This is it, your LAST chance to watch LIVE baseball

The opportunity to sit in the friendly confines of Telus Field and tan while enjoying a cold beverage is an under-rated experience.  The simple FACT is that being at a baseball game with friends and/or family, their are always more conversations with one another at the ballpark than their would be at home or at a restaurant.

This Friday and Saturday marks the end of your Edmonton Prospects home schedule.  A home schedule that included not one but two thrilling extra inning wins.  The first versus Moose Jaw, the second versus the recently crowned President Trophy (best regular season record) winners, the Regina Red Sox.

TONIGHT'S GAME

Friday July 27 vs Lethbridge Bulls 7:05 PM

Freebie Friday

 1 Free Ticket to final game with each merchandise purchase at game

 

LAST HOME GAME

Saturday July 28th vs Okotoks Dawgs

FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT

LOTS OF GIVEAWAYS

 

(REMINDER: if you still have tickets from the rained out July 3rd game,

you can use them to attend this game)

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Only 2 home games remaining

The last week of the 2012 edition of the Edmonton Prospects is underway.  As is the case in most sports, the last week of play always means a couple new faces in the lineup.

One of the new faces in our Prospects lineup is OF Connor Girrard.  Girrard opened the game with a single and would later score staking our Prospects to 1-0 lead to start last nights game vs Okotoks. 

Girrard would be back in the thick of things in the 3rd inning, hitting another single and once again crossing the plate for our Prospects.  Once again, it was 3B Chase Kuehl knocking him home.

Our Prospects would lead the game 3-2 after 3 innings but would go on to lose 8-5.

A pat on the back is in order for another new face in the Prospects lineup last night.  Relief pitcher Mitch St. Laurent pitched 3 scoreless innings!

NEXT UP

Our Prospects travel to Medicine Hat for games on Wednesday and Thursday night.

NEXT HOME GAME

Friday July 27 vs Lethbridge Bulls

(REMINDER:  if you still have tickets from the rained out July 3rd game,

 you can use them to attend this game)

LAST HOME GAME

Saturday July 28th vs Okotoks Dawgs

FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT

LOTS OF GIVEAWAYS

It's almost here: TOONIE TUESDAY

For the first time since June 26th through June 28th, our Edmonton Prospects are enjoying back-to-back days off.  Here is hoping the much needed rest is enough for our Prospects to earn their first win in the month of July.

Remember folks, this is college baseball, so while the bump and bruises are the same as the Major Leagues, many of these young men are also dealing with being homesick.  With only 3 players being from Edmonton, about half the team consists of transplanted Americans. 

That is why I always call Telus Field "the friendly confines".  Prospect fans have always been loud and proud.  Prospect fans have embraced this baseball club and looked past the win-loss column.

Thank you!

 

REMAINING PROSPECTS HOME GAMES

Tuesday July 24 at 7:05PM

TOONIE TUESDAY

vs Okotoks Dawgs

Kids 14 & Under get in FOR JUST A TOONIE!
(Toonie Deal only accepted at Ticket Window on Game Day)

AND (yes AND)

$5 off all T-shirts!

Friday July 27 at 7:05PM

vs Lethbridge Bulls

 

Saturday July 28 at 7:05PM

FAN APPRECIATION DAY - Lots of Giveaways!

vs Okotoks Dawgs

Bullseye??

Our Prospects, in the depths of a 16 game losing streak, travel to Lethbridge tonight for the start of a 3 game series against the Bulls (19-16). 

Taking the mound for your Prospects is Craig George (0-3 6.15 ERA).

SS Tanner Knutson enters the game riding a 6 game hitting streak.

REMAINING PROSPECTS HOME GAMES

TOONIE TUESDAY - Kids 14 & Under get in FOR JUST A TOONIE!
(Toonie Deal only accepted at Ticket Window on Game Day)
Tuesday July 24 at 7:05PM

vs Okotoks Dawgs

Friday July 27 at 7:05PM

vs Lethbridge Bulls

Saturday July 28 at 7:05PM

vs Okotoks Dawgs

So Close

Our Edmonton Prospects put up a good fight against the tied for first place in our division Okotoks Dawgs.  With a statement like that you know there's a "but" and here it comes!  But, after coming back from a 5-2 deficit, our Prospects would lose 6-5 after the Dawgs broke the tie in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Down 1-0 going into the top of the second, 2B Miles Shelton Jr collected an RBI single to tie the game.  SS Tanner Knutson would take advantage of an error by the Dawgs shortstop and would come home to put our boys up 2-1.  The lead was short lived as the Dawgs would put up four runs in the bottom half the second.

