EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Richmond Flying Squirrels - Game One of Four - Game Notes

Published on May 23, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (19-21, T-5th PLACE WEST, 2.0 GB) vs. RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (20-22, T-5th PLACE WEST, 2.0 GB)

LHP CASEY CROSBY (1-2, 3.79 ERA) VS. LHP RYAN VERDUGO (2-0, 3.12 ERA)MONDAY, MAY 23 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM THE DIAMOND * GAME #41 * ROAD GAME #20 * NIGHT GAME #28

Tonight, the SeaWolves continue their seven-game road trip as they open up a four-game series at The Diamond against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants). Yesterday afternoon, the 'Wolves struck for five early runs and took down the Bowie Baysox 6-1, winning their first road series of the season. Erie has now won back-to-back road games for the second time in 2011 and will look for their first three-game road win streak of the year tonight...Tonight will be Erie's first look at the Flying Squirrels who enter play with a 20-22 mark, tied with Erie for fifth place in the division. Richmond boasts the top pitching staff in the league with a 2.86 team ERA, allowing the fewest runs (147) in the league. Richmond's offense however is in the bottom half of the league. The Flying Squirrels are hitting .228 as a club which ranks 10th in the EL...The 'Wolves send lefty Casey Crosby to the mound making his eighth start of the season. Crosby tossed six shutout innings in his last start against Trenton, allowing four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. The SeaWolves won the game 1-0 but are just 2-5 in games started by Crosby...LHP Ryan Verdugo takes the mound for the Flying Squirrels making his eighth start. Verdugo picked up his second win of the season in his last start against Bowie allowing two runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts in five innings. As a team, the SeaWolves are hitting .276 against left-handed pitching this season.

TUESDAY at RICHMOND - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP L.J. Gagnier (3-2, 4.05 ERA) vs. LHP Eric Surkamp (2-2, 1.76 ERA)

WEDNESDAY at RICHMOND - 7:05 FIRST PITCHRHP Luke Putkonen (0-5, 8.15 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Fitzgerald (3-3, 3.67 ERA)

THURSDAY at RICHMOND - 7:05 FIRST PITCHTBA vs. RHP Daryl Maday (1-3, 4.14 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCHRHP Mark Sorensen (3-2, 3.67 ERA) vs. TBA

- Richmond won the 2010 season series over Erie 8-6. The SeaWolves and Flying Squirrels meet 10 times in 2011.- Defensively, the SeaWolves have committed 40 errors which is fourth-most in the EL. The SeaWolves have not committed an error in seven of their last 10 games.- The SeaWolves are 14-13 in night games and 5-8 in day games. - Erie's pitching staff is ninth in the league with a 4.17 team ERA. The SeaWolves have given up 195 runs which is the most allowed in the league. Erie has issued 147 walks which is the most allowed in the EL.- The SeaWolves are second in the EL with 192 runs scored.- Erie's offense is fourth in the league with a .268 team batting average.- The 'Wolves are hitting .252 with RISP, .214 with two outs and RISP and .279 with runners on base.- As a team, the SeaWolves are 8-for-33 with the bases loaded. - The 'Wolves are 7-12 away from Jerry Uht Park- Erie is 12-15 against the Western Division.- Justin Henry is fifth in the EL with a .343 average. Henry is also tied for third with a .423 on-base percentage.- Henry has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games.- Bryan Pounds has hit safely in 12 consecutive road games which is tied for the longest road hit streak in the EL this season.

FRIDAY, MAY 27 - Postgame Fireworks...UPMC Health Plan Paints the Park Pink.

SATURDAY, MAY 28 - Postgame Fireworks...UPMC Health Plan Paints the Park Pink

SUNDAY, MAY 29 - UPMC Health Plan Paints the Park Pink. The first 1,000 fans through the gates receive a free pink SeaWolves cap

MONDAY, MAY 30 - BUCK DAY

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