The Houston Aces will be returning to St. George, Utah to play in the Annual Red Rock Tournament. The Aces are looking to improve on last years 2nd place finish and are coming with a revamped pitching staff and some additions on the field. This years roster for Red Rock includes
Terry Luster – P Saul Davil – Coach
Ward Gosse – P Javier Cruz – Asst. Coach
Doug Gillis – P Arturo Davila – Asst. Coach
Amir Askandari – Ut
Rick Barajas – 1B/Of
Abel Davila – Ut
Arturo Davila – 1B/3B
Moises Davila – 1B/3B
Polo Davila – C/DH
Saul Davila – Ut
Ben Duron – Of
Willie Echave – SS
Chuck Feliz – C
Ramses Orozco – Of
Ram Riojas – Ut
Anselmo Zamorategui – Of
The complete schedule and final roster will be released as soon as it is finalized.
Editor’s note: The Houston Aces lost their first game of the 2006 Red Rock Tournament – by forfeit – due to a time zone mix-up, but roared back strong to make it all the way to the championship game before falling to the 2006 Champions, the So Cal Bombers. (The Bombers were runners-up in 2005, taking care of unfinished business last year.) If Houston wishes to follow in the Bombers’ footsteps, going from runner-up to champion, they’ll have some stiff competition, but boast a strong trio of pitchers in Terry Luster, Doug Gillis and Ward Gosse. No truth to the rumor that Houston’s 2006 runner-up trophies had clocks on them, but you can bet they’ll have the time zone issue sorted out for this year. Many of the players stay in hotels in nearby Mesquite, Nevada, (30 minutes away) or come in through Las Vegas, NV (90 minutes away) — so a word to the wise – St. George, Utah one hour ahead of Nevada/California time.