Off, Off and Off

When I asked coach Mike Florak what the schedule would be for this three-day break from games, he simply responded with "off, off and off." So the players, after a busy and congested 17 days, get three days to themselves.

A few tidbits to chew on prior to Independence Day:

• The Licking County-Southern Ohio doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday will begin at 4:00 PM. It will be a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning game. Game one will be the make-up affair from June 25, when rain ended the contest just three innings into the game.
• With their four-hit performance against the Terriers Wednesday, the Copperheads are hitting a league-worst .197 as a team. The second worst hitting team in the league (Hamilton) is hitting .228. The club is slugging just .269, and Southern Ohio has a .284 on-base percentage.
• What is keeping the Green and Gold in games is their pitching (obviously). The Copperheads are third in the league with a 3.28 ERA. Per game, Southern Ohio pitchers are striking out 7.7 batters, the best clip in the GLSCL.
• The Copperheads are planning on bringing another pitcher aboard, along with another infielder. The deadline to add players without dropping another player due to injury is July 15.
• Southern Ohio sits in 5th place through 13 games. The Copperheads are 2-5 against the four teams ahead of them and 4-2 against the five teams below them.
• The Copperheads held a free baseball clinic Thursday morning in Athens, and approximately 70 kids attended. The entire Southern Ohio coaching staff, along with about half of the roster, helped during the three-hour event. A great showing for a first-year program.
• We have been promoting it on the broadcasts, so it deserves mention here. Friday, July 10, is the first ever fireworks show in Copperheads' history. There will be a fireworks display after the 7:30 p.m. contest between the Snakes and the Anderson Servants. The organization is hoping to break the all-time attendance mark, which was set last year in the home finale against Delaware (1,109).

The blog is off until Sunday's live blog, when Brad Zahar tells you all about the Copperheads and the Scouts. Allie LaForce and I take the air at 7:15 p.m. for a rare weekend singleheader on Power 105 and copperheadbaseball.com. Until then, enjoy the 4th!

- Brian