2010 State College Spikes

2010 Coaching Staff
Gary Robinson became the fourth manager in Spikes history on December 19, 2008.
G-Rob has a diverse background in the game of baseball as a player, coach, scout
and umpire. For a decade prior to joining the Pirates organization, he served as a
Triple-A umpire evaluator for Major League Baseball. Away from the game, he has
been an administrator for the Union County School District in North Carolina since
1999.
Robinsons previous professional experience came when he served as pitching

coach for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Expos in 1998 under manager Frank
Kremblas, who is the Pirates Triple-A manager at Indianapolis. From 1991-97, Rob-
inson worked as a scout for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Philadel-
phia Phillies.
Robinson enjoyed a very successful 10-year career as the head baseball coach at
the University of North Carolina-Charlotte (now known as Charlotte) from 1982-91,
where his teams compiled a record of 280-244-3. His 49ers teams won 30 or more
games five times and he was the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1984. He
was also responsible for 34 of his players signing professional baseball contracts.
Prior to his head coaching stint at UNC-Charlotte, Robinson worked for three sea-
sons as a minor league umpire in the Midwest and Southern Leagues, and broke
into the coaching ranks as a college assistant at Appalachian State (1975-77) and
the University of Tennessee (1978-79).
The Concord, NC native played college baseball at Gardner-Webb College (now

Gardner-Webb University) and was a First-Team All-American in 1975, with his .466
batting average in 1974 still standing as a school record. Robinson was inducted
into the Gardner-Webb Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
Robinson earned a bachelors degree from Gardner-Webb and a masters degree

from Appalachian State. Currently residing in Concord, NC, Robinson has two chil-
dren, daughter Kristen (28) and son Michael (25).
ROBINSONS MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB LEAGUE W L PCT. FINISH
1982 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 17 26 .395 2nd, North
1983 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 21 18 .538 3rd, East
1984 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 27 22 .551 1st, East
1991 UNC-Charlotte Sun Belt 29 28 .509 4th, East
COLLEGE TOTALS 280 244 .534 3 Ties
2009 State College New-York Penn 38 38 .500 3rd, Pinckney
PRO TOTALS 38 38 .500
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2010 Coaching Staff
Brandon Moore begins his tenth season as a minor league coach and his fourth
in the Pirates system in 2010 as he returns to State College. The native Ala-
baman oversaw a Spikes offense that put up 339 runs last season, good for
third-best in the New York-Penn League.
Prior to joining the Spikes coaching staff, Moore served as hitting coach for the
Altoona Curve for three seasons from 2006 to 2008. B-Mo first joined the Pi-
rates minor league system in 2005 as the hitting coach at Advanced-A Lynch-
burg after serving as a coach in the Chicago White Sox chain from 2001-04.
Moore played seven seasons in the White Sox organization from 1994-2000,
reaching the Triple-A level in both 1999 and 2000. An All-SEC shortstop at
Auburn University, Moore was originally drafted by Chicago in the 17th round of
the 1994 June Draft.
Moore was born August 23, 1973 in Birmingham, AL, and currently resides in
Altoona, AL with wife Kerri and sons Brody (10) and Braden (7).
Mike Steele enters his second season with the State College Spikes, and his as a
pitching coach in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Steele was a key factor in the
improvement of the Spikes pitching staff in 2009, which posted the fifth-best earned
run average in the New York-Penn League a year after coming in last. The Spikes
also walked the second-fewest batters in the league under Steeles watch last year.
Prior to joining the Spikes, Steele spent the 2008 campaign with Advanced-A Lynch-
burg. Steele replaced Bob Milacki as Hillcats pitching coach last year at mid-season
after spending the previous two years as the pitching coach at Michigan State Uni-
versity.
After being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 29th round of the 2000 June Draft,
Steele pitched professionally from 2000-2005 in the Detroit and Seattle organiza-
tions. Stele is an alum of the New York-Penn League, where he earned his first all-
star recognition with Oneonta. In 2001 with West Michigan of the Class A Midwest
League, Steele was a First-Team All-Class A relief pitcher after going 4-3 with a 1.16
ERA and 19 saves.
Steele graduated from Central Michigan in 2000 with a degree in sports manage-
ment and a minor in business administration. Born August 22, 1978 in Mount Pleas-
ant, MI, Steele now resides in Spring, TX with wife Lydia and their two children.
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2010 Coaching Staff
Mike Zalno returns for his fourth season as the Spikes head athletic trainer and
his eighth in the Pirates organization in 2010. Zalno comes off of a 2009 season
in which he was named the New York-Penn Leagues Trainer of the Year by the
Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society.
Prior to joining the Spikes in 2007, the 33-year old native of Clearfield served
as the trainer for Pirate affiliates in Hickory (2006), Williamsport (2005) and
Bradenton (2003-04). Mike makes his off-season home in State College with his
wife Heather.
James Staffaroni is in his first season in the Pirates system as a Strength and
Conditioning Coach. The 24-year-old is a 2009 graduate of Penn State, where
he earned his degree in Kinesiology. Before joining the Spikes, Staffaroni was
an assistant strength coach at PSU, and has worked at recreational and athletic
facilities across the campus. In addition to his strength coach duties, James
served as a supervisor at the universitys outdoor adventure recreation facilities.
Originally from Factoryville, PA (near Scranton), he now resides in State Col-
lege. Jamess hobbies include hiking, kayaking, fishing and camping, along with
many other outdoor activities.
SPIKES ALL-TIME COACHING STAFFS

