7/7/09: Player Moves

The Harrisburg Senators announced today that RHP Zack Segovia has been promoted to AAA Syracuse and INF Matt Whitney has been activated from the disabled list. In addition, RHP Brad Meyers has joined the Senators from Potomac and RHP Matt Avery has been released.

Segovia was 1-3 with a 2.36 ERA in 24 outings with the Senators. He struck out 39 batters in 44 innings while allowing 57 hits. Avery was 1-1 with a 4.53 ERA in 47.2 innings striking out 35 and allowing 54 hits.

Meyers is in AA for the first time. He was 6-2 with a 1.43 ERA in 14 starts/15 games for Potomac. He had struck out 65 in 88.1 innings while allowing just 71 hits.

With these moves, the Sens roster is at 24 active, 3 on the DL and 2 MLB rehabs.

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3 Senators Named to 2009 EL All-Star Team

The 2009 Eastern League All-Star rosters were announced today. The following players will be representing the Harrisburg Senators.

P Jack Spradlin* Harrisburg - Spradlin has posted a 4-1 record, 3 saves and a 2.22 ERA so far this season. He has pitched particularly well over his last 10 appearaces where he is 2-0, 2 saves and a .96 ERA. His days in Harrisburg could be coming to an end if he continues to pitch like this.

P Josh Wilkie Harrisburg – Relief pitcher Josh Wilkie is a combined 5-1 with a 2.68 ERA this season for the Harrisburg Senators. Wilkie will be making his second consecutive All-Star appearance (2008 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star).

INF/OF Leonard Davis* Harrisburg – Davis is hitting .285 with 11 HR’s and 38 RBI’s in 70 games played. Davis, the Nationals 2008 Player of the Year, had a rough start to the 09 season hitting only .239 in April but has increased his productivity in May (.294) and June (.309).

*= Fan Vote

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Roster Moves: Dimitri Young, Novoa join roster; Whitney to DL

The Harrisburg Senators announced today that LHP Yunior Novoa has been activated from the disabled list while INF Matt Whitney has been placed on the disabled list. In addition to that move, INF Dimitri Young has joined the Senators continuing his MLB Rehab after appearing in three games with the GCL Nationals.

The Senators currently have two players on their roster on MLB Rehab (Matt Chico and Young).

When I talked with GM Randy Whitaker this past weekend the hope was that both players would be with the team when they return to Harrisburg this weekend (July 4-6).

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Player of the Week: Jack Spradlin

Jack Spradlin was named pitcher of the week for weekending June 28th. Spradlin appeared in 3 games last week for the Senators allowing no runs on 2 hits over 8 innings pitched. He also struck out 10.

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6/25/09 - Roster Move

The Harrisburg Senators announced this morning that RHP Carlos Martinez has been activated from the disabled list and OF Ricardo Nanita has been placed on the disabled with a sore back.

Martinez pitched in todays game (day game) at New Britain allowing 7 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings pitched.

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New Family Member

On Monday we welcomed the newest Senators fan to our family.

We picked up an 8 week old basset hound. Being a Dukes of Hazzard fan there were really only two options when naming our basset, either Rosco or Flash. After a small family vote he was named Rosco. Rosco was named after James Best character, Rosco P. Coltrane, on The Dukes of Hazzard.For those that did not watch the show, James Best had a basset hound named Flash.

Growing up I was a huge Dukes fan and always watched the show with my brothers. A few years ago my brother Shawn called me bragging that he was watching the first season on DVD. Needless to say I went out that night and bought season one too.

My collection has grown as I now own all 7 season on DVD. Even though my brother Shawn passed away last year, I still enjoy watching the DVD's with my children.

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Castro Earns EL Player of the Week Honors

From the Harrisburg Senators:
Harrisburg Senators second baseman Ofilio Castro has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week. Castro batted .786 (11 for 14) during the week ending June 14th. Castro had seven RBIs during the week and four runs scored to lead the Senators to a 4-2 record for the week with all four wins on the road. At the plate Castro hit a home run, a double and walked three times. In the five games Castro played in during the week he reached base in each game and achieved a 1.071 slugging percentage.

On Thursday afternoon Castro went 4 for 5 and led the Senators to a rain shortened win over the Binghamton Mets on the road at NYSEG Stadium. Castro led the Eastern League in batting average, hits, on base percentage and slugging percentage for the week.

So far in the month of June Castro has hit .424 in 11 games with one home run, 10 RBI and six runs scored.

Castro, a Nicaragua native, was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Montreal Expos in 2000 and has remained with the organization his entire career. Castro has played the entire 2009 season in Harrisburg after having finished the 2008 season with the club. In 2007 Castro was named the Carolina League Mid-Season All Star while with Potomac.

Ofilio Castro becomes the first Senators position player to win the Player of the Week Award in the 2009 season.

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