2011 Year in Review: Charlotte Stone Crabs (Overall)

Over the next few weeks I will recap the 2011 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 Charlotte Stone Crabs.

After two consectutive years of making the playoffs, the Stone Crabs missed the postseason for the first time in their brief franchise history. They finished the season was a 64-75 record overall which put them in fourth place in the division at the end of the season. The Stone Crabs sent six players to the All-Star game in Clearwater this season. Tyler Bortnick, Alex Colome, Hak-Ju Lee, Brett Nommensen, Josh Satow and Greg Sexton were all named to the FSL All-Star team. The 2011 season also saw several franchise records broken including home runs (Mark Thomas), RBI's (Mike Sheridan) and stolen bases (Tyler Bortnick) to name a few.

Final Standings:
Florida State League South Division (Overall)
1. Bradenton Marauders (74-63)
2. St. Lucie Mets (72-68)
3. Palm Beach Cardinals (68-70)
4. Charlotte Stone Crabs (64-75)
5. Fort Myers Miracle (63-76)
6. Jupiter Hammerheads (60-80)

Florida State League South Division (First Half)
1. St. Lucie Mets (38-32)
2. Fort Myers Miracle (34-36)
3. Jupiter Hammerheads (32-38)
4. Charlotte Stone Crabs (30-39)
5. Bradenton Marauders (30-40)
6. Palm Beach Cardinals (29-40)

Florida State League South Division (Second Half)
1. Bradenton Marauders (44-23)
2. Palm Beach Cardinals (39-30)
3. Charlotte Stone Crabs (34-36)
4. Fort Myers Miracle (29-40)
5. St. Lucie Mets (34-36)
6. Jupiter Hammerheads (28-42)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .259 (8 of 12)
Slugging: .361 (10 of 12)
On Base Pct: .331 (4 of 12)
Hits: 1204 (8 of 12)
Doubles: 257 (3 of 12)
Triples: 40 (tied 3 of 12)
Home Runs: 45 (12 of 12)
Runs Scored: 611 (7 of 12)
Stolen Bases: 177 (1 of 12)

Team Pitching Stats (league rank):
ERA: 3.83 (7 of 12)
Runs Allowed: 593 (4 of 12)
Strikeouts: 958 (8 of 12)
Walks: 514 (12 of 12)

Attendance:
2nd in Florida State League
166,375 total in 67 games for 2,483 average per game (49% capacity)
Charlotte Sports Park Total Seating: 5,028

2011 Charlotte Stone Crabs Roster:

Pitchers
Chris Andujar
Alex Colome
Joe Cruz
Juan Cruz
Frank De Los Santos
Sergio Espinosa
Felix Fuentes
Hunter Hill
JP Howell
Mickey Jannis
Mike Jarman
Merrill Kelly
Alex Koronis
Drew Leary
Adam Liberatore
Kyle Lobstein
Deivis Mavarez
Shane Minks
Jeff Niemann
CJ Riefenhauser
Josh Satow
Scott Shuman
Matt Stabelfeld
Albert Suarez
Jake Thompson
Kirby Yates

Catchers
Mayo Acosta
Jake Jefferies
Jose Lobaton
Mark Thomas
Alejandro Torres
David Wendt

Infielders
Tyler Bortnick
Matt Hall
Hak-Ju Lee
Omar Luna
Greg Sexton
Mike Sheridan
Riccio Torrez


Outfielders
Dustin Biell
Gabe Cohen
Reid Fronk
Lucas Montero
Ty Morrison
Chris Murrill
Brett Nommensen
Anthony Scelfo

Coaching Staff
Manager: Jim Morrison
Hitting Coach: Joe Szekely
Pitching Coach: Steve Watson

General Manager: Joe Hart