Princes of Pitching

Might the future of the mighty Sasquatch lie with pitching? Young talents on Seattle's Single-A affiliate, the Bel Air Princes, have tossed a trio of gems this season. Granted, Single-A is a pitchers league (teams average 3.2 runs scored per game), but Bel Air's hurlers have especially impressed.

Bob Goudie

On April 7, the young Aussie, Bob Goudie, struck out 14 Stingrays. Born in Ballarat (a city in the Australian province of Victoria that is known to literature lovers from a Sherlock Holmes story, The Boscombe Valley Mystery), the 6'7" teenager signed with Seattle this past offseason. The 14 strikeouts came in his first professional game. They also came in only 7 1/3 innings of work. Goudie allowed only two hits, walked no one, and surrendered but a single run. Bel Air won the game, 13-2.

Week 3: 10-Game Win Streak!

April 16 - April 22: Seattle sweeps division-rival Montgomery and extends their winning streak to 10 games before losing in extra innings to Kansas City.

Week 2: Cold Nights, Hot Team

April 9 - April 15: Seattle loses its first game of the season but turns right around to win the next 5.

Week 1: Seattle Sweeps, Salgado Slugs

April 2 - April 8, 2012: Seattle opens the 2012 season by sweeping Nottinghamshire and Greenville.

Sasquatch Triumph in Inaugural Game

The last months have been a whirlwind of hype and promotion, of stadium building and roster construction, of draft debates and performance predictions—all to make ready a new era in Seattle baseball. Last night, the Sasquatch era officially arrived. A crowd of 49,800, buzzing with anticipation, filled Sick's Stadium to capacity. How could the inaugural game possibly meet the sky high expectations?

Hitting 6 home runs and 22 hits en route to a commanding victory certainly helped.

Sasquatch Be-"Frend" Top Slugger

Seattle baseball fans, this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

With the third overall pick in the inaugural draft of the Adult Baseball League, the Seattle Sasquatch selected much-hyped slugger Steve Frend. The young right-fielder combines prodigious power with plate discipline and the ability to hit for a high average. He's only 23 years old, yet many scouts consider him already to be among the game's top players.