ABOUT SATURDAY: The Silver Hawks defeated the Timber Rattlers 11-2. Brett Moorhouse allowed two unearned runs over six innings for his first win of the season. Ramon Ramirez drove in four runs to lead the Silver Hawks. The Rattlers are now 0-9 on the road this season.
THREE TIMES THREE: South Bend had three triples in yesterday’s game. Ramirez had a pair of two-run triples. Justin Parker also had a two-run triple for the Hawks.
EARLY LEAD AGAIN: For the second game in a row, the Timber Rattlers scored first. Edgar Trejo smacked a two-run single with one out in the top of the second inning to give the Rattlers a 2-0 lead.
DOS: Trejo had a pair hits and a pair of RBI. Yesterday was his second multi-hit game and his first multi-RBI game for the Rattlers.
HELPING HAND: Rattler left fielder Juan Sanchez picked up his first outfield assist. There were runners at first and second with no outs in the second inning. On a fly ball to shallow left, Sanchez deked the runner at second into believing that he would catch the ball. When the ball dropped in, Sanchez threw to third for an easy force out.
SWOOPING IN: The Hawks tied the game with the first two-run triple by Ramirez. It came off of Rattler starter Cody Adams in the fourth inning.
TOUGH LUCK LOSS: Adams allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Silver Hawks took the lead 3-2. Adams was charged with the loss.
THAT ESCALATED IN A HURRY: There was a runner at first and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score still 3-2 in favor of the Hawks. Rattler reliever Wily Peralta proceeded to allow a walk, an RBI single, Parker’s two-run triple, an RBI single, another single, and Ramirez’s second two-run triple. Jim Henderson relieved Peralta and gave up an RBI double and the Hawks went from 3-2 to 10-2 in a space of seven batters.
BALLOON PAYMENT: Peralta, who had struck out the side in order in the bottom of the sixth, saw his ERA go from 1.80 to 4.64.
KEEP ON WORKING: Corey Kemp singled in the top of the second inning for the Rattlers. That extended his hitting streak to seven games.
MULTI-BALL: Michael Marseco went 2-for-4 yesterday. He has gone 2-for-4 in each of the last three games and is 6-for-12.
TREND SPOTTING: Wisconsin has played two error-free games in May. They are 2-0 in those games. When the Rattlers commit at least one miscue in the field this month, they are 0-7.
HOUSE OF WHACKS: The Timber Rattlers have lost six straight games at Coveleski Stadium. Wisconsin has lost the first two games of this series. They were swept in a three game series in 2008. The Silver Hawks won the final game of a four game series in 2007. The last Rattler win in South Bend was a 7-4 win on May 6, 2007.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The South Bend Silver Hawks are the Midwest League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are the defending Midwest League Eastern Division Champions. South Bend finished the season with a 76-63 record. They defeated West Michigan and Dayton in the playoffs before losing in the Finals to the Burlington Bees. Mark Haley is back for his fifth season as the manager of the Silver Hawks. South Bend is off to a 16-13 start in 2009. In their most recent series, the Hawks swept the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a three game series at Coveleski Regional Stadium and they are on a season-high 5-game winning streak.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST: The Timber Rattlers are hitting .244 as a team. They have scored 112 runs (4.0/game) and hit 16 home runs. The Hawks are hitting .256 as a team. They have scored 142 runs (4.9/game) and hit 10 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.76 while allowing a total of 162 runs (5.8/game). South Bend pitchers have a team ERA of 3.62 while allowing 116 runs (4.0/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 42 errors. The Silver Hawks defense has committed 32 errors. Wisconsin is 0-9 in road games this season. The Hawks are 9-3 at The Cove this season.
SOUTH BEND STARTING PITCHER: LHP Wade Miley was a supplemental first round pick of the Diamondbacks in 2008. He was picked 43rd overall out of Southeastern Louisiana. In his final season with the Lions, Miley went 7-3 with a 3.90 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 101-2/3 innings pitched. In his first professional season, Miley went 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA over seven relief appearances for the Yakima Bears, Arizona’s Northwest League affiliate. Miley won his start prior to this afternoon. On May 5 against Cedar Rapids at Coveleski Stadium, Miley allowed one unearned run on seven hits over 6-2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out seven in the game. Miley is facing the Timber Rattlers for the first time in his career today. He is also facing an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers for the first time in his career today.
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