EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves vs. Reading Phillies - Game Notes

Published on May 21, 2012 under Eastern League (EL1)
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ERIE SEAWOLVES (20-21, 3rd PLACE WEST, 6.5 GB) vs. READING PHILLIES (24-17, 2nd PLACE EAST, 0.5 GB)

----- RHP ZACK SEGOVIA (4-3, 5.27 ERA) vs. RHP DREW NAYLOR (2-1, 6.60 ERA) MONDAY, MAY 21 * 6:35 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #42 * HOME GAME #22 * NIGHT GAME #30

----- Tonight, the SeaWolves look to snap a three-game losing streak and to get back to the .500 mark as they begin their longest homestand of the season with a four-game series with the Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies). This is the only series that the Phillies visit Jerry Uht Park in 2012. The 'Wolves are coming off the wrong end of a series sweep over the weekend in Altoona where the club mustered only five runs over the three-game series...The SeaWolves have won seven of their last eight home games, including going 6-1 on the last homestand...Today, righty Zack Segovia takes the mound for the SeaWolves making his ninth start of the season and second against the Phillies. Segovia is 4-1 in his last five starts. Segovia was roughed up in his last start against Akron on May 15. In the game, he tossed a season-low three innings, allowing a season-high six runs on seventh hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Erie lost the game 8-1 and the loss snapped Segovia's four-game winning streak. He is 1-0 against the Phillies...Righty Drew Naylor takes the mound for the Phillies making his fourth start and second against the 'Wolves. Naylor, in his first start since returning from "Tommy John" surgery, beat the SeaWolves on May 4 allowing five runs on seven hits in five innings. He took a loss in his last start against Portland allowing six runs, five earned, on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts in five innings.

----- TUESDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCH LHP Jared Wesson (4-2, 5.49 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor May (5-2, 2.91 ERA)

WEDNESDAY vs. READING - 6:35 FIRST PITCH RHP James Avery (5-3, 3.13 ERA) vs. RHP David Buchanan (1-5, 5.24 ERA)

THURSDAY vs. READING - 11:05 AM FIRST PITCH LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (2-5, 4.35 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Rodriguez (3-0, 1.88 ERA)

FRIDAY vs. AKRON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Ramon Garcia (2-3, 5.52 ERA) vs. TBA

----- - Erie leads the 2012 season series over Reading 2-1. The SeaWolves and Phillies meet 11 times in 2012. - Erie is 11-10 at Jerry Uht Park. - The SeaWolves have committed 23 errors and have a .985 team fielding percentage. - Jordan Lennerton is tied for second in the league lead with nine home runs. Lennerton is tied for second in the league with 27 RBI. - Rob Brantly is seventh in the EL with a .323 average. He is tied for second in the league with 13 doubles. - Erie pitchers have walked 178 hitters, the most in the EL. The 'Wolves have also given up 41 home runs which is the second-most allowed in the league. - The SeaWolves are second in the league with 189 runs scored. The Phillies lead with 195 runs scored. - Erie is 11th in the league with a 4.55 team ERA. Reading is fifth with a 3.36 team ERA. - Erie is sixth in the league with a .257 team batting average. Reading is the top hitting team in the EL with a .283 team average. - Niuman Romero is tied for second in the league with 51 hits. Romero is also the toughest hitter to strike out in the league, striking out just one every 12.00 plate appearances.

----- The SeaWolves will host the SeaWolves Bowling Bash at Greengarden Lanes on Thursday, June 21. The bowling fundraiser will take place from 6 pm - 8:30 pm with proceeds benefiting United Way of Erie County. - The event will feature SeaWolves players, one at each bowling lane, interacting with event guests, signing autographs, and posing for pictures. The event will also include door prizes and a memorabilia silent auction. - Each participant will receive up to three games of bowling, shoe rental, a raffle ticket, and pizza, for a registration fee of $25.

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