Pelicans Visit First-Half Winners

Published on July 3, 2009 under American Association (AA)
Pensacola Pelicans News Release


SITE: LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, TX (July 3-5, 2009)

TIME: 7:05 p.m. Central Time on Friday and Saturday; 6:05 p.m. on Sunday

ABOUT THE SERIES:

The Pensacola Pelicans and Fort Worth Cats will play each other for the fourth time on Friday. The previous three games were played June 8-10 and saw the Cats score 23 runs en route to a series sweep. The first-half winners currently boast a record of 30-15. These games are still meaningful, however, as the team with the best full-season record will play Fort Worth if the Cats clinch the second-half as well. Currently Pensacola is tied with Grand Prairie for second-place at 21-24.

Pensacola is coming off a series loss to the Sioux Falls Canaries, dropping the first two games before rallying to win on Thursday by a 7-3 final. The Pelicans went on a tear at the end of June, winning eight out of 12 games at one point. Currently the Pelicans have won five of their last ten.

Fort Worth has been playing the last four games against the Shreveport-Bossier Captains, winning just one. On June 29, the Captains claimed victory 7-2, but the Cats came back on Tuesday to win 10-5. The first day of July saw the Captains win 4-2, and the Swashbucklers took the series on Thursday with a 4-3 win.

WHO TO WATCH:

Pensacola: Adam Darby -OF- The newest Pensacola Pelican, Darby made his professional debut on Thursday. The 2009 Harding University All-American went 1-4 in his first pro game, scoring a run and making two putouts in right field.

Marcos Rodriguez -OF- Currently on a 16-game hitting streak, Rodriguez has raised his average to .321 before Thursday's game began. He has also thrown out numerous runners from the outfield.

Fort Worth: Patrick O'Sullivan -IF- O'Sullivan leads the league with 10 homeruns and 42 RBI and is third with a .359 average. Against Pensacola he hit three homeruns, two doubles, and drove in 10 runs in three games.

John Allen -1B- Through Wednesday, Allen was second in the league hitting .367 with five homeruns and 34 RBI.

DAY PENSACOLA PELICANS FORT WORTH CATS

Friday, July 3 Dane DeValk RHP (2-1, 3.75 ERA) Jae Jung RHP (3-1, 2.05 ERA)

Saturday, July 4 TBA Ryan Trytten RHP (0-1, 6.10 ERA)

Sunday, July 5 Randy Beam LHP (0-2, 6.85 ERA) Joel Kirsten LHP (5-2, 4.70 ERA)

Starting Pitchers Subject To Change

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