Akron was eliminated from playoff contention as Erie defeated them 10-5
Friday night at Jerry Uht Park. It is the first time since 2004 that the
Aeros (70-69) will miss the post-season. The SeaWolves improve to
64-75.

The SeaWolves scored first in the opening inning when
Rawley Bishop hit a sacrifice fly to score Brandon Douglas. Erie
eventually made the score 2-0 as Douglas walked and then scored on a
double by Brandon Jones.

Erie broke the game open in the sixth
with a seven-run outburst to deflate the Aeros. The SeaWolves scored the
first two runs of the rally on a two-RBI single up the middle by Kyle
Peter that scored Billy Nowlin and Deik Scram. Brent Wyatt soon followed
that up with a three-run home run to make the score 7-0. Bishop hit in
the final two runs of the frame with a single to right center that
scored Douglas and Matt Mansilla.

Akron eventually got on the
board when third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall tripled to right field before
scoring on a throwing error by Douglas in the seventh to set the score
at 9-1. However, Erie would get the run back in the eighth when Douglas
scored on a Bishop ground out.

The Aeros did not go down easy as
they put together a rally in the ninth as first baseman Miguel Perez
scored on another throwing error by Douglas. Shortstop Ron Rivas
highlighted the inning with a three-run home run to right field to make
the score 10-5, but that would be the closest Akron would get.

Left-handed
starter Scott Barnes to fall to 6-11 after he gave up five runs on five
hits with eight strikeouts against four walks in 5.2 innings pitched.
Duane Below earned the win to improve to 7-12 with one run on two hits
with four strikeouts and one walk over 6.1 innings.

As a reminder
to all fans, since playoff tickets were complimentary, all playoff
tickets are now invalid and cannot be exchanged for any other games in
the future. There is also no refund for the $1 TicketReturn fee for any
playoff tickets ordered online.

Akron can still secure at least a
.500 record on the season with one win in the remaining three games. The
Aeros will attempt to do that Saturday with left-handed pitcher Eric
Berger (6-5, 4.70 ERA) battling the SeaWolves lefty Adam Wilk (2-0, 0.56
ERA). Join Joe Jastrzemski for Saturday’s internet-only broadcast
beginning at 6:50 p.m. on at http://www.akronaeros.com as football will bump
the Aeros on that day. For more information, please call the Akron Aeros
team offices at (330) 253-5151.

Game #139 · Friday, September 3, 2010 · 7:05 P.M.

Away Game #68 · Jerry Uht Park · Erie, PA

Akron Aeros (70-68) at Erie SeaWolves (63-75)

Cleveland Indians            
     Detroit Tigers

Aeros Stat of the Day:

• The Aeros lost their fourth game of
  the season Thursday when leading after seven innings, tying Altoona for second
  in that category. New Hampshire is first with only one loss.

Aerodynamics…

• The replay… The Thunder struck initially in
  the first inning as Austin Romine doubled in Daniel Brewer for a quick 1-0
  lead. Akron did not score until the fourth inning when they took advantage of a
  Trenton miscue. Right fielder John Drennen started the Aeros offense with a
  walk and advanced to second on a single by catcher Miguel Perez. With left fielder
  Lucas Montero batting, Drennen and Perez both advanced 90 feet on a wild pitch.
  A fielding error by Trenton allowed Montero to reach safely while Drennen and
  Perez scored to give Akron a 2-1 lead. Trenton regained control in the eighth
  frame as Justin Christian hit his third home run in two games to lead off the
  inning. An RBI single by Brewer gave the hosts a 3-2 lead. Connor Graham blew
  the save and took the loss to fall to 3-6. Pat Venditte earned his first win
  and only decision with Trenton.

• Repeat
  performance… The
  Aeros right-handed starter Matt Packer turned in his second-straight excellent
  performance as the reigning Akron Aeros Player of the Week allowed one run on
  five hits while striking out eight against two walks in seven innings of work.
  Packer was in line to record the win but took a no decision as Trenton came
  back to defeat the Aeros.

• Road
  Warrior… Center
  fielder Jordan Henry started off the eight-game road trip to end the season in
  a favorable way. The Houston, Texas native weathered the Trenton Thunder storm
  hitting for an average of .500 by going 8-16 at the plate with three walks, a
  double, triple, and three runs scored.

