Sheffield Bladerunners
Team I
​2021 Roster

Sheffield Bladerunners
Team I
​2021 Roster

Nestor Martinez

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
​Positions - Shortstop, Pitcher


​​Bio:
​Since 2009 Nestor has become a crucial part of the Bladerunners. From 3B and SS to closing pitcher, to starting pitcher, to award winner, to head coach, to team manager and all round life and soul of the club. With a wealth of experience, he has developed so many players and loves nothing more than teaching players to hit bottle caps with a stick, to train focus and aim, a traditional drill in his native Venezuela.

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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​Positions - Shortstop, Pitcher

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Nestor Martinez

​​Bio:
​Since 2009 Nestor has become a crucial part of the Bladerunners. From 3B and SS to closing pitcher, to starting pitcher, to award winner, to head coach, to team manager and all round life and soul of the club. With a wealth of experience, he has developed so many players and loves nothing more than teaching players to hit bottle caps with a stick, to train focus and aim, a traditional drill in his native Venezuela.

Miguel Juarez

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Catcher, First Base


Bio:
​Joining the Bladerunners around 2015, Miguel brought a wealth of playing experience from playing for many years and has since gone on to add Club Captain to his role within the club. A natural leader on and off the field and now also managing and developing the ever increasing number of new players.  

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Catcher, First Base

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Miguel Juarez

Bio:
​Joining the Bladerunners around 2015, Miguel brought a wealth of playing experience from playing for many years and has since gone on to add Club Captain to his role within the club. A natural leader on and off the field and now also managing and developing the ever increasing number of new players.  ​

Paul Grime

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Centre Field, Shortstop, Pitcher

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​Bio:
​Paul has a can-do attitude that is inspirational for newer and older players alike. Paul joined and just did whatever was thrown at him. He would try any position, take to the mound, help with the juniors and work on the club media. His bat to ball contact is solid game after game. He always supports others and has proved to be an integral part of the club.

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Centre Field, Shortstop, Pitcher

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Paul Grime

​Bio:
​Paul has a can-do attitude that is inspirational for newer and older players alike. Paul joined and just did whatever was thrown at him. He would try any position, take to the mound, help with the juniors and work on the club media. His bat to ball contact is solid game after game. He always supports others and has proved to be an integral part of the club.

Chris Pender

Bats - Left
Throws - Left
Positions - Shortstop, Second Base, Outfield

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​Bio:
​Every now and then a player walks onto the team and just slots straight in and contributes from day one. Chris, who came over from Canada, has shown to be able to play any position and be a really useful 'lefty' batter. From 2020 onward, he has stepped up to help run one of the teams as part of the coaching staff. 

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Bats - Left

Throws - Left
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Positions - Shortstop, Second Base, Outfield

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Chris Pender

Bio:
​Every now and then a player walks onto the team and just slots straight in and contributes from day one. Chris, who came over from Canada, has shown to be able to play any position and be a really useful 'lefty' batter. From 2020 onward, he has stepped up to help run one of the teams as part of the coaching staff. ​

Kevin Sullivan

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Pitcher, Third Base


Bio:
​Having moved over to the UK from New York, 'Sully' has found the Bladerunners and is relishing the chance to flex his baseball skills in his spare time. Having pitched before, he'll surely provide valuable experience and knowledge on the field and hopefully wisdom at training to give to others. In 2021 Sully will join our club coaching staff  

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Pitcher, Third Base

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Kevin Sullivan

Bio:
​Having moved over to the UK from New York,  'Sully' has found the Bladerunners and is relishing the chance to flex his baseball skills in his spare time. Having pitched before, he'll surely provide valuable experience and knowledge on the field and hopefully wisdom at training to give to others. In 2021 Sully will join our club coaching staff​

Sean Harrison

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Pitcher, Third Base, Catcher

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​Bio:
​Coming from a cricket background, Sean has transferred his skills amazingly, going from a raw rookie to starting pitcher and major contributor with the bat also. Always learning and improving, Sean has the skills to go even higher than his current team MVP 2019 level. Watch this space.

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Pitcher, Third Base, Catcher

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Sean Harrison

​Bio:
​Coming from a cricket background, Sean has transferred his skills amazingly, going from a raw rookie to starting pitcher and major contributor with the bat also. Always learning and improving, Sean has the skills to go even higher than his current team MVP 2019 level. Watch this space.

Zak Berisford

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Catcher, Shortstop, Third Base


​​Bio:
​Passion to strive to learn and win drives Zak on, week in week out.  Slotting into his role as catcher, it mirrors his goalkeeping duties during the winter. On and off the field Zak has a presence beyond his years, and is always providing a fun atmosphere around the club.  

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Catcher, Shortstop, Third Base

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Zak Berisford

Bio:
​Passion to strive to learn and win drives Zak on, week in wwek out. Slotting into his role as catcher, it mirrors his goalkeeping duties during the winter. On and off the field Zak has a presence beyond his years, and is always providing a fun atmosphere around the club.

Jack Lockwood

​Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Catcher, Pitcher, Centre Field, 3rd Base

​Bio:
​Some players were just made for sport. Jack has brought his cricket skills to baseball and not skipped a beat. Settling into his favoured position of catcher where he is a natural fit. Throw in the fact he has taken to pitching amazingly and couple that with his lightening speed on the bases and he's the modern day version of the retro 'Deion Sanders/Bo Jackson' style of the two sport player.

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Catcher, Pitcher, Centre Field, Third Base

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Jack Lockwood

Bio:
​Some players were just made for sport. Jack has brought his cricket skills to baseball and not skipped a beat. Settling into his favoured position of catcher where he is a natural fit. Throw in the fact he has taken to pitching amazingly and couple that with his lightening speed on the bases and he's the modern day version of the retro 'Deion Sanders/Bo Jackson' style of the two sport player.

