EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Akron Aeros

Published on July 11, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ERIE SEAWOLVES (47-40, 4th PLACE SOUTH, 8.5 GB) vs. AKRON AEROS (56-32, 1st PLACE SOUTH, 5.0 GA)

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LHP JON KIBLER (5-5, 3.78 ERA) VS. LHP RYAN EDELL (2-1, 2.51 ERA)

SATURDAY, JULY 11 * 7:05 P.M. * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #88 * HOME GAME #45 * NIGHT GAME #62

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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Today, the SeaWolves look for their second straight win as they take on the Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) in the second game of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park. The Howlers snapped a two-game slide with a 6-3 win in the series opener on Friday. The win improved the 'Wolves to 6-2 against the league's top club. Erie has won four straight over Akron and is 4-0 against the Aeros at home...The Howlers enter tonight's game as the top home club in the EL with a 29-15 home record and a .659 home winning percentage. The club has won four of its last five home games. Last night's win improved Erie to 34-34 against the Southern Division...The 'Wolves come into tonight's game 8.5 games behind first place Akron, 3.5 games behind second place Reading and 1.5 games behind third place Bowie...In 2007, the last time Erie won the Southern Division, the 'Wolves had a 48-39 record through 87 games. This year's club is one win behind that pace...Erie is 6-4 in the last 10 games while Akron is 5-5 over its last 10...Ryan Strieby is hitting .359 (14x39) with two home runs and six RBI over his last 10 games...Since returning from Class-A Lakeland, Santo De Leon has played in seven games and his hitting .348 (8x23) with five RBI. De Leon is on a season-long six-game hitting streak...Lefty Jon Kibler looks for his third consecutive win. He is at the .500 mark for the first time this season after back-to-back wins over Trenton and Binghamton. Kibler is 3-1 with a no-decision over his last five starts and Erie is 4-1 during that span...Beginning last night, the SeaWolves are in a stretch of 19 games against two opponents. Erie will face Akron 12 times and Binghamton seven times.

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TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- Erie leads the season series over Akron 5-2. The SeaWolves and Aeros meet 27 times in 2009. It is the most times Erie will face an opponent in 2009.

- Erie's pitching staff is sixth in the league with a 3.86 team ERA. Akron's pitching staff ranks third in the league with a 3.26 team ERA.

- Erie is fourth in the league with a .265 team batting average. Akron is 10th in the league with a .251 team batting average.

- The SeaWolves lead the league with 95 home runs and 443 runs scored.

- Brennan Boesch is second in the league with 17 home runs, is sixth with 56 RBI and is third with 39 extra-base hits. He leads Erie in all three categories.

- The 'Wolves have turned 90 double plays which is fourth-most in the EL.

- Erie pitchers have walked 257 hitters this season which is the third-fewest walks allowed by a team in the league. Erie is averaging 2.95 walks allowed per game.

- The SeaWolves hitters have struck out 702 times, the most in the Eastern League. As a team, Erie is averaging 8.06 strikeouts per game.

- Ryan Strieby is third in the EL with 16 home runs. He is second in the league with a .423 on-base percentage and is third with a .555 slugging percentage.

- Alex Avila leads the league throwing out potential base stealers at a clip of 46.2

percent.

- Five SeaWolves will participate in the 2009 Eastern League All-Star Game on July 15. 1B/OF Ryan Strieby, OF Brennan Boesch, OF Deik Scram, C Alex Avila, RHP Zach Simons.

- Jon Kibler leads the 'Wolves and is fourth in the league with 95.1 innings pitched.

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

SUNDAY vs. AKRON - 1:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Jonah Nickerson (6-6, 5.12 ERA) vs. LHP Michael Tejera (0-1, 13.50 ERA)

MONDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Thad Weber (1-2, 4.71 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (9-5, 3.77 ERA)

TUESDAY -

OFF DAY - ALL-STAR BREAK

WEDNESDAY -

EL ALL-STAR GAME - TRENTON, NJ

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