Erie SeaWolves at Altoona Curve Game Notes
Published on April 16, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (4-3, T-2ND PLACE SOUTH, 1.5 GB) vs. ALTOONA CURVE (0-6, 6th PLACE SOUTH, 5.0 GB)
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RHP ALFREDO FIGARO (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP BRAD LINCOLN (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
BLAIR COUNTY BALLPARK * GAME #8 * ROAD GAME #1 * NIGHT GAME #7
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves take to the road for the first time in 2009 as they take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the first of a four game series at Blair County Ballpark. Erie is coming off of a rough three-game sweep at the hands of the Bowie Baysox and need a win to avoid dropping to .500 on the season. Bowie outscored Erie 16-5 in the final two games of the series. Erie's offense has put up just 10 runs over the last five games and is 2-3 in those games..."The Uht" has not been kind over the opening homestand for Erie over the last two seasons although in 2009, the 'Wolves finished their first homestand a game over .500 at 4-3. In 2008 Erie was 2-4 in the first homestand of the season. On the flip side, the 'Wolves were 5-2 in the first road trip in '08...Righty Alfredo Figaro makes his second start of the season and second start against Altoona. He took a no-decision in his first outing despite tossing 5.2 shutout innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out four. The only trouble Figaro got into against the Curve was in the fifth inning when he had runners on the corners with one out in the fifth. He induced a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of Angel Gonzalez to get out of the inning...Righty Brad Lincoln also makes his second start of the season and second against the 'Wolves. Lincoln went four innings, allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts against Erie on April 9. Lincoln was the Pirates first round selection in the 2006 June draft out of the University of Houston.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- 11 of the 24 players on Erie's roster are featured among the Top 30 prospects in the Tigers organization according to Baseball America.
- Erie will see just two different opponents (Altoona and Bowie) in the first two weeks of the season. (8 vs. Altoona and 6 vs. Bowie).
- Erie leads the season series over Altoona 4-0. The 'Wolves and Curve meet 25 times in 2009.
- Scott Sizemore has hit safely in four straight and six of the first seven games of the season. He is tied for the league lead with two triples and is tied for third in the league with 10 hits.
- Erie's pitching staff ranks 11th in the league with a 4.29 ERA. Altoona's pitching staff ranks last in the league with a 5.44 team ERA.
- Casper Wells has been placed on the disabled list with a left wrist sprain. No timetable has been set for his return.
- Mike Hollimon is listed as day-to-day after crashing into the wall down the left field line in Tuesday night's game.
- Joe Tucker has been transferred from Class-A Lakeland to Erie. Tucker played in two games for the Flying Tigers this season and had two hits in eight at-bats.
- Erie's offense ranks 11th in the EL with a .230 team batting average while Altoona is third in the league, hitting .259 as a club.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS
FRIDAY at ALTOONA - 6:35 FIRST PITCH
RHP Brooks Brown (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Jared Hughes (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
SATURDAY at ALTOONA - 5:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Luis Marte (0-1, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Crotta (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
SUNDAY at ALTOONA - 3:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jonah Nickerson (0-1, 9.35 ERA) vs. LHP Daniel Moskos (0-0, 10.38 ERA)
MONDAY at BOWIE - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Jon Kibler (0-1, 8.38 ERA) vs. TBA
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