2010 Year in Review: Mongtomery Biscuits (Overall)

Over the next few weeks I will recap the 2010 season of each affiliate. This week will focus on the overall season, next week will cover the hitting leaders and the final week will be pitching leaders. Like the week in reviews earlier in the season, each day will bring attention to a different affiliate as we work our way through the franchise. Today we take a look at the overall team stats of the Montgomery Biscuits.

The 2010 Montgomery Biscuits had a strong first half of the season, falling short of the playoffs by just one game. However the second half was not as good, finishing in third place in the division and missing out on the postseason. The Biscuits were 72-66 overall on the year which was good for third place in the Southern League. The Biscuits placed five players on the All-Star team; Drew Anderson, Darin Downs, Matt Gorgen, Jeremy Hall and Alex Torres were nominated to the midseason game. Alex Cobb was named the Biscuits MVP by the Tampa Bay Rays for his performance during the season.

Final Standings:
Southern League South Division (Overall)
1. Jacksonville Suns (81-59)
2. Mobile Bay Bears (75-62)
3. Montgomery Biscuits (72-66)
4. Mississippi Braves (63-74)
5. Birmingham Barons (53-87)

Southern League South Division (First Half)
1. Jacksonville Suns (40-30)
2. Montgomery Biscuits (38-30)
3. Mobile Bay Bears (36-32)
4. Mississippi Braves (30-38)
5. Birmingham Barons (24-46)

Southern League South Division (Second Half)
1. Jacksonville Suns (41-29)
2. Mobile Bay Bears (39-30)
3. Montgomery Biscuits (34-36)
4. Mississippi Braves (33-36)
5. Birmingham Barons (29-41)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .248 (10 of 10)
Slugging: .364 (10 of 10)
On Base Pct: .325 (10 of 10)
Hits: 1145 (10 of 10)
Doubles: 201 (10 of 10)
Triples: 44 (2 of 10)
Home Runs: 81 (6 of 10)
Runs Scored: 585 (8 of 10)
Stolen Bases: 86 (8 of 10)

Team Pitching Stats (league rank):
ERA: 3.83 (4 of 10)
Runs Allowed: 600 (3 of 10)
Strikeouts: 1047 (2 of 10)
Walks: 480 (7 of 10)

Attendance:
3rd best in Southern League
269,840 total in 67 games for 4,027 average per game (89% capacity)
Riverwalk Stadium Total Seating: 4,500

2010 Montgomery Biscuits Roster:
Pitchers
Alex Cobb*
Dane De La Rosa
Richard De Los Santos
Justin Dowdy
Darin Downs
Sergio Espinosa
Justin Garcia
Matt Gorgen*
Jeremy Hall
Jake McGee*
Eddie Morlan
David Newmann*
Rayner Oliveros
Paul Phillips
Ryan Reid
Aneury Rodriguez*
Heath Rollins
Josh Satow
Alex Torres*

Catchers
Craig Albernaz
Nevin Ashley
Jose Lobaton
Ian Paxton
Matt Spring

Infielders
Drew Anderson
Cody Cipriano
Chris De La Cruz
Matt Fields
Mike Folli
JJ Furmaniak
Omar Luna
Chris Nowak
Shawn O’Malley*
Jose Ruiz
Greg Sexton
Matt Sweeney*
Henry Wrigley

Outfielders
Leslie Anderson
Rashad Eldridge
John Matulia
Ryan Royster
Emeel Salem
Cody Strait

Coaching Staff
Manager: Billy Gardner
Hitting Coach: Ozzie Timmons
Pitching Coach: Bill Moloney

General Manager: Greg Rauch

*denotes 2010 Rays Prospects Top Prospect