THE FRESNO CARDINALS END THE HOMESTAND WITH THE REDDING COLT .45’S The Cardinals are playing their third league series Fresno, CA June 13, 2011 – The Fresno Cardinals are hosting the Redding Colt .45’s on Tuesday, June 14 at 5:30 pm for a doubleheader and they conclude the series on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m. The Cardinals are 3-3 overall and 3-2 at home.
About the Redding Colt .45’s The Redding Colt .45’s are 5-1 in the league and 6-7 overall. Andrew Millner has the highest batting average at .353 with two home runs. The team batting average is .219. The Colts have five pitchers at a perfect ERA. Andrew Larson has struck out 16 batters. The pitching staff has struck out 71 batters and has an ERA of 1.78.
The Cardinals Conclude their Eight Game Homestand The Cardinals swept the East Bay Colt 45’s and took one of three from the Neptune Beach Pearl. They will end that homestand with the Redding Colt .45’s. They Fresno Cardinals are 3-2 at home.
Cardinals Batting Stats As a team, the Cardinals are batting .250 with nine doubles, one triple, and 25 RBIs. Colton Vaughn has the highest batting average at .615. Colton Vaughn has a team high eight hits. David Whiteside leads the team with two doubles. Matt Fox has a team high one triple. Zak Colby leads the team with four RBIs. Zak Colby has team high ten walks. Colton Vaughn leads the team in slugging percentage at .692. Colton Vaughn leads the team in on base percentage at .722.
Pitching Strikeouts The Cardinals pitching staff has struck out 31 batters this year. On June 8, in the second game of the doubleheader against the East Bay Colt .45’s, the Cardinals recorded a season high 11 strikeouts. Michael Jimenez leads the team with the 11 strikeouts.
Stealing Extra Bases The Cardinals are 6 for 9 in stealing extra bases this year. Colton Vaughn has the most stolen bases with two. Matt Fox and Andrew Swan are perfect when it comes to stealing extra bases.
It Takes Two‌ The Cardinals have turned nine double plays this year. On June 8, in the first game of the doubleheader against East Bay Colt .45’s, the Cardinals turned three double plays. The Cardinals also turned three double plays against the Neptune Beach Pearl on June 11 in the first game of the doubleheader. ### For more information please visit www.fresnocardinals.com or email Cherie Smith at cdsmith15@comcast.net. The Fresno Cardinals will be heading to the Bay Area to play the Fontanetti Athletics and San Francisco Seagulls June 17-19, 2011.