2008 Effingham Flaming Hearts
Record: 86-76
Finish: 3rd in KL Artist Division
Runs Scored: 732
Runs Allowed: 660
Exp W-L: 89-73
 
Ballpark: Motorola Park
Attendance: 2,551,328
Manager: andymac

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 62-76, 8th in the Kuffrey League
AA: 62-76, 8th in the Kuffrey League
A: 58-80, 8th in the Kuffrey League
 
 
 
 
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
3B  Kenneth Kittrell 36 155 562 111 162 32 5 22 73 7 1 93 152 .288 .393 .480 .873 104.2 25.0 4.0
CF *Silas Nitz 24 154 582 79 167 29 5 10 72 0 0 57 70 .287 .354 .405 .759 83.2 17.3 3.5
2B  Mario Walcott 33 155 570 91 163 60 5 14 88 51 7 77 164 .286 .371 .482 .853 101.0 24.3 7.3
RF *Michael Bennett 24 145 526 94 162 23 1 20 76 5 4 91 103 .308 .408 .470 .878 100.4 24.3 2.6
1B #Eric Marchand 25 156 552 61 139 33 1 19 100 4 1 46 112 .252 .312 .418 .730 70.2 12.6 2.2
LF  Roger Lannon 35 153 536 75 114 31 3 20 78 0 3 47 122 .213 .279 .394 .673 56.4 7.4 2.2
SS #Austin Mazon 23 152 535 51 127 37 0 11 56 0 0 26 97 .237 .277 .368 .645 52.4 6.8 3.1
C  Donnie Paylor 26 133 398 36 88 17 1 11 55 0 0 16 96 .221 .269 .352 .621 36.6 3.9 4.5
C  Jose Hernandez 37 105 247 27 71 10 0 3 28 0 0 18 38 .287 .338 .364 .703 29.7 5.3 2.6
RF  Daniel Cowgill 31 118 256 36 63 10 3 8 27 0 4 12 53 .246 .280 .402 .682 24.9 3.3 0.9
1B *Michael Paramore 36 119 171 13 41 7 2 2 21 1 0 10 30 .240 .279 .339 .618 17.5 2.4 0.4
2B  Jerry Dietrick 37 50 136 12 27 5 0 1 6 0 0 5 40 .199 .243 .257 .500 7.8 0.0 1.3
3B  Kevin Alanis 33 60 107 5 16 2 0 1 5 0 0 5 21 .150 .188 .196 .384 2.7 0.0 1.0
P *David Martinez 20 35 65 3 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 28 .077 .103 .169 .272 0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Michael Quick 33 35 65 6 14 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 27 .215 .271 .277 .548 5.1 0.1 0.0
P *Donald Setser 29 33 65 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 .077 .130 .092 .223 -1.5 0.0 0.0
P  Jorge Betancourt 26 31 67 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29 .060 .087 .060 .147 -3.4 0.0 0.0
RF #Richard Richmond 25 58 68 19 30 4 1 2 14 2 2 3 7 .441 .465 .618 1.082 15.6 4.7 0.2
P *Pedro Restivo 25 19 46 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .087 .106 .087 .193 -1.4 0.0 0.0
P  Jeffrey Burney 25 13 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .063 .118 .125 .243 -0.3 0.0 0.0
CF  Steven Carey 37 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.8 0.0 0.1
P #Frank Perez 31 38 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0 0.0
P  Wilfredo Hernandez 38 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Larry Williams 24 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P  Bruce Melton 28 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P *Jeffrey Hahn 37 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
P *Michael Vaughan 30 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.9 2119 5589 732 1404 309 27 145 708 70 22 521 1246 .251 .318 .394 .712 699.8 137.4 35.7
  Rank among 10 KL teams 3 3 5 2 6 3 3 10 2 2 8 5 4 3 3 3  
* - 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
 David Martinez 20 12 10 .545 35 35 0 239.0 183 103 37 83 292 3.88 10.3
 Michael Quick 33 15 8 .652 35 35 0 237.0 251 82 10 50 166 3.11 16.4
*Donald Setser 29 11 12 .478 32 32 0 224.0 220 90 10 40 125 3.62 10.8
