Aeros Dynamics
June 15, 2006 - Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
ON FIRE... RHP DAN DENHAM had the hot hand last night, picking up his second win of the year coming out of the bullpen pitching five perfect innings of relief, striking out seven and walking none of the 15 batters he faced, improving his ERA to 2.84...The scorching-hot Aeros have won 10 straight games and 13 of their last 14 and are now 5.0 games in front of second place Altoona (37-27).
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING...The longest winning streak in franchise history was achieved by the Aeros 2002 club winning 11 straight games (6/4-6/14).
HIGH HONORS...Last Tuesday, Aeros 3B KEVIN KOUZMANOFF was named Eastern League Player of the Month for the month of May...In May, Kouzmanoff hit .440 (37-84) with 8 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 20 R, 1 SB and a slugging % of .750 in 23 games...Kevin currently leads ALL of minor league baseball with a .427 batting average... The Eastern League record for highest season batting average is .400, done by JOE MUNSON of the Harrisburg Senators in 1925
KOUZMANOFF INFO... He has at least one hit in 19 of his last 21 games played (5/19-Current), batting .462 (36-78), with 8 HR, 20 R and 25 RBI.
DOING JUST ENOUGH...In the last five games the Aeros have won their four by just one run, and they have won six out of their last nine in the same fashion.
ROSTER MOVES...The Aeros received LHP MARIANO GOMEZ from Class A Kinston on monday...Gomez was 0-1 with an 3.95 ERA, (13.2 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 11 SO) while with the K-Tribe...C ARMANDO CAMACARO was sent to Class A Kinston on Saturday...He had been on the Aeros Disabled List since May 24 with a strained right calf.
LEAGUE LEADERS: 3B KEVIN KOUZMANOFF leads the Eastern League in batting average (.427), hits (76), on-base % (.483) and slugging % (.680) and is tied for fifth in home runs (9)...OF JON VAN EVERY is tied for second in triples (5), is fifth in slugging % (.505) & is tied for fifth in extra-base hits (28)...2B EIDER TORRES is third in SB (24)...RHP SEAN SMITH is tied for the league lead in wins (7) and is fourth in ERA (1.80)...OF BRAD SNYDER is tied for third in runs scored (36)...LHP JUAN LARA leads the league in games pitched (27)
START ME UP...The Aeros starting rotation has been superb over their current 10-game winning streak...Over that span, Aeros starters are 6-0 with a 2.45 ERA (55.1 IP, 50 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 13 BB, 35 SO).
GOLESKI HONORED...Aeros LF RYAN GOLESKI was named Carolina League Topps Player of the Month for the month of May after batting .426 with 20 R, 6 2B, 8 HR & 37 RBI in just 21 games for the K-Tribe...He was promoted to Akron on May 27.
SNYDER INFO...RF BRAD SNYDER has reached base safely in 33 of the last 36 games played (May 4-Current), batting .273 (39-143) over that span
AS A TEAM...The Aeros lead the Eastern League in batting average (.272), hits (587) and SB (90)...They are second in runs scored (295) & are third in AB (2160)...On the hill, Akron is tied for the lead in team ERA (3.09), second in shutouts (9) and third in strikeouts (499).
CALLED UP...On Friday, LHP RAFAEL PEREZ was promoted from the Aeros to the Major League level, to pitch out of the Cleveland Indians bullpen...With Akron, Perez was 4-5 with a 2.81 ERA over 12 starts (67.1 IP).
Eastern League Stories from June 15, 2006
- Portland blanks Baysox, takes series with 2-0 win - Chesapeake Baysox
- Wells looks sharp as Curve claim series win over Harrisburg - Altoona Curve
- Thunder fall in tenth, 4-2 - Trenton Thunder
- Fisher Cats win in extra innings - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- B-Mets miscues lead to Rock Cats win - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- Aeros Dynamics - Akron RubberDucks
- Harrisburg Senators game notes - Harrisburg Senators
- Kip Wells slated to make rehab start for Curve tonight - Altoona Curve
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