Maple entered the 2nd month of play with a 16-12 W/L record. The experts had written off the Marauders after losing 60% of their SP rotation and their allstar CL. However; Pat Sellers, SP was scheduled to return at the end of the May. GM Goldberg was asked if Sellers would see time in a rehab stint in Triple A. He replied, "No we need arms in Maple right now"! In his first start in the ABL this year, Sellers pitched effectively earning the Win after going 5 IP, giving up 3 hits and 2 ER, walking 1 and striking out 2 in a 9-2 win over South Carolina! With one sim left this month, Maple stands at 12-12 W/L record in May and 28-24 W/L overall in 2nd place 1 game back of Jersey for the Billy Martin Division in the TML. The two hot streaking players this month have been on the mound, SP Roberto Martinez their staff ACE and fill-in CL Brandon Wilson. Martinez is 4-0 is his last 4 starts with a 1.63 ERA while Wilson has 3 Saves, 1.13 ERA in his last 13 games. The bats cooled off a bit in May, however; allstar game hero RF Frank Powers gained his stride hitting, .322 avg, .400 obpct, .538 slugpct with 14 HRs and 33 RBI.
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| Powers says, "I'm seeing beach balls"! |
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| SP Martinez is one of the best in the ABL! |
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| I'm glad for the CL opportunity! |
I think Powers has been seeing beach balls for about 14 months.
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