 Jorge Betancourt 26 15 8 .652 32 31 0 216.3 180 52 6 21 191 2.16 19.0
*Pedro Restivo 25 12 5 .706 19 19 0 136.7 127 56 11 55 97 3.69 6.8
*Larry Williams 24 4 3 .571 59 0 20 65.0 78 29 5 12 48 4.02 5.8
 Jeffrey Burney 25 1 8 .111 13 10 0 61.7 74 46 5 31 45 6.71 0.0
 Jolbert Comas 31 6 4 .600 51 0 1 58.7 60 25 6 22 35 3.84 4.0
 Michael Vaughan 30 2 5 .286 45 0 4 51.7 44 25 6 19 75 4.36 2.3
 Frank Perez 31 0 2 .000 38 0 17 45.0 49 14 7 4 58 2.80 5.5
 Bruce Melton 28 4 4 .500 46 0 2 42.3 43 12 1 18 29 2.55 3.9
 Wilfredo Hernandez 38 3 2 .600 23 0 1 29.3 42 26 5 9 25 7.98 0.0
 Ezra Tijerina 26 1 5 .167 39 0 0 29.0 37 20 4 14 22 6.21 0.0
*Jeffrey Hahn 37 0 0 .000 17 0 0 13.7 26 16 2 7 12 10.53 0.0
*James Banks 36 0 0 .000 5 0 1 7.0 9 5 1 3 4 6.43 0.0
Team Totals 29.3 86 76 .531 489 162 46 1456.3 1423 601 116 388 1224 3.71 84.8
Rank among 10 KL teams 5 5 3 4 5 7 5 5 3 5 5  
* - 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 28.2
D.Paylor 929.0 103 113 793 41 5 0 .994 28.2
J.Hernandez 523.3 59 66 462 20 4 2 .992 21.3
M.Paramore 4.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1456.3 162 181 1257 61 9 2 .993 25.6
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 9.44
E.Marchand 1260.3 141 149 1108 78 9 107 .992 8.47
M.Paramore 196.0 21 29 169 11 0 9 1.000 8.27
Team Total 1456.3 162 178 1277 89 9 116 .993 8.44
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 4.70
K.Kittrell 1270.3 139 149 214 378 11 90 .982 4.19
J.Dietrick 157.0 20 21 29 41 1 8 .986 4.01
K.Alanis 25.7 3 6 7 9 0 2 1.000 5.61
M.Walcott 3.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.0 162 179 250 428 12 100 .983 4.19
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 2.55
A.Mazon 1242.3 145 148 102 202 16 16 .950 2.20
K.Alanis 208.0 17 44 11 39 2 2 .962 2.16
J.Dietrick 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Walcott 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
K.Kittrell 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.3 162 196 113 242 18 18 .952 2.19
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .968 4.28
M.Walcott 1306.3 145 147 195 409 23 83 .963 4.16
J.Dietrick 117.0 14 14 12 45 1 6 .983 4.38
K.Alanis 31.0 3 6 7 11 1 1 .947 5.23
A.Mazon 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.3 162 169 214 465 25 90 .964 4.20
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 1.92
R.Lannon 1257.3 143 148 280 13 8 3 .973 2.10
D.Cowgill 115.0 12 19 27 1 1 0 .966 2.19
R.Richmond 59.0 5 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.98
S.Carey 23.0 2 6 5 1 1 0 .857 2.35
J.Dietrick 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.3 162 186 325 15 10 3 .971 2.10
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 2.56
S.Nitz 1246.0 140 145 397 8 0 1 1.000 2.93
D.Cowgill 192.0 21 25 56 0 1 0 .982 2.63
S.Carey 10.0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70
R.Richmond 5.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
R.Lannon 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.0 162 175 456 8 1 1 .998 2.87
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 2.02
M.Bennett 1202.7 131 143 332 8 8 1 .977 2.54
D.Cowgill 171.0 22 23 40 0 0 0 1.000 2.11
S.Nitz 39.0 4 4 12 1 0 1 1.000 3.00
R.Richmond 34.7 4 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 3.38
R.Lannon 9.0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1456.3 162 179 398 11 8 2 .981 2.53
