News and Notes...Additions and Subtractions

The Copperheads are 1-1 after their first two games, and the loser of both games (Southern Ohio yesterday and Stark County today) combined for 11 errors. The teams are sloppy, that's for sure.

Here are some news and notes:

• I received a text from Gauntlett Eldemire during the broadcast today, and he told me that he has a stress fracture in his left shin. The initial report from a doctor in Cary, N.C., says that he will be out six to eight weeks, so you can say good-bye to Eldemire in a Copperheads' uniform in 2009. That's a real shame.
• A positive note, Jake Goebbert, the 2008 Copperheads' leading hitter, officially signed with the Houston Astros organization according to assistant coach Chris Moore. 
• Two more players will be added to the Copperheads in the coming days. Sam Mahoney, a future member of the Ohio Bobcats and a former member of Northwest Florida State, will join the team tomorrow. He is a catcher and an outfielder, and he will play the latter of the two for Southern Ohio. Anthony Sambula, a pitcher from Cleveland State, will join the team over the weekend.
• Interviews with coach Mike Florak and pitchers David Starn and Rob Moffat are now on our podcasting website (copperheads.mypodcast.com). Coming tomorrow will be the rewinds from Wednesday's 9-4 loss to Licking County and Thursday's 7-1 win over Stark County.
• If you are looking to tune into tomorrow broadcast and the link on copperheadbaseball.com is not working, go to wxtq.com and there should be a link on the homepage. We were able to create one during the game Wednesday, so we should be good to go for Friday.

Back on the air Friday at 7:15 for a 7:30 first pitch. Tony, Allie and I will be ready to bring you the Copperheads and the Xenia Scouts. We will talk to you then.

- Brian