EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves at Trenton Thunder, August 19th

Published on August 19, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


Tonight, the SeaWolves and Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) will play a pair of games at Waterfront Park. The two clubs will finish last night's game which was suspended in the fourth inning due to heavy rains and play a second, seven-inning game. The first game will resume in the bottom of the fourth with Trenton leading Erie 6-5...The ‘Wolves are a game out of the Southern Division Wild Card, led by Reading which lost last night to Portland. Erie is a game up on fourth place Bowie. Just two games separate the three teams fighting for the wild card playoff spot...The ‘Wolves are 2-4 on the current road trip. Erie is tied for the fewest road wins in the EL (22-35) and since July 8, the SeaWolves are 4-12 away from Jerry Uht Park...

The three-game series with Trenton wraps up Erie's schedule against the EL North. The ‘Wolves are 22-15 and 8-3-1 in series against the North. The ‘Wolves have dropped their last three series (all against Northern Division clubs)...The SeaWolves took three of four from Trenton in the two clubs only other series at Jerry Uht Park June 30-July 3. Erie and Trenton have alternated season series wins in each of the last three seasons. Erie needs one win in the three game series to win the season series over the Thunder...The ‘Wolves are 1-1 in doubleheader games that include a suspended game and a seven-inning game...Lefty Jon Kibler takes the mound for the ‘Wolves in the second game. Kibler is coming off of a six-inning, shutout performance against New Britain in his last start. Kibler took the no-decision in that game and the SeaWolves lost in 12 innings, 1-0. Erie is 0-4 in Kibler's last four starts.

TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- Erie leads the season series over Trenton 3-1. The SeaWolves and Thunder meet seven times in 2009.

- Erie's pitching staff is eighth in the league with a 4.04 team ERA. Trenton is third in the league with a 3.41 team ERA.

- Erie is tied for fifth in the league with a .260 team batting average. Trenton is ninth in the league with a .253 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves lead the league with 134 home runs and 599 runs scored.

- Brennan Boesch leads the league with 25 home runs and 54 extra-base hits. He is fifth with a .525 slugging percentage, third with 81 RBI, fifth with 74 runs scored and tied for second with seven triples.

- Erie pitchers have walked 349 hitters this season which is the second-fewest allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.93 walks allowed per game.

- SeaWolves hitters have struck out a league-high 974 times. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.18 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 second in the league with a .421 on-base percentage and is tied for fourth in the league with 17 home runs along with teammate Deik Scram.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

THURSDAY at TRENTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Pat Stanley (6-4, 4.57 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Pope (5-9, 4.85 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Jonah Nickerson (8-10, 5.05 ERA) vs. RHP Jeanmar Gomez (10-3, 3.06 ERA)

SATURDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Thad Weber (6-3, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (12-8, 4.10 ERA)

SUNDAY vs. AKRON - 1:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Ramon Garcia vs. LHP Scott Barnes (1-0, 4.35 ERA)

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