Each game of the series will begin at 7:05pm. For game two of the series, June 24, it will be "Thirsty Thursday" at Pringles Park. On this day, Diamond Jaxx fans may purchase one (1) fountain drink or draft beer and get the second one (1) absolutely free!

To close the series with the Braves, on Friday, June 25th, the first 1,000 fans to enter Pringles Park will receive a Greg Maddux bobblehead courtesy of the Diamond Jaxx and E+ Broadband. The bobblehead features the future Hall-of-Famer in the middle of his pitching motion while sporting a blue Cubs uniform.

This series also coincides with the Diamond Jaxx Baseball Camps for kids ages 6 and up. Due to the weather, the camp originally scheduled from June 23rd (6 to 8 years old) has been moved to Thursday, June 24th. The Camp oringinally scheduled for the 24th (9 to 12 year olds) will be moved to Friday, the 25th. Teenagers 13 and up will also meet at the same time on Friday.

At each camp, the campers will be instructed by the Diamond Jaxx players as well as Chicago Cubs and Diamond Jaxx coaches. They will also have their names featured on the Pringles Park scoreboard, be able to eat lunch with the Diamond Jaxx players, and receive a special introduction before that night’s game. Also included in the $50 plus tax, per child price is a ticket to that night’s Diamond Jaxx game, a Diamond Jaxx Kid’s Camp t-shirt, and a group photo with all the Diamond Jaxx players and campers.

Individual game tickets, season ticket packages, group outings, picnics and promotional opportunities are currently being booked for the upcoming season. For more information, call the Diamond Jaxx office at (731) 988-5299 or log on to the Diamond Jaxx website at www.DiamondJaxx.com.

Diamond Jaxx Finish First Half In Second Place

Following an eight-game road trip that saw the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx split both series, the Diamond Jaxx returned to Pringles Park on May 22nd to face the Mobile BayBears. In the first game of the series, the Diamond Jaxx extended their home winning streak to ten with a 2-1 victory before a crowd of 3,584 fans at Pringles Park.

Bobby Brownlie pitched seven strong innings to pick up the win for the Diamond Jaxx. Brownlie gave up a run on just three hits and retired the last twelve batters he faced. Jermaine Van Buren came on to pitch a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save.

The Diamond Jaxx were held to just five hits but found a way to score two runs for the victory. The Diamond Jaxx took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Dwaine Bacon led off the inning with a walk off starter Steve Watkins. Bacon stole second and scored on a RBI double by Micah Hoffpauir. The Diamond Jaxx took a 2-0 lead in the second when Aron Weston singled, stole second and scored on a groundout by Ronny Cedeno.

A crowd of 1,689 fans were in attendance on Sunday, May 23rd, to witness the Diamond Jaxx come back to score six runs in the seventh inning. The big inning erased a 3-2 defecit as the Diamond Jaxx went on to defeat Mobile 8-4.

After scoring their first run in the 5th inning, the BayBears made it 3-0 in the sixth inning when Greg Sain hit his 10th home run of the season off Diamond Jaxx starter Renyel Pinto. However, the Diamond Jaxx made it a 3-2 game in the sixth inning when Matt Craig hit a long homer off starter Tim Stauffer. Like the previous game, the Diamond Jaxx took the lead and blew the game open in the seventh inning. Richard Lewis drove in two runs with a booming triple to center off losing pitcher Alan Webb, giving the Diamoond Jaxx a 4-3 lead. A Sacrifice fly by Micah Hoffpauir made it 5-3. Geovany Soto slapped a two out, two run single to give the Diamond Jaxx a 7-3 lead. Ronny Cedeno capped the six run seventh with a RBI single to left.

Mobile scored a run in the ninth inning on a home run by Mike Richardson to make the score 8-4, but Evan Fahrner retired the next two batters to give the Diamond Jaxx their eleventh straight win at home.

On May 24th, the Diamond Jaxx ran their winning streak to four straight on as they beat the Mobile BayBears 11-8 before a sparse crowd of 1,570 fans at Pringles Park. The win by the Diamond Jaxx also ran their winning streak at home to twelve straight.

