White Sox Release Voyagers Opening Day Roster
Great Falls, MT-The Chicago White Sox have officially released the Great Falls Voyagers 2018 opening day roster. The Pioneer League slate starts with a Friday night home game against the Helena Brewers. The season opener at Centene Stadium is scheduled for 7 o'clock, with gates opening at 6 p.m. The
Great Falls, MT-The Chicago White Sox have officially released the Great Falls Voyagers 2018 opening day roster. The Pioneer League slate starts with a Friday night home game against the Helena Brewers. The season opener at Centene Stadium is scheduled for 7 o'clock, with gates opening at 6 p.m. The Voyagers will then play two road games at Helena this weekend before returning home to conclude the four-game series with the Brewers on Monday night.
The 2018 roster features two players who suited up for Great Falls during the 2017 season. There is one player back from the 2016 squad. The lone returning pitcher is Iowa native
The Voyagers new roster carries 14 picks from this year's Major League Baseball draft and five players from the first 10 rounds. Among the pitchers, the highest round selection on the opening day roster is 5th round choice Jonathan Stiever out of Indiana University. 6th round pick and Missoula-born Codi Heuer was drafted out of Wichita State. Andrew Perez was taken in the 8th round from the University of South Florida. 10th rounder Bennett Sousa pitched collegiately at the University of Virginia. Heuer's college teammate with the Shockers, catcher Gunnar Troutwine, was selected in the 9th round and assigned to Great Falls.
In total, there are 15 pitchers, three catchers, seven infielders, and five outfielders. The roster includes five international players (three from the Dominican Republic, one from Venezuela, and one from Colombia). Of the U.S. born players, four each hail from California and Florida, three are from Indiana, and two each from Iowa and Oklahoma. The roster also consists of four draft picks from the 2017 class, including outfielder and 14th round pick
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