Tanner Townsend


Number: 24
Position: IF
College: Western Kentucky
Resides: London, KY
Birthdate: 07/30/80
Height: 6'1
Weight: 205
Bats: R
Throws: R
League Status: Veteran

signed as a non-drafted free agent by the San Diego Padres organization and assigned to Eugene Emeralds (Single-A, Northwest League)...struck out three times on 7/26 vs. Boise Hawks...scored a run in three straight (3) from 8/22-24...went 0-4 with four strikeouts on 8/25 vs. Vancouver Canadians...released by Padres organization after season

signed as a free agent by Kenosha Mamoths (Independent, Frontier League)...stole two bases in first game of season on 5/24 @ Mid-Missouri Mavericks...collected three hits on 6/12 @ Richmond Roosters...collected three RBI on 6/14 @ Kalamazoo Kings...doubled in back-to-back games (3) on 7/13 & 14 @ Cook County Cheetahs...collected two doubles on 7/13 @ Cook County Cheetahs...collected three hits on 7/14 @ Cook County Cheetahs..scored a run in three straight (4) & three straight multi-hit games (7) from 7/26-28...collected three hits on 7/28 (Game 1) vs. Gateway Grizzlies...went 0-3 with three strikeouts on 7/28 (Game 2) vs. Gateway Grizzlies...collected three RBI on 8/9 vs. Chillicothe Paints...went 0-3 with three strikeouts on 8/14 @ Gateway Grizzlies...collected three RBI on 8/17 @ Rockford Riverhawks...RBI in three straight (4) from 8/23-25 @ Cook County Cheetahs...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 8/24 & 25 @ Cook County Cheetahs...went 0-4 with four strikeouts on 8/28 vs. River City Rascals

spent entire season with Springfield/Ozark Ducks (Independent, Frontier League) which was formerly the Kenosha Mamoths...collected just two hits in first eight games (2-28) from 5/21-29..struck out three times on 5/26 @ Rockford Riverhawks...struck out three times on 5/28 @ Windy City Thunderbolts....RBI in three straight (7) from 6/2-4...collected three RBI on 6/2 vs. Gateway Grizzlies...collected three RBI on 6/4 vs. River City Rascals...RBI in three straight (3) from 6/7-9...RBI in three straight (5) from 6/17-18...collected three RBI on 6/17 @ Gateway Grizzlies...struck out three times on 6/19 @ Windy City Rascals...collected just one hit in seven games (1-27) from 6/24-7/2...went 0-4 with four strikeouts on 6/29 @ Windy City Rascals...doubled in back-to-back games (3) on 7/3 @ Gateway Grizzlies & 7/4 vs. Mid-Missouri Mavericks...collected two doubles on 7/3 @ Gateway Grizzlies...did not collect a hit in six straight games (0-16) from 7/5-10...hit safely in 19 straight from 7/11-8/2...RBI in five straight (6) from 7/18-22...scored a run in four straight (5) from 7/18-21...scored a run in three straight (4) from 7/23-26...scored a run in four straight (5) from 7/30-8/2...hit safely in six straight from 8/5-10...scored a run in three straight (5) from 8/5-7...homered in back-to-back games (2) on 8/6 @ Kalamooza Kings & 8/7 @ Rockford Riverhawks...collected three hits and scored three runs on 8/6 @ Kalamazoo Kings...collected three hits on 8/7 @ Rockford Riverhawks..walked three times on 8/11 vs. Windy City Rascals...hit safely in seven straight from 8/12-18...RBI in three straight (5) from 8/12-14...back-to-back three hit games on 8/13 & 14 vs. Gateway Grizzlies...collected two doubles on 8/13 vs. Gateway Grizzlies...collected three RBI on 8/14 vs. Gateway Grizzlies...collected three RBI on 8/17 vs. River City Rascals...RBI in three straight (5) from 8/21-23...stole three bases on 8/25 vs. Windy City Rascals...four straight multi-hit games (9) from 8/25-28...scored a run in four straight (6) from 8/26-29...collected three hits on 8/27 vs. Windy City Rascals...collected four RBI on 8/28 @ River City Rascals...stole two bases on 8/29 @ River City Rascals...finished 5th in Frontier League in games played (94)...traded to Gary SouthShore Railcats (Independent, Northern League) following season

collected three hits and scored three runs on 5/21 @ Joliet Jackhammers...collected just two hits in seven straight games (2-24) from 5/23-29...struck out three times on 6/3 vs. Calgary Vipers...collected three hits and had three RBI on 6/4 vs. Calgary Vipers...went 0-3 with three strikeouts on 6/8 @ Joliet Jackhammers...walked three times on 6/9 @ Joliet Jackhammers...scored a run in four straight (5) from 6/9-11...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 6/13 & 14 vs. Sioux Falls Canaries...collected three hits and had three RBI on 6/21 @ Lincoln Saltdogs...collected four RBI on 6/25 @ Kansas City T-Bones...three straight two hit games on 6/25-27...stole two bases on 6/27 vs. Lincoln Saltdogs...walked three times on 6/28 vs. Lincoln Saltdogs...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 7/6 @ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks & 7/8 vs. Kansas City T-Bones...hit safely in six straight from 7/12-17...caught stealing twice on 7/13 @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats...RBI in five straight (7) from 7/13-17...stole two bases on 7/15 @ Calgary Vipers...homered in three straight (3) and scored a run in three straight (3) from 7/15-17 @ Calgary Vipers...struck out three times on 8/3 vs. Kansas City T-Bones...collected three hits on 8/13 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...scored a run in four straight (6) from 8/26-30...doubled in three straight (4) from 8/27-30...collected three hits and two doubles on 8/27 vs. Joliet Jackhammers

