Gallery of your 2014 Bats

2014 Louisville Bats Team Photo (photo by Pat Pfister)

Bryan Anderson joined the Bats from Double-A Pensacola in early May. He hit .302 in 52 games before being traded to Oakland on August 25. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Tucker Barnhart began the season with the Reds and made his Major League debut on April 3. He appeared in 78 games for the Bats. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Chris Berset appeared in just one game with Louisville, making his Triple-A debut on July 10 against Lehigh Valley and going 0-for-3. He spent the rest of the season with Pensacola and Bakersfield. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Jason Bourgeois was named the Bats’ 2014 team MVP after hitting .278 in 136 games and stealing a team-high 24 bases. His contract was selected by Cincinnati on September 1 and he made his Reds debut on September 3. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Mike Costanzo appeared in 43 games and hit a walk-off grand slam against Norfolk on May 8. He went on the DL on June 11 with back spasms and remained there for the remainder of the season. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Argenis Diaz, a long time opponent of the Bats with Indianapolis and Toledo, appeared in 53 games with Louisville before being released in June. He later signed with Arizona. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Veteran Shelley Duncan appeared in 14 games with Louisville. He hit a pinch-hit three-run homer on June 12 to help lift the Bats over Gwinnett. He was released on June 18. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Jake Elmore was acquired by the Reds off waivers from Oakland on August 2 and debuted the next day. He played in 25 games with Louisville and made his Reds debut on September 3. (photo by Pat Pfister)

A 2013 Bat, Josh Fellhauer played in just nine games with Louisville in 2014 after spending the first month of the season on the DL. He then played in 34 games with Pensacola before being traded to Milwaukee on July 18. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Ruben Gotay was one of two Bats to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game. He led Louisville with his 17 homers and played in 136 games. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Jack Hannahan went 8-for-28 in eight games while on Major League rehab with the Bats in July. (photo by Pat Pfister)

One of just three Bats to remain on the active roster all season (along with Bourgeois and Gotay), infielder Hernan Iribarren appeared in 99 games as a position player and also made six scoreless pitching appearances. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Ryan LaMarre suffered with injuries in 2014 and played in just 17 games for Louisville after entering the season looking to be the everyday center fielder. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Donald Lutz made the jump straight from Double-A to the Majors in 2013. He started 2014 in Double-A and finally made his Triple-A debut for on May 17 and would go on to play in 52 games with the Bats while splitting time with the Reds. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Devin Mesoraco appeared in three rehab games with the Bats, all in Norfolk, and went 3-for-10 with a homer and 2 RBI. (photo by Les Treagus)

The Bats’ all-time games played leader with 548, Corky Miller appeared in 24 games in 2014, including one as a pitcher. His number 8 was retired on August 31 as a part of Corky Miller Night and is the only number retired by the Louisville franchise. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Donnie Murphy was signed by the Reds and sent to Louisville after being released by the Rangers in July. He hit just .152 in 10 games with the club before being released and signed by Atlanta in August. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Rey Navarro was transferred from Pensacola to Louisville in June. He hit .296 in 65 games with the Bats and his 16-game hitting streak from June 20 to July 8 was the longest by a Bat in the past three seasons. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Thomas Neal hit .255 with four homers and 38 RBI in 106 games during his first season with the Bats. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Kristopher Negron hit .269 in 75 games for the Bats before the Reds purchased his contract on July 10 and finishing the season with them. Prior to 2014, Negron had played in just four Major League games, all in 2012 with the Reds. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Chris Nelson joined the Bats in April after re-signing with the Reds following his requested release after Spring Training. He hit .274 in 63 games with the Bats before being released and signing with San Diego. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Fan-favorite Felix Perez set career highs in hits (129), doubles (36), homers (12), RBI (74) ad runs (62) in 122 games in 2014 with the Bats. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Called up from Pensacola in the middle of August, catcher Rossmel Perez appeared in nine games with the Bats. He set a career high with 51 RBI between Double-A (48) and Triple-A (3). (photo by Pat Pfister)

