Bricklin Anderson, Sonny Perkins and Tony Hunhoff comprise a new look pitching staff for Team Rainey at Red Rock in 2005. Hunhoff is the veteran of the trio, Perkins a great all-around player in the mold of a Dean Holoien or Trevor Ethier, while hard throwing Bricklin Anderson from British Columbia is expected to anchor the rotation. Team Rainey comes into the Red Rock tournament as the second-highest ranked team in the ISC preseason rankings, at number 19. Rod Rainey‘s squad will return a number of players from last year’s team, including catcher Tony Acedo, Chris Hunt, Roy Guinaldo, Jesse Duncan, and of course, Rod himself. Rod underwent shoulder surgery in the off-season, and originally not expected to return to the lineup until midseason. His recovery has gone very well however, and he is already back playing, although not yet in at full tilt. Perennial All-Star Stan Grebeck is back with the team after a one-year retirement. Team Rainey’s roster for 2005 is a merger of sorts, with Rainey adding a talented nucleus from the Captain Dan’s team which shuttered its operation after a long successful run. Among those joining team Rainey is former Long Beach State baseballer Dwayne Fowler, Neil Sauerheber, manager Don Didion, and Chad Hardesty. Hardesty made a big impression and last year’s Red Rock tournament, hitting the longest home run of the weekend, off of eventual champion Broken Bow. Team Rainey hopes to improve on their Elite Eight showing in last year’s tournament.
Team Rainey’s Red Rock Roster.
