Former Cubs All-Star Prior pitching Saturday, 5:05pm first pitch

Published on August 13, 2010 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


The Orange County Flyers will send newly acquired Mark Prior to the mound during Game 1 of the doubleheader on Saturday at "The Station" Goodwin Field against the Tijuana Cimarrones. Prior, who finished 3rd in NL Cy Young voting and earned a spot on the NL All-Star team in 2003, joined the Flyers last week and has tossed three scoreless relief innings so far this season. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 5:05pm, and tickets for Saturday are valid for admission to both games. To reserve your seat, click here.

The Flyers will also insert KROQ's afternoon radio host Stryker into the lineup in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader. Stryker won a spot on the Flyers roster at a celebrity tryout, and he is expected to lead off the bottom of the first inning for Orange County.

The Flyers are coming off a five-game sweep of the Tijuana Cimarrones in Yuma, taking two games against them on Friday thanks to complete games tossed by starting pitchers Jesse Smith and Zac Cline. The Flyers are in the middle of playing seven games in four days against the Cimarrones. Orange County is now 17-5 in the second half of the GBL season, having taken over first place in the South Division.

Upcoming schedule of games and promotions:

Wednesday, August 11 - Flyers 8, Cimarrones 0 (RECAP) | Flyers 3, Cimarrones 2 (RECAP) Game 1: W - Kevin Altman (5-4), L - Brian Chaput (0-3) Game 2: W - Andre Simpson (3-4), L - Daivis Bourguillos (0-1) Thursday, August 12 - Flyers 29, Cimarrones 2 (RECAP) W - Manny Ayala (10-0), L - Peter Martinez (0-1) Friday, August 13 - Flyers 6, Cimarrones 1 (RECAP) | Flyers 5, Cimarrones 0 (RECAP) W - Jesse Smith (4-3), L - Alberto Fraijo (0-1) W - Zac Cline (4-2), L - James Kuzniak (0-4)

Saturday, August 14, 2010 - Goodwin Field - 5:05pm, 7:45pm [Get your tickets] Game 1: RHP Cha-Seung Baek (0-1) vs. TBA Tijuana Game 2: RHP Kevin Altman (5-4, 4.14 ERA) vs. TBA Tijuana PROMOTIONS: Souvenir Saturday giveaway: Flyers pom-poms (first 500 fans) Mark Prior to pitch at "The Station" for the first time in Game 1 KROQ's Stryker to play for Flyers in his professional debut in Game 2

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