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Pre-Game Notes: at Southern Maryland

June 28, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
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Sugar Land Skeeters (34-30) vs. Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (23-39)

RHP Brett Marshall (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Brian Grening (3-2, 3.78 ERA)

Tuesday - Regency Furniture Stadium - 7:05 p.m. CT -

LAST TIME OUT: The Skeeters won their fourth straight game, shutting out the Blue Crabs 2-0. The Skeeters received a solid performance from Aaron Thompson as the southpaw picked up his third win, going seven innings, giving up no runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. Monday night's victory marks the the third time the Skeeters have shut out a team this season.

PENNANT RACE: The Skeeters have six games remaining in the first half of the season and currently sit three games behind York for 1st place in the Freedom Division.

ALL-TIME AGAINST SOUTHERN MARYLAND: The Skeeters are 41-46 in the all-time series against the Blue Crabs (22-24 at Constellation Field, 19-22 at Regency Furniture Stadium).

AGAINST SOUTHERN MARYLAND IN 2016: The Skeeters are 3-4 against the Blue Crabs so far this season (2-4 at Constellation Field, 1-0 at Regency Furniture Stadium).

PITCHING STAFF: Despite the Skeeters combined 4.18 ERA in the month of June, over the last 10 G the Skeeters pitching staff has combined for a 3.15 ERA. Complete Stat Line: (6-4, 3.15 ERA), 94.0 IP, 93 H, 33 ER, 62 K, 35 BB.

HAGUE STREAKING: Ricky Hague is batting .348 (13-49), HR, 4 RBI over his last 10 G and is currently on a 7 G hitting-streak batting .384 (10-36).

JOSH PRINCE continued his hot stretch after going 1-3, RBI Monday night against the Blue Crabs. Prince is batting .379 (11-29), HR, 4 RBI since coming off the DL. Prince is also on a 5 G hitting streak batting .444 (8-18).

BEAMER BOUNCE BACK: Beamer Weems hit .153 in the month of May and is hittng .173 overall in the month of June, but over the last 10 G, Weems is batting .285 (10-35), RBI over his last 10 G.

NEW MARSHALL IN TOWN: Brett Marshall will take the mound for the Skeeters after a brief stint with the club in 2015. (2015) w/ Sugar Land: (1-1, 3.00 ERA) 2 G, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 8 H, 8 K, 6 BB.

TEXAS CONNECTS: The Skeeters have six players on the roster who hail from the great state of Texas including Jeremy Barfield (Born in Houston, TX, attended local San Jacinto College), Roy Merritt (Born in Houston, TX, attended Nimitz HS in Irving, TX), Ricky Hague (Born in Houston, TX, attended Rice University), Beamer Weems (Attended Baylor University), Patrick Palmeiro (Born in Colleyville, TX, attended Colleyville Heritage High School), Aaron Thompson (Attended Second Baptist HS, Houston, TX), and Ben Guez (Attended Lamar HS, Houston, TX)

TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: The Skeeters currently have eight players on the 2016 roster with Major League experience, which includes: Sean Gallagher (CHC, OAK, SD, PIT) Andy Laroche (LAD, PIT, OAK, TOR), Chris Rearick (SD), Robbie Weinhardt (DET), Delwyn Young (PIT, LAD), and Josh Prince (Milwaukee) and Aaron Thompson (MIN) and Ryan Mattheus (LAA, WAS, CIN).

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