Sharnol Adriana
| Sharnol Adriana | |
|---|---|
 Adriana coaching the Frisco RoughRiders in 2016 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: November 13, 1970 Willemstad, Curaçao | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Sharnol Leonard Adriana (born November 13, 1970) is a
Mexican League. As of 2020, he is a coach for the Spokane Indians. Adriana was a member of the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens.
Early years
Born in
Knoxville Smokies, where his line read .215-.308-.243 as the backup to Joe Lis Jr.
Mexican Baseball
Sharnol moved to the
2000 Olympics. In 2001, he had another 20-20 year (21 SB, 28 HR, five shy of league leader Boi Rodriguez), batting .313 and slugging .581 for Campeche while scoring 89 runs. He also batted .254 with four homers for Newark. In the 2001 Baseball World Cup
, Adriana hit .188/.289/.250 as the Dutch team DH.
In 2002, he reversed course during year, returning to Cordoba from Campeche and hitting .317 and slugging .520. During the
Audes de Leon
.
He continued to pummel the ball in 2004, hitting .297/~.422/.480 with 7 HR for the Monclova Steelers
. He again appeared for the Dutch Olympic squad that year.
Adriana bounced back in 2005, as the 34-year-old veteran hit .368/.452/.634 for the
San Luis Potosi Tuneros, leading the Liga in runs (105) and total bases (277), stealing 32 (caught 21 times though, the most) and smacking 25 homers. In the 2005 Baseball World Cup
, he hit .273/.314/.576 with 13 RBI in 10 games.
National Baseball Team
Playing for the Netherlands in the
Weiliang Li in the Netherlands' win over China and got their lone hit in a loss to Stephen Strasburg and United States national baseball team
.
They finished fifth and sixth, respectively in his two previous Olympics. Adriana is now also participating in the 2009 World Baseball Classic representing the Netherlands.
Adriana's seventh-inning single off Team USA starter Stephen Strasburg was the sole hit allowed by Strasburg in his start against the Dutch at the 2008 Olympics.[1]
References
- ^ "U.S. pitcher flirts with no-hitter in win". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)