EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Bowie Baysox Game Notes

Published on April 17, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (5-6, 3rd PLACE WEST 1.0) vs. BOWIE BAYSOX (7-6, T-1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)

----- RHP WARWICK SAUPOLD (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP DEVIN JONES (0-0, 2.74 ERA)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 * 11:05 AM *

RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM PRINCE GEORGE'S STADIUM *

GAME #12 * ROAD GAME #6 * DAY GAME #4

----- Today, the SeaWolves play their first morning game of the season as they take on the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) in the rubber game of a three-game series at Prince George's Stadium. Last night, the SeaWolves squandered a pair of early three runs leads, only to take down the Baysox 9-6 in 10 innings for the club's first extra innings win of the season...The SeaWolves are in search of their first series win of the season. They are 0-1-2 in their previous three series to start the season...Right hander Warwick Saupold takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his third start and second appearance on the road trip. Saupold was a tough luck loser in his last start at Reading on April 12. In the game, he allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits with a walk and a career-high eight strikeouts in a season-best seven innings of work...RHP Devin Jones takes the mound for Bowie making his second start. Jones took a no-decision in his last start against Akron on April 12. In the game, he allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work...The Baysox boast the top hitting (.306 average) and run scoring (87 runs) offense in the league...The SeaWolves return home on Thursday night, beginning a seven-game homestand with a four-game series against Trenton. Bowie comes to town on next Monday for a three-game series.

----- THURSDAY vs. TRENTON - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Derek Hankins (0-1, 1.93 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Tracy (1-1, 8.44 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. TRENTON - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Victor Larez (1-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Caleb Cotham (1-0, 2.00 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. TRENTON 1:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Kyle Lobstein (1-1, 4.96 ERA) vs. LHP Nik Turley (0-1, 7.82 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. TRENTON - 1:35 FIRST PITCH RHP Patrick Cooper (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Nuding (0-2, 1.98 ERA)

----- - The season series between Erie and Bowie is tied 1-1. The Baysox won the 2012 season series over Erie 14-7. The SeaWolves and Baysox meet 21 times in 2013. - Hernan Perez has hit safely in 10 of the first 11 games and he leads the team with 16 hits. - Erie will play nine of their first 23 games during the day. - The SeaWolves are 1-2 in day games. - The SeaWolves are 2-0 when not committing an error and 3-6 in games where they commit at least one error. - Erie has struggled to throw out opposing base stealers. James McCann and Ramon Cabrera are combined for a league-worst 2-for-16 throwing out potential base stealers. - The SeaWolves are third in the league with a 3.90 team ERA. The 'Wolves are one of three teams with sub-4.00 ERA's in the EL. - Two of the five Erie home runs this season have been grand slams. - The SeaWolves 38 earned runs allowed are the fewest in the league. - The 'Wolves are fourth in the EL with a .278 team batting average. - Bowie has committed a league-high 25 errors.




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