5/24/2008

Rattler History...Since 2000

Here is how the Timber Rattlers have fared on May 24…since 2000

2000: The Timber Rattlers won 5-1 at South Bend. This was the first piggyback start for Matt Thornton and Caleb Balbuena. Thornton pitched five shutout innings for the win. Balbuena allowed one run over four innings for the save. Chris Snelling went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI. Rattler record after this game: 23-21

2001: South Bend beat the Timber Rattlers 4-1 at The Cove. Steve Neal hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first. Rattler record after this game: 26-19

2002: The Rattlers won 5-2 over Michigan at C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek. The Rattlers scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Alejandro Cadena drove in the go ahead run. Rattler record after this game: 22-24

2003: West Michigan beat the Timber Rattlers 1-0 in Comstock Park. Jon Connolly pitched 8-2/3 shutout innings and scattered eight hits. Juan Sandoval allowed a fourth inning run and took the loss. Rattler record after this game: 25-21

2004: Quad Cities beat the Rattlers 2-1 in Davenport. Omar Burgos broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Rattler record after this game: 18-25

2005: Wisconsin won 7-3 at Kane County. The Rattlers scored seven runs in the top of the ninth inning. Oswaldo Navarro drove in a pair of runs with this third hit of the night. Rattler record after this game: 25-20

2006: The Rattlers were off. Rattler record on this date: 18-27

2007: Kane County beat the Rattlers 8-4 in Geneva. The Rattlers trailed 7-0 until they scored four in the top of the seventh. Rattler record on this date: 14-30

A 3-4 record with some interesting games, the Thornton-Balbuena hybrid, the Jon Connolly -- think a young Jamie Moyer, the win at CO Brown..I'll give today an okay...I mean, an O.K.

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