Alexandria Aces

This article is about the Alexandria Aces of the Texas Collegiate League, who are based in Alexandria, LA. For the Alexandria Aces of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, see Alexandria Aces (Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball)

The Alexandria Aces are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Alexandria, Louisiana, in the United States. The Aces were league champions of the professional Continental Baseball League, in 2009, but when the CBL moved their market to western Texas, the Aces found a better fit in the Texas Collegiate League. The decision to join the new league was announced on February 12, 2010.

From the 1994 season to the present, the Aces have played their home games at historic Bringhurst Field, which was built in 1933 for the original Alexandria Aces.

History

That team started in 1934 as a member of the old Evangeline League and ceased operations with the league in 1942 due to World War II. The Aces (and the league) were revived after the war but once again ceased operations in 1957.

Baseball returned to Alexandria again in 1972, with the Aces as the San Diego Padres' AA farm club, and while it only lasted four years, many major league notables passed through Alexandria - in particular All-Star pitcher Randy Jones and longtime Cleveland Indians first baseman John Grubb. The late Duke Snider also managed the team during this period.

The new Aces were a charter member of the independent Texas-Louisiana League in 1994, and the Aces won back-to-back titles in 1997 and 1998 before the league changed its name to the Central Baseball League. In the first season of the new United League in 2006, the Aces won the inaugural ULB championship before pulling off another repeat as they would win the title once again in 2007. In 2009 the Aces joined the Continental Baseball League when the ULB went bankrupt. The Aces are the 2009 CBL Champions, beating the Big Bend Cowboys 2-0. In 2010, the Aces ended their contract with the CBL, citing travel costs among other reasons before joining the college wooden bat league they currently play in now, the Texas Collegiate League.

On March 12, 2011 the front office announced that there would be a change to the team's logo for the first time since the team returned in 1994.

Team Record

All-Stars

1994: Paul Williams, C; Marvin Cole, 2B; Jay Andrews, OF; Alan Newman, LHP |- 1995: Fletcher Thompson, 3B; Kyle Shade, OF; Joe Ronca, DH; |- 1996: Malvin Matos, OF; Joe Ronca, DH; |- 1997: Kevin Tahan, C; John O'Brien, 1B; Kyle Shade, 3B; |- 1998: John O'Brien, 1B; Robert Hewes, UT; Kyle Shade, OF; Malvin Matos, DH; Russ Reeder, RHP; Tony Mack, RHP; |- 1999: John O'Brien, 1B; Marvin Cole, 2B; Ryan Rothe, OF; Russ Reeder, RHP; Darell White, RHP; |- 2000: Robert Hewes, SS; Andre Johnson, OF; |- 2001: Trey Salinas, C; Joe Hamilton, DH; Rob Vael, LHP; |- 2002: Jerry Valdez, C; Robert Hewes, 2B; Jorge Alvarez, DH; |- 2003: N/A |- 2006: Fontella Jones, RHP; Santo Hernandez, RHP; Luis Guance, SS; Keto Anderson, OF; Erick Mejias, UT; Trey Beamon, OF; Adam Bonner, 1B/RF; Adam Cox, LHP; |- 2007: Justin Dowdy, LHP; Luis Galaraga, RHP; Luis Guance, SS; Frank James, LHP; Palmer Karr, OF; Selwyn Langaigne, OF; Juan Carlos Ovalles, RHP; Josh Tranum, DH; Jose Umbria, C; |- 2008: Luis Guance, 2B; Chad Linder, LHP; Juan Carlos Ovalles, RHP; Bryan Sabatella, UT; |- 2009: |- 2010:

Coaches

1994: Pete Falcone, Manager |- 1995-1999: Stan Cliburn, Manager |- 2000-2002: John O'Brien, Manager |- 2003: Robert Lichtenstein, Manager |- 2006-2008: Ricky VanAsselberg, Manager |- 2009: Dan Schwam, Manager |- 2010-2011: Mike Byrnes, Head Coach

2011: Freddy Rodriguez, Head Coach

External links

• [ Alexandria Aces] www.myacesbaseball.com, www.facebook.com/alexandriaaces, Facebook Group: The Alexandria Aces
• [ TCL Fan Forum]