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Preseason Roster Nearly Set As Spring Training Approaches

April 16, 2004 - Atlantic League (AtL)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


(Nashua, NH) - The Nashua Pride announced today that the team has added five players to its preseason roster, nearly finalizing the group that will head to Homestead, FL for spring training on April 24th.

Veteran OF Pat Howell will be returning to Nashua for his fifth season with the Pride. Owner of 425 career stolen bases in the minor leagues, Howell enjoyed one of his best professional seasons with the team in 2000, helping the club to the Atlantic League championship with a .336 average and 13 stolen bases in 41 games.

Howell will be joined by former Pride pitchers Travis Baptist and Eddie Reyes, both of whom played for the team in 2002. Baptist, a LHP who pitched in 13 games for the Minnesota Twins in 1998, spent the 2003 season with Rio Grande Valley of the independent Central League, posting a 1-4 record and 6.43 ERA.

Reyes came to Nashua after five years at the A and AA levels. He has worked 253 games out of the bullpen in his career, compiling a 12-22 record and 3.49 ERA.

New to the team will be RHP Brad Guy and OF Kevin Haverbusch. Guy, a veteran of four seasons in the AA Eastern League, has appeared in 299 career games at the minor league level. His best season came in 1997, when he went 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA in 25 games out of the bullpen.

Haverbusch, a 27 year old New York native who was a teammate of Guy's at various levels of the Pittsburgh Pirates system between 1997 and 2002, is a .298 lifetime hitter in 522 minor league games at the AA and AAA levels. He hit a combined .352 between Lynchburg and Carolina in 1998.

The Nashua Pride open their 2004 home schedule on May 14th against the Somerset Patriots in a rematch of last season's Atlantic League Championship Series. For information on full and partial season ticket packages, group outings, and other ticket options, contact the team offices at 603-883-2255.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER BRIAN MOYNAHAN

PHONE : (603) 883-2255 ext. 22 EMAIL : brian@nashuapride.com



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