OC Flyers News

Published on June 15, 2007 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


Pitcher Chris Jakubauskas is on his way to the Seattle Mariner's farm system as the 2006 GBL Pitcher of the Year has his contract acquired by the Seattle Mariners after an impressive 6-0 start with the Lincoln Salt Dogs of the American Association this season.

Jakubauskas led his Fullerton (Now OC) Flyers to the GBL Championship Series last year before they eventually fell to the Reno Silver Sox. He went 8-1 during the regular season with a 3.09 E.R.A. The GBL placed him on a Colombia Winter League team in the off-season where he continued to impress. Prior to spring training, the Flyers traded him to the Lincoln Salt Dogs to give him an opportunity for more exposure.

Apparently, he found the American Association hitters to be even easier to handle as he started out with six straight wins, an E.R.A. of 2.42 and a paltry batting average against him of just .177. This was more than enough to catch the eye of the Seattle Mariners where, after five years of only independent professional experience, the 28 year-old in now with a major league organization.

FLYERS TO HOST LONG BEACH ARMADA OF LOS ANGELES OF CALIFORNIA...WELL, WE KNOW IT ENDS WITH "BARROW ALASKA":

The Orange County Flyers will be hosting the team with the longest team name in Professional Sports. The team formerly known as simply the Long Beach Armada, will come to Goodwin Field on the campus of Cal State Fullerton tonight and Sunday, with the middle game of the set being played at Blair Field in Long Beach.

Long Beach (4-4) is ½ game ahead of the Flyers (3-4) for third place in the GBL standings.

Friday night (7:05 PM first pitch) is Flyers Baseball Cap Night - with the first 1,000 fans in attendance receiving a new Flyers logo cap, courtesy of Dave and Busters or Orange.

Sunday, Father's Day, the Flyers host Long Beach at 2:05 at Goodwin Field. The first 500 Dads in attendance will receive a free BBQ Apron, Courtesy of the Flyers! Also, bring your gloves, as ALL Dads are invited onto the field immediately following the game to play catch with their kids!

Great seats are still available, so call the Flyers office NOW at 714-526-TEAM (83260, or visit us at www.OrangeCountyFlyers.com to get your seats for this weekend!

FLYERS OFF TO GOOD START AT HOME

After a very rough road trip to start the season, the Flyers have come home and have won 13-4 and 8-5, and look to continue their winning was at home tonight, as Flyers 2nd year pitcher Jon Grijalva takes to the mound looking to bring the Flyers back to .500. 9 of our next 10 games are at home, so the Flyers look to get very healthy and climb back into the race for the first half GBL championship. Just 3.5 games out at this point, we will face the 1st place Yuma Scorpions 5 times next weekend, all here at home in Orange County! Saturday, June 23rd is a double header, with game 1 starting at 5:05 PM, and game 2 starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. In the GBL, a,, double header games are scheduled for 7 innings.

STILL SEEKING A FEW MORE HOST FAMILIES

The Flyers are still seeking two or three more host families for our out of town players. This is a great way to get to know a professional baseball player, and also to get free season seats for the season! If you are interested in learning more, contact Flyers General Manager Ed Hart at 714-458-3064.

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