Around the EL 4/8/09

Scores and highlights from opening night around the Eastern League.

Erie defeated Altoona 8-7 (Box Score)
Erie was lead by 1B Ryan Strieby who was 2/4 with 2 HR’s, 4 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.

B-Mets beat Trenton 5-3 (Box Score)

Akron scored 9 runs early to hand Bowie a 9-5 loss (Box Score)

The Aeros were lead by catching prospect, Carlos Santana who was 2/4 with a homerun, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI’s.

New Hampshire defeated New Britain 7-4 (Box Score)

Fisher Cats second baseman, Brad Emaus was 3/4 with 3 doubles, 4 RBI’s and a run scored.

I am going to start the season by doing a daily post of scores and highlights from around the EL. Not sure how long it will last though.