Iwan Struggles

Bats - Right 
Throws - Right
Positions - Centre Field, Second Base


​Bio:
​Self appointed 'Stato' you'd be hard fetched to find a more dedicated person to the rules of the game, scoring, and generally wanting to be involved in every play. His development on the field has been rapid, transforming himself into a formidable centre fielder. Also keen to be involved in umpiring, his future in the sport is very bright. 

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Bats - Right 

Throws - Right
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Positions - Centre Field, Second Base

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Iwan Struggles

Bio:
​Self appointed 'Stato' you'd be hard fetched to find a more dedicated person to the rules of the game, scoring, and generally wanting to be involved in every play. His development on the field has been rapid, transforming himself into a formidable centre fielder. Also keen to be involved in umpiring, his future in the sport is very bright. ​

Marco Foglia

Bats - Right 
Throws - Right
Positions - Second Base, Outfield

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​Bio:
​Bringing some Italian flavour to the squad is Marco. Having played for many years in Italy, he brings a maturity and wisdom to the team, as well as great game knowledge. Playing on the middle infield or outfield he is also a contact hitter that gets on base. 

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Bats - Right 

Throws - Right
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Positions - Second Base, Outfield

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Marco Foglia

Bio:
​Bringing some Italian flavour to the squad is Marco. Having played for many years in Italy, he brings a maturity and wisdom to the team, as well as great game knowledge. Playing on the middle infield or outfield he is also a contact hitter that gets on base. ​

Alex Miles

Bats - Right 
Throws - Right
Positions - Left Field, Short Stop


​​Bio:
​​A speedster on the bases, a multi position player on defence and off the field even took control of the Hallam Uni Hawks baseball team while at Uni. The coming seasons are shaping up as important years for Alex as he brings along newer players by passing on his experiences and knowledge. ​

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Bats - Right 

Throws - Right
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Positions - Left Field, Short Stop

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Alex Miles

Bio:
​A speedster on the bases, a multi position player on defence and off the field even took control of the Hallam Uni Hawks baseball team while at Uni. The coming seasons are shaping up as important years for Alex as he brings along newer players by passing on his experiences and knowledge. ​

Jonny Allison

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Positions - Centre Field, Pitcher


​​Bio:
​Jonny joined the club as a quiet youngster, who has quickly established himself into a great asset for the team. From taking any playing time given in the outfield, he now patrols centre field with authority and takes to the mound to pitch whenever needed. Add in his work on the Media team, his contribution is valued across the club.

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Centre Field, Pitcher

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Jonny Allison

Bio:
​Jonny joined the club as a quiet youngster, who has quickly established himself into a great asset for the team. From taking any playing time given in the outfield, he now patrols centre field with authority and takes to the mound to pitch whenever needed. Add in his work on the Media team, his contribution is valued across the club.

Jesus Toriz-Garcia

Bats - Right
Throws - Right 
Positions - Second Base, Shortstop


Bio:
​With many years of experience behind him, Jesus continues to shine, even winning the batting title for Team I in 2019. Despite his great efforts to commute to Bladerunners games from his home 2 hours away, he still flexes his stuff on the middle infield on a regular basis. We're sure he's looking to add more awards to his collection in the coming seasons.​​

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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Positions - Second Base, Shortstop

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Jesus Toriz-Garcia

Bio:
​With many years of experience behind him, Jesus continues to shine, even winning the batting title for Team I in 2019. Despite his great efforts to commute to Bladerunners games from his home 2 hours away, he still flexes his stuff on the middle infield on a regular basis. We're sure he's looking to add more awards to his collection in the coming seasons.​​​

Sam Parkin-Smith

Bats - Left
Throws - Right
Positions - Third Base, Outfield


​​Bio:
​Sam joined via our first year of pre-Xmas off season training in 2018. Since then he has quietly developed into a rock at 3rd base and a solid batter and base runner. As his knowledge of the game deepens his contribution increases and we believe in 2021, Sam will build on his 'Rookie of the Year' award in 2019 

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Bats - Left

Throws - Right
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Positions - Third Base, Outfield

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Sam Parkin-Smith

Bio:
​Sam joined via our first year of pre-Xmas off season training in 2018. Since then he has quietly developed into a rock at 3rd base and a solid batter and base runner. As his knowledge of the game deepens his contribution increases and we believe in 2021, Sam will build on his 'Rookie of the Year' award in 2019. ​

James 'Jimmy' Ellis

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
​Positions - Pitcher, Shortstop

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​Bio:
​Future Bladerunner Hall of Famer - there is nothing Jimmy hasn't done. Still playing after starting in the early 90's he stills steps on the mound and confuses batters and then hits balls to the outfield for fun when on offense. A true icon for the club, he displays the spirit the game should be played in. 

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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​Positions - Pitcher, Shortstop

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James 'Jimmy' Ellis

Bio:
​Future Bladerunner Hall of Famer - there is nothing Jimmy hasn't done. Still playing after starting in the early 90's he stills steps on the mound and confuses batters and then hits balls to the outfield for fun when on offense. A true icon for the club, he displays the spirit the game should be played in. 

Michael Pomranz

Bats - Right
Throws - Right
​Positions - 3rd Base, Outfield

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​Bio:
Hailing from the east coast of the US and bringing a wealth of experience, Mike joined the club in 2020 and will be looking to be a firm part of the foundation of the club for many more years to come. 

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Bats - Right

Throws - Right
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​Positions - 3rd Base, Outfield

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Michael Pomranz

Bio: 
​Hailing from the east coast of the US and bringing a wealth of experience, Mike joined the club in 2020 and will be looking to be a firm part of the foundation of the club for many more years to come.