From the Notes - May 26th

Let's play two today!

South Bend Silver Hawks (22-24 Overall)
vs. Lake County Captains (20-24 Overall)

Coveleski Stadium, South Bend, Indiana – 4:00 PM Eastern Time

Season Series: 3-1 Silver Hawks
@ Coveleski Stadium: 1-0 Silver Hawks
@ Classic Park: 2-1 Silver Hawks

Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .249 – 5th                  
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 3.86 ERA – 11th
Captains Team Hitting: .259 – 3rd                        
Captains Team Pitching: 3.84 ERA – 10th

LAST GAME:  The Silver Hawks once again jumped out to a big lead, going ahead 4-0 and then cruising to an 8-1 victory over the Lake County Captains on Tuesday night.  Patrick Schuster (WP, 3-2) allowed only two hits and one unearned run in 6.0 innings to earn his second straight victory.  Kyle Blair (LP, 2-3) gave up seven runs over 4.0 innings to suffer the loss.  Ender Inciarte led South Bend’s offense with three hits and three RBIs, while also stealing two bases and scoring two runs.  Zach Walters added two hits and five other players contributed a RBI as the Hawks took game one of their 13 game home stand in convincing fashion.

TEAM NOTES:

·         The Hawks are in the first series of a 13 game home stand.  Currently 1-0 in the stretch.

·         South Bend stole a team high six bases on Tuesday.  They have 52 for the season after stealing only 58 total in 2010. 

·         The Silver Hawks are within two games of .500 for the first time since they started the year at 1-3.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:

·         Yazy Arbelo was named MWL Hitter of the Week, after going 10-22 (.455) with three homers, seven RBIs, and five runs scored.

·         Arbelo ranks 1st in the MWL with 13 home runs, 38 RBIs,.618 Slugging PCT, 26 XBH, and 97 Total Bases. 

·         Mike Freeman has hit in 11 straight games, establishing a new team high for 2011. 

·         Matt Helm is hitting .528 (19-for-36) with two outs and runners in scoring position.