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

  • Erik Johnson (4-2 in 10 starts, 2.15 ERA, 58 strikeouts, 15 walks)
  • Spencer Arroyo (4-2 in 10 starts, 2.24 ERA, 34 strikeouts, 17 walks)
  • Scott Snodgrass (5-3 in 9 starts, 4.73 ERA, 28 strikeouts, 20 walks)
  • Stephen McCray (4-3 in 9 starts, 3.12 ERA, 21 strikeouts, 16 walks)
  • Nick McCully (4-1 in 4 starts, 3.00 ERA, 27 strikeouts, 7 walks)
  • Wes Whisler (0-2 in 3 starts, 7.16 ERA, 8 strikeouts, 10 walks)
  • Nestor Molina (0-1 in 3 starts, 7.30 ERA, 13 strikeouts, 4 walks), placed on DL April 17
  • John Danks (1-0 in 1 start, 2.57 ERA, 1 strikeout, 1 walk), rehabbed from Chicago May 2
  • Taylor Thompson (6 saves in 17 appearances, 2.08 ERA, 19 strikeouts, 4 walks)
  • Ryan Kussmaul (5 saves in 17 appearances, 2.03 ERA, 32 strikeouts, 6 walks)
  • Kevin Vance (2 saves in 14 appearances, 3.55 ERA, 33 strikeouts, 9 walks)
  • Jake Petricka (11 appearances, 3.63 ERA, 17 strikeouts, 6 walks), placed on DL April 19
  • Salvador Sanchez (10 appearances, 3.07 ERA, 18 strikeouts, no walks), placed on DL April 25
  • Santos Rodriguez (9 appearances, 0.64 ERA, 13 strikeouts, 12 walks), assigned from Charlotte April 20
  • Daniel Webb (7 appearances, 2.79 ERA, 8 strikeouts, 4 walks), promoted from Winston-Salem May 4
  • Ryan Buch (5 appearances, 4.91 ERA, 5 strikeouts, 8 walks)
  • J. R. Ballinger (1 appearance, 11.57 ERA, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk), promoted from Winston-Salem April 22

Catchers

  • Mike Blanke (batting .252 with 11 runs on 29 hits, 3 home runs, 20 RBI, 3 errors)
  • Miguel Gonzalez (batting .316 with 7 runs on 18 hits, 1 home run, 11 RBI, 6 errors)

Infielders

  • 1B Dan Black (batting .294 with 25 runs on 50 hits, 3 home runs, 35 RBI, 2 errors)
  • 1B Andy Wilkins (batting .282 with 21 runs on 44 hits, 5 home runs, 29 RBI, 2 errors)
  • 2B Daniel Wagner (batting .276 with 16 runs on 27 hits, 0 home runs, 11 RBI, 8 steals, 3 errors)
  • 2B Justin Jirschele, promoted from Great Falls May 3
  • SS Marcus Semien (batting .288 with 34 runs on 51 hits, 3 home runs, 17 RBI, 12 errors)
  • SS Tyler Saladino (batting .231 with 29 runs on 40 hits, 3 home runs, 24 RBI, 15 steals, 8 errors)

Outfielders

  • Trayce Thompson (batting .237 with 35 runs on 40 hits, 5 home runs, 24 RBI, 10 steals)
  • Keenyn Walker (batting .188 with 26 runs on 32 hits, no home runs, 14 RBI, 18 steals)
  • Micheal Earley (batting .348 with 8 runs on 16 hits, 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 1 steal)
  • Cody Puckett (batting .234 with 13 runs on 29 hits, 2 home runs, 16 RBI, 2 steals)
  • Brandon Short (batting .189 with 7 runs on 10 hits, no home runs, 8 RBI, no steals)
  • Joe De Pinto (batting 0.375 with 2 run on 6 hits, no home runs, 2 RBI, no steals), promoted from Winston-Salem April 26
  • Jared Mitchell (batting 0.174 with 3 runs on 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 1 steal), assigned from Charlotte April 19, placed on DL April 26


Schedule (33-18)

As of May 27, the Barons are 33-18 and lead the North Division, 6 games ahead of the Tennessee Smokies. They are 15-5 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 (17-8)

  • 1-5: Won 5 of 5 vs Chattanooga (2-0, 6-2, 8-0, 3-2, 16-14)
  • 7-11: Won 4 of 5 at Tennessee Smokies (16-0, 12-11, 9-7, 5-4, 4-5)
  • 12-16: Lost 3 of 5 vs Montgomery (7-3, 1-2, 5-2, 3-6, 0-1)
  • 17-20: Lost 3 of 5 at Jackson Generals (1-2, 2-1, 2-6, 10-4, 1-7)
  • 23-27: Won 4 of 5 at Jacksonville Suns (3-5, 5-3, 3-0, 2-0, 4-1)

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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