2006 Mark DeJohn (Manager); Sid Monge (Pitching Coach); Steve Balboni (Hitting
Coach); Mike Shildt (Coach)
2007 Turner Ward (Manager); Wilson Alvarez (Pitching Coach); Mike Moriarty
(Hitting Coach)
2008 Brad Fischer (Manager); Brian Tracy (Pitching Coach); Sid Bream (Hitting
Coach); Steven Suarez (Coach)
2009 Gary Robinson (Manager); Mike Steele (Pitching Coach); Brandon Moore
(Hitting Coach); Steven Suarez (Coach)
DeJohn Ward Fischer
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2010 Player Profiles
ACEVEDO CAREER NOTES

Started 2009 season in GCL before being returned to the Dominican Summer
League Pirates in late July...Four mulit-hit games with the DSL Bucs, including
two three-hit games in five days (August 3 and August 8)...Played half of DSL
games at 1st base...Split time between third base (22 games) and shortstop (15
games) with GCL Pirates in 2008...Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in GCL semifinal
game against GCL Phillies...Put together streak of three consecutive multi-hit
games from July 28-31, 2008...Scouted by Pirates Director of Latin American
Scouting Rene Gayo and former Pirates General Manager Dave Littlefield
PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB
2007 PIR GCL .444 8 18 2 8 2 1 0 1 0 5 0
2008 PIR GCL .216 45 153 73 33 3 2 0 11 10 42 9
2009 PIR GCL .174 8 23 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 9 0
2009 PIR DSL .381 12 42 10 16 4 0 0 5 4 11 3
CAREER (3 SEASONS) .258 73 236 88 61 12 3 0 19 14 67 12
BECKMAN CAREER NOTES

Ranked 3rd in Gulf Coast League in home runs allowed with five...Made three
appearances of five innings, two in relief...Earned first professional win on July
10, 2009 in four-inning relief outing against the GCL Braves...2.91 ERA at home,
as opposed to 8.66 ERA on the road...Went 4-1 with two saves in 19 games (29.2
innings) as a freshman in 2009 at Grayson County College...Red Sox pitcher
John Lackey, current Pirate Andy LaRoche and former Pirate Danny Darwin also
attended Grayson County College
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K
2009 PIR GCL 2-2 5.49 11 3 0 0 0 39.1 45 26 24 18 19
CAREER (1 SEASON) 2-2 5.49 11 3 0 0 0 39.1 45 26 24 18 19
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BENCSKO CAREER NOTES

