Meet the River Rats

June 17,2006

JEREMY SLAYTON

SUN JOURNAL STAFF

Week 1: A Q&A with pitcher Tom Koehler

 

 

New Bern River Rats pitcher Tom Koehler delivers a pitch during the team’s season-opening loss to the Wilmington Sharks on May 31. The State University of New York at Stony Brook sophomore is currently 1-0 with a 0.50 earned run average. He is tied for third in the Coastal Plain League with 19 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched.

New Bern River Rats first baseman David Wood gets into fielding position during a game earlier this year. Wood, playing for the River Rats for the second year in a row, sports a .378 batting average, with five doubles, one homer and six RBIs. On the mound, he has a 3.72 earned run average.

Meet the River Rats

June 24,2006

JEREMY SLAYTON

SUN JOURNAL STAFF

Week 2: A Q&A with pitcher/infielder David Wood

Young baseball fans await signatures from former Major League Baseball players, including Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins, center. Joining Jenkins at the “Legends for Youth” baseball clinic on Thursday at Boykin Field are, from left to right, Bob Patterson, Brian McRae, Tommy Smith and Bill Harris.

New Bern River Rats’ Matt Sanders takes part in the team’s annual home run derby at Boykin Field. Sanders, a New Bern High School graduate, finished second to David Wood.

New Bern River Rats shortstop Gino Matias, right, turns to throw the ball after recording an out at second base during the River Rats 5-2 loss to Fayetteville Thursday night. Matias, a native of the Bronx, N.Y., is third on the team with a .270 batting average and is second with 11 runs batted in.

Meet the River Rats

July 01,2006

JEREMY SLAYTON

SUN JOURNAL STAFF

Week 3: A Q&A with infielder Gino Matias

 

 

New Bern River Rats first baseman Nick Hall fields a throw from catcher Rob Sanzillo as Gastonia’s Kyle Enders dives back safely to the bag. New Bern won the game, 3-2.

July 13,2006

RANDY JONES

SUN JOURNAL STAFF

Meet the River Rats

July 15,2006

JEREMY SLAYTON

SUN JOURNAL STAFF

Week 5: A Q&A with outfielder Nick Vera

New Bern River Rats outfielder Nick Vera (8) is the only member of the team to have played in every game this season. Vera, a rising senior at Trinity University, is hitting .302 in 34 games

New Bern River Rats first baseman Nick Hall, a rising junor at Washington State University, catches the ball while covering first base during a game earlier this year. Hall, who has a .306 batting average and had driven in 14 runs, also has seen time at catcher and designated hitter for New Bern.

August 05,2006

JEREMY SLAYTON

SUN JOURNAL STAFF