SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: vs. Hagerstown

NUMBER 1,000: The Shorebirds reached victory number 1,000 last night in the 1,950th game in the history of the franchise. The Shorebirds have won two SAL crowns and have reached the playoffs six times over the last 14 years.



EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT: The Shorebirds have recorded 43 extra base through the first eight games of the season. They have 29 doubles, 9 home runs and five triples. The ‘Birds have hit 45 singles on the season.



56 RUNS: The Shorebirds have scored 56 runs in eight games (7.00 per). Only the Asheville Tourists (57 runs) have scored more than the Shorebirds. The Hagerstown Suns have scored 42 runs through eight games.



SAL LEAD IN HR’S: The Shorebirds are tied with the Asheville Tourists for the South Atlantic League lead in home runs with nine.



STARTING STRONG: The Shorebirds starting staff has been stellar through seven games and 38.0 innings. They have allowed only 37 hits and eleven earned runs. Three starters have already gone without allowing an earned run (Beal, 4/11; Butler, 4/12; Cowan, 4/14).



BRANDHORST DEALING: Shorebirds reliever James Brandhorst has not allowed a run in three appearances this season. In 3.0 innings, he has four strikeouts and no walks. The right-hander did not allow an earned run in his last nine outings of the 2009 season in Aberdeen (13.2 innings).



HIT STREAKS: Levi Carolus enters tonight’s game on a four-game hitting streak (5-19), Steve Bumbry enters game one on a six-game hitting streak (10-23), Brian Conley is riding a three-game hit streak (5-10), Tyler Kolodny is on a three-game hitting streak (4-14) and Garabez Rosa is on a four-game streak (8-16).



FOUR PLAYERS WITH TWO HOMERS: Four Shorebirds players have already connected on multiple home runs this season. Gary Helmick (2), Justin Dalles (2), Tyler Kolodny (2) and T.J. Baxter each have two homers this season.



SCORING FIRST AND EARLY: The Shorebirds have scored the game’s first run in seven of their eight games this season. The Shorebirds have scored 14 runs in the first two innings this season.