Edit Draft SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: 9/5 vs. Augusta

STAT OF THE DAY: The Shorebirds will play their final game of the season at home for a fourth consecutive year. The last time the ‘Birds finished on the road was 2006 (@ Hagerstown).


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds vie for a game three win in the second to last game of the 2010 season. The Shorebirds will close the 15th Anniversary Season on Monday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. The Shorebirds need one more win to avoid becoming the second team in franchise history to win less than 60 games (1999 - 58).

60 RBI CLUB: Ty Kelly is two RBIs shy of joining the 60+ RBI club. Since the 2004 season 12 players have reached 60 RBIs: Nick Markakis (64, 2004), Jason Fransz (111, 2005), Arturo Rivas (62, 2005), Ryan Finan (78, 2006), Mark Fleisher (67, 2006), Miguel Abreu (60, 2007), Brandon Tripp (79, 2007), Chris Vinyard (82, 2007), Tyler Henson (62, 2008), Joe Mahoney (61, 2008), Joe Nowicki (78, 2008) and Ron Welty (67, 2009).

41 TRIPLES: The Shorebirds have recorded 41 triples this season, the most in a single-season since the 2000 season (42). The Shorebirds record is 48, achieved by the ‘96 team.

OFFENSIVE THRIVING: Shortstop Garabez Rosa has seen his offensive numbers boom of late. Rosa has hit safely in nine of his last eleven games (16-43, .372).

GAME NUMBER 2082: Tonight marks game number 2082 in the 15 year history of the Shorebirds franchise. The Shorebirds are 1053-1028 since the inaugural 1996 season. Since day one, 3,772,606 fans have watched ‘Birds baseball.

PLAYING QUICK: Since August 1, the Shorebirds have only played in one game over three hours long (8/20 vs. Hagerstown (13 innings)).

16 EXTRA INNING GAMES: The Shorebirds have played 16 extra inning games this season, the most since the 2007 season (19). The ‘Birds are 4-12 this season in extra inning games. Eleven of the 16 extra-inning games have come at Perdue Stadium.

SEPTEMBER WOES: The Shorebirds are 2-9 over the last two seasons in the month of September. Last year, the ‘Birds went 1-6 during the final month of the year.