2015 Sea Dogs Season in Review

The Portland Sea Dogs 2015 season didn't result in a playoff berth or winning record, but still saw its fair share of exciting moments and highly rated prospects throughout the year. Here's a look at some of the accomplishments and highlights that took place in 2015.

Records
•   Set team single-month highs for September in hits (68) and total bases (101).
•   Manuel Margot set single-month highs for September in hits (14), RBI (11), and total bases (25).
•   Madison Younginer became the fifth player in franchise history to have a 0.00 ERA in a month (June - min. 50 BF).
•   Tim Roberson (5/15 @ New Britain) and Manuel Margot (9/6 vs. New Britain) became the third and fourth Sea Dogs players to hit for the cycle. The Sea Dogs had only two cycles in franchise history prior to the 2015 season. Margot became the first Sea Dog player ever to hit for the cycle at Hadlock Field.
Streaks
•   Marco Hernandez, Tim Roberson, and Sam Travis each posted a team-high 13-game hit streak.
•   Carlos Asuaje reached base in a team-high 29 consecutive games from April 19 - May 22. The streak was the third-longest in the Eastern League this season and eighth-longest in Sea Dogs franchise history.

Awards
Eastern League Player of the Week:
Oscar Tejeda (May 11-18)
Manuel Margot (August 31 - September 7)

Eastern League Pitcher of the Week
Aaron Wilkerson (August 17-24)

Sea Dogs Team Awards
MVP: Sam Travis
Pitcher of the Year: William Cuevas
10th Player: Tim Roberson
Citizen of the Year: Mike McCarthy

All-Stars
Sullivan Tire Eastern League All-Star Classic Selections:
Carlos Asuaje
William Cuevas
Marco Hernandez
Robby Scott
Jantzen Witte
Madison Younginer

MiLB.com All-Star Game Top Star:
Marco Hernandez

MLB All-Star Futures Game Selection:
Manuel Margot

Attendance:
•   Drew 368,291 fans (up from 359,427 in 2014), an average of 5,497 per game.
•   Sold out 13 games plus the Sullivan Tire All-Star Classic.
•   Ranked third in the Eastern League in attendance, 10th in Double-A, and 34th in all of MiLB.

Promotions:

Promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket:

Jonathan Aro*
David Chester
William Cuevas
Dayan Diaz
Reed Gragnani
Marco Hernandez
Kyle Kraus
Pat Light
Jorge Marban
Luis Martinez
Mike McCarthy
Mike Miller
Jonathan Roof
Robby Scott
Aneury Tavarez
Madison Younginer

*Called up to the Boston Red Sox
-Mike Brenly accepted the assistant bullpen catcher position with the Boston Red Sox in May.

Other Notes:
•   The Sea Dogs had eight walk-off wins in 2015, including a stretch of six consecutive home wins won via walk-off from June 29 - July 23. From May 25th to July 30th, eight of 12 home wins for the Sea Dogs came on walk-offs. Aneury Tavarez's walk-off home run on July 30th was the only walk-off homer of the year for Portland and their first since July 2, 2013 (Travis Shaw).
•   The Sullivan Tire All-Star Classic was held at Hadlock Field on July 15th, with the Eastern Division defeating the West in the first ever Home Run Derby Shootout. With the game tied 4-4 after nine innings of play, the two teams faced off in a Home Run Derby Shootout to decide the winner, per Eastern League rules. Brian Pointer of the Reading Fightin Phils homered into the U.S. Cellular Pavilion in the ninth round to give the East the walk-off victory. Sea Dogs' shortstop Marco Hernandez earned the MiLB.com Top Star Award, while Altoona infielder Dan Gamache won the Electricity Maine Home Run Derby prior to the game. A sellout crowd of 7,368 attended.