Our Prospects would tie the game in the 7th after loading the bases with nobody out.  RF Cody Kielsa would hit an RBI single, DH Matthew Miller would score on a passed ball and lastly 3B Chase Kuehl would hit a sac fly.

NEXT GAME

Tonight versus the other team tied for 1st place in our division, the Medicine Hat Mavericks (23-12).
First pitch in Medicine Hat is scheduled for 7:05PM.

Your scheduled starter for the Prospects is Stinson Ott (1-4).

Travelling through the Division

After a much needed day off, our Edmonton Prospects (6-26) begin a 6 day road tour through our division.  The road trip is scheduled to start tonight in Okotoks versus the Dawgs, but Environment Canada is calling for showers all day in Okotoks.  Hopefully our boys can get the game played and collect the club's first win for the month of July.

After tonight's game in Okotoks, our Prospects travel to Medicine Hat for a two game set, then finish the week with a three game set in Lethbridge.

REMAINING PROSPECTS HOME GAMES

Tuesday July 24th at 7:05PM

vs Okotoks Dawgs

Friday July 27th at 7:05PM

vs Lethbridge Bulls

Saturday July 27th at 7:05PM

vs Okotoks Dawgs



Afternoon games are for Slumpbustin!

The last words heard leaving Telus Field last night were "Your Athlete's Nation Prospect's player of the game is Ethan Sterkel"

In the top of the 2nd inning, Sterkel gets my vote for the catch of the season! On a fly ball fading toward the foul line, Sterkel put on the superman cape and dove for the ball catching it the instant before he crashed onto the ground.

Then in the top of the 4th inning, Sterkel would hit a ball of the base of the wall, and while he was tagged out trying to make it a triple, he would knock in the Prospects 5th run of game giving our boys a 5-3 lead.

 Unfortunately, the turning point of this game was the bottom of the 5th inning.  That is when our Prospects, with only one out, would load the bases and strand them all.  In the Yellow Jackets next turn at bat, during the top of the 6th inning, they would score three taking the lead at 6-5.

Down 8-5 going into the bottom of the 9th, the comeback attempt was valiant but fell short.  With two out, 2B Miles Shelton Jr would knock home the Prospects 6th run of the game.  DH Kevin Czarnecki, who already had 2 RBI on this night, represented the tying run but would strikeout to end the game.

THIS AFTERNOON'S GAME

REMEMBER FAN'S IT'S A 2:05PM START

Edmonton Baseball History Day

The Saskatoon Yellow Jackets (13-18) provide the competition for our Prospects again this afternoon.

With our Prospects in the midst of a 12 game losing streak, we are our asking our Twitter family for some help.  Please tweet the following hashtag, #slumpbuster before you come out to the ballpark this afternoon.  Our boys have been working hard and losing some tough games lately, maybe the little extra bit of love is all they need.



2nd Last Homestand Begins Tonight

Maybe the vaunted luck of "Friday the 13th" is just what our Prospects need to break out of their 11 game losing streak.

Our Prospects again came close last night, leading 2-1 going into the bottom of the 7th inning.  Then back to back four run innings by Moose Jaw ruined what was a good first start by Brandon Compton.

TONIGHT'S GAME

The Saskatoon Yellow Jackets (12-18) will be our guests at Telus Field for our Prospects.  Both the Yellow Jackets and Prospects played in Saskatchewan yesterday, so both teams will be playing after long bus rides today.  First pitch is at 7:05PM

Craig George (0-2 5.26 ERA) will be your Prospects Starting Pitcher tonight.

SATURDAY MATINEE

Edmonton Baseball History Day

Your Prospects host the Yellow Jackets on Saturday July 14 at 2:05 PM.

