Vipers Set to Face Lima Time

Published on May 20, 2009 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Calgary Vipers News Release


The Calgary Vipers open up defense of their 2008 North Division Championship tomorrow, Thursday May 21st, at 7:05 PM MDT with the start of their 82 game regular season against the Long Beach Armada. The pitching match-up for Thursday night's game will be left-hander Joe Sergent (0-0) for the Snakes against Jose Lima (0-0) for the Armada. Sergent was 3-0 for Calgary in the 2008 post-season while the 36-Year-Old Lima has appeared in 348 career Major League Baseball games and had a career high 21 wins in 1999 with the Houston Astros.

On Friday May 22nd at 7:05 PM MDT Calgary Pitching Coach Evan Greusel (0-0) will square off against left-hander Ben Fox (0-0). Greusel is 33-14 in his four-year Vipers career while Fox pitched for Orange County back in 2007 and posted a 2.99 earned run average in almost 70 innings pitched.

Saturday May 23rd at 5:05 PM MDT left-hander Dallas Mahan (0-0) toes the rubber for the Vipers against Scott Lonergan (0-0) of Long Beach. Mahan went 4-3 for Calgary last season in ten starts and also did not allow a run against in 2.2 innings of work in the 2008 playoffs. Lonergan is 25-Years-Old and has pitched the last two seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Finally on Sunday May 24th at 1:35 PM MDT the four game series wraps up with Calgary newcomer Hideki Nagasaka (0-0) making his debut against left-hander Keith Ramsey (0-0). The 5'6" Nagasaka posted a 18-7 record in the last two seasons for Nashua in the Independent Can-Am league. Ramsey on the other hand has pitched the last three seasons as a starter in the Independent Atlantic League.

Morgan Burkhart makes his debut as the Vipers Field Manager after two years as Hitting Coach while Garry Templeton manages the Armada.

The Snakes will be anchored by the four-starters listed above and will be helped out by long-relievers Alan Webb and Frank James alongside short-relievers Cody Cillo, Jon Huizinga, and Mac Suzuki. Calgary's lineup features returning players Carlos Duncan, Nelson Castro, Jorge Mejia, Drew Miller, Colin Moro, and Fehlandt Lentini. Newcomers Rick Guarno, Ivan Reyes, Mark Okano, and Terry Mermer will be making their Vipers debuts this season.

Today, Wednesday May 20, the Snakes will have one final practice at 5:00 PM MDT and the team will be available for media interviews before and after the workout.

The Vipers welcome the Victoria Seals for their first ever three game series in Calgary on Monday May 25th, Tuesday May 26th, and Wednesday May 27th with all games starting at 7:05 PM MDT.

Tickets can be purchased over the phone at 403-277-2255 or by stopping in at the Vipers Ticket Office. All games can be heard live online at www.calgaryvipers.com.

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