Erie SeaWolves at Connecticut Defenders
Published on August 14, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (62-54, 3rd PLACE SOUTH, 10.0 GB) vs. CONNECTICUT DEFNEDERS (67-50, 1st PLACE NORTH, 9.0 GA)
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RHP PAT STANLEY (6-4, 4.42 ERA) VS. RHP GARRETT BROSHUIS (3-3, 5.17 ERA)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 * 6:35 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM
DODD STADIUM * GAME #117 * ROAD GAME #55 * NIGHT GAME #87
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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
Tonight, the SeaWolves continue their longest road trip of the season (11 days, three cities, nine games) as they open up a weekend series against the Connecticut Defenders (San Francisco Giants) at Dodd Stadium. The SeaWolves dropped their second consecutive series to a Northern Division club as they were shut out in a marathon 11-inning game on Thursday night. The 'Wolves have now lost five of their last seven games heading into the weekend...Historically, the SeaWolves have not fared well at Dodd Stadium. However, that was not the case in 2008 as the 'Wolves picked up their first ever series sweep in Norwich...The SeaWolves are 21-13 against Northern Division opponents. The 'Wolves are in a stretch of 15 consecutive games to wrap up the Northern Division portion of their schedule. Erie is 8-2-1 in series against the EL North...The SeaWolves road struggles have continued on the current trip. The 'Wolves are tied with Binghamton for the fewest road wins in the EL. Since July 8, the SeaWolves are 3-10 away from Jerry Uht Park. The 'Wolves have also dropped six of their last seven road contests...Despite the rough start to the road trip, the Southern Division wild card race remains the same. The top four teams in the EL South lost on Thursday meaning Erie is still a game behind wild card leading Reading and 1.5 games ahead of four place Bowie...Hitting with runners in scoring position hurt the SeaWolves in the New Britain series. The club went 2-for-28 with RISP in the series, 0-for-12 in yesterday's loss and the club is currently 0-for the last-22 with RISP going back to Tuesday...Erie's last road series win July 4-6 at Binghamton.
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TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- Connecticut leads the season series over Erie 2-1. The SeaWolves and Defenders meet six times in 2009.
- Erie's pitching staff is eighth in the league with a 4.07 team ERA. Connecticut is third in the league with a 3.45 team ERA.
- Erie is tied for seventh in the league with a .258 team batting average. Connecticut is fourth in the league with a .263 team batting average.
- The SeaWolves lead the league with 133 home runs and 586 runs scored.
- Brennan Boesch leads the league with 25 home runs and 54 extra-base hits. He is fifth with a .524 slugging percentage, third with 80 RBI, fifth with 71 runs scored and tied for second with seven triples.
- Erie pitchers have walked 338 hitters this season which is the second-fewest allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.91 walks allowed per game.
- SeaWolves hitters have struck out a league-high 958 times. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.25 strikeouts per game.
- 36 of Andy Dirks 40 RBI have come with runners in scoring position.
- Erie will play 20 of the last 28 games on the road.
- Deik Scram leads the league with eight triples.
- Ryan Strieby is third in the league with a .540 on-base percentage and is fourth in the league with 17 home runs.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
SATURDAY at CONNECTICUT - 6:35 FIRST PITCH
RHP Jonah Nickerson (8-9, 5.16 ERA) vs. RHP Geivy Garcia (2-3, 4.82 ERA)
SUNDAY at CONNECTICUT - 1:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Thad Weber (6-3, 4.45 ERA) vs. LHP Ben Snyder (3-3, 2.14 ERA)
MONDAY -
OFF DAY
TUESDAY at TRENTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH
Ramon Garcia (2-3, 5.73 ERA) vs. TBA
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