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{{Infobox baseball team
|name             = Edinburg Roadrunners
|founded          = [[2001 in baseball|2001]]
|disbanded        = [[2013 in baseball|2013]]
|city             = [[Edinburg, Texas]]
|ballpark         = [[Edinburg Stadium]]
|logo             = Roadrunners.PNG
|cap_logo         = Runners cap.PNG
|league           = [[United League Baseball]] (2013)
|division         = 
|former_leagues   = {{plainlist|
* [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]] (2011–12)
*[[United League Baseball]] (2006–10)
*[[Central Baseball League]] (2002–05)
*[[Texas–Louisiana League]] (2001)
}}
|former_names     = {{plainlist|
* Edinburg Roadrunners (2009–13)
*Edinburg Coyotes (2006–08)
*Edinburg Roadrunners (2001–05)
}}
|nicknames        = 
|uniform          = 
|retired_numbers  = 
|colors          = Blue, red, gold, black<br />{{Color box|blue}} {{Color box|red}} {{Color box|gold}} {{Color box|black}} 
|former_ballparks = 
|league_champs    = 4 (2001, 2004, 2012, 2013)
|division_champs  = 
|owner            = Reunion Sports Group
|gm               = 
|manager          = 
|media            = McAllen Monitor
|website          = {{URL|http://www.roadrunnerball.com}}
}}

The '''Edinburg Roadrunners''' were a professional baseball team based in [[Edinburg, Texas]], in the United States. The Roadrunners were a member of the [[United League Baseball]], an independent professional league which is not affiliated with [[Major League Baseball]] or [[Minor League Baseball]].  They played in [[United League Baseball]] from 2006 to 2010 and the [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]] from 2011 to 2012.{{cn|date=November 2022}} They played their home games at [[Edinburg Stadium]]. The city refused to extend a lease for the 2014 season and with nowhere to play the team shut down.

==History==
The Edinburg Roadrunners started play in the [[Texas–Louisiana League]] in 2001, an independent baseball league not affiliated with [[Major League Baseball]] or [[Minor League Baseball]]. All games were played at [[Edinburg Stadium]]. They won the league title that year, which was the last before a rebranding led to the league being known as the Central Baseball League. They won the 2004 title in a sweep. The league disbanded in 2005, with half of the teams ([[Fort Worth Cats]], [[Shreveport-Bossier Captains|Shreveport-Bossier Sports]], [[Pensacola Pelicans]], [[Coastal Bend Aviators]], and [[El Paso Diablos]]) electing to join the [[American Association of Professional Baseball]] while the other half ([[Alexandria Aces]], [[Amarillo Dillas]], [[Laredo Broncos]], [[Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings]] and [[San Angelo Colts]]) joined to make [[United League Baseball]]. However, the Roadrunners had folded prior to the league closing. In its place would be a new team in Edinburg christened the '''Edinburg Coyotes'''.The Coyotes began their existence by winning a historic 17 games without a loss, a minor league record, completing over 5 series before finally losing to the [[San Angelo Colts]].  The Coyotes went on to win the inaugural United League regular season title before losing to the [[Alexandria Aces]] in the league championship.  After spending its first three seasons as the Coyotes, United League Baseball at a press conference on April 30, 2009 announced the franchise would become the Edinburg Roadrunners, named after the prior popular ball club, including its team logo and mascot.

The Roadrunners played 2009 and 2010 in the ULB before moving on to the North American League in 2011, where they played two seasons. They played one final season in 2013 with the United League. In their final season (consisting of a six-team league that saw two teams fold), they won the championship.

