Pride Take on Camden in Battle of First Place Teams

Published on May 13, 2003 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


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'SHARKS COME TO TOWN

An early-season battle of first place teams begins tonight, as 8-2 Nashua takes on 6-4 Camden in a three-game series starting tonight, May 13th. Game time is 6:35 PM, and it is the first family night of the year, where a family of four can get 4 tickets for $20. Every Monday and Tuesday all season is a Pride Family Night. Paxton Crawford (1-1) takes on Lincoln Mikkelsen (2-0) tonight, Bubba Hardwick (1-0) goes against Ben Simon (0-1) tomorrow night at 7:05 & Brian Smith (2-0) takes on Mark Nussbeck (0-0) on Thursday night at 7:05 PM. Every Thursday night all season long is a Budweiser Freshness Thursday; The freshest beer, every Thursday, all season. This Thursday, May 15th, is also Dracut, Westford, Andover and Tyngsboro, MA Town Night...all tickets are just $4 each for residents of those towns.

Nashua has used a combination of timely hitting, strong pitching, and excellent base-running to get off to one of the best starts in recent years. Individuals like OF Curtis Pride (.364, 5 HR, 18 RBI), OF David Francia (.361, 2 3B, 7 SB) and 3B Chop Pough (.394, 13 hits, 2 HR) have provided the offense for Nashua, but the hitting production has been fairly balanced throughout the lineup, which is why Nashua is currently tied for the top team batting average in the league (.288 BA, 14 HR, 20 SB). On the mound, the Pride's starting pitching been equally strong. Starters Brian Looney, Brian Smith and Bubba Hardwick all have ERA's under 2.50 and closer Johnny Ruffin has picked up four save sin five outings and has yet to give up an earned run.

Last weekend, Nashua put it all together in a 3-game set against Pennsylvania, sweeping the Road Warriors by a combined score of 25-9.

Nashua hits the road for a six-game road trip vs. Jose Offerman and Bridgeport on May 16-18 and against second-place Long Island on May 20 - 22 before returning home for a six-game homestand from May 23rd thru May 28th vs. Somerset and Long Island. Special events include Soccer Celebration with the Nashua Girls Soccer Association's annual Memorial Day Tournament on May 24th and 25th. Mini-soccer balls wil be given away, and the New England Revolution's mascot Slyde will be at Holman Stadium on May 24th. May 27th marks the return of the World Famous Monkey Boy! A bit further down the road, Rickey Henderson and the Newark Bears are scheduled to be in town June 1st-3rd.

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