Third-team All-Big East Selection in 2010Led Villanova in runs scored and
stolen bases...Member of All-Big Five team in PhiladelphiaReached base safely
in all but three of 50 games.Recorded a nine-game hitting streak in which he
batted .588...Did not make an error in junior season...Had four multi-hit games in
2008Walked three times in back-to-back games against Michigan and West-
ern MichiganLettered four years in soccer in high school...Was named an All-
Conference and All-County performer and was third team All-State
COLLEGE STATISTICS
2007 NOVA BE .312 38 77 12 24 2 0 0 6 11 18 6
2008 NOVA BE .226 44 62 15 14 1 3 0 9 17 15 6
2009 NOVA BE .247 45 81 16 20 3 0 0 11 13 15 8
2010 NOVA BE .356 50 194 55 69 10 5 2 31 24 30 24
CAREER (4 SEASONS) .285 177 414 98 127 16 8 2 57 65 78 44
BROWN CAREER NOTES

Played primarily at shortstop at LinfieldCoached by 1998 World Series MVP
Scott Brosius...Helped Linfield achieve a third-place finish at the NCAA Division
III Championships and a school-record 37 wins...Batting average of .433 in se-
nior seasonthird-best all-time at Linfield) and set single-season records for hits,
doubles and stolen basesFirst-Team ABCA All-America shortstop as a senior
West Region and Northwest Conference Player of the Year in 2010.Pitched in
a mostly relief role in freshman and senior yearsWent 0-2 with 6.30 ERA in 20
career innings, striking out 21 and walking 16...Played for the semi-pro Clarinda
As and started in the NBC World Series in the summer of 2009Two time all-
Rio Honda League pick
COLLEGE STATISTICS
2007 LIN NWC .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 LIN NWC .083 12 12 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 LIN NWC .370 18 54 14 20 6 0 1 10 5 3 3
2010 LIN NWC .443 50 201 66 89 27 2 9 72 32 13 6
CAREER (4 SEASONS) .285 81 267 82 110 34 5 10 82 35 16 9
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DECKER CAREER NOTES

Led the Cougars in ERA this past season...Averaged nearly a strikeout an inning
in Southern Conference play in 2010 (20 Ks in 20.1 innings)...Played at Semi-
nole Community College prior to attending College of Charleston...Went 2-1 in
13 appearances with 42 strikeouts and a complete game for Seminole in 2008...
Member of Washington High School basketball team where he played guard
for two seasons...Team won Indiana State Championship in 2005 and Sectional
Championship in 2006.
COLLEGE STATISTICS
2009 COC SC 3-1 8.03 17 7 0 0 1 49.1 65 52 44 27 47
2010 COC SC 8-0 3.78 17 11 0 0 0 81.0 75 45 34 36 67
CAREER AT COC (2 YRS) 11-1 5.60 34 18 0 0 1 130.1 135 97 78 63 114
DE LA CRUZ CAREER NOTES

Five multi-hit games with Dominican Summer League Pirates in 2008, including
two such back-to-back performances to round out season...Hit .364 against left-
handers in 2008...Hit .304 when leading off the inning...Seven multi-hit games
with DSL Bucs in 2007, including career high three hits on two occasions, both
against DSL Astros (6/16/07 and 7/11/07)...Hit .319 on the road in 07...Only pro
home run came July 26, 2007 vs. DSL Nationals 1
2007 PIR DSL .263 51 133 26 35 2 0 1 13 26 43 20
2008 PIR DSL .255 27 98 22 25 0 0 0 5 12 33 9
2009 PIR GCL .205 36 112 8 23 3 0 0 3 7 43 11
CAREER (3 SEASONS) .242 114 343 56 83 5 0 1 21 45 119 40
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DODSON CAREER NOTES

Made professional debut on August 31, 2009, pitching scoreless second inning
vs. GCL Blue Jays...Went 10-0 with two saves and a 1.20 ERA in 16 games (64.1
innings) as a senior at Medina Valley in 2009...Struck out 129 and walked 36
with three complete games in 09...Also hit .465 with 11 home runs as a pitcher/
outfielder...Hit .400 with seven home runs and 52 RBI in 2008...Went 13-0 with
a 0.59 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 83.1 innings as a junior...Threw a no-hitter in
2008...Committed to Baylor University before signing with Pirates
2009 PIR GCL 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
CAREER (1 SEASON) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
ENNIS CAREER NOTES

