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Ellis lands on disabled list

August 19, 2005 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne, IN - The Fort Wayne Wizards placed right-hander Jonathan Ellis on the disabled list today, retroactive to Tuesday, August 16, prior to the team's departure to Grand Rapids, Michigan for a four-game series against the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers affiliate).

Ellis left his last start on Monday against the Clinton Lumber Kings (Texas Rangers affiliate) after 1 2/3 innings. He had allowed five hits and four runs, including a pair of home runs before departing against Clinton.

Ellis was the sixth round selection by the San Diego Padres in the 2004 June Amateur Draft. He started this year with Fort Wayne coming out of the bullpen and was recently moved into the starting rotation. He has made 40 appearances for the Wizards, including five starts, starting on July 23 against the Swing of the Quad Cities (St. Louis Cardinals affiliate).

For the season Ellis is 5-3 with a 3.57 earned run average. In 75 2/3 innings, he has allowed 75 hits, 23 walks and struck out 66.

The Wizards current roster now stands at 24 active players. An updated roster follows this release.

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WIZARDS NOTES:

Fort Wayne's first playoff game will be on Thursday, September 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the second game of the best-of-three series. As an added promotion, the Wizards will feature a $1.00 night with dollar hot dogs, soft drinks and beer. In addition, the Wizards are pleased to announce that their chase towards the Midwest League championship will be sponsored by Hicksville Bank. With Hicksville Bank, find out the power of banking.

Playoff tickets start at $6.50 each for the first round game. Fans also have the option of purchasing the entire Wizards playoff package, a total of six potential playoff games (second round, best-of-three series; championship round, best-of-five series) for $54.00.

The Wizards also have announced that national entertainment act, the Zooperstars, will make a return appearance to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 3. The Zooperstars were to appear on Saturday, August 13 but were forced to reschedule after the Wizards game against the South Bend Silverhawks (Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate) was rained out.

For ticket information regarding Wizards games, contact the Fort Wayne front offices at 260-482-6400 or visit any area TicketMaster location.

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