Needing to get a strong run together in hopes of making the playoffs in their 1st year, the Skeeters sent pitching ace Jason Lane to the mound to face off against Bob Zimmermann for the Long Island Ducks.
Look to the left of these posts, under the "Roger Clemens" heading, and click the "The Rocket vs. LI Ducks" link. Sit back and enjoy the game!!!!!!!
Clemens gets first win, Clemens gets first hit
I know, confusing right? Pitchers don't bat in this league! But, unless you have not been watching much sports news over the last few days, you know that there are now 2 Clemens playing for the Skeeters. The obvious is Roger Clemens making is 2nd start for Sugar Land. The newest Clemens would be his oldest son, Koby Clemens who signed with the team for the remainder of the season. The history of the evening came when Roger threw his first pitch of the night with his son Koby catching. That single pitch became the first time in professional baseball to have a father pitch to his catching son.
Looking to get 1 game back from York, the Skeeters sent Kelvin Villa to the mound to face off against Cory Thurman. With both teams chasing Lancaster for the 2nd half playoff spot, neither team was going to just give up.
After 2 dominating performances by the Skeeters over the Revolution, they took the field against the Revs looking to continue their 3-game win streak. Michael Nix got the call for Sugar Land while Wade Korpi to the mound for York. The Revolution announced that manager Andy "Etch" Etchebarren would retire after the season was complete and current pitching coach Mark Mason would become the new manager.
After the media frenzy that was Roger Clemens' side-session, the Skeeters took the field against the Revolution in hopes of getting another win. Scott Kazmir got the call for Sugar Land and looked to continue where he last left off in his last start. He faced off against Ryan Feierabend for the York Revolution.
The night started with an hour "rain delay" in York, PA even though no rain actually fell from the sky. In hopes of staying in contention for the 2nd half playoff spot, Tim Redding took the mound for Sugar Land and faced off against Chris Cody for the Revolution.
Clemens to throw public bullpen session while in York
According to recent news from the York Revolution, Sugar Land Skeeter Roger Clemens will take the mound at Sovereign Bank Stadium on Tuesday, September 4th, in what is being called a side-session. The side-session is scheduled for 4pm Central time and will be open to the public. For more info on the event, click the link below to read the press release from the York Revolution website.
Coming off a 4-2 series win over the Bluefish, the Skeeters looked to continue winning in the 3-game series against Camden. First on the mound for the Skeeters was Michael Nix, facing off against Mike McGuire for the Riversharks.
Looking to win their first series of the second half, the Skeeters sent Scott Kazmir to the mound to face off against Gilbert De La Vara for the Bluefish.
With just 25 games left in the season, and the series tied at 2-2, the Skeeters needed to get a win. Tim Redding got the ball for the Skeeters while Paul Osegura took the mound for the Bluefish.
After a 1-run game Saturday night in which the Skeeters won, runs again were hard to come by for both teams. Kelvin Villa took the bump for Sugar Land while Dan Serafini got the call for Bridgeport.
For those of you that did not get to see Roger Clemens' pitching Saturday night, here is a link to the entire replay off of ESPN3.com's website. Simply click the link, sit back, and watch!
With a capacity crowd, 7724 officially, Roger Clemens took the mound for the Sugar Land Skeeters to face off against another former major-leaguer, Brad Thompson.
After a 4-4 road trip, Sugar Land looked to right the ship by coming home to face the Bridgeport Bluefish for a 6-game series. Scott Kazmir, pitcher for the Skeeters, hoped to get his first win of the season facing off against Gilbert De La Vara for the Bluefish.
While the Skeeters where able to compile 11 hits in game 3, there were only able to put up 2 runs while leaving 9 runners on base to drop game 3 with a 7-2 score.