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Home Run

When???

Wednesday 1st September 2004

Where???

NYSEG Stadium - game against the Mets

The at-bat

Fourth plate appearance of the game

Righthanded pitcher - Tim Lavigne
About Tim Lavigne - Born - 7/4/1978
ACQUIRED - Mets' 32nd-round pick in 2000 draft
The Mets selected Tim Lavigne in the June 2000 draft
Lavigne attended the University of Virginia where played shortstop and closed
He holds the Cavalier regular season and career record for saves
Lavigne possess a big breaking CB and low 90s but live fastball
PROFESSIONAL CAREER - 2002 and 2003 Highlights
Right-handed reliever has pitched parts of past two seasons in Double-A
Made 46 appearances for B-Mets, one for Triple-A Norfolk in 2003
Struggled in August, going 1-3 with 6.89 ERA in 11 appearances
Best month was May (0-1, 2.50 ERA, 11 appearances)
Finished strong with B-Mets in 2002, posting 2.86 ERA and .182 batting average against in 23 appearances
Posted 3.76 ERA and seven saves for Single-A St. Lucie in 2002 and named Florida State League all-star
Pitched and played shortstop at University of Virginia
Four-year minor league totals - 13-14, 3.22 ERA, 45 saves, 218.1 innings

Runners at first and third base - none down

Ball - outside
"And that is driven deep into rightfield"
HOME RUN ...... AND 3 x RBI's!!!

Notes and Comments

(1) Here is what the commentator said
(A) "that pitch is crushed into right-centrefield"
(B) "and there it goes!!! ...... that ball disappears into the Binghamton night!!!"
(C) "a three-run shot by Brett, and that's his sixteenth of the season"

(2) "Rightfielder Brett Roneberg was 4 for 5 with five RBI's
and was just a triple short of the cycle"

(3) "Brett Roneberg went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, a single,
two runs scored and five RBI's to pace a 16-hit attack as the Portland Sea Dogs
rolled to a fifth consecutive win, 13-5 over the Binghamton Mets on Wednesday night"

(4) "...and Brett Roneberg turned in a monster night with 4 hits and 5 RBI's"

(5) "Brett Roneberg went 4-for-5 with a homer, five RBI's, and two runs scored
to lead the Portland Sea Dogs to 13-5 victory over the Binghamton Mets
in Eastern League action Wednesday night.
Roneberg hit an RBI single in the first inning, an RBI double in the second,
a double in the fourth, and a three run homer in the sixth"

The Stadium

DIMENSIONS
Leftfield - 330 feet
Left-centrefield - 380 feet
Centrefield - 400 feet
Left-centrefield - 380 feet
Rightfield - 330 feet