• Keep
  hitting… As the
  season draws toward a close, Akron currently remains at the top of the Eastern
  League in team batting average. The Aeros currently are hitting .274 for the
  season. The Binghamton Mets come in second in that category with a batting
  average of .269.

• Changing
  tides… Akron did
  receive some help from Harrisburg as they lost 3-2 to New Hampshire, but the Western
  Division wild card lead now belongs to Bowie after their 7-2 victory over
  Altoona. The Aeros are four games behind the Baysox with four games to play. In
  order to make the playoffs, Akron must win out with a sweep of Erie and hope
  that the Baysox also get swept by Richmond and Harrisburg loses all five games
  against Binghamton. If that were to happen, Akron would travel to Bowie for a
  play-in game against the Baysox for the wild card spot to face the Altoona
  Curve in the Western Division Championship Series.

• Sinking SeaWolves… The Aeros have more wins against the Erie SeaWolves this season
  than against any other team in the Eastern League. No other team has more wins
  against the SeaWolves this season. Akron is 13-5 against Erie in the 2010
  campaign, but only three of those wins have come at Jerry Uht Park. The
  SeaWolves defeated the Aeros at Canal Park last Sunday in a battle of today’s
  starters. It was the first win for Erie in Canal Park since May 24, 2009.

Akron’s
playoff chances took a sharp decline as Trenton took the lead in the eighth
inning to win 3-2 at Waterfront Park. The Aeros (70-68) now have an elimination
number of one while the Thunder (81-57) is up by two games on New Hampshire.

The
Thunder struck initially in the first inning as Austin Romine doubled in Daniel
Brewer for a quick 1-0 lead.

Akron
did not score until the fourth inning when they took advantage of a Trenton
miscue. Right fielder John Drennen started the Aeros offense with a walk and
advanced to second on a single by catcher Miguel Perez. With left fielder Lucas
Montero batting, Drennen and Perez both advanced 90 feet on a wild pitch. A
fielding error by Trenton allowed Montero to reach safely while Drennen and
Perez scored to give Akron a 2-1 lead.

Trenton
regained control in the eighth frame as Justin Christian hit his third home run
in two games to lead off the inning. An RBI single by Brewer gave the hosts a
3-2 lead.

The
Aeros right-handed starter Matt Packer turned in his second-straight excellent
performance as the reigning Akron Aeros Player of the Week allowed one run on
five hits while striking out eight against two walks in seven innings of work.
However, he would take the no decision as reliever Connor Graham blew the save
and took the loss to fall to 3-6. Pat Venditte earned his first win and only
decision with Trenton.

Akron
did receive some help from Harrisburg as they lost 3-2 to New Hampshire, but
the Western Division wild card lead now belongs to Bowie after their 7-2 victory
over Altoona. The Aeros are four games behind the Baysox with four games to
play. Elimination from the postseason could happen as early as Friday if the
Aeros lose or Bowie wins.

The
Aeros now travel to Erie to finish the regular season. Left-handed starter
Scott Barnes (6-10, 5.10 ERA) will head to the hill to battle fellow southpaw
Duane Below (6-12, 5.11 ERA) on Friday, with a first pitch time of 7:05 p.m.. Join Ken Carman for Friday’s internet-only broadcast
beginning at 6:50 p.m. on at www.akronaeros.com as football will bump
the Aeros on Friday and Saturday. For more information, please call the Akron
Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.

Game #138 · Thursday, September 2, 2010 · 7:05 P.M.

Away Game #67 · Waterfront Park· Trenton, NJ

Akron Aeros (70-67) at Trenton Thunder (80-57)

Cleveland Indians            
     New York Yankees

Aeros Stat of the Day:

• With one more win, the Aeros will
  secure a sixth-straight season of having a winning percentage of .500. Akron
  has not had a losing record since 2004 when they finished 63-78.

