Wanted: Vocal Crowds to Help T-Bones Bring Home a Title
September 9, 2004 - Northern League (NL)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release
We're guaranteed at least two more games at CommunityAmerica Ballpark this season. Get your tickets today and help cheer the T-Bones on to a Northern League title!
Fans can purchase playoff tickets by calling 913-328-BALL (2255) or stopping by the CommunityAmerica Ballpark ticket office. Great seats are still available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday's games! Fans have one more chance to enjoy a weekend with the T-Bones and see their old favorites like Eddie Pearson, and the games will carry with them the excitement and intensity of playoff baseball. And there will be fireworks after Saturday night's game!
In the first two games of the series, we saw amazing pitching performances on both sides. Game 1 pitted T-Bones 14-game-winner Greg Bicknell against Schaumburg Flyers ace Hank Woodman. Rick Prieto provided the offense for the T-Bones with a two-run single in the top of the fifth, and Bicknell made the runs stand up with a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out nine.
Game 2 matched T-Bones workhorse Jonathan Krysa against Flyers starter Matt Bailie. Cody Nowlin provided the offense for the T-Bones, twice putting them ahead by a run with solo homers, but Kirk Pierce's three-run homer against Krysa in the bottom of the eighth gave the Flyers a 5-2 lead the T-Bones couldn't overcome.
With the split in Schaumburg, we basically have a best-two-of-three series in Kansas City. If the T-Bones take two of three, it's on to the finals! The T-Bones will need your support - and we need to make sure we can give them a home-field advantage.
Pitching matchups for this weekend are as follows:
Friday: RHP Jon McDonald (9-8, 3.94) vs. Schaumburg RHP Rick DeHart (2-2, 5.76)
Saturday: RHP Greg Bicknell (13-3, 3.56) vs. Schaumburg TBA
Sunday: RHP Jonathan Krysa (9-7, 3.10) vs. Schaumburg TBA
The South Division Championship schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, September 7th at Schaumburg - T-Bones 2, Flyers 0
Wednesday, September 8th at Schaumburg - Flyers 5, T-Bones 2
Friday, September 10th at Kansas City - 7:05 PM
Saturday, September 11th at Kansas City - 7:05 PM
Sunday, September 12th at Kansas City - 5:05 PM (if necessary).
The Northern League Finals schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, September 14th at South Division - 7:05 PM
Wednesday, September 15th at South Division - 7:05 PM
Friday, September 17th at North Division
Saturday, September 18th at North Division (if necessary)
Sunday, September 19th at North Division (if necessary).
Hours for the CommunityAmerica Ballpark ticket office are 10 AM - 5 PM, Monday-Friday for the remainder of the regular season; in the off-season, office hours are 10 AM-12 PM and 1 PM-3 PM, Monday-Friday. Fans may also call 913-328-BALL to order their tickets. In the event that a game is not played, refunds will be given in the manner originally tendered.
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Ray Brown, Bicknell Honored by Northern League
Kansas City first baseman Ray Brown was named Northern League Player of the Month for August and September, the league office announced Monday. Brown batted .402 (51-for-127) with a six homers and 31 RBI in 31 games in that period. As well, Brown led the circuit in doubles with 14, slugging percentage (.654) and on-base percentage (.469). Brown also enjoyed a 17-game hitting streak from August 11-30, one shy of the league high for the season.
For the season, Brown was the NL leader with 36 doubles and 56 extra-base hits. His .362 batting average and 131 hits ranked as the second-best in the circuit as did his .624 slugging percentage, and his 85 RBI, .431 on-base percentage, and 124 hits all ranked him third in the league. His nineteen home runs were fifth in the circuit.
As well, starter Greg Bicknell has been named the Northern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ended September 5, the league office announced on Monday. For the week, Bicknell was 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA, striking out ten in fifteen innings.
The 35-year-old enjoyed a phenomenal season after joining the T-Bones in June, earning a league-high 13 wins while completing five starts, also best in the league. Bicknell's 3.56 ERA ranked him ninth in the league among qualifiers. With the 13 wins this season, Bicknell now has 112 for his career.
Northern League Stories from September 9, 2004
- Baker wins post-season honors - Sioux City Explorers
- Peschel, Gulledge garner post-season honors - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
- Wanted: Vocal Crowds to Help T-Bones Bring Home a Title - Kansas City Monarchs
- Goldeyes fans come out again in record numbers - Winnipeg Goldeyes
- Scalabrini's star continues to shine - Winnipeg Goldeyes
- Northern League All-Star Team and Awards Announced - NL
- Triple play: three Flyers named to NL All-Star Team - Schaumburg Flyers
- Loggins, Mazone tabbed All-Stars - Joliet JackHammers
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