First-Place BayBears Return Home Wednesday
Published on August 9, 2011 under Southern League (SL1)
Mobile BayBears News Release
MOBILE, Ala. - The first-place BayBears (AA Arizona Diamondbacks) will aim closer toward a division title when they get back to "The Hank" on Wednesday to host the Mississippi Braves (AA Atlanta Braves).
The BayBears enter Tuesday's play, 7.5 games up, on the second-place Montgomery Biscuits with 28 games remaining in the regular season.
If the BayBears can maintain their division lead, they would face Birmingham in the Southern League South Division Championship Series beginning Thursday, September 8 in Birmingham. The BayBears would host Game three of the series on Saturday, September 10.
The homestand kicks off with another Wine Down Wednesday as $1 Rush Wines will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. on Ladies Night. First pitch is at 7:05 as All-Star left-hander Patrick Corbin (8-7) is scheduled to start for the BayBears.
Thirsty Thursday will open up game two of the series at 7:05 as $1 Buds and Pepsi will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. Top prospect Jarrod Parker (9-7) will be on the bump.
Friday's game three will feature Friday Night Fireworks after the conclusion of the 7:05 contest. It's also PULSE pro-life night at "The Hank". PULSE of Mobile and Baldwin Counties is a student ministry that promotes adoption and life-affirming decisions for those facing crisis pregnancies.
Buy your tickets online at www.mobilebaybears.com under the Community tab and a portion of your tickets will benefit this worthy cause. Please bring a pack of diapers and wipes for your local crisis pregnancy center. You have the power to hit a home run for the unborn. Make plans to join us for the glow stick presentation and fireworks after the game. PULSE is pro-life, pro-love and pro-forgiveness.
On Saturday, August 13, BayBears manager Turner Ward invites you to join him and BayBears players for the Turner Walk at Hank Aaron Stadium. The Turner Walk is from 7:30-9:30 a.m. and will help raise awareness for Alabama Teen Challenge, which is a 12-month, residential, Christian discipleship program for men, women and youth who struggle with life-controlling addictions. There is Hope!
Registration is available at Hank Aaron Stadium, at active.com, alabamateenchallenge.org or by calling (251) 580-0091. All participants will receive a t-shirt, program and water/snacks. A representative of Alabama Teen Challenge will also be throwing out the first pitch prior to the BayBears vs. Braves game at 7:05.
Families are invited to have a ball at "The Hank" on Saturday and Sunday. Kids eat free on Saturday as kids 12 and under will receive a free hot dog and Pepsi with a box seat purchase. Sunday is a 6:05 start and kids can play catch on the field before the game from 5:00-5:30 and run the bases after the ballgame.
For tickets, which start at $5 for kids and $7 for adults, please call (251) 479-BEAR or buy online/print at home with www.mobilebaybears.com. You can also follow the BayBears all season long on Facebook and Twitter.
After Greg Sexton lined out to third, Cole Figueroa drew a walk to bring up Henry Wrigley. Wrigley singled home Beckham while Kyeong Kang finished the rally by slamming a three-run homer to make it 6-0.
Shane Dyer (6-7) was solid for 7.1 innings, but he let up a couple of runs in the fourth. Ryan Wheeler stroked a double down the left field line and scored on a three-bagger by Marc Krauss. Krauss crossed the dish when Taylor Harbin lined out to right on a diving catch by Kang.
Montgomery pulled away with three in the bottom of the fifth including a two-run jack from John Shelby. Figueroa added a sac fly in the sixth to put the Biscuits up by eight. The BayBears (67-45, 29-13) rallied briefly in the eighth as Wheeler drew a bases-loaded walk to score Ollie Linton but Krauss punched out and Harbin bounced into a fielder's choice to end the threat.
The BayBears lead in the South Division by 7.5 games over the second-place Biscuits, and the two squads will battle in the fourth of a five-game set on Monday night at 7:05. Right-hander Wes Roemer (8-6) starts for the BayBears against fellow right-hander Alex Colome (1-1).
The BayBears return to Hank Aaron Stadium on Wednesday, August 10 to battle the Mississippi Braves in the start of a five-game series at 7:05. It's a Wine Down Wednesday with $1 Rush Wines available between 6 and 8 p.m. For tickets, which start at $5 for kids and $7 for adults, please call (251) 479-BEAR or visit www.mobilebaybears.com. You can also follow the BayBears all season long on Facebook and Twitter.
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