Mike SHILDT Michael Shildt (like quilt) MANAGERIAL CAREER Arrives in Memphis for his first season as Redbirds manager in Sixth manager in the Redbirds -year history Spent every year since 4 in the Cardinals organization and enters his th season as a field manager, th as a coach Overall professional mangaerial record stands at 333-84 (.4) with Rookie-level Johnson City (-) and Double-A Springfield (-4) Served as Double-A Springfield Cardinals skipper for three seasons from -4 before arriving in the Bluff City Guided Springfield Cardinals to a Texas League championship in his first season at the helm Served as the Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Coordinator, a position he held from - Was Johnson City hitting coach in 8 Served as short-season Batavia position coach in Was State College bench coach in Served as hitting coach for short-season New Jersey from 4- Served as an area scout for four seasons from 4- prior to fulfilling player development duties towards the end of each campaign Graduated from Olympic (NC) High School in Charlotte, North Carolina Grew up working for the Orioles Double-A team in Charlotte, where his mother was also employed Spent time with Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray, performing clubhouse detail, bat boy, and working the scoreboard MGR 4 TEAM: Double-A Springfield Cardinals CAREER MANAGERIAL RECORD: - ( seasons) CARDINALS ORGANIZATION: th Season BORN: August, 8 OPENING DAY AGE: 4 BIRTHPLACE: Charlotte, NC RESIDENCE: Matthews, NC SCHOOL: University of North Carolina at Asheville Cardinals squad was recognized as Baseball America s Team of the Year Managed the Salt River Rafters of the prospect-laden Arizona Fall League in 3 Earned George Kissell Award in after his success at Johnson City Began managerial career with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in Amassed a. winning percentage by going 4- in his three year stint as skipper Guided the club to back-to-back league championships in - Worked three years as an associate scout for the Major League Scouting Bureau from -3 Worked as hittng coach and recruiting coordinator for five years between stops at the University of North Carolina Charlotte (-8) and UNC Asheville (-3) Owned and operated On Deck Baseball Academy in Pineville, NC, training many major and minor league players for four years Coached High School baseball at West Charlotte (NC) High from - Three-year letterwinner and infielder for the University of North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs (8, 8-) Graduated from UNC-Asheville with a degree in business in Resides in Matthews, North Carolina SHILDT S MANAGERIAL RECORD YR TEAM LEAGUE (CLASS) W L PCT FINISH POSTSEASON Johnson City Appalachian (Rk) 3 3. 3rd None Johnson City Appalachian (Rk) 4 4.3 st Won Championship Johnson City Appalachian (Rk) 4 3. st Won Championship Springfield Texas (AA).8 3rd Won Championship 3 Springfield Texas (AA) 4 4.44 th None 4 Springfield Texas (AA) 8.48 th None CAREER TOTALS ( seasons) 333 84.4 ORGANIZATION SHILDT 4 REVIEW CARDINALS PCL OPPONENTS RECORDS & HISTORY AUTOZONE PARK MEDIA INFO MEMPHIS REDBIRDS MEDIA GUIDE
MEDIA INFO AUTOZONE PARK RECORDS & HISTORY PCL OPPONENTS CARDINALS 4 REVIEW BUDASKA ORGANIZATION Begins seventh season as the Redbirds hitting coach (8-present) Tutored Cardinals batters David Freese, Allen Craig, Jon Jay, Daniel Descalso, and Matt Carpenter, who all posted career minor league years in Memphis before moving on to St. Louis Spent three off-seasons as the hitting and outfield coach for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League; in, the Tigres won the championship four games to two over the Tiburones de La Guaira Served as hitting coach for the Pacific Caost League at the Triple-A All-Star Game in Lehigh Valley, Penn. In first season with Redbirds in 8, coached hitters to a Signed as an amateur free agent on May, 3 Played for years in the Oakland Athletics organization Had two stints with the big league club in 8 and 8 Began professional playing career in 3 with Lewiston in the Northwest League Made his Major League debut on June, Resides in Kihei, Hawaii Attended Granada Hills (Calif.) High School Mark BUDASKA Mark David Budaska (BOO-das-kuh). average, the best mark since the 4 season Worked six years in the Red Sox system from - Spent the 4- seasons with Triple-A Pawtucket Spent two years with Double-A Portland from -3 Won the Texas League Championship with the Anaheim Angels Double-A affiliate Arkansas Travelers; his hitters finished fourth in the league with a. team batting average Was hitting coach for Chianan Luka in the Taiwan Major League in Served as hitting coach and first