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Danny Almonte To Start Sunday

May 16, 2007 - Frontier League (FL)
River City Rascals News Release


O Fallon, MO--Danny Almonte, of the Southern Illinois Miners, will be the starting pitcher at the Sunday, May 20, home exhibition game at 6:05 pm. Almonte is best known for what he did in the 2001 Little League World Series when he was a pitcher for the Bronx, New York baseball team, Ronaldo Paulino All-Stars.

Almonte will be making the start for one of the Frontier League's newest teams, the Southern Illinois Miners. The Miners along with the Slippery Rock Sliders were added to the league just this year.

Almonte signed with the Miners on March 26, 2007.

Almonte, along with the rest of the Miners, have already traveled to O'Fallon, Missouri, this preseason when the team defeated the Rascals 13-10 in ten innings on May 14.

This will be the last exhibition game for the Rascals before they travel to Evansville on Wednesday night, May 23, for the start of the regular season.

All Rascals regular season games can be heard live on KSLQ 104.5.

Season tickets, mini plans, and group packages are currently available by calling 636.240.BATS. The 2007 River City Rascals home opener is on May 25th against the Evansville Otters at 7:05 from T.R. Hughes Ballpark. Fans may also visit the Rascals online for more information at http://www.rivercityrascals.com.

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