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Senators Announce 2019 Roster

April 2, 2019

HARRISBURG, PA - The Washington Nationals have released the 25-man Opening Day Roster for their Eastern League affiliate Harrisburg Senators. This season's roster includes 12 players who have appeared in a Senators uniform in the past alongside 13 players making their Senators debut in 2019. Dawning their 33rd season in

HARRISBURG, PA - The Washington Nationals have released the 25-man Opening Day Roster for their Eastern League affiliate Harrisburg Senators. This season's roster includes 12 players who have appeared in a Senators uniform in the past alongside 13 players making their Senators debut in 2019. Dawning their 33rd season in the state capitol, the Sens will once again be led by sixth year manager, Matt LeCroy. 

The 2019 Harrisburg roster features seven of the organization's top-30 prospects per MLB.com including third-ranked (#75 overall) 18-year-old infielder, Luis Garcia. This season's pitching staff alone will feature five of the organization's top-thirty prospects including, Wil Crowe (#5), Sterling Sharp (#9) and James Bourque (#18) along with a pair of southpaws, Taylor Guilbeau (#24) and Ben Braymer (#25). Also, included on this list is first-year backstop, Tres Barrera (#21). In addition, five players have appeared in the Major Leagues in the past, including pitchers Erick Fedde ('18) and Aaron Barrett ('15), catcher Spencer Kieboom ('18), infielder Luis Sardiñas ('18) and outfielder Tyler Goeddel ('16).
Opening Night for the Senators 2019 season is scheduled for Thursday, April 4th against the visiting Bowie Baysox at FNB Field. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. The gates open to the ballpark at 5:00 p.m. 
LeCroy, the all-time winningest manager in Senators history, is joined once again by fourth year hitting coach, Brian Rupp and second year pitching coach, Michael Tejera. The team also welcomes back second year trainer TD Swinford and strength and conditioning coach RJ Guyer returning for his third season.
Senators Opening Day Roster listed below: 
PITCHERS - 13
Bacus, Dakota 
Baez, Joan
Barrett, Aaron 
Bourque, James 
Braymer, Ben
Condra-Bogan, Jacob
Crowe, Wil 
Fedde, Erick 
Guilbeau, Taylor
Mapes, Tyler 
Pena, Ronald 
Sanchez, Mario
Sharp, Sterling 
CATCHERS - 2
Barrera, Tres
Kieboom, Spencer 
INFIELDERS - 6
Davidson, Austin 
Garcia, Luis
Mejia, Bryan
Sagdal, Ian
Sardinas, Luis
Ward, Drew 
OUTFIELDERS - 4
Collier, Zach 
Goeddel, Tyler
Taylor, Chuck
Wiseman, Rhett
The 2019 home opener is Thursday, April 4th against the Bowie Baysox. The Senators box office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are available via telephone during the same hours as the box office hours. Tickets are also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, online at www.senatorsbaseball.com. You can find the Senators on Facebook at facebook.com/senatorsbaseball or @hbgsenators on Twitter.