We added several more pieces of content to the Lizards’ page on the website including links to what was the audio online broadcast page (no actual audio files are yet available, but this website is attempting to discover if they still exist), more on previous Lizards players, and additional content.
Here is the link to the Lizards’ page:
Just added a significant amount of history to the Lewisville Lizards page which has team and individual stats, team leaders and other team stats. Also, at the bottom of the page (under the Lizards videos), you will find links to archived snapshots of the old LewisvilleLizards.com website which have individual game box scores, play by play of each Lizards game (against the Bay Area Toros, Tarrant County Blue Thunder, and Texas Heat), and line scores. Here is the link:
Lizards players, coaches, front office, announcers and others included (but are not limited to): Tom Goodwin, Kieran Mattison, Justin Wilcher, Cherise Longoria, Sara Kelm, Jody Wood, Jace Dennis, Ray Hastings, Kyle Patterson, Ryan Allen, Mario Spann, Ryan Howard, Luis Melendez, Glenn Green II, Mike Reeves, John Elwis, Matt Mc Dermott, Randy Strann, Cory Press, Matt Sartor, Ben Parker, Jerry Anderson, Aaron Wright, Mark Lewis, Earl White, Andrew Doyle, Joseph Gomez, Robert Smith, Philip Monte and more.
We found an archive from the old CBL league website which lists the 2007 league leaders from the league’s first season
CBL 2007 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE LEADERS
(Regular Season Concluded August 12, 2007)
OFFENSIVE
| Batting Average Leaders | Josh Blackstock | Blue Thunder | 0.373 |
| (Min. 3.0 PA Per Game) | Justin Meagher | Heat | 0.361 |
| Joseph Pagan | Blue Thunder | 0.357 | |
| Robby Winn | Heat | 0.341 | |
| Lale Esquivel | Blue Thunder | 0.336 | |
| Nick Ensico | Heat | 0.329 | |
| Mitch Elliott | Heat | 0.326 | |
| Runs Leaders | Mitch Elliott | Heat | 48 |
| Josh Blackstock | Blue Thunder | 47 | |
| Robby Winn | Heat | 46 | |
| Joseph Pagan | Blue Thunder | 45 | |
| Lamont Jordan | Blue Thunder | 44 | |
| Hits | Robby Winn | Heat | 61 |
| Mitch Elliott | Heat | 56 | |
| Jesse Longoria | Lizards | 55 | |
| Joseph Pagan | Blue Thunder | 55 | |
| Josh Blackstock | Blue Thunder | 53 | |
| Doubles | Mitch Elliott | Heat | 12 |
| Josh Blackstock | Blue Thunder | 12 | |
| Justin Meagher | Heat | 12 | |
| Mike Medrano | Toros | 12 | |
| Jesse Longoria | Lizards | 9 | |
| Joseph Pagan | Blue Thunder | 9 | |
| Triples | Josh Blackstock | Blue Thunder | 2 |
| Zack Williams | Toros | 2 | |
| 5 Tied With 1 | |||
| Home Runs | Robby Winn | Heat | 21 |
| Joseph Pagan | Blue Thunder | 20 | |
| Karl Krailo | Blue Thunder | 18 | |
| Jesse Longoria | Lizards | 13 | |
| Lale Esquivel | Blue Thunder | 13 | |
| RBI | Robby Winn | Heat | 64 |
| Jesse Longoria | Lizards | 46 | |
| Joseph Pagan | Blue Thunder | 44 | |
| Karl Krailo | Blue Thunder | 43 | |
| Lale Esquivel | Blue Thunder | 39 | |
| Stolen Bases | Mitch Elliott | Heat | 45 |
| Josh Jennings | Lizards | 19 | |
| Jonathan Anderson | Blue Thunder | 18 | |
| J. January | Heat | 13 | |
| Lamont Jordan | Blue Thunder | 11 | |
| Cassidy Dreach | Toros | 11 |
PITCHING
| Wins | Zach Duncan | Blue Thunder | 5 |
| Ryan Leger | Heat | 5 | |
| Will Smeltzer | Toros | 5 | |
| Philip Monte | Lizards | 4 | |
| Ryan Weems | Blue Thunder | 4 | |
