The Seagulls 2009 Most Valuable Player is…

OF/1B Roger Fonseca (.345 - 39 for 113 - 9 2B, 19 RBIs, 7 SBs, .406 OBP

The Seagulls 2009 Most Valuable Pitcher is…

LHP Zach Bell (4-2, 2.93 ERA, 55 1/3 IP, 46 Ks, 2 CGs, 1 Shutout)

With the name of the game being pitching, six Seagulls pitchers combined to one-hit the Glory in masterful action. After starting pitching Matt Maggiolo (Hawaii Pacific) fought through poor defense which led to two unearned run, reliever Kyle Pfieffer (San Francisco State) dominated the Glory over the next three innings. Pfeiffer used a fastball and curveball to strike out six of the nine batters he faced while recording his first win of the young season.

The Seagulls carried a no-hitter into the 8th inning before a solo home run with two-outs ended their chances of throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history.

Overall the Seagulls improve to 3-0 on the young season. Next up, the Seagulls travel to Atwater, CA to play a three game series against the Atwater Aviators. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM on Saturday, June 6th, 2009.

Game 3 Box Score (click to view)

Seagulls Notable Hitters

Zack Braband: 2-2, 2 BB, 2 RBI’s
Eric Herrera: 2-5, 1 run, 3B, 1 RBI, 2 SB
Zach Bell: 2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 SB
Ryan Peterson 1-2, 2 RBI’s

Seagulls Notable Pitchers:

Kyle Pfeiffer: 3 IP, 0 hits, 6 K’s, Win
Luke Cosmos: 1 IP, 0 hits, 2 K’s
Branden Petrangelo: 1 IP, 0 hits, 1 K
Tucker Slagle: 1 IP, 0 hits

Petrangelo paced the Seagulls on the mound, but the summer Collegiate/Semi-Pro baseball club also received solid pitching from Cory Edwards (Skyline JC) and Tucker Slagle (Dickinson State). After Irvin Huerta (City College of San Francisco) had to leave the game due to injury, Edwards entered the game with runners on the corners and one out and coaxed a 4-6-3 double play ball to get the Seagulls out of a jam. Slagle threw a scoreless frame in the third inning.

On the offensive side of the ball, the Seagulls could muster only six hits but their big blow came in the first inning when  newcomer Dustin Wold (Diablo Valley JC) lined the first pitch he saw as a Seagull down the left-field line for a home run. Later in the inning, Eric Herrera (New Mexico State) single to right field plated Peter Abrams (Stanford) to give the Seagulls a 2-0 lead.

To finish off the scoring, the Seagulls scored  solo runs in the third and fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Marc Caviglia (Hawaii-Hilo) and single by Dan Fernandez (Dickinson State).

After the Expos chipped away and cut the Seagulls lead to one run, Petrangelo took control of the game and made easy work of the Oakland ball club.

Overall the Seagulls improve to 2-0 on the young season.

Game 2 Box Score (click to view)

Seagulls Notable Hitters

Dustin Wold: 1-3, HR, 1 RBI,
Eric Herrera: 2-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 SB
Dan Fernandez: 1-2, 1 RBI
Peter Abrams: 1-2, 2 runs, 1 SB

Seagulls Notable Pitchers:

Branden Petrangelo: 2 1-3 IP, 0 hits, 2 K’s, 1 save
Tucker Slagle: 1 IP, 0 hits
Matt Maggiolo: 2 IP, 1 run, 4 hits, 1 K, 1 win

On the mound, the Seagulls (1-0) used seven pitchers in their 9-4 win over the Expos. Colin Murphy (1-0) worked two scoreless innings to start the game and picked up the win for the Seagulls.

Game 1 Box Score  (click to view)

Seagulls Notable Hitters:

LF Roger Fonseca: 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s
3B Robert Hitchens: 3-5, 2B, 1 RBI
DH Nick Baldocchi: 0-1, 3 runs, 3 BB’s
1B Marc Caviglia: 2-4, 1 run, 1 SB
C Peter Abrams: 2B, 2 RBI’s
CF Dan Fernandez: 3B, 2 RBI’s

Seagulls Notable Pitchers:

Colin Murphy: 2 IP, 1 hit, 2 K’s, 1 win
Luke Cosmos: 1 IP, 3 K’s

The 2009 fundraiser was a big success as 50 of the Seagulls biggest fans had a chance to meet the 2009 roster, buy Seagulls merchandise and enjoy some fine Italian food. Head Coach Doug Price and General Manager Marc Caviglia informed the crowd about some of the challenges of running a summer collegiate/semi-pro baseball team and gave the fans a breakdown of the 2009 schedule.

The San Francisco Seagulls Baseball Club would like to thank everyone who donated prizes and money to make this event the best yet.

Below are some photos from the 2009 Seagulls fundraiser.

Colin Murphy (UC Santa-Cruz), who is a 4th year veteran, will be getting the nod on the mound in Game 1. Murphy will be starting his second opening day in Seagulls franchise history. In 2008, Murphy led all Seagulls pitchers in Innings Pitched (56) and Strikeouts (58). He also is the Seagulls career leader in Innings Pitched, Strikeouts and Appearances.

In Game 2, Matt Maggiolo (Hawaii Pacific) will start on the mound for the Seagulls. In two seasons with the Seagulls Maggiolo holds a 5-1 record while compiling 38 Strikeouts.  All Seagulls pitchers are scheduled to pitch during the season opener.

In 2009, the Seagulls are full of quality talent from around the nation, with players coming from a variety of Division I, II, III, and NAIA teams from all over the country. The Seagulls roster includes 29 players with 14 of them being returning veterans. Also, 15 newcomers will be wearing a Seagulls uniform for the first time in their career. 

All fans looking to support the 2009 Seagulls can do so by attending opening day on Saturday, May 30th. ! There are plenty of seats still available for the home opener at BIG REC. The stadium can seat up to 500 fans, so plenty of great seats are still open and admission is free of charge.

Also, the Seagulls would like to thank all of their 2009 sponsors who significantly helped cut player expenses for the summer season. Make sure to check out the Seagulls sponsors for deals on baseball gear and other great items!!!

::click to see full image of Brian Ghilarducci::

::click to see full image of Nick Baldocchi::