THE RATTLERS HOST THE WAHOOS FOR A SECOND TIME The SLO Rattlers are 13-17 on the season and 4-16 in CCL play.
San Luis Obispo, CA (July 15, 2010) –
SLO Rattlers vs. California Wahoos The SLO Rattlers will be playing the California Wahoos on Thursday, July 15 at 6:05 p.m. The last time the Rattlers faced the Wahoos was last week. The Rattlers won the game 9-1. They started playing each other in 2008. The Rattlers lead the overall series at 8-1. All of the games can be heard on the internet/radio at http://www.slorattlers.com/rattlerradio.
About the California Wahoos The Wahoos are comprised of high school and college players.
The Rattlers and Wahoos play game two of three
Foul Ball Sponsor The Susan Rodriguez State Farm is the foul ball sponsor for the Thursday, July 15 game. That means that fans get to keep the balls they catch in the fan area on July 15, courtesy of Susan Rodriguez State Farm.
Rattlers Batting Stats As a team, the Rattlers are batting .230 with thirty-three doubles, nine triples, three home runs, and 114 RBIs. Brett Wise has the highest batting average at .417. He has only played in six games. Davey Schultz leads the team with twenty-five hits. Joe Etcheverry has five doubles. Joe Etcheverry has nineteen RBIs. Robert Vickers has team high fourteen walks. Nigel Morton has a team high two triples. Daniel Howell has two home runs.
Pitching Strikeouts The Rattlers pitching staff has struck out 263 batters this year. On June 2, against the Cal Poly Club Teams, the Rattlers recorded a season high 16 strikeouts. On June 20, against the Santa Maria Valley Packers, the Rattlers recorded a season second best 15 strikeouts. Marc Damon leads the team with the 30 strikeouts.
Stealing Extra Bases
The SLO Rattlers are 28 for 36 in stealing extra bases this year. Nigel Morton has the most stolen bases with seven. Six players are perfect when it comes to stealing extra bases.
Going… Going… GONE! On June 2 the Rattlers got their first home run of the season from Daniel Howell. He leads the team with three home runs. He hit a grand slam on July 13 against the Santa Maria Valley Packers.
Rattlers on a Roll The hits continue to come for the Rattlers. Scott Phillion has the longest hitting streak on the team at seven games. Scott Phillion recorded a hit in every game from June 13 to June 23. Davey Schultz and Tommy White have the second longest hitting streaks at five games. Davey Schultz recorded a hit in every game from June 1 to June 5 in his first five game hitting streak and recorded a hit in every game from June 30 to July 12 in his second five game hitting streak. Tommy White recorded a hit in every game from June 6 to June 13.
It Takes Two… The Rattlers have turned fourteen double plays this year. On June 13, in the second game of the doubleheader against Team Vegas Baseball Club, the Rattlers turned three double plays.
Searching for the Cycle Joe Etcheverry and Zach Steele have been the only two players this year to come close to hitting for the cycle. They were both a home run shy of the cycle on June 29 at the SLO Blues.
Outfield Goes the Distance Davey Schultz threw out a Santa Maria Pilots runner at home trying to score from second on July 12. ###
For more information please visit http://www.slorattlers.com or email Cherie Smith at csmith@slorattlers.com. The next home series will be July 16-18 against Team Vegas. It will be a league series.