Tanner Knutson (1-1 2.18 ERA) is your scheduled Prospects Starting Pitcher.

Better days ahead

Your Edmonton Prospects losing streak has hit 10.  After building up a 8-0 lead last night in Moose Jaw, a 3 run walk-off homerun by the Miller Express would break the hearts of Prospects players and fans.

BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD

Tonight, Brandon Compton is handed the ball for his 1st start as a member of your Edmonton Prospects.  Compton has made 13 relief appearances for 17 2/3 innings played racking up 14 strikeouts.

Tonight's game in Swift Current, finishes off the 4 game season series between the Prospects and the Indians.  The road team has won every game so far.

2B Miles Shelton Jr looks to extend his hit steak to 7 games.

UPCOMING HOME SCHEDULE

Friday July 13 7:05PM

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets

Saturday July 14 2:05PM

Edmonton Baseball History Day

The Prospects will spend Saturday afternoon looking back at the history of Baseball in Edmonton.  I know whenever I speak to an elder about the "old days", the price of sports always comes up.

For this one day only, your Edmonton Prospects are offering throwback pricing to Youth baseball teams, ages 6-14 years old. $50 for the Whole Team!*

Group payment deadline is Noon on  Saturday July 14.

Contact: erauf@mbsab.com for full details and bookings.

The Battle Continues

After a disappointing winless homestand, our Prospects are on a bus to Moose Jaw today to play the Miller Express (11-15).

In two previous meetings this season versus Moose Jaw, our Prospects defeated the Miller Express 6-5 in 10 innings and lost 9-6.

Stinson Ott (1-3 5.81 ERA) is scheduled to start tonight for our Prospects.

NEXT HOME GAMES

Friday July 13th at 7:05 PM
vs Saskatoon Yellow Jackets

Saturday July 14th at 2:05PM
(THE LASTMATINEE GAME OF SEASON)
vs Saskatoon Yellow Jackets
(EDMONTON BASEBALL HISTORY DAY)



6 home games left

It's only Monday July 9th but your Edmonton Prospects are already down to only 6 home games remaining!

Tonight's game is the season series rubber match versus the Swift Current Indians.  On June 12, your Prospects defeated the Indians 7-4.  Last night, the Indians defeated our Prospects 8-2.

Your Starting Pitcher for the Prospects tonight will be Markus Fergusson (1-1 5.60 ERA).

A reminder to all fans who had purchased tickets to the rained out July 3rd game, your tickets can be redeemed at Telus Field for admission into tonight's game!

HOMEWORK HAS ITS REWARDS

The kids have been home for a week now.  They are already starting to get a bit antsy.  The Prospects are the perfect solution!!

 

Ask your child(ren) to write a 8 word "essay" about who is their favorite Edmonton Prospect. It is summer vacation so here is the first 6 words:

My favorite Edmonton Prospect Player is

Bring the written "essay" down to Telus Field tonight (gates open at 6, game starts at 7) and your 6 to 14 year old will be given free admission to the game when they turn in their homework. What better way to bond with your child than at a baseball game that he/she earned their seat!!

*offer valid only on Monday July 9, maximum 2 children to an adult, adult must buy a regular price ticket. Come on, it's only $13!!*

LUCKY CHARMS

Our Propsects find themselves amidst a seven game losing streak.  To change the "luck" surrounding the team, we are asking fans to bring a box of "Lucky Charms" cereal to the game tonight.  As a thank you for supporting our club tonight, we will give you two free tickets* to the Friday night game when hopefully you will watching your Prospects build upon a winning streak!

All boxes of "Lucky Charms" cereal will be donated to the Edmonton Food Bank.

*when you buy tickets to tonight's game and donate your box of Lucky Charms, you will recieve 2 free tickets to July 13th*



Sunday Night Baseball

The string of playing teams tied for first place in their respective divisions continues tonight at Telus Field for your Edmonton Prospects.  The Swift Current Indians provide the competition for our Prospects on Monday as well. Both games start at 7:05PM.

Previously this season, the Prospects defeated the Indians 7-4.

