One thing a couple friends and I had in common over this summer is that none of us had been to an Erie SeaWolves game this summer. Although they attend a college much closer to Erie than I do, all of us at some point do our best to make it up to at least one game, whether together or separate. On 7/27, all of our schedules were open, and we found that Detroit's AA affiliate would be facing the Altoona Curve, the Pirates' AA affiliate. Moreover, one of the Bucs' top pitching prospects, Bryan Morris, was to be on the bump that day; we could take in the game and take a glimpse at what we hope could be the future of Pirate baseball. With all that in mind, we decided to make the trip north to catch some minor league baseball. I made sure to take some pictures, and as you will see below, they are of better quality than the ones I took at Hagerstown. Little did we know that we'd be treated to quite the lengthy affair...
Erie's Jerry Uht Park, with some of the Erie skyline in the background, as the players warm up and fans file into the stadium. This stadium has always been maintained very well, and it is certainly more in line with the times than old Hagerstown Municipal. Situated in the middle of Erie right beside the arena where OHL and NBDL games take place, it's a nice AA-sized stadium, and a pretty nice place to take in a ballgame. Lake Erie is maybe a mile from the ballpark.
What I've neglected to mention until now is that no one had scored at all in this game until the above picture was taken. With some exceptional pitching from Erie's Bryan Villarreal and Altoona's Michael Dubee and Dustin Molleken, no one could muster even a run in this game until the bottom of the 13th inning, when Cale Iorg went deep over the left-center field wall for the walk-off HR and the 2-0 SeaWolves victory. What an ending to a very closely-played game.
Side Note: Some computer issues have held up the ATL Draft, but that should take place any day now when I can get everyone free at some time. I didn't get quite as many teams as desired, but this should still be very fun.
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