Jordan Zimmermann to rehab with Sens on Saturday Night
July 30, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
Harrisburg, PA - The Harrisburg Senators have announced that RHP Jordan Zimmermann is starting on Saturday night when the team takes on the Portland Sea Dogs at 7:00pm. Zimmermann is expected to pitch five innings on Saturday for the Senators. He has previously made a rehab start for Hagerstown and four starts for Potomac, making this his sixth rehab start.
Prior to having Tommy John Surgery last August, he was 3-5 with a 4.63 ERA with the Washington Nationals. Zimmermann began the season with Syracuse, making one start, before being promoted to the Major Leagues. His best game came on June 25 vs. Boston at Nationals Park when he went seven innings and allowed a run on five hits while striking out six. He had 92 strikeouts in 91.1 innings last season with Washington.
Zimmermann was the Nationals second round selection in the 2007 draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He began his career the same summer with Vermont, going 5-2 with a 2.38 ERA. He started the 2008 season with Potomac before being promoted to the Senators. With Harrisburg in 2008, he went 7-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 20 starts. He struck out 103 batters and walked 39 in 106.2 innings.
He becomes the fourth Nationals pitcher to rehab with the Senators this season, joining Ross Detwiler, Tyler Walker, and Jason Marquis.
Along with Jordan Zimmermann starting, the Senators have plenty of fun planned for everyone in the family on Saturday night. It's the second Kids Jersey Giveaway sponsored by Metro Bank, WINK 104, Hot 92 and abc27. The first 1,000 fans 12 and under will receive a free Senators Jersey. Then after the game, they can pull those jerseys on and run around the bases just like their favorite Senator. Kids run the bases is presented by Wolf Furniture. Saturday is also Autism Awareness Night, as the Senators will have a special pre-game presentation and a pre-game Wiffle Ball Game on the field for them.
That's not all as SpongeBob also makes an appearance for the kids. SpongeBob Night is presented by XFinity by Comcast. SpongeBob will sign autographs and take pictures with his fans. Gates open at 5:30pm.
Tickets for the game on Saturday, as well as any remaining game this season, are available online through the Senators website 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Sens box office is open 9:00am to 5:00pm daily, Monday through Friday, and from 9:00am until the 5th inning of all Sens home games. To order tickets over the telephone please call 231-4444 option 2.
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