Andrew Layman, 49, will begin his 28th season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2020, his fourth as the General Manager after fifteen years as Assistant General Manager. Andrew has been involved in literally every aspect of the Blue Rocks' operation since joining the club. He has received the Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Award for best exemplifying the spirit of volunteerism with his time invested with a local teen; he has also received the prestigious Matt Minker Award, which recognizes an outstanding affiliate employee, as presented by the Kansas City Royals.

As part of the management team, Andrew has been an integral part of the Blue Rocks success. During that time, the team has earned several awards from Minor League Baseball, including the Bob Frietas Award and repeated Carolina League nominations for Outstanding Community Service. In 2015, the Blue Rocks' home, Frawley Stadium, was recognized as the nation's best Advanced "A" Ballpark by Ballpark Digest. The Blue Rocks are continually among the Carolina League leaders in attendance.

Under Andrew's leadership, Frawley Stadium remains a well-known fun and fan-friendly venue. Andrew has overseen many ballpark improvement projects, including the addition of two new picnic areas, a new General Admission seating section, new bullpens and a new Chickie's and Pete's Concession Stand.

More recently, the Blue Rocks have replaced every seat in the seating bowl, redone all the concourse flooring, improved and expanded the Batter's Eye, and made major structural restorations.

Andrew also serves as liaison to the Delaware Stadium Corporation, which hosts various community events at the ballpark including the Delaware State High School Baseball Championship and the Delaware High School Baseball All-Star game. He also has attracted and coordinated several successful concerts at the ballpark, including the Beach Boys, Wilco, Counting Crows and Journey.

Andrew oversees a ticket department that continues to thrive, posting year-after-year gains and record sales numbers in group sales and mini-plans. He oversees the CRM and online ticket systems to make sure the Blue Rocks remain on the cutting edge of ticket sales technology. Andrew also oversees a merchandise department that is constantly keeping up with new trends and fashions. The department continues to post some of the highest per-caps in MiLB.

The Malvern, PA native is a 1992 graduate of Lynchburg College. He spends most of his free time coaching youth sports, baseball, lacrosse and basketball. He currently makes his home in Wilmington, DE with his fiancee, Jordan, and the joy of their life, their son Mason.

Steve Gold will enter his 25th season as director of field operations for the Blue Rocks in 2020. The Polk City, FL native worked at the Baseball City Sports Complex from 1991-94, where the Kansas City Royals formerly held spring training. The 43-year-old also worked for the Eugene Emeralds in the summer of 1993. Known around Frawley Stadium as "Goldie", Steve resides in Wilmington, DE.

Zachary Chatman will enter his second season with the Blue Rocks as Stadium Operations Manager in 2020 after serving the previous two seasons as a Community Affairs Assistant. The 25-year-old hails from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Widener University with a degree in Business Marketing and minor in Sport Management. Chatman played four years on the Widener University Pride football team where he was a part of two Middle Atlantic Conference championships.

Before joining the Blue Rocks, he worked for both the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies as a part of their game day staff. Away from work, Chatman enjoys attending sporting events with his friends and family for all Philadelphia sports teams. His favorite teams are the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies.

Jim Beck will enter his 25th season with the Blue Rocks and his 18th as the director of merchandising in 2020. The 49-year-old previously served the Blue Rocks for four years as the Director of Publications and Promotions and three years as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions. Jim also chaired the 2002 Carolina-California League All-Star Game Committee. The Ottawa Lake, MI native is a 1994 graduate of the University of Toledo with a bachelor's degree in communications. Jim and his wife, Jody, have two daughters, Reagan and Hannah.

Robert Ford will begin his 17th season in MiLB and fourth as a member of the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2020. Bob came to Wilmington from Lancaster, PA where he served as the Director of Business Development for the Atlantic League's Lancaster Barnstormers for nine seasons. Prior to Lancaster, Ford served as Assistant General Manager for the Charlotte County Redfish and also worked two seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

A Brooklyn, NY native, Bob grew up near Allentown, PA and has lived up and down the east coast from Boston to Florida during his baseball tenure. Bob is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Denver Broncos, and Villanova Wildcats, Ford also spends his spare time attending concerts, spending time with family and friends and hanging out with his dog Stormer.

Joe McCarthy will begin his seventh season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2020 & his second season as Director of Ticket Sales. He originally joined the Blue Rocks in 2014 as a Group Sales Assistant before being promoted to a Group Sales Executive, and eventually, to Group Sales Manager. In June 2018, McCarthy was appointed to his current position. The 28-year-old is a 2010 graduate of The Haverford School and a 2015 graduate of Drexel University, where he majored in sports management. Prior to working with the Blue Rocks, McCarthy worked in the Boston College Athletic Department. He is a huge Philadelphia sports fan, especially the Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers and all things Will Ferrell related. Originally from Glen Mills, PA, McCarthy currently resides in the city of Wilmington.

Mike Rice will enter his third year with the Blue Rocks in 2020 as a Group Sales Executive. The 25-year-old came to The Riverfront in February 2018 as a Group Sales Assistant by way of Heath, Ohio. Rice graduated from Ohio University in 2016 with a B.S in Sports Management and minor in Business. While at Ohio, he worked in game day operations with the Bobcats Hockey team. He loves cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Ohio State Buckeyes and has aspirations of eventually working in the NBA.

