| Breaking News |  | Monday, August 6th, 2029: Folse Twirls Avalanche to Shutout Win
Red Folse of the Salem Avalanche was masterful today, pitching a 4-hit 7-0 shutout against the Brevard County Manatees and giving his bullpen a rest by going the distance.
According to his manager, "He had command of every ball and every pitch... great location, too." Folse had 5 strikeouts and issued 1 walk in an impressive outing.
This year Folse has posted a 13-7 mark in 24 starts and has a 3.24 ERA.
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| Wednesday, August 1st, 2029: Williams Belts Bunch of Base Hits
"Ever since I picked up my first bat my coaches were always saying to keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing... just make contact and ya never know what'll happen," Salem's Ben Williams told reporters after the game. "That's all I did today. I made contact and it turned out well."
It definitely turn out well for Williams today as he collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats against Modesto. It turned out well for his team, too, as the Avalanche knocked off the Nuts 6-3 at Metros Ballpark.
B. Williams doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off J. Unknown in the 8th.
Williams has a .290 average and a .337 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 93 hits, 6 home runs and driven in 45 runs.
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| Monday, June 18th, 2029: NL Player of the Week Named
This week's Player of the Week was Jeff Garner of the Salem Avalanche.
He bombarded National League pitching for 9 hits in 23 at-bats, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs while hitting .391 and scoring 6 runs.
So far this season Garner is hitting .258 with 3 home runs, 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored. He has 67 hits in 260 at-bats and a .344 OBP.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 67-53, .558 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 13.0 GB | | Record at home | 34-26, .567 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-27, .550 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-7, .364 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 16-17, .485 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 16-8, .667 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 51-45, .531 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 9-19, .321 PCT | | Record in May | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in June | 20-5, .800 PCT | | Record in July | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in August | 6-3, .667 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .251 - 5th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .333 - 2nd in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .363 - 2nd in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .696 - 2nd in NL | | Runs Scored | 542 - 3rd in NL | | Hits | 1033 - 5th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 328 - 2nd in NL | | Home Runs | 59 - 7th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 448 - 2nd in NL | | Strikeouts | 722 - 9th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 79 - 7th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.47 - 5th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 3.38 - 4th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.41 - 8th in NL | | Runs allowed | 462 - 4th in NL | | Hits allowed | 966 - 4th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .237 - 4th in NL | | BABIP | .267 - 1st in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 80 - 12th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 362 - 3rd in NL | | Strikeouts | 665 - 8th in NL |
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