
Pre-Game Notes: vs. New Britain
June 17, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Sugar Land Space Cowboys News Release
Sugar Land Skeeters (28-25) vs. New Britain Bees (24-28)
RHP Parker Frazier (5-2, 4.28 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Simon (0-1, 1.95 ERA)
Friday - New Britain Stadium - 5:35 p.m. CT - ESPN3
LAST TIME OUT: The Skeeters won the series finale against Lancaster 13-4. Patrick Palmeiro had a huge night, going 2-3, 2 HR, 6 RBI. Delwyn Young went 1-5 with a grand slam and Aaron Thompson picked up his 2nd win of the season.
AGAINST NEW BRITAIN IN 2016: The Skeeters are 3-4 against the Bees this season (1-2 at Constellation Field, 2-2 at New Britain Stadium).BIG TIME BARFIELD: Jeremy Barfield has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 G, batting .394 (30-70), 4 HR, 16 RBI with 11 multi-hit games. Road Stats: 21 G: .325 (28-86), 5 HR, 19 RBI, .972 OPS.
- 1st in the league in RBI (38)
- 1st in the league in Extra Base Hits (23)
- 2nd in the league in Total Bases (104)
- 3rd in the league in HR (10)
- 4th in the league in Average (.331)
- 4th in the league in Hits (60)
FRAZIER LEAGUEWIDE: Parker Frazier is tied with his Skeeters teammate Sean Gallagher and Long Island's Jack Snodgress for most wins in the Atlantic League with 5.
SCORCHING SCOTT: Travis Scott has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 G, batting: .346 (9-26), HR, 6 RBI.
PATTY LONG BALL: Patrick Palmeiro had a huge night on Thursday in the series finale against Lancaster, going 2-3, HR, 6 RBI. Over his last 6 G, Palmeiro is batting .315 (6-19), 2 HR, 6 RBI.
DY AND THE BEES: Delwyn Young has been one of the Skeeters most productive offensive weapons over the last week. Young belted a grand slam on Thursday night for his first homer of the season and over the last 7 G is hitting .291 (7-24), HR, 12 RBI.
- Against New Britain: 6 G: .409 (9-22), 3 RBI, 3 R, .980 OPS
ALDERSON DEBUT: Tim Alderson made his Skeeters debut Thursday night against the Barnstormers, going 1 1/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout.
TEXAS CONNECTS: The Skeeters have five players on the roster who hail from the great state of Texas including Jeremy Barfield (Born in Houston, TX, attended local San Jacinto College), Roy Merritt (Born in Houston, TX, attended Nimitz HS in Irving, TX), Ricky Hague (Born in Houston, TX, attended Rice University), Beamer Weems (Attended Baylor University), Patrick Palmeiro (Born in Colleyville, TX, attended Colleyville Heritage High School), and Aaron Thompson (Attended Second Baptist HS, Houston, TX)
TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: The Skeeters currently have nine players on the 2016 roster with Major League experience, which include: Brooks Conrad (OAK, ATL, MIL, TB, and SD), Sean Gallagher (CHC, OAK, SD, PIT) Andy Laroche (LAD, PIT, OAK, TOR), Chris Rearick (SD), Robbie Weinhardt (DET), Delwyn Young (PIT, LAD), and Josh Prince (Milwaukee) and Aaron Thompson (MIN) and Ryan Mattheus (LAA, WAS, CIN)
Atlantic League Stories from June 17, 2016
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- Ducks Race Past Stormers - Lancaster Stormers
- Stratospheric Seventh Blasts First-Place Revs Past 'Fish - York Revolution
- Three Home Runs Power Bees to 9-5 Win over Skeeters - New Britain Bees
- Jeremy Horst and Patriots Shut out Blue Crabs 7-0 - Somerset Patriots
- Pre-Game Notes: vs. New Britain - Sugar Land Space Cowboys
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