Aerodynamics…

• The replay… Akron struck first in their
  opening at-bat for the third-straight game. Center fielder Jordan Henry led off
  with a single through the hole at shortstop. Henry eventually stole second,
  advanced to second on a ground out, and scored on a single up the middle by
  third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall. Trenton answered as Justin Christian led off
  with a home run to left field. The Thunder would take a 2-1 lead in the second
  inning when Marcos Vechionacci scored on a fielding error by first baseman
  Miguel Perez. Their lead would increase to 3-1 after Christian hit his second
  homer of the game in the fifth inning. The Aeros attempted to come back in the
  sixth as designated hitter Beau Mills singled to right-center field to score
  Chisenhall. Akron could not get any closer as they left two on base to end the
  frame. The Thunder added an insurance run in the eighth as Daniel Brewer
  singled in Christian for the final 4-2 count.

• Battery
  and Bryson… Right-handed
  starter Rob Bryson (1-1) took the loss despite allowing only two runs (one
  earned) on one hit with two strikeouts. It was the Newark, Del. native’s second
  start this year with the Aeros and longest outing this season. Andrew Brackman
  (4-7) earned the win after he allowed two runs on five hits in six innings of
  work.

• Back
  and forth… Akron
  is once again 3.5 games back of the Senators for the wild card and has an
  elimination number of three with five games remaining in the regular season.
  Bowie was also a winner Wednesday and is three games ahead of the Aeros. If
  Akron loses three games, the wild card leader wins three games, or any mixture
  of Akron losing and the wild card leader winning equal to three, the Aeros will
  be eliminated.

• Half-time… The half game of the 3.5 games separating the Aeros and Harrisburg
  will be made up on Friday when the Senators play a doubleheader against the
  Binghamton Mets. The first game will be a continuation of a suspended game from
  August 12.

• Consolation
  prize… Despite
  being able to tie, at best, this current series with Trenton, the Aeros have
  won the season series over the Thunder with their win on Tuesday night.

• King
  of the hill… Left-handed pitcher Matt Packer won this
  week’s Akron Aeros Player of the Week award after he earned his first win with
  the Aeros in Saturday’s 9-0 triumph over Erie. The Germantown, Tenn. native
  celebrated his 23^rd birthday in a big way as he gave up no runs on
  six hits and struck out eight batters over six innings of work. It was the most
  strikeouts Packer has had in an appearance since sitting down nine batters on
  July 6 in a game against the Lansing Lugnuts as a member of the Lake County
  Captains. This week, the separate Eastern League Player-Pitcher of the Week
  Awards went to Portland’s Ryan Lavarnway and Reading’s Michael Cisco,
  respectively.

The Aeros handed away the game they earned Tuesday in the wild card standings
as they lost to Trenton 4-2 Wednesday at Waterfront Park. The loss brings Akron
(70-67) closer to elimination as Harrisburg defeated New Hampshire. The two
separate decisions put the Thunder (80-57) a step closer to clinching the
Eastern Division regular season title.

Akron
struck first in their opening at-bat for the third-straight game. Center
fielder Jordan Henry led off with a single through the hole at shortstop. Henry
eventually stole second, advanced to second on a ground out, and scored on a
single up the middle by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall.

Trenton
answered as Justin Christian led off with a home run to left field. The Thunder
would take a 2-1 lead in the second inning when Marcos Vechionacci scored on a
fielding error by first baseman Miguel Perez. Their lead would increase to 3-1
after Christian hit his second homer of the game in the fifth inning.

The
Aeros attempted to come back in the sixth as designated hitter Beau Mills
singled to right-center field to score Chisenhall. Akron could not get any
closer as they left two on base to end the frame.

The
Thunder added an insurance run in the eighth as Daniel Brewer singled in
Christian for the final 4-2 count.

Right-handed
starter Rob Bryson (1-1) took the loss despite allowing only two runs (one
earned) on one hit with two strikeouts. Andrew Brackman (4-7) earned the win
after he allowed two runs on five hits in six innings of work.

Akron
is once again 3.5 games back of the Senators for the wild card and has an
elimination number of three with five games remaining in the regular season.
Bowie was also a winner Wednesday and is three games ahead of the Aeros.

