Dutton, Levin To Stop By Park Ave. Festival Saturday
July 31, 2008 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Dallas Rattlers News Release
(Rochester, July 31)... Rochester Rattlers midfielder Pat Dutton and goalkeeper Mike Levin will stopping by Rochester's annual Park Ave. festival on Saturday, August 2nd. The Rattlers duo will be mingling among the crowd and signing autographs from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. outside the Wilson Farms store located at 622 Park Ave.
The Amerks' Mascot, The Moose, will also make a scheduled appearance between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. as the next stop as part of his "Moose is on the Loose" tour.
The Rattlers will close out their 2008 home schedule as they host the Long Island Lizards at 7:35 p.m. at PAETEC Park. The contest will be televised live on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. The game also will be broadcast live on WYSL 1040-AM and wysl1040.com.
Prior to the contest, the Rattlers will name their team MVP, Unsung Hero and Connors & Ferris Comeback Player of the Year. The first 1,000 fans will receive a John Grant player card, courtesy of Bud Light. The first 500 people will take home a Rattlers' team photo from Downtown Minuteman Press.
Fans can arrive early and enjoy the pregame party with live music from DNR. After the game, the Rattlers' official postgame party will be held at The Distillery at 1142 Mt. Hope Ave. Fans can go to any local Wendy's location to get a buy one, get one free coupon.
The game is the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams. Rochester won the first contest, 16-10, on May 17th. The Rattlers have won the last three matchups to improve to 6-9 lifetime against Lizards.
Rochester can clinch the Eastern Conference regular-season title with a win Friday. The Rattlers have won three straight and four of their last five games. John Grant continues to lead the MLL in goals (37) and points with 52 (37+4+11). Last Saturday, Rochester clinched its fifth playoff berth in eight seasons by defeating the Boston Cannons 26-19.
Grant tied a Rochester single-game record and set an MLL season high with eight goals, including a two-point marker. He also added two assists in the victory, setting a league season high with 11 points. Joe Walters has also moved into third place in league scoring with 41 points (30+11). Jeff Zywicki is sixth with 37 points (27+10) in nine games. Brodie Merrill leads all league defensemen in scoring with 13 points (5+8).
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