The Charlotte County Redfish were a short-lived minor league baseball team based in Port Charlotte, Florida. The club was a member of the South Coast League and played their home games at Charlotte County Stadium. The club was slated to have 45 home games, however the Redfish played host to nine more when the Bradenton Juice were not permitted to use Robert C. Wynn Baseball Field after just four home dates.[1]
The Redfish began the season managed by Jackie Hernández, who had helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1971 World Series. However Hernández was replaced after just managing 25 games for the Redfish. He was replaced by the team's hitting coach, former Detroit Tigers star Cecil Fielder. During the final three games of the season Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes served as first base coach during a suspension by the Devil Rays. However the Redfish finished in last place during both halves of the season, and 12 games behind the 5th place Anderson Joes. The club then folded with the league at the end of the season.
COMPLETE ROSTER
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(hitters)
P.J. Lehmann
Jose Gutierrez
Joshua Murray
William Plaza
Jason Hurst
Billy Kovatch
Millard Dawson
Mike Muscato
Ramon Downing
Brad Thoma
Billy Hogan
Aaron Simmons
Jeremy McCann
Anthony Sandstrom
Jared Williams
Sanyle Martinez
Brian Jarosinski
Carlos Lee
Jose Garcia
Osvaldo Diaz
Juan Guzman
Erik Quarberg
Andrew Wong
Andrew Wong
Jose Manuel Rey
Cedric Gibson
Mike Hudzina
(pitchers)
Celson Polanco
Ricardo Gomez
Daniel Chaffardet
Brandon Camardese
Aaron Easton
Mike Oberg
Ryan Amason
Andy Polk
Justin Wichert
Alex Fernandez
Reynaldo Correal
Aristides Almenar
Mike Rigazio
Tommy Sutton
Earl Smith
Yanier Manso
Froilan Ramirez
Justin Ottman
Javier Fiallo
Lazaro Piniero
Aaron Simmons
Jake Baker
Dave Lipson
Dennys Gomez
Andrew Lane
Mike Stanton
Jeff Ramey
Mike Hudzina
Juan Guzman
Jose Manuel Rey
Jared Williams
Jose Garcia
2007 season[edit]
Half Record Finish GB League Standing
1st 12-33 .267 21.5 6th
2nd 12-32 .273 16 6th
Total 24-65 .270 -- 6th
The South Coast League of Professional Baseball (SCL), based in Conyers, Georgia, was a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Southeastern United States. It operated in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and was not affiliated with either. It folded after its first season in 2007
History
The league was formed in October 2006. In a press release in October, league Chief Executive Officer Jamie Toole, a former Carolina League executive with a number of teams, cited the desire to field professional baseball teams in municipalities that lacked access to professional baseball; however, the Aiken Foxhounds and Anderson Joes were based in metropolitan areas with an existing team in the MiLB-affiliated Class A South Atlantic League (the Augusta GreenJackets and Greenville Drive, respectively).
The league's only season was documented by the TV show, "Playing for Peanuts."
On March 29, 2008, Sports Illustrated reported that league CEO Jamie Toole had resigned and the league had canceled the 2008 season.[1]
2007 League Standings[edit]
South Coast League is located in the USPeanuts
Peanuts
Music
Music
Juice
Juice
Foxhounds
Foxhounds
Joes
Joes
Redfish
Redfish
The 2007 South Coast League had teams playing in six U.S. markets
First Half[edit]
South Georgia Peanuts 33-11 (.750)
Macon Music 30-15 (.667)
Bradenton Juice 24-20 (.545)
Aiken Foxhounds 22-23 (.489)
Anderson Joes 13-32 (.289)
Charlotte County Redfish 12-33 (.267)
Second Half[edit]
Macon Music 28-16 (.636)
South Georgia Peanuts 26-17 (.605)
Anderson Joes 24-20 (.545)
Bradenton Juice 23-22 (.511)
Aiken Foxhounds 18-23 (.439)
Charlotte County Redfish 10-31 (.244)
Notes[edit]
Macon, Georgia was announced as the first team of the league.[1]
Wally Backman was the manager of the South Georgia Peanuts. [2]