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Hamilton, Bullfrogs Face First Place Kingfish

Published on June 21, 2015 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
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Joannes Stadium, Home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs
Joannes Stadium, Home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs
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Green Bay, Wis.- This has been a long awaited series. Finally the Bullfrogs (12-11) get a crack at the first place Kenosha Kingfish (19-7) for games on Sunday (1:05PM) and Monday (7:05PM). Duffy Dyer's Kingfish have lost two straight while the Bullfrogs split a recent series against the Chinooks.

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Park Hamilton (Florida Gulf Coast) takes the bump for the Bullfrogs, his fourth start of the season. He's also logged more appearances in the Northwoods League than he did all season at Florida Gulf Coast (3 appearances). Hamilton arrives with a 1-1/1/1.10ERA/16.1 IP/11K-7BB slash line.

Although Hamilton has allowed just two earned runs over his three starts, he has yielded nine total runs as the Bullfrogs have committed seven errors in those contests. Hamilton has not given up more than one earned run in any of his appearances, and all have gone for five or more innings.

Paller, Duarte, Rosenbaum Fortify Bullfrogs Roster

In his first start, amid a 6-2 victory in Mequon yesterday, outfielder Paller ripped a double to right field on the first pitch he saw. He also was hit by a pitch and scored two runs. He was an important factor in the victory, as the Bullfrogs continue to inject new life into an up-and-down lineup.

Shortstop Mikey Duarte (UC-Irvine), similar to Paller, is an unabashedly aggressive player at the plate. It's clear both of them want to win. After grounding out to end the sixth inning, Duarte pounded his batting helmet into the dirt in frustration. Yet his fire paid off when in the eighth his RBI base-hit to right field opened up needed insurance to assure a win.

First/third baseman, Danny Rosenbaum (Louisville) has also shown a knack for driving in runs. He has just two hits in 15 at-bats but has four RBI. He can also play first and third base at a high level, transitioning him to the likely candidate as the new starting first baseman.

Kings of the South Division

Kenosha has lost their last two (both against Madison) including a heartbreaking walk-off end at the Duck Pond last night. It doesn't get around the fact that the Kingfish have the best record of 19-7 in the Northwoods League.

Kenosha is hitting .259 as a team and pace the league with 161 runs and .360 on-base percentage. They have some of the frontline middle-of-the-order bashers that the circuit has to offer.

Nick Sergakis (Ohio State) leads the league with five home runs and is tied for third with 23 runs scored. He's joined by fellow outfielder, Eric Filia (UCLA), who has a .324/.405/.459 slash line with eight doubles.

The eye-opening hitting totals continue on Kenosha's roster with infielder Alex Borglin (Central Michigan). He enters with an impressive line of .341/.419/.390 including ten multi-hit contests. For most of the season, Borglin has ranked in the top 10 of all hitters in the Northwoods League.

In game one, Kenosha starts LHP E.J. Trapino (Wright State) who is making his first start of the season. Out of the bullpen he has a 1.03ERA in 8 2/3IP including two scoreless frames against Madison in his last appearance on June 19th.

Single game tickets are on sale now. Visit www.greenbaybullfrogs.com to purchase tickets. The Bullfrogs' business hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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