- RECORD: 5-2
- STANDINGS: 97-50 +20.5
- RUNS SCORED: 756 (3rd)
- RUNS AGAINST: 594 (2nd)
- DEFENSIVE EFF: .694 (2nd)
- ZONE RATING: +37.6 (1st)
- ERRORS: 71 (4th)
- OWNERS MOOD: Happy
- FAN INTEREST: 84
- POWER RANKINGS: 2nd
THIS WEEK: 2-1 vs Providence (83-58) 2-1 @ Houston (61-78) 1-0 vs San Antonio (73-66)
9/8: AUS 5 PRO 3 Behrens just 1/3rd of an inning (see news) Haske SV (35) Dziedzic 1st ABL hit 5th inning 3B Adrian 2-3 2B (25) 2 RBI (68) hitting .341-16-68
9/9: AUS 5 PRO 3 Lach (W) 8 IP 9 K 3 ER (14-8 4.00) Haske SV (36)
9/10: PRO 6 AUS 5 Whittaker (L) up 4-0 after 6 7.2 IP 6 ER 8 H 5 BB 6 K Hanna 3-3 2B (1) R Reyes HR (16)
9/11: AUS 8 HOU 3 Forney (W) 7 IP 2 H 1 ER 10 K (13-7 3.52) Comerford 3-4 2B (21) 3 RBI (51)
9/12: HOU 9 AUS 5 Steele (L) 5.1 IP 10 H 4 BB 4 K 6 ER (12-7 4.32) Jungles 3-5 2B (7) (San Antonio loss clinches the division title)
9/13: AUS 3 HOU 2 Sung-hyun Lee ABL debut (W) 8 IP 9 K 4 H 1 ER Haske SV (37) 1 IP HR 1 ER Reyes 3-4 HR (17) R 2 RBI (53) CS (9)
9/14: AUS 4 SAN 3 Behrens ND 8 IP 8 K 2 ER Haske BS (5) W (6-3 2.32) Orozco 3rd HR in 4 games (14) Reardon 2-2 walk off 2B (7) Adrian 2-4 2B (28) 2 RBI (72) SB (38)
NEXT WEEK: 3 vs San Antonio 3 @ Lexington
ABL HAPPENINGS:
9/8:
Jason Keeton (DET) fanned 10 in blanking San Jose on a 3-hitter 6-0. Running his record to 15-8 2.55
David Miranda (MEX) allowed just 4 hits and struck out 8, walking no one in a 1-0 win over the New York Punishers.
Tasuki Nakata (CHI) scattered 6 hits in going the distance in a 6-0 win over San Francisco.
9/11:
Ohio 1B Dave Gonzalez's 3rd inning single extended his hitting streak to a career-high 25 games.
Aaron Peterson (CHA) tossed a CG SHO to beat San Antonio 1-0 and win his 11th (11-9 5.16)
Zach Jaime (PHX) scattered 5 hits, struck out 7 in a 2-0 win over the Las Vegas 51's.
9/12:
Troy Gillon (PIT) shut out the Punishers in New York, striking out a career-high 11 en route to a CG SHO and a 4-0 win. It was just his 6th win in 27 starts this year (6-16 5.05)
Brendan Taylor (MON) tossed a CG 2-hitter to beat Chicago 3-0.
Brendon Biernacki (BUF) followed his 1st career start, a 12K 4 hit shutout, by fanning 16 New York Empire hitters in a 10-4 win.
9/13:
Chicago's Tasuki Nakata followed his shutout of SF by tossing another. This time a 1-hit 5 K gem to beat Montreal 5-0
9/14:
Andy Zerbe (CHA) won his 17th game of the year (17-12 3.59) in a CG SHO of Green Bay. He fanned 8 in the 6-0 win.
Lexington clinches their 6th straight division title and 7th in the past 8 seasons as they hunt for an ABL record 5th straight world series title.
RUSTLER NEWS:
9/8:
Matt Behrens suffered a hamstring strain and will have his next start pushed back a day or two
Jeff Anderson came out with a shoulder issue but will be ok and likely DtD
PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Ventre CF (BAL) 9-22 5 HR 14 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Decker Blue LF (LEX) 12-24 HR 3 RBI