Tagged: Matt Helm
4/13 vs. DAY
Hawks playing pretty good baseball right now, winners of 4-of-5 and 3-of-4 at The Cove. Jeff Shields had good sink last night, and the slider was working. He’ll be an important part of the equation this season and it was encouraging to see him “click” last night. Offensively it wasn’t pretty, but offense is down all around the league (league BA is .237) as is typical in April.
Game 2-of-4 tonight versus Dayton:
Game #8
Silver Hawks (4-3) vs. Dayton Dragons (2-5)
SB: LHP John Pedrotty DAY: LHP Tanner Robles
First Pitch: 7:35 p.m. EST
Pregame: 7:15 p.m. EST
Broadcast: HERE (Archived games for the last three nights are now available online and will be available for each game moving forward).
I’m working on a feature piece with third baseman Matt Helm. If finished it will play in the middle of the 5th inning.
The top of the 5th inning will be our trivia inning. Correct answers will enter into a drawing for a $10 gift card to TGI Fridays. Email answers to silverhawkstrivia@yahoo.com and tlucian@silverhawks.com, or tweet your answer to @radiohawks. The question will be posted via twitter around 7 p.m. and read aloud on the air in the top of the 5th.
TL
4/10 vs. FW
Fort Wayne: 8
South Bend: 1
Final
A few points on tonight’s game:
- It was cold. The temperature was right around 35 degrees at first pitch and we had a few flurries. Scary to think that it still could have been a lot worse. The good news is we got the game in… the bad news is that it kept many of the casual fans away. To those braved the cold, thank you.
- Cody Hebner is very good. I’m not comfortable saying Hebner is the best pitcher the Hawks have faced this season because who am I to make that call? Every pitcher in the Midwest League is talented. Every one. However, I will say that Hebner’s performance was the best the Hawks have faced to this point. Hebner was hitting 95 MPH early in the game and his first six outs were strikeouts.
- It was pretty cold.
- Defense was a bright spot. Josh Parr played a rock solid shortstop and the double play he helped turn in the first inning was hardly routine. Matt Helm continues to pick it at third. He also drove in another run and extended his hitting streak to five (as did Ender Inciarte).
- J.R. Bradley had a rough first inning, settled down in the second and third innings, and was chased from the game int he fourth. J.R. didn’t walk anyone and the TinCaps earned every run they got. It will be interesting to see how J.R. responds next start.
Tomorrow should be fun as fans get to see Archie 2.0 for the first time at the Cove. He should be pretty fired up to pitch at home — he wasn’t too happy with the loss in his first start. Hawks have a chance to take the series from Fort Wayne.
Best,
TL
Veteran Bunch
Good morning,
Just two days away from baseball in Bowling Green. Real briefly here before I put the finishing touches on the media guide… This team is an older, veteran group of guys. This year’s opening day roster features just four players younger than 21 years old, it’s not unheard of to have around 20 players that young on any given roster. The Silver Hawks also return 10 players that have at one point or another worn a Silver Hawks uniform.
J.R. Bradley / Tyler Green / Kable Hogben / Jeffrey Shields / Tyson Van Winkle / Niko Gallego / Matt Helm / Gerson Montilla / Bobby Stone / Ender Inciarte
So welcome back to those guys and to the newcomers as well. If you haven’t seen the roster you can refer to the post below. It should also be posted on the Web site at some point this morning.
Before I forget… Rock-Chalk-Champion– oh wait, nevermind.
TL
The Cove 