Earned first-team All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference mention after undefeated
2010 season...Tied for team lead in innings pitched in 2010...Led LSU-Shreveport
in wins and ERA this past season...Preseason NAIA All-American and Preseason
All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference...Second on LSUS all-time wins list and fourh
on all-time innings pitched list...Ranked fifth in NAIA in wins during 2010 sea-
son...Played as a left-handed shortstop at Big Sandy High School...Best non-
athletic talent is drawing
COLLEGE STATISTICS
2008 LSUS GCAC 7-3 5.70 19 11 2 1 2 72.2 90 56 46 27 45
2009 LSUS GCAC 9-1 3.11 18 15 6 0 0 107.0 104 50 37 25 78
2010 LSUS GCAC 12-0 2.85 15 15 2 1 0 94.2 84 38 30 32 92
CAREER (3 SEASONS) 28-4 3.71 52 41 10 2 2 274.1 278 144 113 84 215
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FALLON CAREER NOTES

Picked up first pro save on July 27, 2009 at Auburn with scoreless inning...
Earned first pro win in next appearance at Jamestown on July 30...Pitched
for Gastonia Grizzlies of Coastal Plain League in 2009 before joining Spikes...
Started 2009 college season with 16.88 ERA and 36 walks in first 13.1 innings,
but rebounded late...Played for Carolina Thunder of Southern Collegiate Base-
ball League in summer of 2008, after sitting out 2008 college season... Struck
out 12 in 11.2 innings there...Redshirted 2006 season at Boston College...Went 8-1
with a 1.86 ERA as a senior at Cardinal Newman High School, and hit .335 with
nine homers and 38 RBI...Won Palm Beach County Player of the Year award that
same year
2009 SC NYPL 1-2 5.51 17 0 0 0 1 16.1 17 14 10 16 34
CAREER (1 SEASON) 1-2 5.51 17 0 0 0 1 16.1 17 14 10 16 34
FIENEMANN CAREER NOTES

One of first two Australian players in Spikes history...Earned first American
professional victory on July 21, 2009 for Gulf Coast League Pirates in the second
game of a doubleheader against the GCL Braves...Tied for third in home runs
allowed in GCL (5)...ERA of 1.99 at home in 2009, as opposed to 6.11 ERA on the
road...Suffered a career-threatening shoulder injury in December 2007, three
days away from signing a contract with the Boston Red Sox...After long recov-
ery process, threw two-hit shutout in South Australia Baseball League semi-final
for West Torrens against Southern District
2009 PIR GCL 1-6 3.79 12 6 0 0 0 40.1 38 22 17 3 26
CAREER (1 SEASON) 1-6 3.79 12 6 0 0 0 40.1 38 22 17 3 26
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FREEMAN CAREER NOTES

Has three games with three hits in professional career (last on August 26, 2009
@ GCL Braves, breaking 0-for-18 slump)...Joined GCL Pirates in Bradenton for
final two weeks of 2008 season...Went 3-for-4 on seasons final day (August 27)
against GCL Reds...Named an AFLAC All-American at All Saints Academy High
School in 2007...Participated in AFLAC All-American Classic in San Diego...First-
Team All-State selection after hitting .478 with 35 RBI...Nominated by scouts to
play in prestigious Perfect Game National Showcase in 2007...Hit .557 with 43
RBI as a sophomore
2008 PIR GCL .182 6 22 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 0
2009 PIR GCL .210 50 157 18 33 9 0 4 12 14 59 6
CAREER (2 SEASONS) .207 56 179 19 37 10 0 4 14 15 63 6
FUESSER CAREER NOTES

Earned first professional win in first pro appearance, August 4, 2009 vs. GCL
Tigers...Pitched two scoreless innings to notch the victory...Allowed hitters just a
.133 average in first pro season...Scouted by former Spikes pitching coach Brian
Tracy...Led Walters State in appearances and saves in freshman season as Sena-
tors won regular-season conference title...South Carolina Gatorade Player of
the Year in senior season at York Comprehensive High School...Named to 2008
Rawlings High School All-American 3rd Team...Also named to All-State and
All-Region teams...Selected in the 19th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2008
draft
2009 PIR GCL 1-1 1.26 5 1 0 0 0 14.1 6 4 2 10 12
CAREER (1 SEASON) 1-1 1.26 5 1 0 0 0 14.1 6 4 2 10 12
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GOURLEY CAREER NOTES

