Kinston Indians
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Professional baseball in Kinston dates back to the 1920's. They are currently managed by Mike Sarbaugh, a member of the Indians organization since 1990.
The Indians, or K-Tribe as they are nicknamed, play their home games in Grainger Stadium.
Contents
Noted Major League alumni
Current Roster
As of July 12, 2006
| Pitchers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
| Player | Throws | DOB | Place of Birth |
| 13 | Scott Lewis | L | 9/26/83 | Washington Court House, Ohio
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| 16 | Scott Roehl | R | 8/19/81 | Somers, Wisconsin
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| 23 | Christopher Hicks | L | 11/28/81 | Bristol, Virginia
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| 24 | Reid Santos | L | 8/24/82 | Kaneohe, Hawaii
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| ? | Kyle Collins | R | 8/17/81 | San Jose, California
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| 27 | Chuck Lofgren | L | 1/29/86 | Burlingame, California
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| 28 | Chris Niesel | R | 11/18/82 | Plantation, Florida
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| 30 | Jansen Lewis | R | 5/16/84 | Cincinnati, Ohio
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| 38 | TJ Burton | R | 7/13/83 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| 46 | Mariano Gomez | L | 9/12/82 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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| 48 | Joe Ness | R | 11/4/83 | Logansport, Indiana
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| 49 | Kevin Dixon | R | 7/3/83 | Burnsville, Minnesota
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| 50 | Ryan Knippschild | L | 9/24/82 | Sacramento, California
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| ? | Michael Finocchi | R | 4/28/85 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Catchers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
| Player | Bats | Throws | DOB | Place of Birth |
| 12 | Caleb Brock | R | R | 3/30/80 | Lexington, Kentucky
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| 25 | Javi Herrera | R | R | 10/8/71 | Hialeah, Florida
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| 40 | Armando Camacaro | R | R | 4/6/79 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| Infielders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
| Player | Bats | Throws | POS | DOB | Place of Birth |
| 8 | Argenis Reyes | R | R | 2B | 9/25/82 | Santiago, Dominican Republic
| |
| 9 | Brian Finegan | R | R | SS | 12/15/81 | San Jose, California
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| 10 | Brandon Pinckney | R | R | SS | 4/12/82 | Sacramento, California
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| 11 | Rodney Choy Foo | S | R | 2B | 12/12/81 | Honolulu, Hawaii
| |
| 13 | Micah Shilling | L | R | 2B | 12/27/82 | Zachary, Louisiana
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| 26 | Stephen Head | L | L | 1B | 1/13/84 | Raymond, Mississippi
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| 34 | Matt Whitney | R | R | 3B | 2/13/84 | West Palm Beach, Florida | |
| Outfielders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
| Player | Bats | Throws | POS | DOB | Place of Birth |
| 5 | Jose Constanza | S | L | OF | 9/1/83 | Santo Domingo, Dom. Repub.
| |
| 35 | Brian Barton | R | R | OF | 4/25/82 | Los Angeles, California
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| 41 | Jordan Brown | L | L | OF | 12/18/83 | Vacaville, California | |
Top prospects
- Chuck Lofgren
- Stephen Head
- Scott Lewis
Current K-Tribers who have appeared in at least one game with another team in 2006
- Armando Camacaro (Buffalo Bisons and Akron Aeros)
- Kyle Collins (Akron Aeros
- Jose Constanza (Lake County Captains)
- Kevin Dixon (Mahoning Valley Scrappers)
- Michael Finocchi (Lake County Captains)
- Mariano Gomez (Akron Aeros)
- Javi Herrera (Akron Aeros)
- Ryan Knippschild (Lake County Captains)
- Jansen Lewis (Akron Aeros)
- Brandon Pinckney (Akron Aeros)
Appeared in at least one game with 2006 K-Tribe but no longer with team
- Wyatt Allen
- Michael Aubrey (currently with Akron Aeros)
- Ryan Goleski (currently with Akron Aeros)
- Aaron Laffey (currently with Akron Aeros)
- Trevor Mortensen (currently with Burlington Indians)
- Sean Smith (currently with Akron Aeros)
- Jesus Soto (currently with Burlington Indians)
- Wyatt Toregas (currently with Akron Aeros)
- Thomas Cowley briefly joined the K-Tribe roster in June but never played in a game (currently with Lake County Captains)
External links
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