spent entire season with Gary SouthShore Railcats (Independent, Northern League)...RBI in four straight (4) from 6/1-7...collected three hits on 6/15 @ Joliet Jackhammers...collected three RBI on 6/19 vs.Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...went 4-5 with two doubles, homer, three RBI and two runs scored on 6/21 vs. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...scored three runs on 6/24 @ Kansas City T-Bones...collected three RBI on 6/25 @ Kansas City T-Bones...scored a run in three straight (4) from 7/2-4...collected three RBI on 7/4 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...struck out three times on 7/26 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...three straight multi-RBI games (7), three straight two-hit games & three straight games scoring a run (4) from 7/27-29...collected three RBI on 7/28 vs. Kansas City T-Bones...collected three hits on 7/31 vs. Calgary Vipers...stole a base in back-to-back games (2) on 7/31 & 8/1 vs. Calgary Vipers...went 3-6 with three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored on 8/4 @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats...three straight multi-hit games (7) from 8/4-6 @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats...collected three hits on 8/9 @ Calgary Vipers...hit safely in six straight from 8/15-20...collected three hits and struck out three times on 8/20 @ Joliet Jackhammers...hit safely in seven straight from 8/22-30...scored a run in four straight (4) from 8/22-26...collected three RBI on 8/26 @ Kansas City T-Bones...finished T5th in Northern League in doubles (24)

spent entire season with Gary SouthShore Railcats (Independent, Northern League)...scored a run in four straight (4) from 5/18-21...doubled in three straight (3) from 5/18-20 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...collected three hits on 5/19 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...hit safely in seven straight from 5/23-30...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 5/25 & 26 @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats...collected three hits on 5/26 @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats...struck out three times on 5/27 @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats...scored a run in four straight (4) from 5/27-30...hit safely in 10 straight from 6/5-15...collected three hits on 6/6 @ Kansas City T-Bones...scored a run in four straight (5) from 6/6-9...RBI in four straight (4) from 6/10-14...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 6/21 @ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks & 6/22 @ Schaumburg Flyers..scored a run in four straight (5) from 6/23-26...collected three RBI on 6/27 @ Joliet Jackhammers...hit safely in 13 straight from 7/2-17...struck out three times on 7/8 vs. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...played in Northern League All-Star Game (South Division) as starting third baseman and went 0-4 with a run scored...scored a run in three straight (4) from 7/14-16...collected four RBI on 7/15 @ Joliet Jackhammers...stole a base in back-to-back games (2) on 7/31 & 8/1 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...collected three hits on 8/4 @ Joliet Jackhammers...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 8/10 & 11 vs. Calgary Vipers...collected three hits on 8/15 @ Kansas City T-Bones...hit safely in seven straight from 8/24-30...multi-hit game in four straight (9) from 8/25-28...collected two doubles on 8/25 vs. Joliet Jackhammers...collected three hits on 8/27 vs. Joliet Jackhammers

