EL1 Erie SeaWolves

SeaWolves Game Notes

Published on August 2, 2007 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


ERIE SEAWOLVES (62-46, T-1st PLACE, 0.0 GB) vs. NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (51-55, 4th PLACE, 13.0 GB)

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RHP Eddie Bonine (11-5, 3.39 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Hill (2-0, 4.26 ERA)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 * 7:05 PM * RADIO COVERAGE: JET RADIO 1400 AM, WWW.SEAWOLVES.COM

NEW BRITAIN STADIUM * GAME #109 * ROAD GAME #54 * NIGHT GAME #81

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ENTERING TONIGHT'S ACTION...

Tonight, the SeaWolves take on the New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins) in the rubber game of the three-game set at New Britain Stadium. The 'Wolves took the middle game of the series last night 5-0 behind a complete game shutout by Jair Jurrjens. A win tonight would give the 'Wolves a .500 record on the road for the first time in 2007. The SeaWolves need one more victory against a Northern Division opponent to insure a non-losing record against the opposite division. Erie is in a stretch of 16 games against opponents with sub-.500 records. Erie is 5-1 through the first six games of that stretch...The 'Wolves are tied atop the Southern Division with Akron following last night's win and an Akron 6-3 victory over Connecticut. Third place Altoona was swept in a doubleheader against Reading on Wednesday night and the Curve now sit at six games behind Erie and Akron. Reading (4th place) is 6.5 games back and Bowie (5th place) is seven games back...The 'Wolves are 7-2 in series against the Northern Division with the only series losses coming against New Hampshire...RHP Eddie Bonine takes the mound tonight for the 'Wolves. Bonine is coming off of a win against Harrisburg in his last outing and is tied with Trenton's Jeff Marquez for the EL lead in wins with 11...RHP Josh Hill takes the mound for the Rock Cats. Hill is 2-0 with seven no-decisions since being called up from Class-A Fort Myers. Hill picked up a win in his last start against New Hampshire going five shutout innings with a walk and for K's.

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TODAY'S NOTABLES -

- The SeaWolves are 26-27on the road.

- The 'Wolves are 45-36 in night games (18-9 in day games).

- Erie is 1-0 in August.

- The 'Wolves are 19-11 against the Northern Division.

- Erie is second in the league in team pitching with a 3.64 team ERA. New Britain is seventh in the league with a 4.36 ERA.

- The 'Wolves have allowed the fewest walks by any team in the league (281). Erie is the only team in the league with fewer than 300 walks issued.

- Erie is sixth in the league with a .262 team batting average. New Britain is the league's top hitting team with a .274 average.

- Mike Hollimon is second in the league with 75 runs scored. Clete Thomas is third with 72 runs scored.

- Jeff Larish leads the league with 20 home runs and 77 RBI.

- Erie is third in the league with 538 runs scored.

- Erie is tied for third in the league with 98 home runs.

- Erie has already eclipsed the win total of the 2006 club (60 wins) and the team needs one more win to equal the win total of the 2005 club (63 wins).

- Jackson Melian is tied for eighth in the league in batting with a .310 average. Melian has sat out the last four games after taking a pitch to the right forearm on 7/27.

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND STARTING PITCHERS -

FRIDAY at CONNECTICUT - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

LHP Jon Connolly (6-4, 4.23 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pereira (6-9, 3.50 ERA)

SATURDAY at CONNECTICUT - 7:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Andrew Kown (4-6, 3.72 ERA) vs. RHP Dave McKae (4-2, 4.25 ERA)

SUNDAY at CONNECTICUT - 2:05 FIRST PITCH

RHP Dallas Trahern (10-6, 3.63 ERA) vs. LHP Geno Espineli (6-7, 3.26 ERA)

MONDAY -

OFF DAY

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