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Ferrand Tosses 4-0 Shutout
Friday, May 6th , 2005
The strong arm of Dario Ferrand dealt a lot of misery to the Lookouts. He tossed a complete-game shutout to spark the Shreveport Swamp Dragons to a 4-0 win. In today's contest at Fair Grounds Field, Ferrand limited Chattanooga to 2 hits and had 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.

To date this season, Ferrand has compiled a 3-2 record with a 2.68 ERA in 5 starts.
Johnson Pitches Wranglers to Shutout Victory
Monday, May 2nd , 2005
Josh Johnson came out firing strikes and, when the game ended, the Wichita Wranglers hurler had struck out 13, leading Wichita past the Jacksonville Suns, 10-0. Johnson allowed just 3 hits in the ballgame.

"I'm glad that one is in the rearview mirror," said Jacksonville manager Bill Williams.

In 5 starts this season, Johnson has picked up 3 wins while suffering no losses. He has pitched 31.1 innings, allowed 22 hits, struck out 33 and posted a 2.59 ERA.
Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, May 2nd , 2005
Here are the current team power rankings for Southern League:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Wichita Wranglers (133.5, o)
2) Tennessee Smokies (124.1, +)
3) Midland RockHounds (113.4, +)
4) West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (113.4, -)
5) Arkansas Travelers (104.8, ++)
6) Tulsa Drillers (98.3, ++)
7) El Paso Diablos (94.3, -)
8) Shreveport Swamp Dragons (92.3, -)
9) Huntsville Stars (90.3, --)
10) Jacksonville Suns (76.2, +)
11) Birmingham Barons (61.9, +)
12) Chattanooga Lookouts (58.9, +)
13) Mobile BayBears (52.9, -)
14) San Antonio Missions (44.5, --)
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Anderson Hernandez
.394
2 Nick Farrar MiRo .387
3 Jeff Fiorentino PoBe .379
4 Kosuke Kimura ShSw .361
5 Kory Doan HuSt .360
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Kurt Suzuki - MoBa
10
2 Luis Castillo ArTr 8
2 Jerry Harden TeSm 8
2 Miguel Montero WiWr 8
5 4 tied with   7
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Jerry Harden - TeSm
26
2 Greg Porter ArTr 25
3 Kurt Suzuki MoBa 24
4 Jesus Gonzalez ShSw 22
4 Miguel Montero WiWr 22
LEAGUE LEADERS W
2 tied with
4
1 J.D. Durbin WiWr 4
1 Matt Merricks TeSm 4
3 Dario Ferrand ShSw 3
3 9 more tied with   3
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Casey McKenzie - WiWr
2.52
2 Josh Johnson WiWr 2.59
3 Dario Ferrand ShSw 2.68
4 Paul Abraham ChLo 2.74
5 Ryan DiPietro BiBa 2.83
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Paul Fagan - SaMi
44
2 Matt Weber TuDr 38
3 Francisco Liriano ShSw 37
3 Matt Merricks TeSm 37
5 Jeremy Johnson TeSm 35
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STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Wichita Wranglers 18 8 .692 -
Tennessee Smokies 17 9 .654 1.0
Midland RockHounds 17 9 .654 1.0
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 16 10 .615 2.0
Shreveport Swamp Dragons 15 11 .577 3.0
El Paso Diablos 13 13 .500 5.0
Arkansas Travelers 13 13 .500 5.0
Tulsa Drillers 13 13 .500 5.0
Jacksonville Suns 12 14 .462 6.0
Huntsville Stars 11 15 .423 7.0
San Antonio Missions 10 16 .385 8.0
Mobile BayBears 10 16 .385 8.0
Birmingham Barons 9 17 .346 9.0
Chattanooga Lookouts 8 18 .308 10.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Jacksonville Arkansas 4-3 8:05 PM ET B.Parillo (1-1, 3.38 ERA) A.Cupps (1-2, 5.40 ERA)
El Paso Huntsville 6-4 7:35 PM ET D.Shafer (2-0, 5.00 ERA) D.Welch (2-1, 3.26 ERA)
Chattanooga Shreveport 1-6 10:35 PM ET F.Liriano (3-1, 4.14 ERA) R.Corrado (0-3, 6.00 ERA)
Mobile Midland 2-3 9:35 PM ET K.Bengochea (2-0, 1.80 ERA) D.Soto (1-1, 3.95 ERA)
Tulsa Wichita 2-6 8:05 PM ET J.Durbin (4-0, 3.21 ERA) E.Drown (0-1, 6.75 ERA)
San Antonio Birmingham 5-2 10:05 PM ET P.Fagan (1-1, 3.16 ERA) R.DiPietro (2-3, 2.83 ERA)
West Tenn Tennessee 6-7 8:35 PM ET R.Mora (2-0, 2.25 ERA) B.Edmiston (0-1, 7.20 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Wichita (18-8, Road: 8-4) Birmingham (9-17, Home: 5-7) 9:35 PM ET RHP J.Johnson (3-0, 2.59 ERA) LHP C.Brannon (1-1, 7.32 ERA)
Midland (17-9, Road: 8-4) San Antonio (10-16, Home: 6-6) 10:35 PM ET RHP M.McGirr (1-0, 2.12 ERA) LHP A.Wideman (1-1, 4.61 ERA)
Shreveport (15-11, Road: 7-5) Tulsa (13-13, Home: 6-6) 7:05 PM ET RHP S.Douglass (0-2, 5.08 ERA) RHP C.Morton (0-1, 11.25 ERA)
Huntsville (11-15, Road: 5-7) Mobile (10-16, Home: 5-7) 10:05 PM ET RHP Z.Lerch (1-2, 6.14 ERA) RHP J.Deters (1-0, 3.60 ERA)
Arkansas (13-13, Road: 5-7) Chattanooga (8-18, Home: 5-7) 7:05 PM ET RHP C.Hahn (1-1, 9.95 ERA) RHP A.Alcantara (0-0, 5.51 ERA)
West Tenn (16-10, Road: 6-6) El Paso (13-13, Home: 6-6) 9:35 PM ET LHP O.Rivera (0-3, 6.86 ERA) RHP J.Gray (0-2, 5.74 ERA)
Tennessee (17-9, Road: 6-6) Jacksonville (12-14, Home: 4-8) 7:35 PM ET RHP R.Gonzalez (1-1, 4.62 ERA) RHP J.Sanchez (1-1, 7.36 ERA)
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