ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Three Rattler pitchers combined on a five-hit 4-0 shutout of the Cougars. Justin Thomas pitched six innings and gave up three hits with five strikeouts for the win. Nick Allen worked two innings and Joe Woerman struck out the side in the ninth. Jairo Hernandez had a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI to help pace the offense.
FIRST ONE THIS SEASON: Last night was the first regular season shutout for the Rattler pitching staff since a 1-0 win at Beloit on September 3, 2005. The last shutout by the Rattlers was a shutout of South Bend 1-0 on September 15, 2005 in Game Three of the Midwest League Championship Series at Fox Cities Stadium.
THE JUSTIN THOMAS SHOW: Thomas gave up a leadoff double in the first inning. Then, he retired the next twelve batters in a row. Thomas has not allowed an earned run in his last 14-2/3 innings.
K-MAN: By striking out the side last night, Woerman now has 34 strikeouts in 19-1/3 innings. Thomas leads the Rattlers with 41 strikeouts over 48-1/3 innings.
DOUBLING UP: Hernandez had two hits and drove in two runs for the Rattlers. He is 7-for-14 in his last five games.
NOT HOT: Rattler first baseman Bryan Sabatella is hitless in his last eighteen at bats. In his last ten games, he is 1-for-29. Sabatella did reach base twice and scored two runs last night.
MEET THE NEW GUY: Curtis Ledbetter went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles in his Timber Rattler debut last night. Ledbetter, the 18th round pick of the Mariners from the 2005 draft, arrived at the ballpark about three hours before game time last night and got the start as the DH. He hit .319 with 13 homers and 55 RBI in his senior season for the University of Nebraska. In his professional debut, Ledbetter hit .311 with four home runs and 21 RBI for the AZL Mariners. He also appeared in four games for the Inland Empire 66ers and went 1-for-16.
ROAD WARRIORS: The Rattlers are 10-6 away from Fox Cities Stadium this season.
BAGELS: Kane County has not scored a run in 22-1/3 innings.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Jason Ray was an 8th round pick of the Athletics out of Azusa Pacific in the 2005 draft. Last season, he was 0-1 with a 2.12 ERA and struck out 56 batters over 30 innings pitched over 29-2/3 innings in 20 games for Vancouver in the Northwest League. This is his first appearance against the Timber Rattlers, but he faced Everett, the Mariners Northwest League affiliate, three times as a reliever. In those three games, Ray pitched five scoreless innings and allowed one hit while striking out ten. In his last start this season, Ray struck out eleven Beloit Snappers and gave up just one run at Pohlman Field on May 11th. But, he walked five and pitched just 4-2/3 innings for a no decision.
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