2007 Effingham Flaming Hearts
Record: 98-64
Finish: 1st in KL Artist Division
Runs Scored: 746
Runs Allowed: 622
Exp W-L: 94-68
 
Ballpark: Motorola Park
Attendance: 1,873,712
Manager: andymac

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 64-75, 8th in the Kuffrey League
AA: 71-68, 4th in the Kuffrey League
A: 87-52, 1st in the Kuffrey League
 
 
Postseason Results:
Lost KL League Championship 2-4 to Nazareth Carpenters
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
LF  Donald Carroll 30 155 617 88 206 38 10 13 80 12 14 27 76 .334 .373 .491 .864 98.0 22.2 5.3
2B  Mario Walcott 32 157 571 95 138 41 5 19 50 45 4 84 162 .242 .337 .431 .768 92.2 18.5 6.6
CF *Silas Nitz 23 154 600 100 206 38 9 13 83 2 1 45 67 .343 .388 .502 .889 105.9 25.2 4.5
1B #Eric Marchand 24 151 573 78 140 43 2 20 89 2 2 57 108 .244 .316 .431 .747 75.9 12.2 2.3
SS #Austin Mazon 22 152 583 91 176 40 0 30 113 0 0 32 103 .302 .341 .525 .866 96.1 21.0 3.6
2B  Kory Hemenway 31 152 520 42 140 27 3 4 66 3 5 21 106 .269 .301 .356 .656 52.2 6.7 6.1
LF  Roger Lannon 34 143 475 70 126 35 1 24 86 0 3 34 87 .265 .314 .495 .809 66.4 12.0 4.2
C  Donnie Paylor 25 135 461 44 106 27 3 11 51 1 1 23 119 .230 .284 .373 .657 47.5 5.5 5.7
RF *Michael Bennett 23 59 195 30 59 10 1 2 18 1 0 27 38 .303 .388 .395 .783 29.3 6.0 1.6
C  Emilio Cedillo 30 79 159 17 43 9 0 4 20 0 0 11 38 .270 .326 .403 .728 19.8 3.2 1.6
2B  Jerry Dietrick 36 70 132 18 36 11 2 2 15 1 0 10 31 .273 .329 .432 .760 17.6 3.6 1.5
1B *Daniel Godsey 33 74 108 17 25 4 0 6 20 0 0 6 32 .231 .280 .435 .715 14.3 2.0 0.3
SS  Jame Homan 30 61 97 18 25 6 0 4 15 3 3 6 20 .258 .295 .443 .739 13.3 2.2 0.9
P  Michael Quick 32 36 83 3 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 37 .108 .169 .157 .325 0.7 0.0 0.0
CF  Steven Carey 36 32 81 7 14 2 0 1 2 3 0 8 24 .173 .247 .235 .482 5.5 0.0 0.6
P *David Martinez 19 34 77 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 .078 .123 .104 .227 -1.8 0.0 0.0
P *Donald Setser 28 34 77 8 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 36 .078 .123 .091 .214 -2.1 0.0 0.0
P  Jorge Betancourt 25 27 62 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 24 .065 .147 .097 .244 -1.5 0.0 0.0
CF *Richard Gaston 34 18 41 5 12 0 0 1 5 0 0 5 10 .293 .370 .366 .735 6.0 1.2 0.3
P  Gonzalo Canton 33 13 26 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 .154 .267 .154 .421 1.4 0.0 0.0
P *Jeffrey Hahn 36 17 25 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .040 .077 .040 .117 -1.4 0.0 0.0
P  Chad Sievert 29 42 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .059 .000 .059 -1.1 0.0 0.0
SS  Steve Whitehead 35 5 10 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .500 .700 0.5 0.0 0.1
P  Wilfredo Hernandez 37 84 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0 0.0
P  Jolbert Comas 30 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Larry Williams 23 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P *Robby Falconer 31 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3 0.0
P  Ezra Tijerina 25 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.5 2040 5598 746 1485 337 36 156 726 74 34 420 1181 .265 .321 .422 .742 734.5 141.8 45.0
