Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Eastern Division Finals Game 3 Preview

Amsterdam Mohawks (1-1) at Glens Falls Golden Eagles (1-1)
Glens Falls, NY - East Field Stadium
Season Series: 5-4 Mohawks

Probable Starters

Amsterdam - Logan Darnell (Kentucky)
Regular Season: 3-0, 1.82 ERA in six starts, eight total appearances, 34.2 IP, 33 K, 19 BB, .230 OBA
Postseason: 1-0, 2.57 ERA in one start, 7 IP, 5 K, 2 BB, .240 OBA

Glens Falls- Shane Davis (Canisius)
Regular Season: 5-0, 0.33 ERA in eight starts, two complete games, one no-hitter, 54 IP, 31 K, 8 BB, .171 OBA
Postseason: 1-0, 3.38 ERA in one start, 8 IP, 4 K, 0 BB, .250 OBA


Who's Hot

Amsterdam-
Mark Onorati (Manhattan): .375 average in four games, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBIs, 2 SB (has not struck out)
Cody Reine (LSU): .364 average in four games, 1 3B, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, 2 HBP, .533 OBP
Mike Spina (Cincinnati): .333 average in four games, 1 2B, 1 HR

Glens Falls-
Luis Feliz (Rutgers): .462 average in four games, 2 2B, .615 SLG%, 3 BB, .563 OBP, 2 SB
Scott Lawson (Miami): .389 average in four games, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 7 SB (has not struck out)
Chad Stang (Midland): .316 average in four games, 2 2B, 3 RBIs


Notes:

- The Golden Eagles are 2-0 all-time in series-deciding game threes.

- Davis has earned the win in each of his last five starts.

- The Golden Eagles are 3-1 at East Field against the Mohawks this season, as opposed to 1-4 at Shuttleworth Park.

- Glens Falls has committed 15 errors in games against the Mohawks, tops against any opponent.

- Stang is hitting a team-leading .361 at home this season, where the yellow birds are 19-3 including the playoffs. The .361 batting average includes a .500 mark at home during the playoffs.

- Lawson leads the team with a .667 average at home during the postseason. He has also stolen five bases at the friendly confines of East Field, including four in Game 1 of the Eastern Division Finals against Amsterdam.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great Job Jeremy keep up the hard work.