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R-Phils new manager visits Baseballtown
for introductory news conference
Steve Roadcap, wearing his
R-Phils jersey for the first time, talks with sportswriters (L-R) Leroy
Boyer and Dustin Haluska from the Pottsville Republican and Mike Drago
from the Reading Eagle.
Reading, PA -- Pennsylvania native Steve Roadcap
was introduced as the 23rd manager in the Reading Phillies’ 43-year
history at a morning news conference at FirstEnergy Stadium on January
27.
Born in Pottsville on September 13, 1960, Roadcap grew up in nearby Spring Glen, on the Dauphin and Schuylkill County line. He graduated from Upper Dauphin High School.
His father Ward made the trip down Rt. 61 to be in attendance.
Roadcap currently resides in Elkview, WV.
Roadcap has been in player development for 22 seasons with the Cubs, Mariners and Phillies. He has spent 17 seasons as a manager, four as coordinator and one as a pitching coach. He joined the Phillies in 2006 as the manager at Batavia. He spent 2007-2008 with Low-A Lakewood in the South Atlantic League. He led the BlueClaws to the best overall record (80-60) in the SAL Northern Division in 2008 following a 69-65 campaign in 2007. He has helped develop many future Major Leaguers, owns a career record of 985-1,019 (.493), qualified for his league’s playoffs four times and led Inland Empire (SEA) to the California League Championship in 2003.
Steve Roadcap
news conference video
A catcher during his playing days, Roadcap played in the Cubs Minor League system from 1982-86 making it as high as Triple-A. He played for Pittsfield in the Eastern League in 1985 and briefly again in 1986.
He was a teammate of Reading Baseball Hall of Famer and former R-Phils manager Gary Varsho with Pittsfield. Roadcap has followed Varsho once before. He took over as manager of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Seattle, Midwest League) in 1999, after Varsho left to begin his three-year stint as the R-Phils skipper.
Rounding out the R-Phils staff are new pitching coach Steve Schrenk, Frank Cacciatore (coach), Chris Mudd (athletic trainer) and Justin Zabrosky (athletic trainer/strength and conditioning specialist). Cacciatore, Mudd and Zabrosky spent their first season with the R-Phils in 2008.
