Connecticut Tigers roster

The Connecticut Tigers have rounded out their roster for Friday’s Opener in Lowell. They boast a righty-heavy pitching staff (16 rightys/3 leftys), an infield full of kids fresh out of college and some legendary Tigers’ blood in the fold. The Tigers have their home opener at Dodd Stadium in Norwich on Monday,June 20th versus the defending New York-Penn champs, the Tri-City ValleyCats

Pitchers (most recent team)
RHP Nicholas Avila (Nova Southeastern - 2011)
57 RHP Jeffrey Barfield (Lakeland Flying Tigers - 2010)
LHP Tyler Barrett (Lewis-Clark State - 2011)
52 RHP Fernando Celis (Gulf Coast Tigers - 2010)
30 RHP Tyler Clark (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
LHP Matt Crouse (Ole Miss - 2011)
23 RHP Drew Gagnier (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
RHP Dan Gentzler (Lakeland Flying Tigers - 2011)
20 LHP Rayni Guichardo (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
49 RHP Kevan Hess (Lakeland Flying Tigers - 2011)
19 RHP Patrick Lawson (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
46 RHP Clemente Mendoza (West Michigan Whitecaps - 2011)
44 RHP Melvin Mercedes (West Michigan Whitecaps - 2010)
58 RHP Tim Mowry (West Michigan Whitecaps - 2011)
48 RHP Wilsen Palacios (Lakeland Flying Tigers - 2010)
40 RHP Pedro Perez (Greenville Drive - 2010)
56 RHP Luis Angel Sanz (Lakeland Flying Tigers - 2011)
23 RHP Tyler White (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
11 RHP Ryan Woolley (Alabama-Birmingham - 2011)

Catchers (most recent team)
31 C Zachary Maggard (Florida Southern U. - 2011)
24 C Adolfo Reina (Gulf Coast Tigers - 2009)

Infielders (most recent team)
14 SS Brett Anderson (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
DH Javier Azcona (West Michigan Whitecaps - 2011)
1B Dean Green (Barry University - 2011)
27 1B Jeff Holm (Michigan State - 2011)
7 2B Colin Kaline (Florida Southern U. - 2011)
3B Jason King (Kansas State - 2011)
22 2B Alexander Nunez (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
12 3B Matt Perry (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)

Outfielders (most recent team)
29 OF Edwin Gomez (West Michigan Whitecaps - 2011)
18 OF Bo McClendon (Gulf Coast Tigers - 2010)
28 OF Samir Rijo (Lakeland Flying Tigers - 2010)
26 OF Les Smith (Connecticut Tigers - 2010)
OF Chad Wright (Univ. of Kentucky – 2011)