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1999 Spokane Indians Roster

Kevin Long Age: 32 Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 Hometown: Phoenix Position: Manager

Previous: Hitting coach of Wilmington (Del.) of Class A Carolina League Notable: Hit .312 at Eugene in 1989, eighth-best average in the Northwest League.

Randy Smith Age: NA Height: NA Weight: NA Hometown: Paragould, Ark. Position: Pitching coach Previous: Senath-Hornersville (Ark.) Schools Notable: Served as part-time scout with the Atlanta Braves for more than 10 years.

Joe Szekely Age: NA Height: NA Weight: NA Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas Position: Hitting coach Previous: Somerset (N.J.) Patriots of the independent Atlantic League Notable: Coached for Colorado Silver Bullets women’s team in 1997.

Felipe Alou Jr. Age: 20 Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Hometown: Santo Domingo, D.R. Position: Outfielder Previous: Charleston (W.Va.) Notable: Son of Montreal Expos manager Felipe Alou and brother of Houston Astros outfielder Moises Alou.

Ryan Baerlocher Age: 21 Height: 6-5 Weight: 221 Hometown: Lewiston, Idaho Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Lewis-Clark (Idaho) State Notable: Was 7-1 with 96 strikeouts in 84-1/3 innings for NAIA champion Warriors.

Michael Clay Age: 22 Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 Hometown: Ratton, Okla. Position: Shortstop Previous: Southeastern Oklahoma State Notable: Led Savages with .413 batting average and 16 home runs; also finished 4-0 with 1.74 earned-run average.

Ryan Douglass Age: 20 Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Hometown: Pittsburgh Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Charleston (W.Va.) Notable: Finished 5-1 with a 3.05 ERA for Gulf Coast (Fla.) in 1997.

Casey Dunn Age: 22 Height: 5-11 Weight: 191 Hometown: Birmington, Ala. Position: Catcher Previous: Auburn University Notable: Selected a GTE Academic All-American and led the Tigers in six offensive categories, including a .379 batting average.

Mark Ellis Age: 22 Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Hometown: Rapid City, S.D. Position: Shortstop Previous: University of Florida Notable: Selected in ninth round of amateur draft after leading the Gators in five offensive categories, including 20 stolen bases.

Edwin Franco Age: 22 Height: 6-0 Weight: 150 Hometown: Santo Domingo, D.R. Position: Left-handed pitcher Previous: Florida International University Notable: Struck out 295 batters in two years with the Sunblazers.

James Shanks Age: 20 Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Hometown: Appling, Ga. Position: Outfielder Previous: Gulf Coast (Fla.) Notable: Hit .264 with nine doubles in 42 games during last season.

Jason Gilfillan Age: 22 Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 Hometown: Blacksburg, S.C. Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Charleston (W.Va.) Notable: Pitched for Indians during parts of the last two seasons.

Willy Ruiz Age: 20 Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Hometown: Nagua, D.R. Position: Second baseman Previous: Spokane Notable: Hit .215 for 1998 Indians after winning Gulf Coast batting title in 1997 at .360.

Ken Harvey Age: 21 Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 Hometown: Cerritos, Calif. Position: First baseman Previous: University of Nebraska Notable: Selected in fifth round of amateur draft after leading the NCAA with .478 batting average.

Liam Healy Age: 22 Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Hometown: Baltimore Position: Infielder Previous: Towson (Md.) University Notable: Spent time last season with Lafayette (Ind.) of the defunct independent Heartland League.

Brian Johnson Age: 22 Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Derby, Kan. Position: Catcher Previous: University of Nebraska Notable: Had 20 putouts in a game against Iowa State this season.

Craig Jones Age: 22 Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Hometown: Westminster, Calif. Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: University of Southern California Notable: Pitched as starter and reliever for 1998 College World Series champion Trojans.

Jay King Age: 21 Height: 5-11 Weight: 195 Hometown: Pensicola, Fla. Position: Left-handed pitcher Previous: University of Mobile (Ala.) Notable: Just signed as non-drafted free agent.

James McAuley Age: 21 Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Hometown: Tampa, Fla. Position: Catcher Previous: University of Louisville Notable: Selected in seventh round of amateur draft after leading Cardinals in batting the last two seasons.

Jarrett Shearin Age: 22 Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Hometown: Wake Forest, N.C. Position: Outfielder Previous: University of North Carolina Notable: Four-year starter finished as Tar Heels’ all-time leader in hits, doubles, runs and RBIs.

Julian Gonzalez Age: 22 Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Hometown: Green Belt, Md. Position: Outfielder Previous: University of Virginia Notable: Led the Cavaliers with 16 doubles in 1998 and had 33 RBIs this season.

Eric Nelson Age: 22 Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Hometown: Missouri City, Texas Position: Second baseman Previous: Baylor University Notable: Averaged .346 in four years with the Bears, including this year’s .362 season with 20 doubles and 79 RBIs.

Carlos Pichardo Age: 21 Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Jicome Arriba, Esperanza, Dominican Republic Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Gulf Coast (Fla.) Notable: Recorded 1.47 ERA with Gulf Coast last year after two seasons with Salcedo of Dominican Summer League.

Charlie Ramirez Age: 20 Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Position: Outfielder Previous: Gulf Coast (Fla.) Notable: Hit .305 in 50 games last summer and .363 for Salcedo the season before.

G.J. Raymundo Age: 22 Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 Hometown: Clovis, Calif. Position: Third baseman Previous: Pepperdine University Notable: Led Waves with .379 average, 15 homers, 61 RBIs, 58 runs and .762 slugging percentage this spring.

Juan Carlos Medrano Age: 20 Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Hometown: Monte Cristy, D.R. Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Gulf Coast (Fla.) Notable: Finished with a 4-3 record and 3.53 ERA last summer, his second stint in the rookie league.

Mike Russo Age: 21 Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Hometown: Hewlett, N.Y. Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Charleston (W.Va.) Notable: Struck out 37 in 33 innings while compiling 5-2 record for Gulf Coast in 1998.

Raul Garcia Age: 22 Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Miami Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Florida International University Notable: The Sunblazers’ all-time leader in wins, strikeouts and appearances fanned 18 during a seven-inning game in 1998. Kyle Turner Age: 20 Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Antioch, Calif. Position: Left-handed pitcher Previous: Gulf Coast (Fla.) Notable: Finished 6-1 with 2.36 ERA last summer, striking out 55 in 42 innings.

Jay Gehrke Age: 21 Height: 6-6 Weight: 225 Hometown: Fargo, N.D. Position: Right-handed pitcher Previous: Pepperdine University Notable: Selected as sandwich pick, between first and second rounds of amateur draft, after 0.81 ERA for Waves this spring.