| Brent Berger | Blue Thunder | 4 | |
| Beau Cumbie | Heat | 4 | |
| Innings Pitched | Will Smeltzer | Toros | 60.667 |
| Kieran Mattison | Lizards | 55.333 | |
| Philip Monte | Lizards | 53.333 | |
| Jason Bleeker | Toros | 52.333 | |
| Zach Duncan | Blue Thunder | 51 | |
| Ryan Leger | Heat | 51 | |
| ERA | Zach Duncan | Blue Thunder | 3.14 |
| (Minimum 1 IP per Game) | Ryan Leger | Heat | 3.71 |
| Will Smeltzer | Toros | 4.45 | |
| Philip Monte | Lizards | 5.23 | |
| T. French | Heat | 5.29 | |
| Complete Games | Jason Bleeker | Toros | 3 |
| Jerry Anderson | Lizards | 2 | |
| Will Smeltzer | Toros | 1 | |
| Philip Monte | Lizards | 1 | |
| Ryan Leger | Heat | 1 | |
| T. French | Heat | 1 | |
| Brent Berger | Blue Thunder | 1 | |
| Paul Buchan | Lizards | 1 | |
| Saves | George Castillo | Blue Thunder | 7 |
| Keegan Laycock | Toros | 3 | |
| Ben Parker | Lizards | 3 | |
| Randy Strann | Lizards | 3 | |
| B. Cogbill | Blue Thunder | 2 | |
| D. Furrow | Heat | 2 | |
| Strikeouts | Kieran Mattison | Lizards | 79 |
| Zach Duncan | Blue Thunder | 57 | |
| Brandon Sisk | Toros | 55 | |
| Ryan Leger | Heat | 49 | |
| T. French | Heat | 49 | |
| Opp. Batting Avg. | Ryan Leger | Heat | 0.238 |
| (Minimum 1 IP per Game) | Zach Duncan | Blue Thunder | 0.241 |
| Will Smeltzer | Toros | 0.244 | |
| T. Klassen | Heat | 0.265 | |
| Brent Berger | Blue Thunder | 0.266 |
We found a May 2007 Houston Chronicle article which quotes several players and front office members from the Bay Area Toros in the days before the first CBL season started. A link to that article is now on the Toros’ page here:
The 2009 Coastal Kingfish team was a last-minute replacement team for the CBL’s schedule. Since the team was league-operated as a travel (and neutral site) team, there was high turnover on the roster + 3 different managers. We found one of the earlier rosters and added it to the Kingfish page here: http://www.cblproball.com/teams/coastal-kingfish/
Thanks to Mike from the CBL Facebook group for new photos of the Texarkana Gunslingers, most from 2008:
http://www.cblproball.com/teams/texarkana-gunslingers/
Thank you to Mike Olsen (of the Desert Valley Mountain Lions) for providing photos from the 2010 CBL Home Run Derby, which took place in July 2010 in Alpine Texas prior to the 2010 (last-ever) All-Star Game. Mike indicated that he won the Derby, and the photos are now available here: http://www.cblproball.com/all-star-games/2010-cbl-home-run-derby-star-game/
We found an archive.org snapshot from the old Alexandria Aces’ website which gave a thorough recap of the 2009 CBL All-Star Game. That recap has been added to this page: http://www.cblproball.com/all-star-games/2009-cbl-home-run-derby-star-game/
We added several new pieces of information to the Desert Valley Mountain Lions’ page on the site, including Lions who made the 2010 CBL All-Star Game roster, the complete roster, images and news about the team which was posted on the team website during the 2010 season. See all of the updates on the team page here: http://www.cblproball.com/teams/desert-valley-mountain-lions/
Robbie Tolan played for the Bay Area Toros and made national news after being shot outside his home in Texas in December 2008. He recently wrote a book, and a video and link to the Amazon page for the book are now on the Toros’ page here: