THE SLO RATTLERS LOOK TO TAKE ON THE SLO BLUES The SLO Rattlers are 8-13 on the season and 2-12 in CCL play.
San Luis Obispo, CA (June 28, 2010) –
SLO Rattlers vs. SLO Blues The SLO Rattlers will be playing the SLO Blues at Sinsheimer Stadium on Tuesday, June 19 at 6:35 p.m.; Wednesday, June 30 at 6:35 p.m.; and Thursday, July 1 at 6:35 p.m. The Rattlers will be the visiting team. The last time the Rattlers faced the Blues was last week. The Blues won the three games by scores of 10-1, 4-3, and 6-2. They started playing each other in 2008. The Blues lead the overall series at 8-5. All of the games can be heard on the internet/radio at http://www.slorattlers.com/rattler-radio. They play the Blues for three games as the visiting team
About the San Luis Obispo Blues The Blues are 13-7 overall. The Blues are hitting .272 and Matt Juengel leads the way with a .450 batting average. The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 4.15 and 206 strikeouts. The Blues swept the MLB Academy Barons last weekend.
Rattlers Batting Stats As a team, the Rattlers are batting .248 with twenty-one doubles, seven triples, two home runs, and 79 RBIs. Scott Phillion is sporting the highest batting average at .347. David Schultz leads the team with twenty hits. Joe Etcheverry, Daniel Howell, and Scott Phillion have three doubles. Joe Etcheverry has fourteen RBIs and leads the team. Robert Vickers has team high nine walks. Nigel Morton has a team high two triples. Daniel Howell has two home runs.
Pitching Strikeouts The Rattlers pitching staff has struck out 193 batters this year. On June 2, against the Cal Poly Club Teams, the Rattlers recorded a season high 16 strikeouts. Jeremy Gonzales and Richie Mirowski lead the team with 20 strikeouts each.
Stealing Extra Bases The SLO Rattlers are 22 for 26 in stealing extra bases this year. Nigel Morton has the most stolen bases with six. 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 two home runs.
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 nine 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 July 3-5 against the MLB Academy Barons. It will be a league series.