| Breaking News |  | Sunday, October 5th, 2008: Bakersfield Third Baseman Will Miss 4 Weeks
The Bakersfield Bears will lose the services of third baseman Bob Petersen after he sustained a hyperextended knee while making a defensive play in today's game against the Aurora Borealis. When asked about the injury, he took a philosophical approach. "Worse things can happen in life," Petersen said. "The key now is to stay positive." His trainer said he is expected to be sidelined for the next 4 weeks.
So far this season Petersen is hitting .228 with 9 home runs.
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 | Tuesday, September 16th, 2008: Johnstone No-Hits Crystal Lake!
"This is one of the best moments of my life," Ken Johnstone said.
"You never think that's going to happen -- a no-hitter."
He made those comments after he held the Sandgnats hitless in the Bakersfield 2-0 victory at Jonas Field.
"We simply couldn't get any wood on the ball," said the Crystal Lake manager, when asked about his epic performance. "Johnstone was brilliant out there. He certainly had our number."
Johnstone was more humble about his historic feat and told SION reporters that he was "just happy to get the win for the club."
He faced only 30 batters in the no-hit gem, struck out 3 and walked 3.
So far in 28 starts this season, Johnstone has recorded 13 wins and sustained 6 losses. He has pitched 168.1 innings, yielded 156 hits, fanned 94 and has a 3.42 ERA.
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 | Monday, September 1st, 2008: SL's #1 Batter Announced
Pat Lilly of the Bakersfield Bears stood out at the plate during August. The 29-year-old right fielder manhandled Sovereign League pitchers by batting .377 and was selected the Batter of the Month.
Lilly collected 40 hits with 5 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 27 times.
Thus far in 2008 Lilly is batting .324 with 26 home runs, 104 RBIs and 104 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Bob Petersen | hyperextended knee | 2 days | Not on DL | | P Luis Moreno | ruptured ulnar collateral ligament (elbow) | 4 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 100-62, .617 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 12.0 GB | | Record at home | 53-28, .654 PCT | | Record on the road | 47-34, .580 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-3, .727 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 27-21, .563 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 15-15, .500 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 85-47, .644 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 15-8, .652 PCT | | Record in May | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in June | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record in July | 18-11, .621 PCT | | Record in August | 22-7, .759 PCT | | Record in September | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record in October | 0-1, .000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .262 - 7th in SL | | On-Base Percentage | .329 - 7th in SL | | Slugging Percentage | .427 - 3rd in SL | | On-Base + Slugging | .756 - 5th in SL | | Runs Scored | 828 - 6th in SL | | Hits | 1477 - 7th in SL | | Extra-Base Hits | 516 - 4th in SL | | Home Runs | 191 - 1st in SL | | Bases-On-Balls | 524 - 7th in SL | | Strikeouts | 1109 - 7th in SL | | Stolen Bases | 192 - 2nd in SL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.84 - 4th in SL | | Starters' ERA | 3.51 - 4th in SL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.25 - 6th in SL | | Runs allowed | 687 - 4th in SL | | Hits allowed | 1403 - 5th in SL | | Opponents AVG | .253 - 5th in SL | | BABIP | .292 - 4th in SL | | Home Runs allowed | 103 - 1st in SL | | Bases-On-Balls | 534 - 6th in SL | | Strikeouts | 989 - 9th in SL |
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