  Rank among 10 KL teams 5 3 2 1 5 2 3 8 2 6 3 2 3 2 2 2  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Michael Quick 32 18 10 .643 36 36 0 264.7 237 84 12 71 195 2.86 21.7
 David Martinez 19 14 13 .519 34 34 0 240.3 194 100 29 83 298 3.74 13.2
*Donald Setser 28 14 15 .483 31 31 0 220.0 219 95 18 29 123 3.89 10.1
 Jorge Betancourt 25 21 4 .840 27 27 0 193.7 182 50 2 35 152 2.32 20.1
 Wilfredo Hernandez 37 4 5 .444 84 0 36 96.0 82 48 10 32 70 4.50 12.1
 Gonzalo Canton 33 9 2 .818 13 13 0 90.0 54 19 5 23 105 1.90 11.5
 Chad Sievert 29 6 3 .667 42 6 1 89.7 93 41 7 23 62 4.12 4.6
*Jeffrey Hahn 36 6 4 .600 17 15 0 87.0 90 50 14 24 61 5.17 0.6
*Larry Williams 23 5 6 .455 85 0 7 80.0 63 29 7 35 61 3.26 9.2
 Ezra Tijerina 25 1 2 .333 43 0 4 45.3 50 25 6 6 27 4.96 1.4
 Jolbert Comas 30 0 0 .000 16 0 1 24.7 20 6 1 7 11 2.19 2.6
*Robby Falconer 31 0 0 .000 12 0 2 17.3 17 12 4 11 11 6.23 0.0
 Cordell Mitchell 36 0 0 .000 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 0 0 1 6.00 0.0
Team Totals 29.5 98 64 .605 442 162 51 1451.6 1304 561 115 379 1177 3.48 107.1
Rank among 10 KL teams 3 3 2 3 7 2 2 1 1 6 1  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 29.2
D.Paylor 1141.7 128 133 946 53 10 0 .990 27.3
E.Cedillo 309.0 34 42 259 16 3 0 .989 20.0
D.Godsey 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
Team Total 1451.7 162 176 1205 69 13 0 .990 25.7
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 9.37
E.Marchand 1297.7 145 149 1201 85 12 86 .991 8.92
D.Godsey 153.0 17 22 148 6 1 4 .994 9.06
D.Setser 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1451.7 162 172 1349 91 13 90 .991 8.93
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 4.65
K.Hemenway 1247.7 145 146 214 376 6 71 .990 4.26
J.Dietrick 108.3 9 25 18 38 1 5 .982 4.65
J.Homan 95.7 8 21 18 32 2 2 .962 4.70
Team Total 1451.7 162 192 250 446 9 78 .987 4.32
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .952 2.44
A.Mazon 1291.7 145 146 87 221 14 13 .957 2.15
J.Homan 130.0 15 17 9 21 0 1 1.000 2.08
S.Whitehead 20.0 2 3 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.25
J.Dietrick 6.0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00
M.Walcott 4.0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1451.7 162 173 98 251 14 15 .961 2.16
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .969 4.32
M.Walcott 1309.7 147 150 163 410 16 65 .973 3.94
J.Dietrick 141.0 15 17 25 46 3 1 .959 4.53
D.Carroll 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1451.7 162 168 188 456 19 66 .971 3.99
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.98
R.Lannon 925.0 105 107 264 7 5 2 .982 2.64
D.Carroll 416.7 45 50 101 2 1 1 .990 2.22
S.Carey 65.0 7 10 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.35
R.Gaston 45.0 5 6 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.40
Team Total 1451.7 162 173 394 9 6 3 .985 2.50
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 2.52
D.Carroll 908.0 102 104 274 7 6 5 .979 2.79
S.Nitz 401.7 44 49 118 3 0 1 1.000 2.71
S.Carey 61.0 7 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.48
R.Lannon 46.0 5 9 13 0 1 0 .929 2.54
R.Gaston 35.0 4 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.06
Team Total 1451.7 162 174 423 10 7 6 .984 2.68
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 2.03
S.Nitz 884.0 101 104 203 4 0 1 1.000 2.11
