Lineups: July 1 -- Kalamazoo at Beach Bums

Did I just say that? Are we really in July already??

KALAMAZOO KINGS (24-13, 1st Place East Division)
Kyle Higgins - SS
Joe Ramos - 2B
Tim Brown - 1B
Brendan Murphy - DH
Simon Williams - RF
Amos Ramon - 3B
Josh Short - LF
Jett Ruiz - C
Brad Roblin - CF

RHP - Bernard Robert (2-1, 5.56)

BEACH BUMS (19-18, 4th Place East Division)
Corey Whiting - LF
Al Barbato - 2B
Mike Epping - CF
John Alonso - 1B
Brian Lapin - RF
Mike Victor - DH
Robby Alcombrack - C
Kyle Maunus - 3B
Andrew Stafford - SS

RHP David Dinelli (0-0, 0.00)

Familiar Face

Kalamazoo made a roster move today, adding a familar face to Beach Bums fans...Brad Roblin who spent the past two summers in Northern Michigan, was signed and will be in the starting lineup tonight for the Kings...

Changes

The Beach Bums today released Catcher Patrick Perry (Above), who is an LS-2...Perry spent last season as the starter for the Beach Bums...Also releaded was outfielder Scott Billak (LS-1) who is pictured in the home whites...Billak won Frontier League titles with Windy City in 2007 and 2008 as an everyday player...

In their place, the Beach Bums added Catcher Doug Coe, who is a Rookie-2 that has logged time with Windy City the last two seasons...Also signed was OF Stephen Douglas (LS-2) who was let go by Gateway earlier this season...

June 29: Lineups for Beach Bums at Lake Erie

Haven't done this in a while and since I am pretty much done with all my pregame prep for today I thought I'd post the starting lineups...And don't miss the Labatt Blue On Deck Show for details on everything from last night from Manager Gregg Langbehn...The final meeting of the season between the Beach Bums and the Crushers in Ohio is scheduled for a 7:05pm start though rain is threatening...

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS (20-15, 2nd Place East Division -- 3 Games Back)
Jodem Rivera - SS
Drew Saylor - 2B
Andrew Davis - 3B
Luke Hetherington - RF
Gordie Gronkowski - DH
Tim Binkoski - LF
Eddie Tisdale - 1B
Wayne Bond - CF
Nick Maragas - C

RHP Josh Faiola (1-4, 7.56)

BEACH BUMS (17-18, 4th Place East Division -- 6 Games Back)
Corey Whiting - LF
Al Barbato - 2B
Mike Epping - CF
John Alonso - 1B
Mike Victor - DH
Brian Lapin - RF
Kyle Maunus - 3B
Robby Alcombrack - C
Andrew Stafford - SS

RHP Brett Bostelman (5-0, 1.55)of

Feature Article

Make sure to pick up a copy of this week's Grand Traverse Insider for a feature on me, Mr. GQ! Lol...

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