Akron
southpaw Matt Packer (1-2, 3.60 ERA) will take the hill against Trenton’s Manny
Banuelos (0-1, 9.53 ERA) in hopes of keeping the playoff hopes alive. Join Ken Carman for Thursday’s radio broadcast beginning at
6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com. For more information,
please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.

Game #137 · Wednesday, September 1, 2010 · 7:05 P.M.

Away Game #66 · Waterfront Park· Trenton, NJ

Akron Aeros (70-66) vs. Trenton Thunder (79-57)

Cleveland
Indians                   New
York Yankees

Aeros Stat of the Day:

• Seven Aeros batters had multiple
  hit games in Tuesday night’s win over Trenton. The combined total of multi-hit
  games those seven players have for the year is 152.

Aerodynamics…

• Light of Day… The Aeros were triumphant over
  Trenton 10-4 as Akron scored in each of its first five innings. Akron started hot as second baseman Jason Kipnis sparked
  the first inning with a triple to right field. After a walk by third baseman
  Lonnie Chisenhall, designated hitter Jerad Head hit an RBI single to score
  Kipnis. First baseman Beau Mills then highlighted the inning with a three-run
  home run to right field. Trenton cut the Aeros lead to 4-2 after a pair of RBI
  singles in the bottom of the first. The Aeros added to their advantage in the
  next two frames. A Kipnis double allowed right fielder Lucas Montero to score from
  second in the second and Mills scored on a sacrifice bunt by catcher Juan
  Apodaca in the third. However, the Thunder responded once again on another pair
  of RBI singles by Daniel Brewer and Romine to make the score 6-4. It was the
  closest Trenton would get as Akron broke the game open in the following couple
  of innings. Head hit an RBI-double to score center fielder Jordan Henry and
  Chisenhall in the fourth and Montero followed with a two-RBI single through the
  hole at second base to plate shortstop Cristo Arnal and Apodaca in the fifth
  for a 10-4 Aeros lead. Both teams remained scoreless from there on out.

• Wright
  stuff… Right-handed reliever Steven Wright earned the win improved to
  2-1. The Torrance, Calif. native gave up four hits and struck out three during
  his time in the middle three innings. Cory Arbiso took the loss to fall to 5-4
  after giving up 10 runs (nine earned) on 13 hits with three walks and three
  strikeouts in four innings of work.

• Heading
  Home… Head had three
  RBI on the night to give him 12 in the last seven games. The Topeka, Kan. native currently has an eight game hitting streak and
  has gone 12-34 for a .353 batting average during that span.

• Chisenhall-of-fame…
  Chisenhall has
  recorded a hit in 17 of his past 19 games. During that stretch, the Newport,
  N.C. native is 25-66 for a .379 average. Chisenhall has also reached first base
  safely in 20 out of his past 21 games.

• Back
  and forth… With the win, Akron gains a game in the Western Division wild card
  chase as Harrisburg fell 1-0 to New Hampshire in extra innings and Altoona
  defeated Bowie 9-1. The Aeros are now 2.5 back of the second-place Senators and
  two games behind the Baysox with six crucial games remaining in the regular
  season. With the Curve’s win, Altoona clinched the Western Division regular
  season title and will be have home field advantage against the wild card
  winner.

• 700
  Club… The Aeros
  congratulate former skipper Brad Komminsk on his 700^th victory as
  manager. Komminsk recorded the milestone win during Bowie’s 2-0 win over
  Altoona on Monday. Komminsk was in Akron from 2002 to 2003 and won 244 games
  and led the Aeros to the Eastern League championship in 2003, the first in
  franchise history.

The Aeros were triumphant over Trenton 10-4 as Akron scored in each of its first five innings and had seven batters with multiple hits Tuesday night at Waterfront Park. Akron improves to 70-66 and gains a game in the wild card race while the Thunder falls to 79-57.

Akron started hot as second baseman Jason Kipnis sparked the first inning with a triple to right field. After a walk by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall, designated hitter Jerad Head hit an RBI single to score Kipnis. First baseman Beau Mills then highlighted the inning with a three-run home run to right field. Trenton cut the Aeros lead to 4-2 after a pair of RBI singles by Austin Romine and Marcos Vechionacci in the bottom of the first.

