The lineup is the same as last night, with only a different starting pitcher (Rafael Quezada on the hill tonight). This is my last pregame post today, but tonight I'll have a bunch of photos to post from Dow Diamond. So make sure you check back later tonight (probably after 10 PM eastern time) for some pictures of easily the best ballpark in the league.
South Bend Silver Hawks (2-5)
vs. Great Lakes Loons (4-3)
Dow Diamond, Midland, Michigan – 6:05 PM
Season Series: 1-0 Loons
@ Coveleski Stadium: 0-0 Tie
@ Dow Diamond: 1-0 Loons
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Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .226 – T-7th
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 3.76 ERA – 9th
Loons Team Hitting: .252 – 3rd
Loons Team Pitching: 3.34 ERA – 8th
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LAST GAME: Kyle Russell’s RBI bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Loons a 3-2 walk off victory Thursday night. Russell’s single off of Bayron Zepeda (ND) scored a runner put on base by Bryan Woodall (LP, 0-1) and finally broke the 2-2 tie that the two teams had been locked at since the fourth inning. The Loons got a run in the first on a sac fly, and a home run in the second from Tony Delmonico for a 2-0 lead. Alfredo Marte’s RBI groundout in the third followed by a run-scoring error in the fourth allowed the Hawks to tie the game at two, setting the stage for the dramatic finish in the ninth.
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TEAM NOTES:
· The Silver Hawks are still looking for their first win on the road (0-4 on the road, 2-1 at home).
· The Silver Hawks have not hit a home run yet, and have allowed just two on the season.
· The Hawks have struck out 65 times this season, fourth most in the Midwest League.
· Silver Hawks pitchers have walked just 15 batters in seven games, the fewest in the league.
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INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
· Brendan Duffy had three hits yesterday, to extend his hitting streak to a season-best three games.
· Wade Miley is the only pitcher in the rotation to have not earned a decision yet.
· Alberto Diaz’s current four game hitting streak is tied for the best on the team so far in 2009 (tied with Navarro).
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