THE SLO RATTLERS HOST THE SANTA MARIA PILOTS FOR A SINGLE GAME The SLO Rattlers are 11-17 on the season and 4-16 in CCL play.
San Luis Obispo, CA (July 7, 2010) –
SLO Rattlers vs. Santa Maria Pilots The SLO Rattlers will be playing the Santa Maria Pilots at Sinsheimer Stadium on Monday, July 12 at 6:05 p.m. The last time the Rattlers faced the Pilots was July 2009 in a two game series. The Rattlers won the first game 10-4 and the Pilots won the second game 2-0. They started playing each other in 2009. The Rattlers lead the overall series at 7-1. All of the games can be heard on the internet/radio at http://www.slorattlers.com/rattler-radio.
About the Santa Maria Pilots The Pilots are mostly comprised of players from Alan Hancock College.
The Rattlers and the Pilots play each other for one game this summer
Rattlers Batting Stats As a team, the Rattlers are batting .231 with thirty doubles, nine triples, two home runs, and 104 RBIs. Brett Wise has the highest batting average at .417. He has only played in five games. Matt Anderson is sporting the third highest batting average at .313. Davey Schultz leads the team with twenty-four hits. Joe Etcheverry has five doubles. Joe Etcheverry has nineteen RBIs and leads the team. 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 251 batters this year. On June 2, against the Cal Poly Club Teams, the Rattlers recorded a season high 16 strikeouts. Richie Mirowski leads the team with 29 strikeouts.
Stealing Extra Bases The SLO Rattlers are 27 for 34 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.
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. Tommy White recorded a hit in every game from June 6 to June 13.
It Takes Two‌ The Rattlers have turned thirteen 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. ###
For more information please visit http://www.slorattlers.com or email Cherie Smith at csmith@slorattlers.com. The next home series will be July 15 against the California Wahoos. It will be a non league game.