The Aeros added to their advantage in the next two frames. A Kipnis double allowed right fielder Lucas Montero to score from second in the second and Mills scored on a sacrifice bunt by catcher Juan Apodaca in the third. However, the Thunder responded once again on another pair of RBI singles by Daniel Brewer and Romine to make the score 6-4.

It was the closest Trenton would get as Akron broke the game open in the following couple of innings. Head hit an RBI-double to score center fielder Jordan Henry and Chisenhall in the fourth and Montero followed with a two-RBI single through the hole at second base to plate shortstop Cristo Arnal and Apodaca in the fifth for a 10-4 Aeros lead.

Both teams remained scoreless from there on out. Right-handed reliever Steven Wright earned the win improved to 2-1. The Torrance, Calif. native gave up four hits and struck out three during his time in the middle three innings. Cory Arbiso took the loss to fall to 5-4 after giving up 10 runs (nine earned) on 13 hits with three walks and three strikeouts in four innings of work.

With the win, Akron gains a game in the Western Division wild card chase as Harrisburg fell 1-0 to New Hampshire in extra innings and Altoona defeated Bowie 9-1. The Aeros are now 2.5 back of the second-place Senators and two games behind the Baysox with six pivotal games remaining in the regular season.

The Aeros will attempt to gain another game on their wild card rivals Wednesday against Trenton’s Andrew Brackman (3-7, 3.23 ERA). Because of right-handed starter Corey Kluber’s promotion to Class AAA Columbus, a starter for Wednesday has yet to be determined. Join Ken Carman for Monday’s radio broadcast beginning at 6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com For more information, please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.

Game #136 · Tuesday, August 31, 2010 · 7:05 P.M.

Away Game #65 · Waterfront Park· Trenton, NJ

Akron Aeros (69-66) vs. Trenton Thunder (79-56)

Cleveland Indians            
  New York Yankees

Aeros Stat of the Day:

• Three Aeros’ batters lead the
  Eastern League in RBI in the past seven days. Jerad Head leads the pack with
  nine. Lonnie Chisenhall is tied for second with eight and John Drennen has
  seven.

Aerodynamics…

• More is less… Extra innings continued to be a
  bad omen for the Aeros as they fell to Trenton 4-3 in 10 innings Monday. Both
  teams scored in the first inning as Akron took the early lead on an RBI single
  by designated hitter Jerad Head that scored shortstop Cristo Arnal from second.
  Trenton responded with a leadoff home run by Justin Christian to tie the game.
  Lance Berkman, on rehab appearance with the Thunder, provided Trenton with a
  2-1 lead when he scored on a groundout. Trenton increased their lead when Rene
  Rivera hit a solo home run to make it 3-1. The Aeros come back started in the
  eighth when center fielder Jordan Henry tripled to right field and scored on a
  ground out by Arnal. First baseman Beau Mills led off the ninth, also with an
  extra base hit, as he doubled to center field. He would come home on an RBI single
  by catcher Juan Apodaca to send the game into extra frames. The Thunder made
  short work of the situation from there as Daniel Brewer led off with a single,
  moved to second on sacrifice bunt, and home for the game winning run on
  consecutive singles. Right-handed reliever Omar Aguilar took the loss to fall
  to 2-6 as he gave up the three hits and one run in the 10^th. Ryan
  Pope rebounded from blowing the save and earned the win and improved to 4-6.

• Extra
  inning woes… The
  Aeros are 1-9 in extra inning games this year, putting them at the bottom of
  the Eastern League.

• 
  Hammering
  Henry… Center
  fielder Jordan Henry was a home run short of the cycle Monday as he hit a
  single, double and triple in his five plate appearances. It was the Houston
  native’s fifth three-hit game with the Aeros and 23^rd multi-hit game
  of the season.

• Beau
  knows… First
  baseman Beau Mills is currently tied with New Hampshire’s Adeiny Hechavarria
  for the third-best batting average in the past week. The Visalia, Calif. native
  is hitting .417 (10-24) over that stretch with three doubles, three RBI, and
  four runs scored. Mills is also fifth in the Eastern league with an on-base
  percentage of .517 in the past week.