base coach for Kaoping Fala in the Taiwan Major League from 8- Appeared in 3 games with the A s, collecting six hits in the 3 at-bats with three doubles and two RBI Collected first Major League hit on June 8, 8, a pinch-hit double off Paul Hartzell of the California Angels Played his final MLB game on August 8, 8 Played the 8 season for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the NPB (Japan) Played college baseball at Pierce College (Calif.) HC 4 TEAM: Triple-A Memphis Redbirds CARDINALS ORGANIZATION: 8th Season BORN: December, OPENING DAY AGE: BIRTHPLACE: Sharon, PA RESIDENCE: Kihei, HI SCHOOL: Granada Hills (Calif.) High School BUDASKA S CAREER STATISTICS YR TEAM AVG G AB R H B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 3 Lewiston.3-4 3 - - - - -.38 - - - - 4 Burlington.3 3 48 3 48 3.33.33 3 3 8 Modesto.8 4 8 8 3.38.433 4 Chattanooga.4 3 4 3 8 3.3.3 4 3 Chattanooga.3 4 4 8 43 4.4.3 - San Jose. 8 3 4 8 4 84 8 3.34.4 3-8 Vancouver. 8 38 8 3 8 3.388.3 3 3 - OAKLAND. 4 4.4. Ogden. 348 4 3.4.443-8 Ogden.3 3 34 4 4 3 4.4.4 3-8 Tacoma.4 8 8 3 4.4.3 4 - OAKLAND. 3 3 4..88-8 Yokohama Taiyo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minors Totals. 4 34 4 8 43 8 38 4.38.43 8 Majors Totals. 3 3 3.8. MEMPHIS REDBIRDS MEDIA GUIDE
Bryan EVERSGERD Bryan David Eversgerd (ev-ers-gurd) Returns for third season as Redbirds pitching coach in Recipient of George Kissell Award, displaying excellence in player development Served as pitching coach for Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals; pitching staff registered a 3.83 team ERA and finished with the second-fewest hits allowed in the league Was pitching coach for the Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Year for two seasons (Seth Maness in and Shelby Miller in ) Pitched for -year professional seasons, including nine in the Cardinals organization (8-4, 8-) Went - with a. ERA and strikeouts in games (one start) at the Major League level with St. Louis (4, 8), Montreal (), and Texas () Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in his Major League debut for St. Louis on April 3, 4 Picked up his first big league win in his only Major League start on May, 4 at Florida (. IP, 4 H, R, 4 SO) Graduated from Carlyle (Ill.) High School in 8, where he was named team MVP and All-Conference as a senior Attended Kaskaskia Community College (Ill.) Originally signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent PC 4 TEAM: Triple-A Memphis Redbirds CARDINALS ORGANIZATION: 3th Season BORN: February, OPENING DAY AGE: 4 BIRTHPLACE: Centralia, IL RESIDENCE: Hoffman, IL SCHOOL: Kaskaskia (Ill.) Community College Spent four of the previous five seasons in the same capacity for Double-A Springfield (8-, -) Coached campaign with Advanced-A Palm Beach in the Florida State League After being out of baseball for two years, resumed as pitching coach for the Midwest League Low-A affiliate in Peoria (4) and Quad Cities (-) prior to joining Springfield s staff Inaugural coaching season was in for the Cardinals as pitching coach at Advaced-A Potomac Pitched three seasons with the Redbirds during 8- seasons (-, 3. ERA, 48 SO) Ranks 3rd in Redbirds history with relief appearances Led the Redbirds in games in the 8 and seasons Finished nd in the circuit in games () and baserunners, per nine innings (.) in Member of the PCL champion Redbirds in, where he pitched /3 scoreless innings for two playoff victories Was the winning pitcher when Albert Pujols walk-off home run won the PCL championship during a June tryout camp at Busch Stadium in 8 Resides in Hoffman, Ill. with wife Lisa, and their two children, daughter Kristen and son Jacob EVERSGERD S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG 8 Johnson City -3 3.4. 3 - - Springfield -8 4.4 4. 3 48 4 - - Savannah - 3.4 3. 43 3 3 34 - - St. Petersburg 3-3. 3. - - Arkansas 3-.. 4 4 4 - - 3 Arkansas -.8. 4 3 8 - - 4 Louisville 4-4 4.. 8 8 - - ST. LOUIS -3 4. 4. 3 34 8 4 3 -. Ottawa -.38 38 3. 4 4 4 - - MONTREAL -.4. 3 8 -.8 Trenton 4-3. 4. 4 - - Oklahoma City 3-3.4 38 4. 3 4 4 3 - - Hagerstown - 4. 8. 3 4 4 - - Oklahoma City -3 4.4. 48 3 4 43 - - TEXAS -. 3. 3 3 3 -. 8 Memphis - 3.34 4. - - ST. LOUIS -. 8. 4 -.34 Memphis -.8. 3 4 -. Memphis 4-4 3. 48. 3 8 -.4 Minor Lg. Totals 4-4 3.3 4 8. 44 34 8 3 4 3 - - Major Lg. Totals -.. 4 34 4 3 -. ORGANIZATION EVERSGERD 4 REVIEW CARDINALS PCL OPPONENTS RECORDS & HISTORY AUTOZONE PARK MEDIA INFO MEMPHIS REDBIRDS MEDIA GUIDE