Three-time NL All-Star Brandon Phillips made his first career rehab appearance with the Bats on August 15 after having thumb surgery. He played in two games and went 0-for-5 before joining Class A Dayton for the final game of his assignment.(photo by Pat Pfister)

Catcher Max Ramirez hit just .192 in 20 games with the Bats before the Reds released him on May 22. (photo by James Moses)

Skip Schumaker appeared in four road games on rehab with the Bats in late April and early May. He went 5-for-12 (.417) with four doubles and 3 RBI. He even got ejected from center field for arguing a call at second base. (photo by Dan Hickling)

Steve Selsky was a Southern League All-Star with Pensacola before joining the Bats in June. He hit .240 in 55 games with the Bats in his first Triple-A action. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Juan Silverio went 5-for-5 in his Triple-A debut with the Bats on June 17 and started 7-for-7. He finished with a .247 average in 31 games. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Neftali Soto hit .302 in 75 games with the Bats after starting the season with the Reds. (photo by Pat Pfister)

2010 National League MVP Joey Votto rehabbed with the Bats for the second time in three years. He went 2-for-6 in two games in Pawtucket. (photo by Jillian Souza)

Mike Wilson hit 7 HR in 88 at-bats with Louisville before being released by the Reds on May 16. He then played for Monclova in the Mexican League from July 9 to August 13 and batted .304 with 9 HR and 21 RBI in 30 games. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Dylan Axelrod was released by the White Sox on July 17 and then signed by the Reds. He was 2-2 with a 2.98 ERA in six starts with the Bats, including a two-hit shutout of Rochester on August 2 at Louisville Slugger Field. He also was 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA five games (four starts) with the Reds. (photo by Pat Pfister)

The hard-throwing Fabio Castillo recorded a 2.74 ERA in 15 games with the Bats. He began the season in Baltimore’s system before joining the Reds and first being assigned to Pensacola. (photo by Pat Pfister)

After a line drive to the head resulted in a gruesome injury during Spring Training, Aroldis Chapman made two appearances with the Bats on rehab on May 6 and 7. While the results were not pretty (1.0 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 ER), the Cuban Missile produced when he returned to the Reds, finishing 36-for-38 in save opportunities and striking out 106 hitters in just 54.0 IP. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Nick Christiani started the season on the Reds roster and appeared in 10 games before being optioned to Louisville on May 17. He posted a 6.75 ERA in 24 games with the Bats and was designated for assignment on August 2. (photo by Pat Pfister)

After spending all of 2013 with the Bats, Daniel Corcino spent nearly all of 2014 with Pensacola, going 10-11 in 26 games. He made his Major League debut against the Cubs on August 26 and was then optioned to Louisville where he made his only start on August 31 against Indianapolis. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Tim Crabbe spent the whole year with Louisville after making two starts for the Bats at the end of 2013. He had a 4.13 ERA in 30 games (12 starts). (photo by Pat Pfister)

After starting the season in Double-A, Ryan Dennick led the International League with 19 holds and amassed a 2.36 ERA in 57 games with the Bats, also the most appearances by a pitcher in the IL. He made his Major League debut for the Reds on September 2 and appeared in eight games with the big club. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Former Gwinnett Brave and Rochester Red Wing, Scott Diamond joined the Reds organization on July 17 after being released by Minnesota. He went just 1-5 with a 6.65 ERA in nine games (seven starts) with the Bats. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Closer and fan favorite Jumbo Diaz joined the Reds on June 20 after nailing down a then-IL-best 18 saves for the Bats. He made his Major League debut the same day and finished the season with a 3.38 ERA in 36 games with Cincinnati. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Jeff Francis went 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA in his second go-around with the Bats. He was named IL Pitcher of the Week for his six scoreless innings on Opening Night in Toledo. He made one start with the Reds on May 15 and suffered the loss. He was designated for assignment after the game and claimed by Oakland. He was later traded to and pitched for the Yankees before being released by them. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Justin Freeman went 6-for-11 in save opportunities with the Bats after starting the season on Louisville’s DL, being transferred to Pensacola and being transferred back to Louisville on June 16. (photo by Pat Pfister)

