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August 25 Joliet Slammers Game Notes

August 25, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


JOLIET SLAMMERS (35-53) vs. RIVER CITY RASCALS (42-46)

Saturday, August 25 - 6:05 p.m. CT

Silver Cross Field - Joliet, IL

Game #89 - Home Game #47 (35-53), (18-28)

RHP #28 Jim Schult (5-7, 4.74 ERA) vs. RHP #18 Justin Sarratt (1-3, 6.18 ERA)

Last time out.

The Joliet Slammers (35-53) lost their 10th straight game Friday night as they fell by a score of 11-0 to the River City Rascals (42-46). It was the most lopsided home loss of the season for the Slammers. River City got to Joliet starter Matt Sommo (2-5) right away in the top of the first inning. Eric Williams led off with a walk and one out later Jason Patton doubled him home. A Jeremy Synan RBI single put the Rascals up 2-0. River City would add four in the fourth inning, including a two-run home run by former Slammer Ben Hewett, the first professional home run of Hewett's career. They tacked on four in the fifth and one more in the eighth. Joliet only managed four hits against River City starter Tony Marsala (5-7). Marsala went the distance, walking one and striking out seven. Eric McGee picked up two of the hits for Joliet and made some nice plays in the field.

For Starters.

Jim Schult is coming off a strong outing against the Lake Erie Crushers on August 19 as he went eight innings, giving up only two runs (one earned) on six hits in a tough luck 2-1 loss. Schult first start as a Slammer came against River City back on June 15 as he went four innings, giving up five runs on five hits in what turned into a 13-1 loss for Joliet. Schult brings professional experience to the fold as the Eastern Connecticut State alum spent 2011 in the Canadian-American Association with the New York Federals. The traveling team struggled but Schult finished the season with 10 starts and his ERA was the best on the team among pitchers with 10 or more starts that season. Schult was named the Co-Division III National Player of the Year in 2011 with ECSU.

Locked down.

Last night marked the seventh time the Slammers have been shutout this season. They've shutout the opponent four times.

Against River City.

The Slammers are 2-2 against the Rascals this season. With a series win the Slammers would clinch the season series against the Rascals. The only team Joliet has won a season series with this year is the Road Warriors (3-0). However they have a chance to win the season series against Washington and Normal in the final two series of the year.

Home woes.

The Slammers are currently 18-28 at home this year, the worst home record in the Frontier League.

Mr. RBI.

Erik Lis leads the Slammers with 44 RBI on the season. David Fox also has 44 RBI but he is on the DL.

Team hitting slump.

The Slammers are only hitting .190 as a team over the past 10 games.

Losing streak.

The Slammers are currently on a 10-game losing streak, the longest losing streak in franchise history. They are currently a season worst 18 games under the .500 mark.

Workhorse.

Rookie left-hander Geoff Brown made his league-leading 44th appearance of the season out of the bullpen last night. Brown currently sports a 3.67 ERA in 41.2 innings with 46 strike outs.

Walk this way.

Abel Nieves has drawn a team-leading 52 walks this season, good for seventh in the Frontier League. Even more impressively, he's the only active Slammers player to record more walks than strike outs this season as he has only fanned 38 times in 304 at bats.

Error indicator.

Joliet is 11-40 in games when they make an error. They are 24-13 in games when they do not make an error.

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