ORGANIZATION Vance ALBITZ COACH Vance Philip Albitz 4 TEAM: Double-A Arkansas & Triple-A Salt Lake Bees OPENING DAY AGE: BIRTHPLACE: Torrance, CA RESIDENCE: Torrance, CA Enters first season as coach in the Cardinals organization Split 4 season between Triple-A Salt Lake and Double-A Arkansas in the Angels system Played parts of three seasons in St. Louis organization (3) Hit first career home run in his first game with Memphis off of Attended South Torrance High School; played baseball and basketball Named South High Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior Played four years at the University of California-San Diego Holds school career records in hits (3), runs (), and assists (); also set the school single-season record for assists with as a senior Named an ABCA Division II first-team All-American in both his junior and senior seasons and ABCA Division II firstyr TEAM Batavia Palm Beach Springfield Memphis 3 Springfield Memphis 4 Arkansas Salt Lake Minor Lg. Totals AVG G.83. 43.. 3..8 8.3.3. AB 4 4 44 44 8 8 88 AUTOZONE PARK MEDIA INFO 8 BORN: January 3, 88 SCHOOL: University of California-San Diego RECORDS & HISTORY PCL OPPONENTS CARDINALS 4 REVIEW ALBITZ CARDINALS ORGANIZATION: st season MEMPHIS REDBIRDS MEDIA GUIDE R 4 H 3 33 3 3 Will Savage on 8/ against Albuquerque; also first Triple-A hit Played in games for short-season Single-A Batavia, batting.83 (3-for-4) with five doubles and two RBI Played parts of two seasons with the Independent Lincoln Saltdogs from - until signed as a minor league free agent by St. Louis on 8// team All-Region honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior Honored as first-team All-Conference as a junior and senior, as well as second-team All-Conference as a freshman and sophomore Signed his first professional contract with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the independent American Association in June, Founder of Gloves 4 Troops, a movement that sends baseball gloves to active-duty U.S. troops oversees during the offseason B 3B HR 4 3 8 4 RBI BB 4 3 4 SO SB CS OBP.33.3.4.38 3.84 3. 3 3.3 3.34 8 8.3 SLG SF SH HBP GDP.3.3 3 3 3..4.3 3 3.34.3.48 3 4.33 3
TR Jeremy David Clipperton 4 TEAM: Triple-A Memphis Redbirds ORGANIZATION Jeremy CLIPPERTON CARDINALS ORGANIZATION: 4th Season BORN: May 8, OPENING DAY AGE: 3 SCHOOL: Truman State University ing over for such an amazing individual Married to former Memphis Redbirds employee Jessica McDaniel STR Kevin Hyde 4 TEAM: n/a PCL OPPONENTS Kevin HYDE CARDINALS Graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO with a B.S. in Resides in Peoria, Arizona Determined to fill the shoes of former Athletic Trainer Christophe Conroy, who is admittedly his idol; Honored to be tak- Started his two-year stint at the Double-A level in West Tennessee in Rejoined the Mariners as the trainer for Single-A Wisconsin from - Worked one year as athletic trainer for the Northwest League Spokane Indians in the Royals Organization in Employed with Physiotherapy Associates in Glendale, Ariz. after completing the season as athletic trainer for the Peoria Mariners in the Arizona League Served as intern trainer for the Clinton Lumberkings in 8 4 REVIEW Enters third season as the Redbirds athletic trainer in the Cardinals organization Spent years in the Mariners organization, including two in the PCL with Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers from - Moved to the High Desert Mavericks in 8 Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) Minor League Athletic Trainer of the Year 8 Southern League Trainer of the Year while with DoubleA West Tenn Midwest League Trainer of the Year in his final season with Single-A Wisconsin REDBIRDS RESIDENCE: Peoria, AZ CARDINALS ORGANIZATION: st season Spent part of summer serving as a volunteer assistant with the San Antonio Spurs under the direction of now retired, longtime head strength coach, Mike Brungardt RECORDS & HISTORY the National Strength & Conditioning Association Sports Performance Certified (USAW-SPC) through United States of America Weightlifting Association Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine AUTOZONE PARK RESIDENCE: Weatherford, Oklahoma SCHOOL: Southwestern Oklahoma State University Enters his first season as the Redbirds as strength coach in the Cardinals organization Worked previous five seasons as the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Southwestern Oklahoma State University MEDIA INFO Graduate of Westmoore (Okla.) High School Earned an associate s degree at Rose State (Okla.) Community College where he was a member of the baseball team Transferred to SWOSU in 8 where he was a pitcher on the Bulldogs team Graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University Earned bachelor s in Exercise Science and a Master s in Sports Management Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through MEMPHIS REDBIRDS MEDIA GUIDE