Tonight's Prospects Starting Pitcher is Stinson Ott (1-2 4.56 ERA).  Ott's victory was against these very same Swift Current Indians.  The pitching story of the win versus the Indians though was our bullpen!  Tanner Knutson and Brandon Compton combined for 4 and 2/3 innings of 1 hit baseball.

6 different Prospects earned RBI in the victory versus Swift Current.  CF Grant Glasser led the way with 2 RBI.  Glasser and C Jamie Mitchell both went 3 for 5 at the plate.

HOMEWORK HAS ITS REWARDS

The best part of summer holidays for the kids is not having to get up on Monday morning.  The Prospects want to help you get them to sleep in on Monday morning.

Ask your child(ren) to write a 8 word "essay" about  who is their favorite Edmonton Prospect.  It is summer vacation so here is the first 6 words:

My favorite Edmonton Prospect Player is

Bring the written "essay" down to Telus Field tonight (gates open at 6, game starts at 7) and your 6 to 14 year old will be given free admission to the game when they turn in their homework.  What better way to bond with your child than at a baseball game that he/she earned their seat!!

*offer valid only on Sunday July 8, maximum 2 children to an adult, adult must buy a regular price ticket. Come on, it's only $13!!*

Saturday Night's are for Baseball

Living in Edmonton, one understands that from October through April, Saturday night's are reserved for hockey. 

Today is the 1st Saturday of July and Environment Canada is forecasting a +29 day.  That's baseball weather at its finest and Telus Field is one of the finest ballparks in all of Alberta! You do not need to be a diehard baseball fan to enjoy an Edmonton Prospects game.  All you need to do is like hot weather and cold beverages, we will do the rest for you!!

TONIGHT'S GAME

The re-match versus the division leading Medicine Hat Mavericks begins at 7:05PM.  Medicine Hat won the opener last night but their are reasons to believe tonight will be OUR night.

Your starting pitcher for the Edmonton Prospects is Craig George.  George (0-1) has an ERA of 3.20 which ranks 15th best overall in the league.  In just under 20 innings played, George has only issued 3 walks!!

Our offence had 3 notable names missing from the lineup last night (rest/flu) in RF Ethan Sterkel, LF Brandon Bufton and 3B Chase Kuehl.

Sterkel is your Prospect team leader in batting average with an astounding .412 average.  His batting average is tied for 2nd overall in the league.

Bufton is among a three way tie for leader on your Prospects with 11 RBI.

Kuehl is among a two way tie for leader on your Prospects with 4 doubles.

NUGGET

CF Grant Glasser extended his hitting streak to 10 games!

REMINDER

If you had tickets to the rained out game this past July 3rd, you can redeem them for any remaining Prospect home game including tonight.

9 reasons you NEED be at Telus Field TONIGHT

1) Their are only 9 opportunities left to see your Prospects play this season.  This weekend covers 4 of those opportunities starting tonight versus Medicine Hat!! All games start at 7:05PM.

2) Tonight is Military Appreciation Night at the ballpark!  Our humble way to honour & pay memory to the number of fallen Canadian soldiers from the war in Afghanistan.

3) In games the day after playing the Okotoks Dawgs (who defeated our Prospects last night), our Prospects are 2-0!

4) RF Ethan Sterkel looks to regain 1st place in the WMBL batting average race.  Sterkel is currently sporting a .412 average.  Last time Sterkel faced Medicine Hat, he went 2 for 4.

5) CF Grant Glasser, for the second time this season, is on a 9 game hitting streak.  In two meetings against Medicine Hat, Glasser is 4 for 8.  You want to be there live when the streak goes into double digits!

6) Prospects Pitcher Aubrey DeZarn (1-3 6.75 ERA) makes his return to the starting rotation tonight.  DeZarn spent two weeks on bullpen duty where he found his game!  In five relief appearances, DeZarn held his opponent scoreless in four of those games including powerhouse offences like the Regina Red Sox and the Medicine Hat Mavericks (tonight's opponent).

7) Tonight will be the last chance you have to use your Australian accent at Telus Field.  Catcher Jarryd Klemm, a native of Australia, will be returning to his Midget AAA team in Fort McMurray after tonight's game.  In nine games played, Klemm accumulated 1 Homerun and 9 RBI while sporting a .265 batting average. Good luck Jarryd!

