2013 Birmingham Barons

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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

  • Stephen McCray (4-1 in 6 starts, 2.70 ERA, 17 strikeouts, 12 walks)
  • Scott Snodgrass (4-1 in 6 starts, 4.25 ERA, 20 strikeouts, 9 walks)
  • Erik Johnson (2-1 in 6 starts, 1.30 ERA, 36 strikeouts, 10 walks)
  • Spencer Arroyo (2-1 in 6 starts, 2.70 ERA, 23 strikeouts, 9 walks)
  • Nestor Molina (0-1 in 3 starts, 7.30 ERA, 13 strikeouts, 4 walks), placed on DL April 17
  • Wes Whisler (0-1 in 2 starts, 6.75 ERA, 5 strikeouts, 9 walks)
  • John Danks (1-0 in 1 start, 2.57 ERA, 1 strikeout, 1 walk), rehabbed from Chicago May 2
  • Taylor Thompson (5 saves in 12 appearances, 3.18 ERA, 10 strikeouts, 4 walks)
  • Ryan Kussmaul (2 saves in 11 appearances, 0.95 ERA, 22 strikeouts, 5 walks)
  • Kevin Vance (2 saves in 9 appearances, 2.30 ERA, 24 strikeouts, 8 walks)
  • Salvador Sanchez (7 appearances, 3.97 ERA, 15 strikeouts, no walks), placed on DL April 25
  • Nick McCully (7 appearances, 4.80 ERA, 12 strikeouts, 3 walks)
  • Jake Petricka (6 appearances, 3.24 ERA, 8 strikeouts, 4 walks), placed on DL April 19
  • Ryan Buch (4 appearances, 3.00 ERA, 5 strikeouts, 4 walks)
  • Santos Rodriguez (4 appearances, 0.00 ERA, 4 strikeouts, 6 walks), assigned from Charlotte April 20
  • J. R. Ballinger (1 appearance, 11.57 ERA, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk), promoted from Winston-Salem April 22
  • Daniel Webb (1 appearance, 0.00 ERA, 3 strikeouts, no walks), promoted from Winston-Salem May 4

Catchers

  • Michael Blanke (batting .282 with 8 runs on 20 hits, 1 home run, 14 RBI, 2 errors)
  • Miguel Gonzalez (batting .278 with 3 runs on 10 hits, 1 home run, 9 RBI, 1 error)

Infielders

  • 1B Dan Black (batting .340 with 18 runs on 35 hits, 2 home runs, 25 RBI, 1 error)
  • 1B Andy Wilkins (batting .276 with 11 runs on 24 hits, 1 home run, 15 RBI, 1 error)
  • 2B Daniel Wagner (batting .327 with 9 runs on 18 hits, 0 home runs, 5 RBI, 6 steals, 2 errors)
  • 2B Justin Jirschele, promoted from Great Falls May 3
  • SS Marcus Semien (batting .314 with 21 runs on 37 hits, 2 home runs, 11 RBI, 8 errors)
  • SS Tyler Saladino (batting .245 with 19 runs on 27 hits, 2 home runs, 13 RBI, 9 steals, 4 errors)

Outfielders

  • Trayce Thompson (batting .215 with 24 runs on 23 hits, 3 home runs, 12 RBI, 6 steals)
  • Keenyn Walker (batting .200 with 19 runs on 22 hits, no home runs, 12 RBI, 11 steals)
  • Micheal Earley (batting .348 with 8 runs on 16 hits, 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 1 steal)
  • Cody Puckett (batting .195 with 7 runs on 15 hits, 1 home run, 7 RBI, no steals)
  • Brandon Short (batting .189 with 7 runs on 10 hits, no home runs, 8 RBI, no steals)
  • Joe De Pinto (batting 0.444 with 1 run on 4 hits, no home runs, 2 RBI, no steals), promoted from Winston-Salem April 26
  • Jared Mitchell (batting 0.214 with 2 runs on 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 1 steal), assigned from Charlotte April 19, placed on DL April 26


Schedule (5-3)

As of May 7, the Barons are 20-10 and lead the North Division, 4 1/2 games ahead of the Tennessee Smokies. They are 13-2 at Regions Field.

April (15-10)

  • 4-8: Lost 3 of 5 at Montgomery Biscuits (5-2, 1-2, 1-2, 8-4, 1-5)
  • 10-14: Won 5 of 5 vs Mississippi Braves (9-5, 7-3, 3-0, 13-2, 4-1)
  • 15-19: Lost 3 of 5 at Chattanooga Lookouts (4-7, 4-3, 4-5, 3-5, 3-0)
  • 20-24: Won 3 of 5 vs Huntsville Stars (5-10, 3-8, 3-1, 5-1, 8-3)
  • 25-29: Won 3 of 5 at Montgomery (3-11, 6-1, 0-3, 14-8, 5-2)

May (5-0)

  • 1-5: Won 5 of 5 vs Chattanooga (2-0, 6-2, 8-0, 3-2, 16-14)
  • 7-11: at Tennessee Smokies

Notable games

The Barons' home opener was a sellout with 8,505 seats available for the game. Through 15 games, the Barons claimed a commanding lead in average attendance per home game at 5,219. The Jacksonville Suns were in second with an average attendance of 4,390.

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

External links

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