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Fan Photo Monday: Take Pictures with the Flyers Before Tonight's Game

July 19, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


Flyers continue home series with Outlaws after last night's 3-9 loss at "The Station" Tonight marks the first "Fan Photo Monday" of the season, and Flyers fanatics are invited to bring their cameras, camera-phones, or photographic memories for a unique opportunity to take pictures with the Orange County Flyers. Gates for tonight's game open at 6:05pm, and fans are welcome to come down onto the field between 6:15pm and 6:45pm to take pictures with their favorite players. Be sure to pick the new July issue of the Game Day program, and have players autograph their pictures as well. First pitch is 7:05pm.

Orange County sends right-hander Jesse Smith to the mound against Chico's Kris Honel in the second game of the four-game series at "The Station" as the Flyers work toward a second-half South Division title and playoff berth. OC is looking to rebound after a tough loss to Chico on Sunday evening.

LAST NIGHT'S GAME: The Flyers fell to the Chico Outlaws, 9-3, at Goodwin Field on Sunday night. Chico was led by starting pitcher Mark McLemore's 9-strikeout performance and Maikel Jova's 5-RBI night at the plate. Orange County dropped to 1-1 in the second half of the GBL season.

Chico struck for three runs in the first inning, thanks to a pair of sacrifice flies by Maikel Jova and Mike Rose and an RBI-single by former Yuma Scorpion Santo DeLeon. Jova added a two-run single in the fourth inning to give the Outlaws five runs before the Flyers got on the board.

Keith Ginter drew his league-leading 39th walk of the season to lead off the bottom of the fourth, and two batter later Tyler Keeble singled up the middle to cash Ginter. Ginter added another base on balls later in the game, giving him 40 this season.

The Outlaws piled on with a four run fifth, chasing OC's starting pitcher Matt Durkin from the game on Mitch Einertson's two-run double. Jova's second two-run single of the game gave the Outlaws a 9-1 lead. Durkin finished the night giving up eight runs (four earned) on eight hits, walking four, striking out two and hitting a pair batters in a losing effort. Kyle Wilson tossed 1 and 2/3 innings of relief, allowing one unearned run off one hit while walking a pair of Outlaws in his second appearance with the Flyers.

Jim Goethals added a two-run single in the sixth inning to bring the game to it's 9-3 final score. Brian Harris pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for the Flyers in his league-leading 25th relief appearance. Mike Koons, a Flyers All-Star this season, pitched a scoreless ninth for Orange County, striking out a pair of batters. The Flyers are playing eight home games in seven days this week with the final four games against Chico wrapping up a string of 17-straight home games.

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