2010 Claws

The BlueClaws have released their roster and it contains some returnees. Pitcher Matthew Way will lead the group of 4 hurlers returning to Lakewood. Other familiar faces joining Way on the staff will be Jacob Diekman, Jordan Ellis and Luke Wertz. Catcher Sebastian Valle will be back along with Kyle Lafrenz. Infielder Alan Schoenberger and outfielders Leandro Castro and Zack Collier will also be back. (Collier will start the season on the DL.) It is another young team, much like the one that won the 2009 championship last season, with outfielder Domingo Santana becoming the youngest player ever for Lakewood. The team begins the season Thursday night in Asheville, North Carolina.