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June 27 Joliet Slammers Game Notes

June 27, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


JOLIET SLAMMERS (17-19) vs. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS (21-15)

Wednesday, June 27 - 7:05 p.m. CT

Silver Cross Field - Joliet, IL

Game #37 - Home Game #19 (17-19), (8-10)

RHP #4 Steven Maxwell (4-2, 2.72 ERA) vs. RHP #25 David Harden (4-1, 3.13 ERA)

Last time out.

Joliet's lineup exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning en route to a 10-1 victory in Crestwood on Monday. Jimmy Waters and Brad Netzel notched singles to open the game, and Waters came around to score on the first of three fielding errors by Windy City third baseman Travis Weaver, taking the 1-0 lead. They pulled further ahead in the fourth on an RBI groundout from Zach Mandelblatt and Josh Lyon later scored on a wild pitch for a 3-0 lead. The Slammers put the game out of reach in the seventh inning. Joliet quickly loaded the bases and proceeded to draw seven walks, along with an RBI single from Kyle Maunus, to take a ten-run lead. Jim Schult threw a seven-inning gem, allowing one run on four hits while walking one and fanning three. Brian Smith and Amalio Diaz finished the game in relief. The win salvaged the finale of the three-game set with Windy City.

For Starters.

Steven Maxwell is coming off a dominant outing against the Schaumburg Boomers as he threw seven and a third no-hit innings. Maxwell ended up going eight innings in the game and gave up only one run on two hits. He walked three and struck out six. The rookie right-hander has gone seven or more innings in five of his seven starts for Joliet. Maxwell put up outstanding numbers at Division One powerhouse Texas Christian University and got drafted twice, once by the Minnesota Twins, and once by the Chicago Cubs. Maxwell's junior season at TCU saw him tally an 11-2 record with a 2.70 ERA. Maxwell tossed 103.1 innings that season and struck out 93 batters while only walking 34 in 18 starts. He was a 2010 2nd-team Louisville Slugger all-American, the 2010 Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year, a 2010 1st-team All-Mountain West Conference selection, a 2010 ABCA 2nd-team All-Midwest Region selection and he made the 2010 NCAA Fort Worth Regional All-Tournament Team. His pitching helped lead TCU to the College World Series. Maxwell was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 2010 draft but elected to return to TCU for his senior season. Injuries shortened Maxwell's senior campaign but the right-hander still went 5-1 with a 3.13 ERA in 11 starts. He was named to the All-Mountain West 2nd Team at the end of the season. Maxwell finished his collegiate career with a 21-5 record and a 3.43 ERA. He was chosen by the Chicago Cubs in the 37th round of the 2011 draft.

Southern Illinois Miners coaching connections.

Slammers manager Bart Zeller and Slammers Bench Coach/VP of Baseball Operations Ron Biga both were coaches for the Miners as recently as 2010.

Walks and K's.

Slammers second baseman Hector Pellot leads the club in walks (24) and strike outs (27).

Playing from behind.

The opposition has scored first in 22 games this season against Joliet. They are 7-15 in those games.

Nieves means clutch.

Abel Nieves is hitting .478 in 23 AB with runners in scoring position.

Mandelblatt up and down.

Zach Mandelblatt leads the Slammers in HR with 4 and RBI with 22. But he is last on the team in batting average as he's only hitting .195 on the season

Error indicator.

The Slammers are 3-14 in games when they make an error. They are 14-5 in games when they do not.

Out-hit.

When the Slammers out-hit an opponent they are 14-4, but when the opponent out-hits the Slammers Joliet has a record of 2-15.

Transaction Wire.

David Fox was activated from the 7-Day Disabled List today.

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