Roster, schedule set for DeLand Suns

By Roger Gilmore
BEACON SPORTS EDITOR

posted Jun 4, 2009 - 10:40:33am

By Roger Gilmore

info@beacononlinenews.com

The DeLand Suns were scheduled to open their 2009 season on Wednesday evening at Sanford against the River Rats, and then begin play on Melching Field at Conrad Park tonight, Thursday, June 4, at 7 o’clock, against the Leesburg Lightning.

As we’ve noted before, a couple of standout managers with a ton of big-league experience will be facing each other in the dugouts here, with Davey Johnson guiding the Suns, and Frank Viola with the Lightning.

To help get our community involved with the Suns, we’ll have a rundown on their current roster, as well as the schedule.

The team

Head Coach Johnson (Team USA); Assistant Coaches Kevin Davidson, Arthur McConnehead, Scott Benedict and Jeff Shaw; and Scorekeeper Jesse Cazakoff.

Jacob deGrom, DeLeon Springs, Stetson, and Will Dorsey, Atlantic Beach, Stetson.

Peter O’Brien, Miami Gardens, Bethune-Cookman, and Emmanuel Castro, Caguas, Puerto Rico, Bethune-Cookman.

Also, Jonathan Griffin, Bradenton, Manatee CC; Brandt Hendricks, Jay, University of Alabama; Javier Sujo, Miami, Florida International; Jimmy Nelson, Niceville, University of Alabama; Tyler White, Brandon, University of Alabama; Thomas Berryhill, Aynor, S.C., Newberry; Derek Luciano, Brandon, University of Central Florida.

Also, Mason Heller, Savannah, Ga., Southern Polytechnic; Taylor Hashman, Naples, University of Mississippi; Eric

Holmes, Wilton, Iowa, Des Moines CC; Taylor Wrenn, Lakeland, Manatee CC; Rob Scahill, Lombard, IIl., Bradley University; Justin Zinkovich, Cocoa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jabari Blash, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Miami-Dade CC; Austin Chubb, Lake Mary, Manatee CC.

Also, Jovan Pickett, Leeds, AIa., University of Alabama-Huntsville; Austin Quinn, Titusville, Embry-Riddle; William Gordon, La Grange, Ga., University of Pennsylvania; and Reid Terry, Atlanta, University of Pennsylvania.

The schedule:

June

3 - at Sanford, 7 p.m. 4 - LEESBURG, 7 p.m. 5 - SANFORD, 7 p.m. 6 - at Winter Park, 7 p.m. 8 - at Clermont, 7 p.m. 9 - WINTER PARK, 7 p.m. 10 - at Clermont, 7 p.m. 11 - at Leesburg, 7 p.m. 13 - at Winter Park, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. 14 - SANFORD, 5 p.m. 15 - at Clermont, 7 p.m. 16 - SANFORD, 7 p.m. 17 - WINTER PARK, 7 p.m. 19 - at Clermont, 7 p.m. 20 - LEESBURG, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. 21 - CLERMONT, 7 p.m. 22 - at Leesburg, 7 p.m. 23 - Sanford, at The Villages, 7 p.m. 25 - at Winter Park, 7 p.m. 26 - at Sanford, 7 p.m. 27 - at Leesburg, 7 p.m. 28 - at Leesburg, 5 p.m. 29 - at Winter Park, 7 p.m. 30 - at Clermont, 7 p.m.

July

2 -SANFORD, 7 p.m. 3 - at Winter Park, 7 p.m. 4 - at Leesburg, 6 p.m. 5 - CLERMONT, 5 p.m. 6 - SANFORD, 7 p.m. 7 - LEESBURG, 7 p.m. 9 - CLERMONT, 7 p.m. 10 - WINTER PARK, 7 p.m. 12 - LEESBURG, 5 p.m. 13 - CLERMONT. 7 p.m. 17 - SANFORD, 7 p.m. 19 - at Clermont, 5 p.m. 20 - WINTER PARK, 7 p.m. 22 - at Sanford, 7 p.m. 23 - at Sanford, 7 p.m. 24 - LEESBURG, 7 p.m. 25 - CLERMONT, 7 p.m. 26 - WINTER PARK, 5 p.m.

(Editor’s note: Home games listed in all caps.)

The five teams in this Wooden Bat League are the DeLand Suns, the Sanford River Rats, the Leesburg Lightning, the Clermont Mavericks, and the Winter Park Diamond Dogs.

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