AtL Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Southpaw Kelvin Villa Returns to Skeeters

Published on August 13, 2015 under Atlantic League (AtL)
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SUGAR LAND, Texas - The Sugar Land Skeeters and manager Gary Gaetti announced the signing of left-handed pitcher, Kelvin Villa prior to Thursday night's contest on the road with Lancaster. Villa played with Sugar Land in 2012.

Villa, 29, enters his 12th-season of professional baseball and returns to the Houston suburb after pitching in the Dominican Winter League this past offseason. He holds a 53-80 career record with a 4.77 ERA after being signed by the Braves in 2004. Villa climbed as high as Double-A with Atlanta before moving to the Royals organization in 2009-10. After spending time with Kansas City, Villa transitioned to the Atlantic League, coming to Sugar Land in 2012. He posted a 4-8 record in 28 games and 11 starts with the Skeeters with a 5.45 ERA.

The Skeeters continue the 2015 campaign against Lancsater on the road tonight. First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. (CT). Fans can follow along with all the action on the road at SugarLandSkeeters.com. Season tickets and special game plans are still available for the 2015 season. Sign up today by calling the box office at 281-240-4487 to join the swarm.

Visit SugarLandSkeeters.com and follow @SL_Skeeters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for all the latest news on the team.

About the Sugar Land Skeeters The Sugar Land Skeeters are led by former Major Leaguer Gary Gaetti and play at Constellation Field, a state-of-the art stadium located at the intersection of State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 90A in Sugar Land.

The Skeeters play 140 regular season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are "Major League ready" and in the last 16 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball.

Skeeters on ESPN3 In 2014, the Sugar Land Skeeters announced their ground-breaking, minor league baseball agreement with ESPN, for the exclusive rights to place games on its digital and television networks.

All 2015 home games will be produced live and may be accessible online at WatchESPN.com and SugarLandSkeeters.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV.

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