Monday's game between the Sarasota Red and the Fort Myers Miracle at Ed Smith Stadium was canceled as weather conditions deteriorated in the area due to Tropical Storm Fay.
Fay is expected make landfall in the Fort Myers area on Tuesday around 8:00 AM. She is expected to be packing winds of up to 95 miles per hour, at Category One Hurricane.
As this was the last game between the two teams scheduled for the 2008 season, it will not be made up. The Reds win the 19-game season series, 11 games to 8.
The Florida State League takes a scheduled day off on Tuesday, the Miracle return on action on Wednesday against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. First pitch is due for 7:00 PM.
This is the final road trip of the 2008 season. Fort Myers returns home on Tuesday, August 26th for their final regular season home stand.
Tickets for the playoffs are now on sale. All prices remain the same as for regular season seating. Season Ticket holder have until September 2nd to reserve their same location seat for the playoff series. Contact Justin Stecz at (239) 768-4210 to reserve your seat for the first round of the Florida State League playoffs today!
From MiLB.com:
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The Miracle had a bad week, winning just three of seven games. Worse, that rough stretch has all but eliminated Fort Myers from the FSL West second-half race. Winners of the first half, the Miracle are 12 games behind division leader Dunedin with 14 games remaining.
WHO'S HOT, WHO'S NOT: FSL pitchers are having a tough time keeping LF Juan Portes off base lately. The native of Boston has 12 hits in his last 33 at-bats for a .364 average. ... 1B Johnny Woodard is having a rough last few weeks of the season. Woodward has just three hits in his last 26 plate appearances for a .115 average.
PLAYER TO WATCH: RP Matthew Williams has been solid coming out of the Miracle bullpen. The Australian native has been tagged for just two runs over his last 22 2/3 innings, fanning 18 in those 10 appearances.
PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: SP Spencer Steedley was solid in a 6-1 home win over Lakeland on Aug. 16. The Charlotte, N.C., native recorded his first FSL win by giving up just two hits through six innings while striking out six.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "We have a development program in Australia," 1B Danny Berg told the Fort Myers News-Press on how the Australian native got hooked on America's pastime. "It's called the Victorian Institute of Sports. They create opportunities for us. Usually, it's at junior colleges. It's tough to get a full scholarship from the other side of the world."