• Hit
  me again… and again… Outfielder
  John Drennen has had multiple base hits in five out of his past six games. The
  San Diego, Calif. native has been on a tear in August with 12 multiple hit
  games.

• Playoff
  update… The
  Aeros remain 3.5 games behind Harrisburg as the Senators lost to New Hampshire
  8-7. Bowie improved its post season chances with a 2-0 win against Altoona. The
  Baysox are now three games in front of Akron. The Aeros now have an elimination
  number of five with seven games remaining in the season.

• Player
  of the week… Left-handed pitcher Matt Packer is the
  winner of this week’s Akron Aeros Player of the Week award. Packer (1-2, 3.60
  ERA) earned his first win with the Aeros in Saturday’s 9-0 triumph over the
  Erie SeaWolves. The Germantown, Tenn. native celebrated his 23^rd
  birthday in a big way as he gave up no runs on six hits and struck out eight
  batters over six innings of work. He is scheduled to start in the last game of
  the current series against Trenton.

Extra
innings continued to be a bad omen for the Aeros as they fell to Trenton 4-3 in
10 innings Monday at Waterfront Park. The loss puts Akron (69-66) closer to
elimination from the post-season while the Thunder (79-56) stays ahead of New
Hampshire for first place in the Eastern Division.

Both
teams scored in the first inning as Akron took the early lead on an RBI single
by designated hitter Jerad Head that scored shortstop Cristo Arnal from second.
Trenton responded with a leadoff home run by Justin Christian to tie the game.
Lance Berkman, on rehab appearance with the Thunder, provided Trenton with a
2-1 lead when he scored on a Marcos Vechionacci groundout.

Trenton
increased their lead when Rene Rivera hit a solo home run to center field in
the sixth frame to make it 3-1.

The
Aeros comeback started in the eighth when center fielder Jordan Henry tripled
to right field and scored on a ground out by Arnal. First baseman Beau Mills
led off the ninth, also with an extra base hit, as he doubled to center field.
He would come home on an RBI single by catcher Juan Apodaca to send the game
into extra frames.

Akron
had a chance to take the lead in the top of the 10^th when Arnal
reached third after a single and a pair of wild pitches, but the next two batters
lined out and struck out to end the threat. The Thunder made short work of the
situation from there as Daniel Brewer led off with a single, moved to second on
sacrifice bunt, and home for the game winning run on consecutive singles.

Right-handed
reliever Omar Aguilar took the loss to fall to 2-6 as he gave up the three hits
and one run in the 10^th. Ryan Pope rebounded from blowing the save
and earned the win to improve to 4-6.

The
Aeros remain 3.5 games behind Harrisburg as the Senators lost to New Hampshire
8-7. Bowie improved its post-season chances with a 2-0 win against Altoona. The
Baysox are now three games in front of Akron. The Aeros now have an elimination
number of five.

Akron
will face Trenton in the second of four games Tuesday as they send Alex White
(8-7, 2.28 ERA) to the hill against the Thunder’s Cory Arbiso (5-3, 3.51 ERA). Join Ken Carman for Monday’s radio broadcast beginning at
6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com For more information,
please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.

Left-handed
pitcher Matt Packer is the winner of this week’s Akron Aeros Player of the Week
award, the team announced today. Packer (1-2, 3.60 ERA) earned his first win
with the Aeros in Saturday’s 9-0 triumph over the Erie SeaWolves. The
Germantown, Tenn. native celebrated his 23^rd birthday in a big way
as he gave up no runs on six hits and struck out eight batters over six innings
of work.

Packer
was promoted from Class A Lake County on August 3 where he finished 8-5 with
one save and a league-leading 1.60 ERA in 95.2 innings pitched. In five games
and four starts with the Aeros, he has allowed 13 runs (12 earned) on 30 hits
with 23 strikeouts against seven walks in 30 innings pitched.

The Akron
Aeros will award their Player of the Week honor to an individual player every
Monday for the rest of the season. In the case of a Monday closure of the team
offices, the Aeros will announce the award Tuesday. Akron outfielder Jerad Head
won the award last week. This week, the separate Eastern League Player-Pitcher
of the Week Awards went to Portland’s Ryan Lavarnway and Reading’s Michael
Cisco, respectively.