Compiled a .477 batting average with 42 hits, four home runs and 23 RBI in 88
at-bats as a senior at Eastern Wayne High School...Helped lead team to 2008
conference championship crown...Was named All-ECC and All-Area as a senior
and junior...Led Eastern Wayne in runs and stolen bases as a sophomore and
junior...Hit .314 with .465 on-base percentage as sophomore in 2006...Holds
school record with 57 career stolen bases...Father, John, was a member of the
Canadian National Baseball Team from 1979 to 1980...Given name John Walker
Gourley
2009 PIR GCL .220 18 50 6 11 2 0 0 2 6 11 3
CAREER (1 SEASON) .220 18 50 6 11 2 0 0 2 6 11 3
LYLES CAREER NOTES

One of school-record five Northwestern State players taken in 2010 MLB Draft...
Second-team All-Southland Conference in 2010...Set school single-season
record for stolen bases and single-game record for stolen bases with four...Led
the Demonis in RBI in 2010...Finished NSU career one home run shy of all-time
record...Went 6-for-6 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored
against Tulane on March 3, 2009...Named Collegiate Baseball National Hitter
of the Week after going 11-for-14 with 4 home runs and 10 RBI in 2009 series
against Southeatern Louisiana
COLLEGE STATISTICS
2007 NSU SLC .284 50 155 23 44 6 0 5 24 11 38 7
2008 NSU SLC .282 54 195 35 55 10 0 4 26 22 35 20
2009 NSU SLC .362 51 199 55 72 17 2 14 47 27 34 17
2010 NSU SLC .350 57 220 54 77 13 1 7 56 32 22 34
CAREER (4 SEASONS) .319 212 769 167 248 46 3 30 153 92 129 78
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MARQUEZ CAREER NOTES

Split time between catcher, 1st base and designated hitter in each of the last
three years in Venezuelan Summer League and Gulf Coast League...Hit first
homer on American soil for GCL Pirates on August 15, 2009 at GCL Tigers...Hit
.333 in August 2009 for GCL Bucs...Compiled .387 batting average with runners
in scoring position...Ranked 4th in Venezuelan Summer League in batting aver-
age and 4th in lowest strikeout ratio (1 K per 14.53 plate appearances) with VSL
Pirates in 2007...Hit .403 with runners in scoring position in 07, including a .435
average with two outs
2007 PIR VSL .339 54 189 38 64 10 1 4 46 20 15 2
2008 PIR VSL .247 57 174 28 43 9 0 3 26 22 14 4
2009 PIR GCL .281 29 96 8 27 6 1 1 14 6 11 3
CAREER (3 SEASONS) .292 140 459 74 134 25 2 8 86 48 40 9
MENDEZ CAREER NOTES

Returns from the 2009 Spikes...Caught nearly half of Spikes games, splitting
time with Craig Parry...Joined the 2008 Spikes from GCL Pirates on July 26...
First NYPL hit was an RBI single vs. Mahoning Valley July28...Ejected in fifth in-
ning for arguing third strike 8/12 vs. Staten Island..Hit.400 with five home runs
in 15 games in the Gulf Coast League...Tied for Bradenton team high in homers...
Did not play baseball in 2007 due to injuryhometown of Azua, Dominican Re-
public is also the hometown of current Houston Astro Pedro Feliz
2006 PIR DSL .203 29 74 9 15 3 0 0 4 8 23 0
2008 BRA GCL .400 15 55 13 22 3 0 5 14 6 12 1
2008 SC NYPL .205 22 78 6 16 4 0 0 6 4 26 0
2009 SC NYPL. .161 36 112 18 18 2 0 0 6 12 22 0
CAREER (3 SEASONS) .223 102 318 36 71 12 0 5 30 30 83 1
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NAVARRO CAREER NOTES