Kevin P. Linton will begin his 19th season with the Blue Rocks, and 10th as Director of Community Affairs in 2020. The 42-year-old served for three seasons as a sales and group sales executive and three seasons as Assistant Director of Media Relations. After four seasons as Director of Promotions, Linton assumed his current post in 2011. He was honored as the 2012 Matt Minker Award recipient, given annually to the top employee in the Kansas City Royals Farm System. Under his direction, the Blue Rocks' Community Affairs Department won four consecutive Matt Minker Community Service Awards (2015-18), presented yearly by the Carolina League to the club that best demonstrates an outstanding, on-going commitment to charitable service, support, and leadership within its community.

A 1999 graduate of the University of Delaware, Linton earned a bachelor's degree in recreation and parks administration. Known as the "Voice of the Bob Carpenter Center," the Lancaster, PA native recently completed his 20th season as men's and women's basketball public address announcer at the University of Delaware. Linton has also served 17 seasons as the "Voice of Delaware Stadium" for the Fightin' Blue Hens football team.

On June 16, 2005, the Wilmington Blue Rocks lost a dear member of their baseball family as the longtime legendary stadium voice for the Blue Rocks, John "Johnny Mac" McAdams, passed away. In a special in-stadium memorial service for McAdams on June 18, 2005, Linton was introduced by Philadelphia Phillies stadium announcer Dan Baker as just the second public address announcer in Frawley Stadium history. Linton will continue to serve as public address announcer for the 2020 baseball season. The 2019 season featured his milestone 1,000th game behind the mic at Frawley Stadium.

Linton has also served as public address announcer for the 2001 America East Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, 2007, 2008 & 2019 CAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament, the 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010 NCAA Division I FCS National Football Playoffs, the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament National Quarterfinals, the 2010 & 2013 ACHA Division I National Collegiate Hockey Championship Tournament, the 2014 Team USA Women's Basketball Trials and 2016 Olympic Women's Basketball Exhibition Games. Additionally, he served as the public address voice of the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball First and Seconds Rounds.

Liz Welch will enter her first season as the Director of Marketing - and fourth season overall with the Wilmington Blue Rocks - in 2020. She spent the previous three seasons serving as the Blue Rocks' Client Services Manager and was responsible for overseeing the fullfilment of all contracts and managing client relations. No stranger to the world of sports marketing, Welch has been heavily involved in the planning of themes and promotions, executing on-field entertainment and overseeing the team's game day internship program since joining the Rocks before the 2017 season. Prior to coming to Wilmington, she spent 10 seasons with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League in similar capacities.

Welch grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and enjoys sports, cooking and getting outside in her time away from the ballpark. Despite growing up deep in Eagles and Steelers territory, she self-proclaims that has been an avid fan of the San Francisco 49ers since she was a baby.

Mike Diodati rejoined the Blue Rocks in 2012 for his second stint after serving as a game-day marketing intern during the 2010 season. As Director of Web & Creative Services, he sets the overall creative direction of the Blue Rocks. His responsibilities include overseeing the Blue Rocks' graphics, web design, and digital marketing strategy, managing in-game entertainment, and operating the Frawley Stadium video boards on game days. Additionally, he serves as the Blue Rocks liaison to the Delaware Stadium Corporation for non-Blue Rocks events. Diodati began the 2012 season as Game Entertainment Assistant before taking over as Interim Game Entertainment Manager in June 2012 and Game Entertainment Manager in October 2012. He was promoted to Director of Web & Creative Services in September 2016. With the help of his innovation, the Blue Rocks Marketing Department was honored with the Carolina League's Marketing & Promotions Award in 2016. The award is given annually to the club that demonstrates outstanding and creative marketing and promotional efforts within its community, its ballpark, in media and other promotional events.

A native of Jamison, PA, Diodati graduated in 2011 from the University of Delaware with a degree in Sport Management and a minor in leadership. He previously served as Marketing and Social Media Manager for the Bucks County Ice Sports Center in Warminster, PA, and also spent time working for the University of Delaware football program and the Philadelphia Wings. In addition to his duties with the Blue Rocks, Diodati serves as a Building Supervisor at the University of Delaware Ice Arenas, a post he has held since 2009. Away from Frawley Stadium, he can be found usually be found skiing or avidly supporting his beloved Tottenham Hotspur. Diodati and his wife, Allison, along with their dog, Sadie, live in North Wilmington, Delaware.

Sharon Murphy will enter her 20^th season overall with the Blue Rocks in 2020. She served with the team from its inception in 1993 until 2007 and - after pursuing other opportunities - Murphy returned to the staff in 2015. She grew up close to Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia where her father worked for NASA. Cooking is her passion. She has worked at some of the biggest sporting events in the country including Super Bowl, SEMA Auto Show, World Series has been the guest chef at Yankee Stadium on several occasions along with being involved in other exciting sporting events. Murphy earned a degree in food service management and culinary arts from Delaware Technical & Community College. Murphy and her husband Bob reside in New Castle, DE and in her off time she enjoys spending time with her three children and three grandchildren, riding motorcycles, gardening and cooking.