M.Bennett 448.7 48 56 117 2 1 0 .992 2.39
S.Carey 71.0 8 10 19 0 1 0 .950 2.41
R.Lannon 33.0 4 4 16 0 0 0 1.000 4.36
R.Gaston 11.0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.82
K.Hemenway 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
D.Carroll 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1451.7 162 178 357 6 2 1 .995 2.25
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .957 1.69
M.Quick 264.7 36 36 9 34 3 2 .935 1.46
D.Martinez 240.3 34 34 17 35 0 2 1.000 1.95
D.Setser 220.0 31 31 11 33 1 2 .978 1.80
J.Betancourt 193.7 27 27 11 22 2 1 .943 1.53
W.Hernandez 96.0 0 84 4 13 1 0 .944 1.59
G.Canton 90.0 13 13 5 10 1 1 .938 1.50
C.Sievert 89.7 6 42 4 12 2 0 .889 1.61
J.Hahn 87.0 15 17 3 5 0 0 1.000 0.83
L.Williams 80.0 0 85 5 10 0 0 1.000 1.69
E.Tijerina 45.3 0 43 2 10 0 1 1.000 2.38
J.Comas 24.7 0 16 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.82
R.Falconer 17.3 0 12 2 2 0 1 1.000 2.08
C.Mitchell 3.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1451.6 162 442 73 192 10 10 .964 1.64
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Nitz .343
On-Base Pct Nitz .388
Slugging Pct Mazon .525
OPS Nitz .889
XR Nitz 105.9
Games Walcott 157
At-Bats Carroll 617
Runs Nitz 100
Hits Nitz, Carroll 206
Total Bases Mazon 306
Singles Nitz 146
Doubles Marchand 43
Triples Carroll 10
Homeruns Mazon 30
RBIs Mazon 113
Stolen Bases Walcott 45
Caught Stealing Carroll 14
Walks Walcott 84
Strikeouts Walcott 162
ERA Betancourt 2.32
Wins Betancourt 21
Losses Setser 15
Winning Pct Betancourt .840
Saves Hernandez 36
Games Pitched Williams 85
Games Started Quick 36
Complete Games Quick, Setser 4
Shutouts Quick 3
Innings Pitched Quick 264.7
Hits Allowed Quick 237
Homeruns Allowed Martinez 29
Strikeouts Martinez 298
Walks Allowed Martinez 83
Walks per 9IP Setser 1.2
Hits per 9IP Martinez 7.3
Strikeouts per 9IP Martinez 11.2
WHiP Betancourt 1.12
OAVG Martinez .219
OOBP Betancourt .284
OSLG Betancourt .330
OOPS Betancourt .614
Team All-Stars
Donald Carroll
Austin Mazon
Silas Nitz
Player Salaries
Gonzalo Canton $ 10,680,000
Mario Walcott $ 8,740,000
Michael Quick $ 7,000,000
Donald Carroll $ 5,430,000
Donald Setser $ 4,500,000
Steve Whitehead $ 4,200,000
Roger Lannon $ 4,100,000
Kory Hemenway $ 3,500,000
Jerry Dietrick $ 2,090,000
Eric Marchand $ 2,078,571
Jeffrey Hahn $ 2,010,000
Alan Preiss $ 1,030,000
Cordell Mitchell $ 970,000
Robby Falconer $ 890,000
Lucio Diaz $ 840,000
Richard Gaston $ 750,000
Jolbert Comas $ 646,000
Rigoberto Romero $ 540,000
Chad Sievert $ 462,857
Wilfredo Hernandez $ 400,000
Daniel Godsey $ 375,000
Emilio Cedillo $ 350,000
Jame Homan $ 342,000
Steven Carey $ 333,000
Michael Bennett $ 300,000
Larry Williams $ 300,000
David Martinez $ 300,000
Austin Mazon $ 300,000
Silas Nitz $ 300,000
Donnie Paylor $ 300,000
Ezra Tijerina $ 300,000
Jorge Betancourt $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/12 Signed     Michael Quick
2/14 Traded Dennis Stayton Fort Collins Mario Walcott
2/16 Signed     Jame Homan
2/16 Signed     Emilio Cedillo
2/16 Signed     Daniel Godsey
2/18 Signed     Donald Setser
2/18 Signed     Steven Carey
2/25 Signed     Jolbert Comas
3/2 Signed     Rigoberto Romero
3/6 Released Bruno Quintana    
7/31 Traded Glenn Salgado
Rudolph Ellis
Joseph Bulloch
Dyersville Gonzalo Canton