Former Pioneer Park Supervisor Paul Erb passes away
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Hadley Funeral Home

Aug. 26, 2008
MARIETTA, Ohio — Paul Erb, the longtime Pioneer Park Supervisor, passed away early Monday (Aug. 25) morning at his home in Marietta. Erb, who is survived by his wife Betty and daughters Sue Joy, Jo Heldman and Norma French, was 80.

Erb maintained Pioneer Park, now Don Schaly Stadium, from 1982 until his retirement after the 1999 season. During his tenure, he took great pride in making Pioneer Park one of the nation’s finest baseball facilities. Erb displayed his love of Marietta baseball to the thousands of players and spectators that entered the facility through his work at Pioneer Park each spring.

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Sign up today to be a part of the Greater Marietta Fall Baseball League's 25th season
Applications available a Zide's Sports Shop; meeting slated for Aug. 25 at Marietta College

Aug. 18, 2008
MARIETTA, Ohio — The Greater Marietta Fall Baseball League opens its 25th season on Sept. 4.  Registration is now open to all that are interested in joining the league.

The GMFBL is for men living in Washington and Wood Counties whose high school class has graduated. Applications are available at Zide's Sport Shop.

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DeSalvo ’03 added to Atlanta’s major league roster
NCAA's career strikeout leader joins Braves bullpen

Aug. 16, 2008
ATLANTA, Georgia — Marietta College graduate Matt DeSalvo ’03 is back in a major league baseball uniform. On Friday (Aug. 15) evening, the Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of the NCAA’s career win and strikeout leader from Richmond, its Class AAA affiliate. DeSalvo, who is expected to provide depth in the bullpen, replaced Tom Glavine on the roster. Glavine, a 305-game winner and two-time former Cy Young Award winner, returned to the disabled list for the third time this season. This time it was after just one start with the Braves.

DeSalvo, who signed with the New York Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on May 15, 2003, made his major league debut with the Yankees in 2007. The right-hander appeared in seven games and made six starts for New York last summer. He signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves this winter and was invited to spring training before being optioned to Richmond at the start of the season.

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DeMark ’06 promoted to Class AA San Antonio Missions
Right-hander worked two scoreless innings in debut on Friday

July 28, 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The San Diego Padres promoted Marietta College graduate Mike DeMark '06 to the San Antonio Missions, its Class AA affiliate in the Texas League, this past week.

DeMark made his debut on Friday (July 29) against the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A counterpart of the Texas Rangers. He threw two scoreless innings in the Missions' 6-3 loss to the RoughRiders. DeMark retired the first four hitters he faced before giving up a one-out single in the seventh. DeMark, however, picked that runner off first base and then struck out the next hitter to get out of the inning unscathed.

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Sidick to play in 2008 Frontier League All-Star Game
Washington Wild Thing will have Bobble Head Night on July 27

July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Former Marietta College baseball and football standout Chris Sidick '05, a member of the Washington Wild Things, was recently selected to participate in the Frontier League’s 16th annual All-Star Game.

The annual mid-season game, which pits the East Division against West Division, will be played at Wuerfel Park in Traverse City, Michigan, on Wednesday July 16, 2008, at 7:05 p.m. [All-Star Announcement]

The Washington Wild Things have also announced that Sunday July 27, 2008, will be Chris Sidick Bobble Head Night. The first 1,000 fans through the gate for the 6:35 p.m. match-up with the Chillicothe Paints will receive a Chris Sidick Bobble Head, courtesy of Alberts Meats. 

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