THE RATTLERS PLAY THE MLB ACADEMY BARONS IN COMPTON The SLO Rattlers are 18-23 on the season and 8-22 in CCL play.
San Luis Obispo, CA (July 26, 2010) –
SLO Rattlers vs. MLB Urban Academy Barons The SLO Rattlers will be playing the MLB Urban Academy Barons in Compton on Tuesday, July 27 at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 28 at 6:00 p.m.; and Thursday, July 29 at 6:00 p.m. The last time the Rattlers faced the Barons was 4th of July weekend in SLO. The Rattlers won two of three. They started playing each other in 2008. The Rattlers lead the overall series at 11-4. All of the games can be heard on the internet/radio at http://www.slorattlers.com/rattler-radio.
About the MLB Urban Academy Barons The MLB Urban Academy Barons are hitting .276 and Brett Vertigan leads the way with a .288 batting average. The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 4.62 and 273 strikeouts. The Barons just lost to Team Vegas in NV, 5-2.
Rattlers Batting Stats As a team, the Rattlers are batting .244 with fifty-six doubles, The Rattlers and Barons face each ten triples, four home runs, and 159 RBIs. Gabriel Loweree other in Compton for three games has the highest batting average at .360. Joe Etcheverry leads the team with thirty-six hits. Joe Etcheverry has nine doubles. Joe Etcheverry has twenty-five RBIs. Robert Vickers has team high twenty-one walks. Nigel Morton has a team high two triples. Daniel Howell has four home runs.
Pitching Strikeouts The Rattlers pitching staff has struck out 356 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. Richie Mirowski leads the team with the 40 strikeouts.
Stealing Extra Bases The SLO Rattlers are 38 for 50 in stealing extra bases this year. Nigel Morton has the most stolen bases with eight. 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 four 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. Jimmy Allen has the longest hitting streak at ten games. Jimmy Allen recorded a hit in every game from July 5 to July 21. Davey Schultz, Joe Etcheverry, and Robert Vickers have the second longest hitting streak at eight games. Davey Schultz recorded a hit in every game from June 30 to July 18. Joe Etcheverry recorded a hit in every game from July 3 to July 20. Robert Vickers recorded a hit in every game from July 5 to July 21. Scott Phillion has the third longest hitting streak on the team at seven games. He recorded a hit in every game from June 13 to June 23. Davey Schultz and Tommy White have the fourth longest hitting streak at five games. Davey Schultz recorded a hit in every game from June 1 to June 5. Tommy White recorded a hit in every game from June 3 to June 13.
It Takes Two… The Rattlers have turned twenty 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 Center fielder Davey Schultz threw out a Santa Maria Pilots runner at home trying to score from second on July 12. Right fielder Zach Steele gunned down a Team Vegas runner trying score on a fly out on July 18. ###
For more information please visit http://www.slorattlers.com or email Cherie Smith at csmith@slorattlers.com. The next series will be July 30-August 1 against the Conejo Oaks in Thousand Oaks. It will be a league series.