Pride Take on Ducks Tonight on the Road

Published on May 20, 2003 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


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PRIDE BACK AT IT IN LONG ISLAND

After a well-earned day off after taking two-of-three from Bridgeport over the weekend, tonight the Pride begin a three-game swing through Central Islip, New York to take on the Long Island Ducks in a battle between the top two teams thus far in the North Division.

PITCHING PROBABLES

NASHUA PRIDE AT LONG ISLAND DUCKS MAY 20 - MAY 22

Game 1: Pride: Bubba Hardwick (LHP, 1-0, 2.08) vs. Ducks: Clint Weibel (RHP, 3-0, 1.50)
Game 2: Pride: Brian Smith (RHP, 2-0, 1.80) vs. Ducks: Bryan Rekar (RHP, 2-0, 0.00)
Game 3: Pride: Brian Looney (LHP, 2-1, 2.00) vs. Ducks: Denny Harriger (RHP, 1-2, 4.24)

The Pride return home on Friday, May 23rd for the first of a six-game homestand. 5/23 – 5/25 Nashua takes on Sparky Lyle and the Somerset Patriots, before the Ducks come to town 5/26 – 5/28. Nashua then heads to Somerset for a three-game series before returning home on Sunday, June 1st for a three-game series from 6/1 – 6/3 against Rickey Henderson and the Newark Bears

Standings
North Division W L PCT. GB STR L10
Nashua 10 6 .625 W 2 6- 4
Long Island 10 6 .625 L 1 7- 3
Bridgeport 7 9 .438 3.0 L 2 5- 5
Pennsylvania 4 12 .250 6.0 L 5 2- 8
South Division W L PCT. GB STR L10
Camden 11 5 .688 W 1 6- 4
Newark 10 6 .625 1.0 W 3 6- 4
Somerset 6 10 .375 5.0 W 1 4- 6
Atlantic City 6 10 .375 5.0 L 1 4- 6

UPCOMING PROMTIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

· Friday, May 23rd vs. Somerset – Pepsi presents "Little E" – World's Smallest Elvis Impersonator
· Saturday, May 24th vs. Somerset – Soccer Celebration in conjunction with the Nashua Girls Soccer Assoc. annual Memorial Weekend tournament, FEATURING SLYDE FROM THE NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION PRO SOCCER TEAM!
· Sunday, May 25th vs. Somerset – Soccer Celebration in conjunction with the Nashua Girls Soccer Assoc. annual Memorial Weekend tournament
· Tuesday, May 27th vs. Long Island - THE WORLD FAMOUS MONKEY BOY!
· Sunday, June 1st vs. Newark – Merrimack, Litchfield, Hudson & Pelham TOWN NIGHT!

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

Pride Manager Butch Hobson is the Keynote Speaker at Project Safeguard at Daniel Webster College on Wed., May 28th at 8:20 AM

The 2003 Meet the Pride night will be at Hooters Restaurant on Wed., June 4th starting at 6:30 PM. Pride players, coaches and staff will be on hand.

Butch will be a guest at Wilton High's Local Hero Day on Thursday, June 5th at 9:00 AM.

On Friday, June 6th, Prime Time will visit the Mt. Pleasant School Field Day at Greeley Park in Nashua from 11 AM – noon.

Saturday, June 7th, Prime Time is out and about again at the Pelham Police Bike Rodeo at Chunky's Cinema's parking lot in Pelham from 10 AM – 11:30 AM.



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