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Pride Win First Series of Second Half

August 24, 2003 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


Over the weekend, the Nashua Pride played perhaps their best baseball since June, outscoring Somerset 18-6 and winning three straight for the first time since a six-game win streak June 22nd - 27th.

It was an all-around effort from the offense, defense and pitching staff. In yesterday's 6-5 win over the Patriots, Damian Sapp and Glenn Murray connected for back-to-back dingers in the fourth inning, and each is hitting over .300 in the last 5 games, with 5 homers and 10 RBI between the two of them.

Defensively, 2B James Lofton and SS Chris Petersen have recently given signs that the Pride has one of the top middle infields in the league. In Friday's 7-1 win over the Pats, each made spectacular diving plays to preserve the Pride's lead and help out the pitchers. But the pitchers haven't needed much help recently, going 4-1 in their last five games, striking out 31 and giving up 16 ER in 44.0 IP.

Nashua now faces a possible playoff preview against the Long Island Ducks from tonight through Tuesday. Long Island currently sits in first place in the North Division second half standings, and if the seasons ended today, the two sides would face off in the first round of the playoffs. Don't forget that tomorrow and Tuesday night's games are Family Nights, so you can get 4 tickets for just $20. We want to see you here, because as of the today the Pride's average attendence is 1,996...come to Holman and help us reach the magic number of 2,000!

REMAINING REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES
Sun., Aug. 24 - 6:05 PM vs Long Island
Mon., Aug. 25 - 6:35 PM vs Long Island
Tue., Aug. 26 - 6:35 PM vs Long Island
Sat., Aug. 30 - 7:05 PM vs Newark
Sun., Aug. 31 - 6:05 PM vs Newark
Mon., Sept. 1 - 6:35 PM vs Newark
Tue., Sept. 2 - 6:35 PM vs Atlantic City
Wed., Sept. 3 - 7:05 PM vs Atlantic City
Thu., Sept. 4 - 7:05 PM vs Atlantic City
Fri., Sept. 12 - 7:05 PM vs Bridgeport
Sat., Sept. 13 - 7:05 PM vs Bridgeport
Sun., Sept. 14 - 2:05 PM vs Bridgeport

REMAINING SPECIAL EVENT NIGHTS

Sunday, August 24th vs. Long Island - Amherst, Hollis & Brookline TOWN NIGHT!

Tuesday, August 26th vs. Long Island - CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS NIGHT, Presented by Scholastic, Inc.

Saturday, August 30th vs. Newark – Pride T-Shirt Giveaway. Also Bedford, New Boston & Goffstown TOWN NIGHT! Plus the Light the Night Walk with the Nashua Pride & The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Sunday, August 31st vs. Newark - Derry, Londonderry, Sandown, Windham & Chester TOWN NIGHT!

Monday, September 1st vs. Newark - Lowell, MA, Chelmsford, MA & Lawrence, MA TOWN NIGHT!

Friday, September 12th vs. Bridgeport – Salute to New England Patriots with Pats Cheerleaders and Pat the Patriot, presented by STAPLES. Also ALL-OF-MASSACHUSETTS TOWN NIGHT!

Saturday, September 13th vs. Bridgeport – Salute to Boston Celtics. Also Portsmouth, Durham, Hampton, Newington & Seabrook TOWN NIGHT!

Sunday, September 14th vs. Bridgeport – The World Famous Monkey Boy!

Margarita's Sundays! Margarita's Mexican Restaurant is back with Pinata's T-Shirts and post-game fun every Sunday this season!

Budweiser Freshness Thursdays! The Freshest Beer, every Thursday all season long!

Family Nights! Every Monday and Tuesday all season. $20 for a family of four for reserved seats, 6:35 PM game start time for early arrival home. Family Night Season Passes for all 19 Family Nights also available! Also, all Wednesday & Thursday home games are Pride Senior Nights, when fans over age 60 can purchase reserved seats for $6.

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NASHUA PRIDE - 2003 NORTH DIVISION FIRST HALF CHAMPS...PLAYOFF TICKETS NOW ON SALE...FOR INFORMATION ON PLAYOFF DATES & TICKETS AND REMAINING REGULAR SEASON GAMES, CALL 883-BALL, STOP BY THE STADIUM BOX OFFICE, OR LOG ON TO WWW.NASHUAPRIDE.COM

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UPCOMING APPEARANCES

9/1/2003 Milford Lion's Club Parade Power St. Milford 1pm-2pm Shag
9/2/2003 Eddie B Golf Tournament Overlook Golf Club TBA Prime Time, Pride players
9/12/2003 Hunt Community Center Baseball Lunch Nashua 12pm-1pm mascot, 2 Pride players
9/20/2003 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk Greeley Park 5pm-6pm mascot
10/4/2003 New Hampshire Boy Scout Jamboree Gunstock ski area TBA TBA

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The August on-line trivia contest at NashuaPride.com is still underway, but you have less than a week to enter...you could win Pride tickets and more!

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AROUND THE LEAGUE

Long Island Ducks team officials announced they have come to contract terms with minor league veteran LHP Rich Kelley and outfielder Wady Almonte. To make room on the roster, outfielder Norm Hutchins and infielder Ryan Dorsey were given their outright release.

"Rich is just the type of pitcher we need for the stretch drive," said Ducks manager Don McCormack. "Wady gives us an offensive boost. Both players are going to contribute greatly to what we are trying to accomplish here.

Rich Kelley is in his thirteenth season of professional baseball and first with the Long Island Ducks. The 33-year old has pitched in both a starting and relief role while registering a career minor league record of 78-91 with 10 saves and an ERA of 3.84 in 380 games. This season with Puebla of the Mexican League, he registered a record of 8-8 with an ERA of 4.88 in 35 appearances. Kelley has spent parts of the past eight seasons pitching on the Triple-A level. The Lakeland, Fla. resident was originally selected in the 20th round of the 1991 draft by the Detroit Tigers.

Almonte returns to the Ducks after spending the 2003 season with Cordoba of the Mexican League. While with Cordoba, he hit .331 with four home runs and 25 RBI in 178 at bats. In 2002 with Long Island he recorded solid numbers, hitting .286 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in 85 games. For his career, Wady has appeared in 801 games, batting .271 with 79 home runs in 2,809 at bats. In 1999, he had a career-high 17 home runs with Bowie of the Eastern League, the Baltimore Orioles Double-A affiliate. A resident of Higuey, Dominican Republic, Almonte was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Orioles in 1993.

The Ducks also signed and activated C Sandy DeLeon.

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