Date: July 5, 2011
Game time: 6:45 pm
Location: Lemon Park, Fullerton, California
Weather: Clear and dry; game time temperature 76 degrees
Home Team: Monkeys
The Monkeys and the Brown Bombers appear on paper to be two closely matched teams. The Brown Bombers are relative newcomers to the Tuesday league, having played just one season there after moving from Wednesday night play seeking an appropriate level of competition. The Bombers had won the Wednesday lower league championship in Fall, 2010 before moving up to Wednesday middle division play in Winter, 2011. Having struggled there, the Bombers moved to the Tuesday lower league in the Spring, where they finished fourth. The Bombers won their first game of the Summer season over the Night Stockers 14-8.
The Monkeys finished in third place in Spring, 2011 and are looking to improve from there in the Summer league. They scored a resounding victory over the Shaggers in their season opener after a disappointing playoff run in the Spring. The Monkeys have qualified for post-season play in most of the recent seasons and finished one game shy of the middle-division championship as recently as Fall, 2010. The Monkeys expect to have Michael Gonzales and John Maresca back in the lineup, and have returned Keith Miller to reserve status.
The Monkeys and the Brown Bombers split their division series 1-1 last season.
Pitching Probables:
Monkeys- Frank Flores (1-0)
Brown Bombers- Luis Avila (1-0)
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