| Breaking News |  | Sunday, June 24th, 2018: Finland's Ferrara Goes Ballistic with 5 Hits
Raimundo Ferrara was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Flying Squirrels to a 15-4 victory over the Deep Creek Fightin' Loons.
After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.
In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the Finland first baseman said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."
Nobody was at home today as Ferrara finished the day with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book.
R. Ferrara singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th and hit a three-run home run off J. Unknown in the 6th.
This season Ferrara has hit 6 home runs and posted a .293 batting average.
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 | Monday, June 4th, 2018: Sarachaga Pitches Wadsworth to Shutout Win
Edson Sarachaga of the Wadsworth Bluetips shut out the Deep Creek Fightin' Loons 1-0, stopped them on 5 hits and had 6 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.
After the game his manager said, "He just came out and was on the attack from the first pitch he threw. When Edson stays ahead in the count, he does well. That's the key."
In 13 starts this season Sarachaga has recorded a 5-5 record and a 5.14 ERA.
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 | Wednesday, May 30th, 2018: Ocean City Blanks Deep Creek Behind Torres
Ocean City rode the magical arm of Basilio Torres in a 1-0 shutout win over Deep Creek. He shackled them on 2 hits and fanned 2. Almost to a man, the Deep Creek Fightin' Loons said he had them guessing wrong all game long.
Currently Torres has a record of 12-1 with 81 strikeouts and 28 walks in 123.1 innings and a 1.97 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 53-67, .442 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 16.0 GB | | Record at home | 22-38, .367 PCT | | Record on the road | 31-29, .517 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-5, .444 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 23-15, .605 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 11-22, .333 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 42-45, .483 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Record in May | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in June | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record in July | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in August | 2-7, .222 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .235 - 12th in SL2 | | On-Base Percentage | .311 - 12th in SL2 | | Slugging Percentage | .353 - 12th in SL2 | | On-Base + Slugging | .664 - 12th in SL2 | | Runs Scored | 479 - 11th in SL2 | | Hits | 943 - 12th in SL2 | | Extra-Base Hits | 288 - 11th in SL2 | | Home Runs | 76 - 10th in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 446 - 7th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 607 - 6th in SL2 | | Stolen Bases | 72 - 5th in SL2 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.32 - 5th in SL2 | | Starters' ERA | 4.31 - 6th in SL2 | | Bullpen ERA | 4.32 - 5th in SL2 | | Runs allowed | 586 - 5th in SL2 | | Hits allowed | 1181 - 10th in SL2 | | Opponents AVG | .281 - 10th in SL2 | | BABIP | .311 - 10th in SL2 | | Home Runs allowed | 86 - 3rd in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 448 - 7th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 592 - 9th in SL2 |
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