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .958 1.67
D.Martinez 239.0 35 35 10 34 1 1 .978 1.66
M.Quick 237.0 35 35 11 34 1 4 .978 1.71
D.Setser 224.0 32 32 8 31 1 2 .975 1.57
J.Betancourt 216.3 31 31 11 28 3 2 .929 1.62
P.Restivo 136.7 19 19 4 16 0 2 1.000 1.32
L.Williams 65.0 0 59 3 9 1 0 .923 1.66
J.Burney 61.7 10 13 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.88
J.Comas 58.7 0 51 5 7 3 0 .800 1.84
M.Vaughan 51.7 0 45 1 4 1 0 .833 0.87
F.Perez 45.0 0 38 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.20
B.Melton 42.3 0 46 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.13
W.Hernandez 29.3 0 23 3 5 0 1 1.000 2.45
E.Tijerina 29.0 0 39 2 5 1 1 .875 2.17
J.Hahn 13.7 0 17 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.66
J.Banks 7.0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.3 162 488 64 190 12 15 .955 1.57
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Bennett .308
On-Base Pct Bennett .408
Slugging Pct Walcott .482
OPS Bennett .878
XR Kittrell 104.2
Games Marchand 156
At-Bats Nitz 582
Runs Kittrell 111
Hits Nitz 167
Total Bases Walcott 275
Singles Nitz 123
Doubles Walcott 60
Triples Kittrell, Nitz, Walcott 5
Homeruns Kittrell 22
RBIs Marchand 100
Stolen Bases Walcott 51
Caught Stealing Walcott 7
Walks Kittrell 93
Strikeouts Walcott 164
ERA Betancourt 2.16
Wins Betancourt, Quick 15
Losses Setser 12
Winning Pct Restivo .706
Saves Williams 20
Games Pitched Williams 59
Games Started Martinez, Quick 35
Complete Games Quick, Setser 5
Shutouts Quick 3
Innings Pitched Martinez 239.0
Hits Allowed Quick 251
Homeruns Allowed Martinez 37
Strikeouts Martinez 292
Walks Allowed Martinez 83
Walks per 9IP Betancourt 0.9
Hits per 9IP Martinez 6.9
Strikeouts per 9IP Martinez 11.0
WHiP Betancourt 0.93
OAVG Martinez .210
OOBP Betancourt .245
OSLG Betancourt .310
OOPS Betancourt .555
Team All-Stars
Michael Bennett
Jorge Betancourt
Kenneth Kittrell
Michael Quick
Mario Walcott
Player Salaries
Kenneth Kittrell $ 11,000,000
Mario Walcott $ 8,740,000
Frank Perez $ 8,000,000
Michael Quick $ 7,000,000
Donald Setser $ 4,500,000
Steve Whitehead $ 4,200,000
Roger Lannon $ 4,100,000
Michael Vaughan $ 3,500,000
Jose Hernandez $ 2,500,000
Jerry Dietrick $ 2,090,000
Eric Marchand $ 2,078,571
Lucio Diaz $ 840,000
Jolbert Comas $ 600,000
Steven Carey $ 570,000
Michael Paramore $ 504,000
James Banks $ 450,000
Urbano Alvarez $ 400,000
Jeffrey Burney $ 300,000
Daniel Cowgill $ 300,000
Michael Bennett $ 300,000
Jorge Betancourt $ 300,000
Kevin Alanis $ 300,000
Austin Mazon $ 300,000
Larry Williams $ 300,000
Bruce Melton $ 300,000
Silas Nitz $ 300,000
Donnie Paylor $ 300,000
Pedro Restivo $ 300,000
Richard Richmond $ 300,000
Ezra Tijerina $ 300,000
David Martinez $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/5 Signed     Jolbert Comas
2/16 Signed     Jose Hernandez
2/16 Signed     Kevin Alanis
2/19 Signed     Daniel Cowgill
2/20 Signed     Michael Paramore
2/21 Signed     Kenneth Kittrell
2/24 Signed     James Banks
2/27 Signed     Steven Carey
3/2 Signed     Urbano Alvarez
3/6 Traded Carmen Mazurek Fort Collins Trade Bait
3/6 Released Trade Bait    
7/6 Traded Vo-N Yusuke
Thomas Clay
Lloyd Rice
Jeffrey Hahn
Jacksonville Frank Perez
Michael Vaughan
7/6 Signed     Fernando Ruiz
7/22 Released Fernando Ruiz    
8/15 Released Wilfredo Hernandez