts, no walks)
• Wes Whisler (1 appearance, 9.00 ERA, 1 strikeout, no walks)
• Ryan Buch (1 appearance, 0.00 ERA, no strikeouts, no walks)

Catchers

• Michael Blanke (batting .349 with 1 run on 8 hits, 0 home runs, 1 RBI, no errors)
• Miguel Gonzalez (batting .333 with no runs on 2 hits, 0 home runs, 3 RBI, no errors)

Infielders

• 1B Dan Black (batting .308 with 4 runs on 8 hits, 0 home runs, 3 RBI, no errors)
• 1B Andy Wilkins (batting .200 with 3 runs on 6 hits, 0 home runs, 3 RBI, no errors)
• 2B Daniel Wagner (batting .333 with 3 runs on 3 hits, 0 home runs, 2 RBI, no errors)
• SS Marcus Semien (batting .290 with 5 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 3 errors)
• SS Tyler Saladino (batting .281 with 6 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run, 6 RBI, 2 errors)

Outfielders

• Trayce Thompson (batting .226 with 6 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs, 5 RBI, 2 steals)
• Brandon Short (batting .179 with 4 runs on 5 hits, no home runs, 4 RBI, no steals)
• Keenyn Walker (batting .148 with 2 runs on 4 hits, no home runs, 1 RBI, 4 steals)
• Cody Puckett (batting .100 with 1 run on 2 hits, no home runs, no RBI, no steals)
• Micheal Earley (batting .000 with no runs, no hits, no home runs, no RBI, 1 steal)

Schedule (5-3)

As of April 13, the Barons are 5-3 and share the North Division lead with the Huntsville Stars.

April (5-3)

• 4-8: Won 2 of 5 at Montgomery Biscuits (5-2, 1-2, 1-2, 8-4, 1-5)
• 10-14: Won 3 of 3 vs Mississippi Braves (9-5, 7-3, 3-0)

Notable games

The Barons' home opener was a sellout with 8,505 seats available for the game.

The 2013 Rickwood Classic was held on May 29 against the Tennessee Smokies.