David Holmberg joined the Reds organization after being traded to the Reds from Arizona in the deal that sent Ryan Hanigan to Tampa Bay. He struggled early in the year, but pitched well after recovering from some shoulder issues. He finished 2-6 with a 4.66 ERA in 18 starts with the Bats and went 2-2 with a 4.80 ERA in seven games (five starts) with the Reds. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Lee Hyde made 25 relief appearances in his second year with the Bats and was transferred to Pensacola on June 4 before being released by the Reds on June 18. (photo by Pat Pfister)

A 2011 NL All-Star while with the Braves, Jair Jurrjens was signed by the Reds and sent to Louisville in June. He went 2-3 with a 4.46 ERA in six starts with the Bats before being traded to Colorado where he made eight starts in Triple-A and two starts for the Rockies. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Mat Latos made four rehab starts with the Bats (the first of which was actually his Triple-A debut) in May and June after recovering from offseason knee and elbow surgeries. He went 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA before being brought back up to the Reds where he went 5-5 with a 3.25 ERA. (photo by Pat Pfister)

The Bats’ all-time wins and strikeouts leader, Matt Maloney did not fare well in his return to Louisville. After he was purchased from the Atlantic League in May, he went 0-2 with and allowed 12 ER in 6.2 IP before the Reds released him on June 2. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Brett Marshall initially joined the Bats on Major League rehab in June before being designated for assignment and outrighted to Louisville. He started the season 0-9 before recording a his first win on August 23 and avoiding setting the all-time Bats’ high for consecutive losses. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Sean Marshall joined the Bats on Major League rehab for the second straight season in mid-April and made two appearances, tossing two innings and allowing just one run on a solo home run to former Bat/Red Chris Dickerson. He pitched in 15 games for the Reds before being placed on the DL in June and spending the rest of the season there. (photo by Chadwick Fischer)

Reds prospect Jon Moscot made three starts for Louisville in August and went 1-1 after spending most of the season in Pensacola where he was 7-10 despite a 3.13 ERA. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Mikey O’Brien spent time with Bakersfield, Pensacola and Louisville in 2014. With the Bats, he was 0-2 with a 4.65 ERA in seven games (five starts) in July and August. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Logan Ondrusek made one rehab appearance with the Bats and pitched a scoreless inning against the Indianapolis Indians on August 15. (photo by Pat Pfister)

After starting the season with the Reds, Curtis Partch wore a path between Great American Ball Park and Louisville Slugger Field in 2014. He was optioned and recalled five times before being optioned for a sixth time on August 19 and remaining in Louisville for the rest of the season. In all, he made 41 appearances with the Bats, but just six with the Reds. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Elvin Ramirez made 16 appearances each in Pensacola and Louisville before being released by the Reds on August 5. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Chad Reineke went 0-4 in his fifth straight year with the Bats before being released by the Reds on June 1. He left as the Bats’ all-time leader in starts and innings pitched. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Chad Rogers moved to the Bats’ bullpen in 2014 and posted a 2-0 record with one save and a 4.08 ERA. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Aussie Ryan Rowland-Smith was signed by the Reds and assigned to Louisville at the end of June. He made 12 appearances before being released by Cincinnati on August 2. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Adam Russell, a longtime International Leaguer, was signed by the Reds on May 3 and went 2-2 with two saves before his release on July 28. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Nick Schmidt started 2014 with the Bats and made just 10 appearances before his release on May 11. (photo by James Moses)

Josh Smith spent all year with Louisville and led the team with his 10 wins and 123 strikeouts. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Pedro Villarreal appeared in 42 games with the Bats and also made 12 appearances with the Reds after his contract was purchased on August 21. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Chien-Ming Wang went 8-5 with a 3.70 ERA in 19 starts with the Bats. He was granted his release on July 13 and signed a minor league deal with the White Sox. (photo by Pat Pfister)

Manager Jim Riggleman’s Bats went 68-75 in his third season with the Reds and second as Triple-A skipper. He is 205-220 in his three years in Cincinnati’s system, 137-150 with Louisville. (photo by Pat Pfister)

The 2014 season was Ted Power’s ninth straight with the Bats. (photo by Pat Pfister)