Game #21 Preview (again) — Dash at Salem

Game #21 — Road Game #10
Winston-Salem Dash (6–14) at Salem Red Sox (13–8)
Saturday, April 26–6:05 p.m.
LewisGale Field (Salem, Va.)

GAME BACKGROUND:

The Dash head to Salem for the second time this season after their series finale against Potomac was postponed due to rain. It was Winston-Salem’s second washout of 2014, and the game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on June 13.

Adam Heisler has thrived against Salem pitching thus far this season (Jody Stewart/W-S Dash).

STARTING LINEUP:

Tim Anderson — SS
Adam Heisler — DH
Courtney Hawkins — LF
Keon Barnum — 1B
Jason Coats — RF
Michael Marjama — C
Nick Basto — 3B
Michael Johnson — 2B
Jacob May — CF
Mike Recchia — RHP

DASH DOTS:

• Winston-Salem had six scheduled games postponed in 2013. Since becoming the Dash in 2009, there have been 42 scheduled games that were adversely affected by weather.
• The Dash lead the Carolina League in errors, and they are tied for the third-most in Minor League Baseball with 37. Two Midwest League teams: the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low-A, San Diego) and the Lake County Captains (Low-A, Cleveland) have each committed 38 defensive miscues this season, while the Lake Elsinore Storm (High-A, San Diego) of the California League have made 37 blunders.
• Winston-Salem has lost five of seven meetings with the Salem Red Sox this season, having been outscored 48–36. The two teams play a four-game series at LewisGale Field, tonight through Tuesday.
• In five games against Salem this season, outfielder Adam Heisler is batting .647 (11-for-17) with two doubles, two triples, two RBIs and three runs scored. Overall, Heisler is hitting .317 with one home run and three RBIs.
• More than half of outfielder Courtney Hawkins’ five home runs and 20 RBIs this season have come against Salem. The 20-year-old has hit three balls out of the park against the Red Sox, amassing 12 RBIs in seven games.
• Probable starting pitcher Mike Recchia will look to continue his momentum from consecutive strong outings. In his most recent appearance last Saturday against Salem at BB&T Ballpark, the former Yankees farmhand allowed just one run in seven innings and set a new career-high in strikeouts with nine but ended up with a tough-luck loss in a 2–0 defeat. Recchia is currently 1–2 with a 4.11 earned run average this season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

Tonight’s game is available live on wsdash.com/broadcast. The Pregame Dash begins at 5:50 p.m., with the first pitch scheduled for 6:05.

- Dave