Laredo Lemurs

Laredo Lemurs
Team logo Cap insignia
League American Association (2011-present) (South Division)
Location Laredo, Texas
Ballpark Uni-Trade Stadium
Year founded 2011
League championships 2015
Colors Gold, black, silver, white
                   
Ownership Laredo Baseball Holdings, Inc.
Manager Pete Incaviglia
General Manager Marcus Holliman
Website www.laredolemurs.com

The Laredo Lemurs are a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, that has been playing in the independent American Association since 2012. The team plays their home games at the Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, replacing the Laredo Broncos of United League Baseball.[1]

History

Until the 2012 season, the team was located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was known as the Shreveport-Bossier Captains. In late 2011, the franchise announced its move to Laredo, and the team was renamed.[2] Media coverage suggested that the move was motivated by a deteriorating ballpark and the "inability of the local market to support professional baseball."[3]

In September 2013, the Lemurs' Tano Tijerina, a former minor-league pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers' system, and the incoming County Judge for Webb County, was the starting pitcher in the inaugural "Family Chevrolet Sister Cities Baseball Classic" at Uni-Trade Stadium.[4][5]

For the 2014 season the Laredo Lemurs will have new ownership with investors still yet to be announced.

Current roster

Laredo Lemurs roster
Active (22-man) roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 25 Ryan Beckman
  • 35 Kevin Brandt
  • 30 John Brebbia
  • 16 Henry Garcia
  • 18 Scott Garner
  • 20 Casey Harman ‡
  • 21 Mark Haynes ‡
  • 44 Greg Holle
  • 12 BJ Hyatt
  • 34 Matt Loosen
  • 43 Sam Martin
  • 22 Luis Pollorena
  • 38 Chad Povich
  • 28 Rett Varner
  

Catchers

  •  4 Luke Bailey
  •  7 Kevin Taylor

Infielders

  •  6 Tony Delmonico
  •  3 Tyler Forney
  • 15 A. J. Kirby-Jones
  • 14 Abel Nieves
  • 33 Matt Padgett

Outfielders

  

Manager

Coaches

  •  9 Steve Hine (assistant coach)
  • 24 Mike Meyer (pitching coach)
  • 22 Gibby Vela Cuellar (assistant coach)

Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated May 22, 2015
Transactions

Season-by-season record

Laredo Lemurs
Season W - L Record Winning Percentage Finish Playoffs
2012 54-46 .540 1st in South Division Lost first round to Wichita Wingnuts 0–3
2013 52-47 .525 2nd in South Division Did not qualify for playoffs
2014 58-42 .580 2nd in South Division Lost to Wichita Wingnuts 1–3
2015 57-43 .570 2nd in South Division League Champions, 3–1[6]
Totals 221-178 .553 4–7

Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ AAIPB: Laredo Lemurs profile
  2. ↑ "Shreveport-Bossier Captains moving to Laredo". 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Another potential AA defection: Shreveport-Bossier exploring options". 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Tano Tijerina to Pitch in First Sister Cities Classic, September 18, 2013". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Zach Davis, "Lemurs add local: Laredo's Tano Tijerina to pitch against Tecos", Laredo Morning Times, September 19, 2013, p. B1
  6. ↑ "Lemurs Win First American Association Title". American Association Baseball. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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