Played for Panama in 2009 World Baseball Classic...In lone WBC appearance,
went 1.1 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits against Puerto
Rico on March 7...Ranked third in Dominican Summer League in strikeouts with
DSL Pirates in 2008...Was also second in strikeouts per nine innings (12.79) and
fewest baserunners per nine innings (7.34) among starters...Third-lowest walks
per nine innings (0.95) among 2008 DSL starters...Struck out 11 batters in five
innings in win against DSL Braves on July 5, 2008, matching career high...Struck
out 10 in six innings to pick up victory vs. DSL Angels on June 6...11 strikeouts in
six innings on August 20, 2007 at DSL White Sox first squad
2007 PIR DSL 8-2 2.83 14 13 0 0 1 70.0 64 24 22 17 85
2008 PIR DSL 4-3 1.42 15 15 0 0 0 76.0 50 16 12 8 108
2009 PIR GCL 4-2 3.77 10 3 0 0 1 31.0 32 13 13 6 23
CAREER (3 SEASONS) 16-7 2.39 39 31 0 0 2 177.0 146 53 47 31 216
NGOEPE CAREER NOTES

Started 2010 season with Advanced-A Bradenton Marauders...Played both sec-
ond base and shortstop for GCL Pirates in 2009...11 multi-hit games last season...
Led the Gulf Coast League in sacrifice hits (8) and times caught stealing (9) in
2009...Played for the South African team at both the 2009 World Baseball Clas-
sic and the 2009 World Cup...Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in two
WBC games...Both hits were triples against Mexico on March 9...4-for-10 in three
World Cup games, with a double and five RBI ...Full name Mpho Gift Ngoepe
2009 PIR GCL .238 47 160 24 38 4 0 1 9 21 52 13
2010 BRA FSL .250 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
CAREER (2 SEASONS) .238 49 164 24 39 4 0 1 9 22 54 13
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POUNDERS CAREER NOTES

Threw 11 consecutive scoreless innings from July 9 to July 22 for Gulf Coast
League Pirates...Went 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA and nearly a strikeout per inning (12
in 12.2 innings) at home...Allowed right-handed hitters just a .175 average..Went
9-2 with a 1.96 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 64.1 innings during senior season at Te-
mecula Valley High School in 2009...Also threw four complete games, including
one shutout...Father Brad starred at UC-Riverside and played in Padres system
in the 1980s
2009 PIR GCL 2-2 3.04 9 4 0 0 0 23.2 19 11 8 11 20
CAREER (1 SEASON) 2-2 3.04 9 4 0 0 0 23.2 19 11 8 11 20
RODRIGUEZ CAREER NOTES

Finished with fifth-most at-bats in Gulf Coast League in 2009 for GCL Pirates...
Five games with three hits or more, including a 4-for-4 performance on July 18
against GCL Phillies...Also homered twice, drove in four runs and scored three
times in the game...Hit .303 with runners on base and two outs, and .357 with
runners in scoring position with two outs...All three GCL homers came on the
road...Also went 4-for-4 in June 7, 2008 game with Dominican Summer League
Pirates against DSL Rangers
2006 PIR DSL .200 17 40 8 8 0 0 0 5 7 17 0
2007 PIR DSL .257 53 167 22 43 7 0 5 26 14 31 5
2008 PIR DSL .291 68 234 32 68 16 1 1 28 27 28 15
2009 PIR GCL .266 54 199 22 53 12 0 3 28 9 32 1
CAREER (4 SEASONS) .269 192 640 84 172 35 1 9 87 57 108 21
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SAUKKO CAREER NOTES

Returns from 2009 Spikes...Collected first professional extra-base hit on Au-
gust 13, 2009, a double against Oneonta in the second game of a doublehead-
er...Placed sixth on 2008 GCL Pirates in walks drawn (13 BB)Three multi-hit
games in the 2008 season...No extra-base hits, but a .358 on-base percentage...
Hit .292 with runners in scoring position, and a .433 on-base percentage in that
situation...Selected to All-Big 8 Conference first team at Sierra Junior College in
2008 after going 70-for-173 (.405) at the plate with six doubles and 25 RBI in
40 games
2008 PIR GCL .212 23 66 10 14 0 0 0 5 13 25 2
2009 SC NYPL .172 28 87 11 15 1 1 0 6 6 25 3
CAREER (2 SEASONS) .190 51 153 21 29 1 1 0 11 19 50 5
SEPTIMO CAREER NOTES

