Erie SeaWolves at Harrisburg Senators...Game One of Four...Game Notes
July 4, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (42-40, T-2nd PLACE WEST, 5.5 GB) vs. HARRISBURG SENATORS (47-34, 1st PLACE WEST, 0.0 GB)
RHP MARK SORENSEN (7-5, 5.85 ERA) VS. RHP BRAD PEACOCK (9-2, 2.14 ERA)MONDAY, JULY 4 * 7:00 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM METRO BANK PARK * GAME #82 * ROAD GAME #41 * NIGHT GAME #62
Tonight, the SeaWolves look to continue their winning ways as they begin an eight-game road trip and a four-game series at Metro Bank Park against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals). Last night, the SeaWolves completed a series win over the Akron Aeros, finishing up their best homestand of the season going 6-2...Erie has struggled on the road, dropping its last four road games which is tied for the club's longest losing streak on the road in 2011...Entering play tonight, the SeaWolves are back at their high-water mark of two games over .500. It's the fourth time Erie has been two games over...Tonight, the SeaWolves send RHP Mark Sorensen to the mound making his 16th start and first against the Senators. Sorensen earned his team-leading seventh win in his last start against Binghamton on June 29. In the game, he allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits with two walks and no strikeouts. Erie won the game 9-3 and it snapped a two-game losing streak for Sorensen...RHP Brad Peacock takes the mound for the Senators making his 16th appearance and 14th start. Peacock holds the league's second-best ERA at 2.14 and leads the EL in strikeouts (120) and has held opponents to a league-best .162 batting average...As a team, the SeaWolves are hitting .311 over the last 10 games. Rawley Bishop is hitting .371 (13x35) with a home run and nine RBI while Brandon Douglas is hitting .375 (12x32) with a home run and six RBI...The eight-day road trip is the longest for Erie in 2011...For Harrisburg, top prospect and number one pick of the 2010 draft Bryce Harper has been called up to Double-A and will be in uniform tonight for the Senators.
- Erie leads the season seroes over Harrisburg 2-1. The SeaWolves and Senators meet 13 times in 2011. - SeaWolves have committed 74 errors which is fifth-most in the EL. - The SeaWolves are 32-29 in night games and 10-11 in day games.- Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.30 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 390 runs which is tied for third-most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 289 walks which is second-most in the EL.- The SeaWolves lead EL with 392 runs scored. - Erie's offense is third in the league with a .271 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .258 with RISP, .226 with two outs and RISP and .276 with runners on base. - As a team, the SeaWolves are 20-for-72 with the bases loaded.- The 'Wolves are 17-23 away from Jerry Uht Park.- Erie is 19-25 against the Western Division.- Jamie Johnson leads the team and is tied for the league lead with 54 walks. Johnson leads the league with 55 runs scored.- Justin Henry is tied for sixth in the EL with a .313 average and is second with a .420 on-base percentage.- The SeaWolves are in a stretch of playing 29 games in a span of 28 days with the next off day July 12 for the All-Star break.- Jacob Turner, Chance Ruffin, Francisco Martinez and Justin Henry have been named to the Western Division All-Star squad.
TUESDAY at HARRISBURG - 7:00 FIRST PITCHRHP Jacob Turner (3-2, 3.07 ERA) vs. RHP Erik Arnesen (5-1, 1.98 ERA)
WEDNESDAY at HARRISBURG - 7:00 FIRST PICHRHP Brooks Brown (4-3, 2.48 ERA) vs. RHP Shairon Martis (5-3, 2.82 ERA)
THRUSDAY at HARRISBURG - 7:00 FIRST PITCHLHP Casey Crosby (5-2, 3.42 ERA) vs. LHP Oliver Perez (2-1, 2.48 ERA)
FRIDAY at AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCHLHP Jay Voss (4-3, 3.80 ERA) vs. TBA
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