Peanuts Add Three to Roster

Published on April 4, 2007 under South Coast League (SCL)
South Georgia Peanuts News Release


The South Georgia Peanuts have added three more players to the roster for the upcoming season. Pitchers Chris Howell and Rob Riley were signed to contracts in addition to outfielder Chris Demons earlier this week. The signings bring the total number of players on the roster to 16.

Two of the players have ties to the state of Georgia. Howell, a native of Fitzgerald, played two years at the University of Tennessee after spending two years at Chipola junior college. Howell appeared in 31 games including two starts during his two years at Tennessee. Upon graduation, Howell was signed by the Angels organization and played from 2005-2006 in their system. Last year he made 41 appearances for the Cedar Rapids Kernels and finished with a 4.39 ERA. He has a career minor league record of 2-7 with two saves and a 4.63 ERA.

Demons is a native of Augusta and played four seasons for Augusta State. He finished his career with a .296 batting average. As a senior in 2006, Demons hit .307 with nine home runs. He also ranked in the top 40 in the country for stolen bases with 25. In 2004, he had a batting averageof .355. This will be his first experience in professional baseball.

Riley brings two years of minor league experience to the Peanuts. In 2005, Riley appeared in two games for the Shreveport Sports of the now-defunct Central Baseball League. Last season, Riley pitched for the Yuma Scorpions of the Golden League. Riley has made 19 career appearances with a record of 1-0 and an ERA of 11.14.

The Peanuts will begin to report to Albany the first week of May. Spring training will begin on May 8th.

Peanuts tickets are currently on sale by contacting the team office at (229) 435-8900! Opening day for the Peanuts is scheduled for May 18 against the Charlotte County Redfish. South Georgia Peanuts...One Shell of a Good Time!

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



South Coast League Stories from April 4, 2007


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central