==Season-by-season record==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Season
|-
!League!!Manager !!Wins !!Losses !!Pct. !! Result
|-
| colspan=8 style="|'''Edinburg Roadrunners'''
|-
|2001 || Texas–Louisiana League || Chad Tredaway ||64||32|| {{winpct|64|32}} || '''Won Championship ([[San Angelo Colts]]) 3–1'''
|-
|2002 ||Central Baseball League || Chad Tredaway ||64 || 42 || {{winpct|64|42}} || League runner-up
|-
|2003 ||Central Baseball League ||Chad Tredaway || 58||38 || {{winpct|58|38}}
|-
|2004 || Central Baseball League ||Chad Tredaway ||68||27 || {{winpct|68|27}} || '''Won Championship ([[Shreveport Sports|Shreveport]]) 3–0'''
|-
|2005 ||Central Baseball League || Vince Moore || 49||45||{{winpct|49|45}}
|-
| colspan=8 style="|'''Edinburg Coyotes'''
|-
|2006 ||United League Baseball||Vince Moore || 57||33 ||{{winpct|57|33}}|| Won Semifinals ([[Laredo Broncos|Laredo]]) 2–1 <br />Lost Finals ([[Alexandria Aces|Alexandria]]) 3–1
|-
|2007{{efn|In 2007, the League instituted a split-season schedule, and the record listed here is a combination of Edinburg's record in the first half (25-25) and second half 18-27}} ||United League Baseball||Vince Moore||43||52||{{winpct|43|52}} ||
|-
|2008 ||United League Baseball||Vince Moore||41||44||{{winpct|41|44}}|| Lost Semifinals ([[Amarillo Dillas|Amarillo]]) 2–0
|-
| colspan=8 style="|'''Edinburg Roadrunners'''
|-
|2009 || United League Baseball||Vince Moore || 46||34||{{winpct|46|34}} ||Lost Semifinals ([[Amarillo Dillas|Amarillo]]) 2–1
|-
|2010 || United League Baseball||Vince Moore || 50||39||{{winpct|50|39}} ||Won Semifinals ([[Laredo Broncos|Laredo]]) 2–1<br /> Lost Finals ([[Amarillo Dillas|Amarillo]]) 3–1
|-
|2011 ||North American League ||Steve Maddock||37||52||{{winpct|37|52}}
|-
|2012||	North American League ||Vince Moore||60||36||{{winpct|60|36}} || Won Semifinals ([[Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings|Rio Grande Valley]]) 2–0<br />'''Won Finals ([[Fort Worth Cats|Fort Worth]]) 3–0'''
|-
|2013||	United League Baseball|| Ozzie Canseco||40||39||{{winpct|40|39}}|| '''Won Finals ([[Fort Worth Cats|Fort Worth]]) 3–2'''
|}

==All-Stars==

===Players===
'''2006'''
* [[Evan Cherry]], OF
* [[Robinson Cancel]], C
* [[Neomar Flores]], RHP
* [[Eric Montoya]], RHP
* [[Jose Olmeda]], 1B
* [[Edwar Ramírez]], RHP
* [[Larry Martin Jr.]], LHP
* [[Julio Ruiz]], RHP

'''2007'''
* [[Julio Castro (baseball)|Julio Castro]], RHP
* [[Luis Espinosa (baseball)|Luis Espinosa]], C
* [[Eric González|Eric Gonzalez]], 2B
* [[Aaron Guerra (baseball)|Aaron Guerra]], RHP
* [[Rodney Medina]], OF
* [[Bric Steed]], LHP
* [[Nelson Teilon]], SS

'''2008'''
* [[Julio Castro (baseball)|Julio Castro]], RHP
* [[Jarvis Abram]], OF

==Major League players==
* [[Edwar Ramírez]], RHP – [[New York Yankees]], [[Oakland Athletics]]
*[[Robinson Cancel]], C – [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[New York Mets]], [[Houston Astros]]

===Managers===

*Chad Tredaway (2001–04)
*Vince Moore (2004–05)
*Steve Maddock (2011)

===All-Stars===

'''2001'''
* Scott Fowler, RHP (Rookie of the Year)
* Sergio Guerrero, 2B
* Ryan Harris, RHP
* Chad Tredaway, Manager (Manager of the Year)

'''2002'''
* Pedro Cervantes, RP
* Scott Green, RHP
* Steve Shirley, 3B (Rookie of the Year)
* Chad Tredaway, Manager (Manager of the Year)

'''2003'''
* Ryan Harris, RHP

'''2004'''
* Anthony Angel, 2B
* Pedro Flores, LHP
* Ryan Harris, RHP
* Ryan Lehr, IF
* Eric Montoya, RHP
* Ryan Webb, OF

'''2005'''
* Matt Spencer, OF
* Steve Wilkerson, P

===Major League players===

*[[Randy Williams (baseball)|Randy Williams]] – LHP with [[Seattle Mariners]] (2004), [[San Diego Padres]] (2005), [[Colorado Rockies]] (2005)

===Connections with current Edinburg Roadrunners===

Connections between the original and current Edinburg Roadrunners include the same name, logo, colors, mascot Rowdy the Roadrunner, manager Vince Moore, CBL/ULB All-Star Eric Gonzalez, Pitcher Pedro Flores, and playing at [[UTRGV Baseball Stadium|Edinburg Baseball Stadium]].  The [[Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings]] have been a rival of both teams.

== References ==
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==Notes==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}

{{United League Baseball}}
{{Edinburg, Texas}}

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