8) When checking out the Prospects merchandise, pick up our information sheets about group outings to a Prospects Game.  Also pick up our information sheet about our special offer to all fans who celebrate a birthday in July!  Be the hero the beats summer boredom and suggests a night at Telus Field to watch Prospects baseball!!

9) Singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" only works if you are at the ballpark!!

 

Luxury Suites Available at reasonable rates!

Contact Erin erauf@mbsab.com or at 780-239-9127

Busy, busy, busy

Our Edmonton Prospects (6-16) return to action tonight in Okotoks.  The Dawgs (17-7) are tied for 1st place in our division with the Medicine Hat Mavericks (18-8).  The Mavericks will be our Prospects opponent tomorrow and Saturday at lovely Telus Field.  Then on Sunday and Monday, the Swift Current Indians (9-13) pay a vist to Telus Field.

Team leaders for your Edmonton Prospects going into tonights game in Okotoks:

Batting Average - Ethan Sterkel .452 (top in the WMBL)
Doubles - Ethan Sterkel/Chase Kuehl 4
RBI- Ethan Sterkel/Grant Glasser/Brandon Bufton 11
Stolen Base - Grant Glasser 14 (2nd in the WMBL)

Tonight's Prospects Starting Pitcher Cashtyn DeLeeuw (1-2) leads our Prospects pitching staff with 19 strikeouts.  DeLeeuw has gone 1-1 playing against Okotoks.

NUGGETS FOR FRIDAY JULY 6TH

With our first home rain-out of the season, please remember your July 3rd ticket will get you into any other home game you wish to go to this season.  The next nugget is a great reason to pick  this Friday.

Military Appreciation Night at the ballpark!

Great game, wrong result

Most Hollywood directors will not come out with a script more outrageous and more entertaining than what happened at Telus Field last night!!

Going into the bottom of the 3rd inning, our Prospects were trailing 12-0.  That is not a typo, it is actually the numeral twelve.  Fear not, our Propsects would be leading 13-12 after 4 innings. 

Going into the 9th inning with the game tied at 13, the Weyburn Beavers would score twice in the top half.  Try as they might, the second comeback of the night fell just short as our Prospects would lose the game 15-14.

SCORING SUMMARY

LF Brandon Bufton would put the Prospects on the board with a 3 run HR in the bottom of the 3rd.  Later in the same inning, C Jarryd Klemm would hit a 2 RBI double then cross the plate himself when 1B Markus Fergusson would single him home.

In the bottom of the 4th inning, with the bases loaded, RF Ethan Sterkel would clear the bases with a triple.  Two pitches later, Klemm would drive in Sterkel.  With the bases once again loaded in the fourth, 2B Cody Kielsa would earn a painful RBI getting plunked by a pitch.  CF Grant Glasser would earn two RBI with a sacrifice fly.

Glasser would hit his 1st Homerun of the season in the bottom of the ninth to close out the scoring.

NUGGETS

Our Prospects have 2 hitters on hitting streaks.  CF Grant Glasser is at 8 games while 3B Chase Kuehl is at 5 games.

LF Ethan Sterkel has now reached the WMBL minimum at-bats requirement to be included league statistics.  That mentioned, Sterkel has the 3rd highest batting average in the league at .452.

NEXT GAME

The re-match goes tonight at Telus Field at 7:05PM.

DID YOU KNOW?

There are ONLY 10 home dates (including tonight) remaining this season!

Is your birthday this month?  Would you like a free present from the Prospects?

Contact Erin erauf@mbsab.com or at 780-239-9127

Bull Rushed

Our Edmonton Prospects (6-15) would lose both ends of doubleheader yesterday in Lethbridge against the Bulls (13-10).

Our Prospects would lose the afternoon game of the doubleheader by the score of 10-3.  The Prospects would open the scoring in the game but the Bulls would put up runs in each of the first seven innings to salt this game away.

3B Chase Kuehl would collect a RBI in the 1st and 6th inning cashing in CF Grant Glasser both times.  In the 9th inning, LF Jamie Mitchell would hit his 1st homerun of the season.