Ranked second among Gulf Coast League relievers in fewest walks per nine
innings at 0.40...Earned first pro win on American soil on July 17, 2009 for GCL
Pirates against GCL Yankees...Strung together 11-inning scoreless streak from
July 17 to August 7, 2009...Recorded 0.47 ERA in 19.1 home innings with GCL
Pirates...Struck out career-high five batters in each of two consecutive appear-
ances on August 13 and 19, 2009...1.56 ERA in 34.2 innings on the road with
Dominican Summer League Pirates in 2008
2007 PIR DSL 0-1 6.75 4 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 9 5 2 5
2008 PIR DSL 3-2 3.17 16 3 0 0 3 54.0 57 31 19 8 28
2009 PIR GCL 2-1 4.38 11 4 0 0 1 37.0 46 18 18 3 23
CAREER (3 SEASONS) 5-4 3.87 31 7 0 0 4 97.2 114 49 42 13 56
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SKIRVING CAREER NOTES

Named first-team All-Mid-American Conference in senior season of 2010...First
player since Brian Bixler to be chosen by the Pirates in the MLB Draft out of
Eastern Michigan...Led Eastern Michigan in doubles this past season...Fifth in
MAC in home runs and third in RBI in 2008...Led EMU in RBI in 08...First-team
All-MAC as designated hitter in 2008...Academic All-MAC selection
COLLEGE STATISTICS
2008 EMU MAC .250 22 52 7 13 2 0 4 12 11 12 0
2009 EMU MAC .348 57 201 43 70 12 0 16 64 25 32 1
2010 EMU MAC .259 56 203 33 53 17 0 4 28 37 36 1
CAREER (3 SEASONS) .298 135 456 83 136 31 0 26 104 63 80 2
SULLIVAN CAREER NOTES

One of two Australians on 2010 Spikes (Mitch Fienemann is the other)...Fastball
reported at 88-89 miles per hour...Played junior baseball with East Hills Baseball
Club...Won Australian Championships with New South Wales Under-16 team...
Selected to two New South Wales Under-18 state teams...Participated in MLB
Australian Academy over four consecutive years...Picked for Australian Under-19
World Championships team in 2008...Did not allow a run in three relief appear-
ances in the tournament...Is deferring studies at University of Western Sydney
2009 KOALAS ASL 2-0 1.08 8 4 0 0 0 25.0 17 4 3 6 31
CAREER (1 SEASON) 2-0 1.08 8 4 0 0 0 25.0 17 4 3 6 31
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VASQUEZ CAREER NOTES

Returns for third year with Spikes...Tied for team lead in home runs in 2008...In
North American debut, went 2-for-4 with a steal of home on a delayed double
steal play and scored two runs vs. Vermont July 3...Again stole home on de-
layed double steal July 5 at Oneonta...Tied Spikes record with 4 RBI, including
3-run HR against Mahoning Valley July 30...Went 3-for-5 with two home runs,
tying team record, and 5 RBI, setting new Spikes record, August 24 at Mahoning
Valley...Hit .211 for Dominican Summer League Pirates in 2007, but had .356 on-
base percentage thanks to 12 walks in 34 games
2007 PIR DSL .211 34 57 9 12 2 0 1 7 12 17 4
2008 SC NYPL .235 46 166 26 39 6 2 5 23 11 51 6
2009 SC NYPL .190 42 147 18 28 5 3 0 5 10 37 6
CAREER (2 SEASONS) .214 122 370 53 79 13 5 6 35 33 105 16
VON ROSENBERG CAREER NOTES

