JERRY UHT PARK

 

TEAM ::: ERIE SEAWOLVES
LOCATION ::: ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
MY FIRST GAME ::: JUNE 24,2004
OPPONENT ::: PORTLAND SEA DOGS
LEVEL ::: EASTERN LEAGUE 'AA'

RATINGS

BALLFIELD ::: A
SCOREBOARD ::: B
FOOD ::: D
FACILITIES ::: C
MASCOT ::: B

MY TAKE ON THE PARK

I'M NOT TOO SURE HOW I ARRIVED AT THE UHT AND WELL, I'M NOT TOO SURE HOW I GOT OUT ... I WOULD SAY GET DIRECTIONS BEFORE YOU GO.

UPON ARRIVAL, PARKING IS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE STREET FOR $4, WHICH THE SIGN SAYS GOES TO CHARITY, BUT THE PARKING LOT IS AN ADVENTURE. IT IS PAVED BUT THERE A DEEP POTHOLES THROUGHOUT THE LOT.

LEAVE THE CAR IN A POT HOLE AND HEAD TO THE HOME PLATE ENTRANCE AND ENTER UNDER THE RED ARCHES. THE THIRD BASE CONCOURSE IS COVERED BY THE 3RD BASE STANDS ... THE FIRST BASE SIDE, WHCH IS 2 LEVELS, HAS AN OPEN CONCOURSE WITH A VIEW OF THE GAME. A CONCRETE STAIRCASE TAKES YOU TO THE SECOND LEVEL AS WELL AS A CATWALK FROM THE STAIRWAY TO THE UPPER DECK.


THE BALLFIELD IS VERY WELL KEPT WITH THE ERIE ARENA LOOKING OVER THE LEFT FIELD WALL .. THERE IS A WALKWAY BETWEEN THE TWO BUT I COULD NOT FIND OUT WHETHER THAT WAS PART OF THE PARK OR OUTSIDE IT. IN RIGHT FIELD SITS THE SCOREBOARD WHICH DOES THE JOB PRETTY WELL.

DURING THE GAME, THE SEATING AREA IS PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH CHAIRS ALL AROUND THE PARK EXCEPT FOR GEN ADMISSION IN THE LAST TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SIDE. THE MASCOT, C. WOLF, MAKES THE ROUNDS BUT NEEDS A NEW SUIT. HE IS A VERY ACTIVE MASCOT DOING FLIPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND HE'S PRETTY BEAT UP. WHEN THE SEA WOLVES ARE UP YOU WILL HEAR A HOWL OVER THE PA, I LIKED THAT.

THE ONE MAIN DRABACK TO 'THE UHT' IS THE FOOD. THE HOT DOG I HAD WAS PRETTY BAD AND THE PEOPLE WORKING THE CONCESSIONS SEEMED KIND OF CONFUSED.

NORTHWESTERN PA IS PRETTY CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR BASEBALL TRIPS ... PITTSBURGH, BUFFALO, CLEVELAND, AND LAKE COUNTY ARE ALL WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS .. IF YOUR LOOKING TO MAKE A TRIP TO ANY OF THESE PLACES, A TRIP TO ERIE IS DEFINITLY WORTH THE SIDE TRIP.

THE LINE UPS

SEA DOGS MANAGER ::: 21 RON JOHNSON

SEA WOLVES MANAGER ::: 18 RICK SWEET

PORTLAND SEA DOGS

  • 13 Joe Kilburg 3b
  • 39 Mike Lockwood cf
  • 17 Brett Roneberg rf
  • 41 George Lombard lf
  • 48 Jeff Bailey c
  • 15 Mike O'Keefe 1b
  • 31 Mike Campo dh
  • 30 Jimmy Alvarez ss
  • 12 Raul Nieves 2b
  • 22 Kason Gabbard p
  • 18 Juan Perez WP

ERIE SEA WOLVES

  • 4 Anderson Hernandez ss
  • 7 Ryan Raburn 2b
  • 1 David Espinosa cf
  • 25 Kurt Airoso rf
  • 54 Brandon Harper dh
  • 33 Derrick Nicholson 1b
  • 19 Neil Jenkins lf
  • 15 Maxim St.Pierre c
  • 12 Scott Tousa 3b
  • 43 Matt Roney p / LP

S E A D O G S 400 012 003 10 17 1
SEA WOLVES 000 000 220 4 8 1


TIME ::: 2:56
ATTENDANCE ::: 3,735
WEATHER ::: 84 SUNNY, WARM
DIMENSIONS :: LF : 312 CF : 400 RF : 328

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