Our Prospects would lose the evening game of the doubleheader by the score of 9-6.  Our Prospects would again open the scoring in the game only to see the Bulls build a 7-1 lead.  Our Prospects nearly stole this game in the 8th inning putting up 5 runs but would fall short in the comeback bid.

The combo of 3B Chase Kuehl and CF Grant Glasser would again account for the first two runs of the game for our Prospects.  RF Ethan Sterkel would send home SS Kevin Czarnecki and 3B Kuehl then 1B Jarryd Klemm would hit his 1st homerun of the season to round out our Prospects scoring.

NUGGET

CF Grant Glasser extended his hitting streak to 7 and his stolen base per game streak to 6.

HOME GAME TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

The Weyburn Beavers (8-16) pay a visit to lovely Telus Field tonight and Tuesday. 

Aubrey DeZarn (1-2 6.00 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound tonight for the 7:05 start.



DID YOU KNOW?

There are ONLY 11 home dates (including tonight) remaining this season

 for your Edmonton Prospects!

If you are interested in celebrating your birthday at a Prospects game

and/or

helping promote the Prospects within your company with a simple group night poster

Contact Erin erauf@mbsab.com or at 780-239-9127 for group rates and Luxury Box Suites rental.



Prospects Win! Happy Canada Day!

All that starts well, ends well.  After jumping out a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning of play, your Prospects (6-13) would defeat the Regina Red Sox (17-4) in 11 innings last night by the score of 5-4.

CF Grant Glasser, extending his hit streak to 5 games, would start the game off with a single then a steal of 2nd base, extending his stolen base game streak to 4!  3B Chase Keuhl would drive Glasser home to open the scoring.  RF Ethan Sterkel, who's 9 game hitting streak would come to end tonight, would reach 1st base on an error allowing 2B Cody Kielsa to score the 2nd Prospect run of the night. C Jarryd Klemm would triple to bring Sterkel home making it 3-0 for our Prospects at the end of 1 inning.

After 5 innings of keeping the third highest scoring team in the league off the scoresheet, the Red Sox finally were able to solve Prospects Starting Pitcher Craig George in the 6th inning.  The 6th inning would not only be the first time the Red Sox would score but also the first time the Red Sox had a runner advance past second base.

George would see his Prospects offence get the run back in the bottom half of the 6th when 1B Dustin Sandberg would double sending home 3B Chase Keuhl and re-storing the 3 run lead at 4-1.  George would leave in the top of the 7th but deserves a pat on the back for another strong start!

Another pat on the back goes to Prospects Pitcher Aubrey DeZarn!  Coming into the game in the bottom of the 8th, and just after the Red Sox had tied the game at 4, DeZarn would slam the door shut.  DeZarn would get the final two outs of the inning and would not allow a Red Sox runner past second base the rest of the night.  For his 3 and 2/3 innings of work, DeZarn would pick up his first victory of the season.

Despite having to face the WMBL's best starting pitcher, Daniel Jones, in an inning of relief, AND the Red Sox dominant closer in Nick Huff, our Prospects were able to send the Telus Field faithful home happy in the 11th inning.

LF Jamie Mitchell would single driving in C Jarryd Klemm to give the Prospects the 5-4 victory.  The victory celebration from Mitchell would include 2 backflips!!

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Our Prospects play a day/night doubleheader in Lethbridge (11-10) versus the Bulls.  Currently, the Bulls are the team to catch in the playoff race, so managing at least a split today is vital.

Stinson Ott (1-1 3.79 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Game 1 at 2:05PM.  Markus Fergusson (1-0 3.95 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Game 2 at 7:35PM.

Your Prospects return home on Monday July 2nd and Tuesday July 3rd to play the Weyburn Beavers (8-15).  Contact Erin erauf@mbsab.com or at 780-239-9127 for group rates and Luxury Box Suites rental.

SPECIAL CANADA DAY REMINDER

The City is allowing free public parking and admission at Telus Field!

Come watch the fireworks at the home of your Prospects!

 

Gates open at 8PM

Prospects Staff will be there promoting your team and their July 6-9 Homestand!!