spent entire season with Gary SouthShore Ralicats (Independent, Northern League)...hit safely in first seven games of season from 5/15-21...collected five RBI on 5/19 vs. Kansas City T-Bones...went 3-5 with two doubles, homer, four RBI and a run scored on 5/29 @ Kansas City T-Bones...homered in back-to-back games (2) on 5/29 @ Kansas City T-Bones & 5/30 vs. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...collected three hits on 6/4 @ Schaumburg Flyers...RBI in five straight (10) from 6/6-11...hit safely in 11 straight from 6/9-22...multi-hit game in four straight (10) and scored a run in four straight (7) from 6/9-12...collected three hits and four RBI on 6/9 vs. Schaumburg Flyers...homered in back-to-back games (2) on 6/9 & 10 vs. Schaumburg Flyers...collected three RBI on 6/10 vs. Schaumburg Flyers...collected three hits on 6/11 @ Joliet Jackhammers...scored a run in six straight (8) from 6/17-22...homered in back-to-back games (2) on 6/18 & 19 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...RBI in three straight (6) from 6/18-20...stole a base in four straight (5) from 6/19-22...went 3-3 with a double, three RBI and a run scored on on 6/20 vs. Shaumburg Flyers...doubled in three straight (3) from 6/20-22 vs. Schaumburg Flyers...collected three hits, scored three runs and stole two bases on 6/21 vs. Schaumburg Flyers...hit safely in six straight from 6/27-7/15...did not play from 6/28-7/10 (injured)..selected as starting third baseman in Northern League All-Star Game (Chicagoland All-Stars), but did not play because of injury...doubled in three straight (3) from 7/12-15...collected three RBI on 7/13 vs. Kansas City T-Bones...hit safely in 13 straight from 7/20-8/4...collected three RBI on 7/20 @ Joliet Jackhammers...collected two doubles on 7/25 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...colected three RBI on 7/26 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...collected three hits on 7/27 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...scored three runs and had four RBI on 7/29 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...RBI in seven straight (15) and scored a run in seven straight (14) from 7/29-8/4...multi-hit game in four straight (11) from 7/30-8/2...collected three hits on 7/30 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...collected three hits in back-to-back games on 8/1 & 2 @ Kansas City T-Bones...homered in three straight (3) from 8/1-3 @ Kansas City T-Bones...went 3-4 with a double, homer, three RBI and four runs scored on 8/2 @ Kansas City T-Bones...collected three RBI on 8/3 @ Kansas City T-Bones...hit safely in 13 straight from 8/6-20...RBI in three straight (5) from 8/6-8...collected two doubles on 6/8 vs. Kansas CIty T-Bones...seven straight multi-hit games (15) from 8/14-20...collected three hits and had four RBI on 8/19 @ Kansas City T-Bones...RBI in three straight (4) from 8/22-24 vs. Joliet Jackhammers...scored a run in five straight (6) from 8/26-30...RBI in four straight (4) from 8/28-31...hit .418 in 28 games in August...named Northern League Player of the Year...1st in Northern League in RBI (84) and slugging percentage (.623), 2nd in average (.371), 3rd in on base percentage (.446) and extra base hits (44) and 4th in total bases (188)...had contract sold to Florida Marlins on 12/2

missed entire 2009 season with back injury

released by Marlins organization...signed as a free agent by the Gary SouthShore Railcats (Independent, Northern League) on 4/20...scored a run in three straight (3) from 5/23-25...struck out three times on 5/24 vs. Rockford RiverHawks..RBI in three straight (4) from 6/6-9...scored a run in three straight (4) from 6/9-10...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 6/10 vs. Rockford RiverHawks & 6/11 @ Lake County Fielders...RBI in three straight (3) from 6/11-13...scored a run in four straight (6) from 6/13-16...RBI in three straight (3) from 6/14-16...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 6/20 vs. Rockford RiverHawks & 6/21 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...collected three hits on 6/26 @ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...placed on the disabled likst 6/27 (concussion) and came off the disabled list on 7/15...collected three hits on 7/24 vs. Lake County Fielders...doubled in back-to-back games on 7/24 & 25 vs. Lake County Fielders...scored a run in three straight (5) from 7/25-27...collected four RBI on 8/1 @ Joliet Jackhammers...struck out four times on 8/2 vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes...scored a run in five straight (7) from 8/7-11...went 4-4 with a double, two triples, RBI and two runs scored on 8/10 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 8/10 & 11 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...collected three hits on 8/11 @ Winnipeg Goldeyes...went 4-4 on 8/29 vs. Joliet Jackhammers...hit safely in final nine games of season from 8/29-9/6...scored three runs on 9/2 vs. Schaumburg Flyers...four straight multi-hit games (10) from 9/2-5...collected two doubles on 9/4 @ Joliet Jackhammers...collected four hits on 9/5 @ Joliet Jackhammers

traded to York Revolution (Independent, Atlantic League) for cash considerations on 4/8...released by York Revolution (Independent, Atlantic League) on 4/22...signed as a free agent with the Lancaster Barnstormers (Independent, Atlantic League) on 5/14...traded to York Revolution (Independent, Atlantic League) on 5/19 for future considerations...struck out three times on 5/26 @ Lancaster Barnstormers...struck out three times on 6/1 @ Southern Maryland Blue Crabs...released by the York Revolution (Independent, Atlantic League) on 6/3...signed as a free agent by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (Independent, Atlantic League) on 6/3...went 3-3 on 6/26 vs. Long Island Ducks...scored three runs on 6/29 @ Bridgeport Bluefish...went 3-4 with a double, two homers, four RBI and three runs scored on 7/5 vs. Bridgeport Bliuefish...doubled in three straight (3) from 7/9 (Game 1 & 2)-7/10 @ Camden Riversharks...went 0-4 with four strikeouts on 7/16 vs. York Revolution...hit safely in seven straight from 7/29-8/5...collected three RBI on 7/31 @ York Revolution...hit two homers and collected four RBI on 8/3 vs. Camden Riversharks...went 0-3 with three strikeouts on 8/7 @ Bridgeport Bluefish...collected two doubles on 8/16 @ Somerset Patriots...collected two doubles on 8/31 vs. Bridgeport Bluefish...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 9/13 & 14 vs. Long Island Ducks

signed as a free agent by the St. Paul Saints (Independent, American Association) on 3/12.