THE SLO RATTLERS HOST THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY PACKERS The SLO Rattlers are 8-4 on the season and 2-4 in CCL play.
San Luis Obispo, CA (June 19, 2010) –
SLO Rattlers vs. Santa Maria Valley Packers The SLO Rattlers will be playing the Santa Maria Valley Packers on Saturday, June 19 at 6:05 p.m. and Sunday, June 20 at 1:05 p.m. at Sinsheimer Stadium. The last time the Rattlers faced the Packers was Jul 2009. The Packers won the three games by scores of 6-3, 3-1, and 7-5. The Packers lead the overall series 7-6. All of the games can be heard on the internet/radio at http://www.slorattlers.com/rattler-radio.
About the Santa Maria Packers The Packers recently finished playing a The Rattlers host the Packers for two games three game series against the MLB Academy Barons. The Barons won 2-of-3 games. The Packers are 6-4 overall on the season. The Packers are hitting .277 and James Brooks leads the way with a .371 batting average. Andrew Darwin leads the team in home runs with two. The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.57 and 72 strikeouts.
Foul Ball Sponsor Bonin Agency Farmers Insurance is the foul ball sponsor for the Sunday, June, 20 game. That means that fans get to keep the balls they catch in the fan area, courtesy of Bonin Agency Farmers Insurance.
Rattlers Bats Are Heating Up As a team, the Rattlers are batting .270 with sixteen doubles, six triples, two home runs, and 59 RBIs. David Schultz is sporting the highest batting average at .282. David Schultz leads the team with eleven hits. Joe Etheverry has three doubles. Joe Etcheverry has ten RBIs and leads the team. David Schultz and Robert Vickers have a team high six walks. Six players each have one triple. Daniel Howell has two home runs.
Pitching Strikeouts The Rattlers pitching staff has struck out 117 batters this year. On June 2 against the Cal Poly Club Teams, the Rattlers recorded a season high 16 strikeouts. Marc Damon leads the team with 13 strikeouts.
Stealing Extra Bases The SLO Rattlers are 16 for 17 in stealing extra bases this year. Nigel Morton has the most stolen bases with four. Seven are perfect when it comes to sealing 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 two home runs.
Rattlers on a Roll The hits continue to come for the Rattlers. David Schultz and Thomas White have the longest hitting streak on the team at five games. David Schultz recorded a hit in every game from June 1 to June 5. Thomas White recorded a hit in every game from June 6 to June 13.
It Takes Two… The Rattlers have turned six 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. ###
For more information please visit http://www.slorattlers.com or email Cherie Smith at csmith@slorattlers.com. The next home series will be June 21 against the Menlo Park Legends. It will be a non league game.