August 15 Florence Freedom Game Notes
August 15, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
FLORENCE FREEDOM (32-44) vs. JOLIET SLAMMERS (30-48)
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 6:35 p.m. ET
UC Health Stadium - Florence, KY
Game #77 - Home Game #45 (32-44), (23-21)
RHP #31 Casey Henn (6-5, 3.02 ERA) vs. RHP #18 Ethan Carter (3-5, 5.75 ERA)
Last time out...
Ian MacDougall (6-3) tossed eight strong innings and the Traverse City Beach Bums (32-46) knocked off the Florence Freedom (32-44) by a final score of 4-1 Thursday night. Florence took the early lead when Buddy Sosnoskie doubled down the left field line to lead-off the third. One out later Rolando Gomez singled him home to put the Freedom up 1-0. But the Beach Bums rallied right away against Freedom starter Michael O'Neal (2-4) in the bottom of the third. Jake Rhodes drew a walk and Scott Woodward singled up the middle. A sacrifice bunt moved the runners over and Jeff DeBlieux hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Jose Vargas followed with a RBI double and the Beach Bums took a 2-1 lead. They added another run in the fourth on a perfectly executed squeeze bunt by Josh Miller. A Jovan Rosa RBI single in the eighth provided another insurance run for the Beach Bums.
For Starters...
Casey Henn makes his 16th start of the season tonight for the Freedom. He is coming off a dominant performance against the Normal CornBelters on August 9 as he went seven shutout innings in a 4-0 win for Florence. Henn walked three and struck out five while only allowing three hits in the victory. This is Henn's second career start against the Slammers. He earned his first career victory on July 26, 2013 when he went six and two thirds innings, giving up only one run on three hits, walking four and striking out six in a 3-1 win over the Slammers. Henn had a sensational rookie season for the Freedom, posting a 5-0 record with a 3.67 ERA for Florence fresh out of Wright State University. In nine appearances, eight starts, Henn struck out 38 batters in 49 innings while only allowing only 39 hits.
Against Joliet...
This is the first time the Freedom have played the Slammers in 2014. In 2013 Florence went 3-3 against Joliet. Jorge Marban picked up the save in all three wins last year against the Slammers.
Home is where the wins are...
Despite currently sitting at 12 games under .500, the Freedom have been a solid team at home, posting a record of 23-21 so far this season at UC Health Stadium.
Five is the magic number...
When the Freedom score five or more runs in a game they have a record of 19-9 this season.
Hits lead to wins...
The Freedom's record when out-hitting the opponent is 18-9 this season.
Mr. Clutch...
Cole Miles leads the team this season with a .381 batting average with runners in scoring position.
Shut "Ëem down...
The Freedom have tossed three shutouts over their past six games. They had tossed three shutouts total in 2014 prior to their recent run of dominance on the mound.
Excellent Eberle...
Sam Eberle continues to lead the Freedom in nearly offensive category. He has a team-leading: .323 batting average, 42 runs scored, 15 doubles, 36 RBI, 122 total bases, 49 walks, .440 OBP, .480 SLG and a .920 OPS. Eberle is second on the team in home runs with seven behind Rob Kelly (eight).
Over the last 10...
Zak Blair is on fire recently for the Freedom, posting a batting average of .414 (12-29) over the past 10 games with five runs scored and three RBI. The Freedom's offense overall has been much-improved in recent games with a team batting average of .282 over the past 10 contests with 8 home runs and 38 RBI.
Tonight's Special Jersey Number...
Cole Miles is wearing the #61 jersey tonight. The jersey will be auctioned off after the game to benefit the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky.
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