SeaWolves At Baysox Game Notes
April 4, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...
The âWolves and Baysox will try to play a game on day two of the Eastern League season after being rained out on Opening Day. The two clubs will now play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 2:05 p.m. at Prince George's Stadium. Tonight marks the beginning of the 14th season of Erie SeaWolves baseball and the 10th season of Double-A. The defending Southern Division Champions open up the â08 campaign on a seven-game road trip with four games against tonight's opponent, the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) and a three-game series against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals). It is the first of 21 meetings between the âWolves and the Baysox this season...Each team features a new skipper in 2008. Tom Brookens, the 2007 "Midwest League Manager of the Year" takes over the SeaWolves after winning a championship with the Tigers Class-A affiliate in West Michigan last season. Brookens is the second consecutive Erie manager to have won both a Midwest League title and "Manager of the Year" honors prior to coming to Erie. The Baysox will be led by Brad Komminsk. Komminsk won an Eastern League title with Akron in 2003...LHP Jon Connolly takes the mound for Erie. Connolly has spent parts of the last three seasons with the SeaWolves. Last season, Connolly went 7-7 in 21 appearances (19 starts) for Erie with a 4.58 ERA...RHP Chorye Spoone takes the mound for the Baysox. Spoone was 10-9 with a 3.26 ERA in 26 appearances (25 starts) for the Orioles Class-A affiliate in Frederick in 2007. He struck out 133 batters and tossed three complete games.
TODAY'S NOTABLES -
- 2008 is the 14th season of Erie SeaWolves baseball, the 10th season of Double-A Baseball and the eighth season of the âWolves affiliation with the Detroit Tigers.
- Erie won the 2007 season series against the Baysox 16-7. It marked the first winning season against Bowie in three years.
- The two clubs will meet in three series at Prince George's Stadium and three series at Jerry Uht Park.
- Erie is looking to make it two straight Opening Day victories. Last season, Erie defeated Binghamton at Jerry Uht Park on April 9 by a score of 8-0.
- The last time Erie opened on the road in 2006, the club fell in 10 innings to Harrisburg 2-1.
- Erie is looking to break a trend following playoff seasons. In the nine-year history of the SeaWolves at the Double-A level, the club has never appeared in back-to-back post-seasons.
- Tom Brookens is the 14th manager in SeaWolves history. Joining Brookens from West Michigan will be pitching coach Ray Burris. The only returning member of the field staff is hitting coach Glenn Adams.
- For the second consecutive season, Opening Day for the SeaWolves was postponed. In 2007, the first three games of the season at Jerry Uht Park were postponed due to snow.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -
SATURDAY at BOWIE - 2:05 FIRST PITCH - DOUBLEHEADER
GM 1 - RHP Ben Fritz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP David Hernandez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
GM 2 - LHP Luke French (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA
SUNDAY at BOWIE - 2:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Andrew Kown (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA
MONDAY at HARRISBURG - 6:05 FIRST PITCH
LHP Danny Christensen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
TUESDAY at HARRISBURG - 6:05 FIRST PITCH
RHP Josh Rainwater (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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