23 NL Players in Winter Leagues

October 28, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Portland Forest Dragons News Release

DURHAM, N.C. - Twenty-one former Northern Leaguers are playing in professional leagues this winter. Eight are playing in the Mexican Pacific League and 13 are competing in the Venezuelan Winter League.

Northern Leaguers In Winter Ball

Statistics through Oct. 27

 Name             Team       League          NL Team            AB   BA HR RBI SB
 Nelson Abreu     Caracus    Venezuelan      Elmira/Catskill     2 .000  0   0  1
 Darryl Brinkley  Mexicali   Mexican Pacific Winnipeg           48 .438  2  10  6
 Cris Colon       La Guaira  Venezuelan      Fargo/Sioux City   15 .133  0   0  0
 Lino Connell     Occidente  Venezuelan      Madison            37 .297  0   2  2
 John Cotton      Mochis     Mexican Pacific Québec             36 .250  1   2  0
 Anton French     Navojoa    Mexican Pacific MASS/QUE/Allentown 53 .283  1   7 10
 Warren Newson    Obregon    Mexican Pacific Winnipeg           53 .208  4   8  0
 Pedro Quero      Caracus    Venezuelan      Elmira             12 .500  2   4  0
 Luis Raven       La Guaira  Venezuelan      SC/WPG/Lincoln     36 .278  0   3  1
 Eduardo Rios     Aragua     Venezuelan      Thunder Bay/Québec 33 .394  3   9  0
 Raul Rodarte     Navojoa    Mexican Pacific Fargo-Moorhead     51 .314  1  10  1
 Scott Samuels    Mexicali   Mexican Pacific Winnipeg/Allentown 50 .400  3  13  4
 Demond Smith     Guasave    Mexican Pacific Fargo-Moorhead     52 .308  2   6  8 

 Name             Team       League          NL Team          IP   ERA W- L- S BB  K
 Pat Ahearne      Caracus    Venezuelan      Duluth-Superior 9.0  0.00 1- 0- 0  1  6
 Nelson Cana      Occidente  Venezuelan      Fargo-Moorhead  2.1  7.71 0- 0- 0  2  3
 Blas Cedeno      Zulia      Venezuelan      New Jersey      5.1  4.06 0- 0- 0  1  3
 John DeSilva     Zulia      Venezuelan      New Jersey      4.0  0.00 1- 0- 0  0  1
 Mike Garcia      Mexicali   Mexican Pacific Rochester       7.1  4.91 0- 1- 5  4 11
 Roger Luque      Caracus    Venezuelan      Sioux City      3.2 22.09 0- 0- 0  3  2
 Hank Thoms       Oriente    Venezuelan      St. Paul        8.1  6.48 0- 1- 0  5  6
 Julio Villalon   Occidente  Venezuelan      Duluth-Superior 6.0  3.00 0- 0- 0  2  6 

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