Ranked eighth-best prospect in Pirates system following the 2009 season by
Baseball America...Made first and only pro appearance of 2009 season with Gulf
Coast League Pirates...Started and struck out one batter in one inning of work
against GCL Blue Jays...Went 11-1 in leading Zachary Broncos to third straight
Class 4A baseball championship...Hit .489 for Zachary with 10 home runs and 45
RBI during senior season...Won four straight high school titles in four years, hav-
ing won Louisiana 5A title with Barbe-Lake Charles before moving to Zachary as
sophomore...Named Gatorade Louisiana Baseball Player of the Year in 2009
2009 PIR GCL 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
CAREER (1 SEASON) 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
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2009 Pirates Draft Results
Round Pick Player Position School
1 2 Jameson Taillon RHP The Woodlands HS (TX)
2 52 Stetson Allie RHP St. Edward HS (OH)
3 84 Mel Rojas, Jr. CF Wabash Valley College (IL)
4 117 Nicholas Kingham RHP Sierra Vista HS (NV)
5 147 Tyler Waldron RHP Oregon State University
6 177 Jason Hursh RHP Trinity Christian Academy (TX)
7 207 Austin Kubitza RHP Heritage HS (TX)
8 237 Dace Kime RHP Defiance Sr. HS (OH)
9 267 Brandon Cumpton RHP Georgia Tech
10 297 Zachary Weiss RHP Northwood HS (CA)
11 327 Daniel Grovatt LF University of Virginia
12 357 Vincent Payne RHP Cypress College (CA)
13 387 Christopher Kirsch LHP Marple Newtown HS (PA)
14 417 Bryce Weidman RHP Southwestern Oregon Cmty. Coll.
15 447 Andrew Maggi SS Arizona State University
16 477 Matthew Curry 1B Texas Christian University
17 507 Ryan Hafner RHP Lees Summit West HS (MO)
18 537 Chase Wentz OF Louisiana State Univ.-Shreveport
19 567 Kent Emanuel LHP Woodstock HS (GA)
20 597 Justin Bencsko OF Villanova University (PA)
21 627 Dale Carey CF Wheeler HS (GA)
22 657 Adalberto Santos 2B Oregon State University
23 687 Jared Lakind 1B Cypress Hills HS (TX)
24 717 Justin Howard 1B University of New Mexico
25 747 Casey Sadler RHP Western Oklahoma State College
26 777 Brandon Pierce RHP Gunter HS (TX)
27 807 Kevin Kleis RHP Grossmont College (JUCO-CA)
28 837 Zachary Powers SS Armwood HS (FL)
29 867 Garrett Levsen RHP Sonora HS (CA)
30 897 Matthew Skirving C Eastern Michigan University
31 927 Jason Townsend RHP University of Alabama
32 957 Chase Lyles INF Northwestern State University (LA)
33 987 Justin Ennis LHP Louisiana State Univ.-Shreveport
34 1017 Kelson Brown RHP Linfield College (OR)
35 1047 Andrew Muren CF Cal State Univ.-Northridge
36 1077 James Archibald RHP McLennan Cmty. Coll. (TX)
37 1107 William Allen C Buchholz HS (FL)
38 1137 Alex Cox RHP Santiago HS (CA)
39 1167 Kevin Decker RHP College of Charleston (NC)
40 1197 Harrison Cooney RHP Vero Beach Senior HS (FL)
41 1227 Bryton Trepagnier RHP East St. John HS (LA)
42 1257 Stephen Lumpkins LHP American University (DC)
43 1287 Garrett Hicks RHP Yucaipa HS (CA)
44 1317 Cory McGinnis RHP Shelton State Cmty. Coll. (AL)
45 1347 Connor Sadzeck RHP Crystal Lake Central HS (IL)
46 1377 Ryan Wiggins C West Seattle HS (WA)
47 1407 Nathan Sorenson CF Texas HS (TX)
48 1437 Dillon Haviland LHP South Fayette HS (PA)
49 1467 Logan Pevny RHP West Milford HS (PA)
50 1497 Dusty Isaacs RHP Lebanon HS (PA)
Spikes Coaches in the Draft
Hitting coach Brandon Moore and pitching coach Mike Steele both came through the
draft to play in the minor leagues. Moore was drafted in the 17th round of the 1994
draft by the Chicago White Sox out of Auburn University, while Steele was drafted in
the 29th round of the 2000 draft by the Detroit Tigers out of Central Michigan Univer-
sity.
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Robinsons previous professional experience came when he served as pitching

The Concord, NC native played college baseball at Gardner-Webb College (now

Robinson earned a bachelors degree from Gardner-Webb and a masters degree

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