Midland Rockhounds July 13, 2009 Program

Very late with this as I been very busy. I'm here with July 13, 2009 program. It's a Monday night game as Rockhounds took on Cardinals affiliate Springfield Cardinals. Cardinals already in the playoffs clinching first half of the season.

The future AL MVP Josh Donaldson on the cover.

Currently last in the standings at the moment, but only four games back. Cardinals duo of Trey Hearne and Lance Lynn are 1-2 in Texas League wins. Hearne got his 10th win on Sunday pushing his record to 10-1 record so far in the season.

On the mound are Brandon Dickson and Justin Souza. This is Souza team debut after being sent up from Stockton. Dickson would get total of 8 in two seasons of the majors while Souza never made it. Dickson would spend the remaining five seasons of his career in Japan.

Nine players from Cardinals went on to majors with the big one Lance Lynn. Only Lynn, Fernando Salas, and Sam Freeman still playing to this day. Brian Broderick pitched in 11 games of his MLB career while Steve Hill played total of 10 games. Peter Kozma, Eduardo Sanchez, and Dickson are the others. Shane "Primetime" Peterson was part of Matt Holliday trade that sent him to the A's. I would see him later him that season. As for coaches all three have made it to main club with Pop Warner and Bryan Eversgerd still with the team. Former MLBer turning hitting coach Derrick May was with the team til after 2016.

Souza, Daniel Barone, Daniel Haigwood, Steve Sharpe, and Gabriel Ortiz are the new additions of the team. Raul Padron was sent down. Haigwood manage get 7 games with the team as his name never appeared on program the following month. Turns out it was his final season of his playing career. Same with Barone, despite being in majors in 2007, played four games with the team and that was it. Didn't play again til he surfaced in 2014 with independent Kansas City T-Bones. Sharpe stuck with the team through the playoff run. Spent 2010 with independent Camden Riversharks and that was his final season of his playing career.

Midland won 7-6.