Erie SeaWolves vs. Trenton Thunder - Game Notes
June 5, 2012 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ERIE SEAWOLVES (27-28, 3rd PLACE WEST, 7.0 GB) vs. THUNDER THUNDER (32-23, T-1st PLACE EAST, 0.0 GB)
----- LHP RAMON GARCIA (3-4, 4.98 ERA) vs. RHP BRETT MARSHALL (6-2, 2.44 ERA) TUESDAY, JUNE 35* 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: FOX SPORTS RADIO 1330 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM JERRY UHT PARK * GAME #57 * HOME GAME #30 * NIGHT GAME #41
----- Tonight, the SeaWolves begin a six-game homestand and a three-game series against the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) at Jerry Uhe Park. The SeaWolves are coming off a weekend series win at Richmond which finished with a 5-1 win on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond. Erie enters play tonight a game under .500, seven games back of first place Akron and 2.5 games behind second place Harrisburg...The SeaWolves have struggled against Trenton in 2012. The Thunder swept Erie in a three-game series at Waterfront Park last week and have already won the season, taking seven of the first nine meetings between the two clubs...Tonight, lefty Ramon Garcia takes the mound in the opener of the Trenton series. He makes his ninth appearance and eighth start. Garcia took a loss in his last start at Trenton on May 30. In the game, he allowed three runs, two earned, on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts in six innings of work. Erie lost the game 3-2...Righty Brett Marshall takes the mound for Trenton making his 12th start and fourth against the SeaWolves. Marshall beat the 'Wolves in his last start on May 31, tossing six shutout innings, allowing six hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Marshall has not allowed a run in his last two starts. He has allowed four runs, three earned, on 14 hits in 17.2 innings against the SeaWolves...The SeaWolves have won 11 of their last 15 home games and are three games above .500 on their home turf.
----- WEDNESDAY vs. TRENTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP Zack Segovia (5-5, 5.88 ERA) vs. LHP Vidal Nuno (0-1, 0.00 ERA)
THURSDAY vs. TRENTON - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Jared Wesson (4-2, 5.83 ERA)vs. RHP Mikey O'Brien (2-1, 3.65 ERA)
FRIDAY vs. NEW BRITAIN - 7:05 FIRST PITCH RHP James Avery (5-5, 3.57) vs. TBA
SATURDAY vs. NEW BRITAIN - 7:05 FIRST PITCH LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (3-5, 3.83 ERA) vs. TBA
----- - Trenton leads the season series over Erie 7-2. The SeaWolves and Thunder meet 12 times in 2012. - Erie is 16-13 at Jerry Uht Park. - The SeaWolves have committed 30 errors (fewest in EL) and have a .985 fielding percentage. - Jordan Lennerton is third in the league with 10 home runs. He is also tied for fourth in the league with 33 RBI. - Rob Brantly is the toughest hitter to strike out in the EL, striking out just one every 11.94 plate appearances. - Erie pitchers have walked 222 hitters, the most in the EL. The 'Wolves have also given up 52 home runs which is the second-most allowed in the league. - The SeaWolves are third in the league with 241 runs scored. - Erie is 11th in the league with a 4.48 team ERA. Trenton is second in the league with a 3.01. - Erie is tied for fourth in the league with a .259 team batting average. Trenton ranks sixth with a .258 team average. - Niuman Romero is tied for second in the EL with 65 hits. - Erie has not hit a home run in the last nine games. It's the longest stretch the 'Wolves have gone without hitting a home run.
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