The Diamond Jaxx scored three runs off starter and loser Clay Hensley in the first inning. Dwaine Bacon led off the bottom of the first with a triple to center. He scored on a RBI single by Richard Lewis. The Diamond Jaxx made it 3-0 on a two run homer by Micah Hoffpauir, his 6th dinger of the season.

Mobile came right back in the top of the second as the BayBears scored four runs off winning pitcher Chadd Blasko. Ben Johnson hit a three run homer to tie the game and Hensley contributed to his own cause with a solo homer to left-center, giving the BayBears a 4-3 lead. Those would be the only runs that Blasko would give up.

The Diamond Jaxx took over the lead to stay in the home half of the third inning on a two run double by Paul O'Toole. His double made it 5-4 Diamond Jaxx. From there, the Diamond Jaxx tacked on six more runs to build a 11-4 lead entering the ninth inning. Despite committing two errors in the top of the ninth inning, which translated to four unearned runs for Mobile, the Diamond Jaxx held on for the victory.

The Diamond Jaxx suffered their first loss at Pringles Park in the month of May on May 25th as the Mobile BayBears salvaged the final game of the four game series, beating the Diamond Jaxx 7-3 before a dissapointing crowd of 1,780 at Pringles Park.

After spotting the Diamond Jaxx a 1-0 lead, Mobile came roaring back with five runs in the top of the third inning off losing pitcher Carmen Pignatiello. Josh Barfield's two run triple capped the five run rally, giving Mobile more than enough runs, as the BayBears took a 5-1 lead.

Ben Johnson had two hits and three RBI's to pace the BayBears eleven hit attack. Starter Brian Whitaker danced in and out of trouble throughout his seven innings on the hill. Whitaker gave up three runs (one earned) on nine hits as the Diamond Jaxx stranded eleven base runners on the night.

Richard Lewis had a four hit night to pace the Diamond Jaxx ten hit attack.

In the first game of a four game series against the Carolina Mudcats on May 27th, the Diamond Jaxx broke open a close game by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win 15-6.

With the score 8-6 entering the home half of the eighth inning, the Diamond Jaxx sent thirteen men to the plate against reliever Todd Moser. Micah Hoffpauir had the big blow, a bases loaded double that scored three runs, giving the Diamond Jaxx a 13-6 lead. Hoffpauir also hit a two run homer as the Diamond Jaxx first baseman ended the night with a season high five runs batted in.

At one point in the game, Carolina had a 3-0 lead before the Diamond Jaxx scored five runs in the fourth inning off starter and loser Nic Ungs. Hoffpauir's two run homer sparked the five run inning. The Diamond Jaxx continued to play long ball in the fifth inning when Richard Lewis led off the inning with a solo home run. Later in the inning Geovany Soto belted a two run shot.

Diamond Jaxx starting pitcher Sean Marshall was the benefactor of the offensive explosion as the left-hander picked up his first win in Double-A ball. Marshall pitched five innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out five.

The following night, in game two of the series, the Carolina Mudcats scored three runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Diamond Jaxx 6-3 before a crowd of 2,914 fans at Pringles Park.

Diamond Jaxx left-hander Russ Rohlicek came out of the usually reliable Diamond Jaxx bullpen and pitched a perfect eighth inning. He retired the first two batters in the ninth inning before giving up consecutive walks to Josh Wilson and Chip Ambres. Manager Bobby Dickerson came out and called on Jaxx closer Jermaine Van Buren to get the final out. Van Buren walked Josh Willingham to load the bases for Jason Stokes. Stokes smashed a Van Buren fastball just beyond the glove of Mike Dzurilla for a bases clearing triple, giving Carolina a 6-3 lead.

Randy Messenger came out of the bullpen and retired the first two batters in the bottom of the ninth inning before giving up a bad hop single to Ronny Cedeno and a walk to pinch-hitter Matt Craig. With the tying run at the plate, Dwaine Bacon hit a broken bat pop up that was caught by Josh Wilson, ending the ballgame.

The Diamond Jaxx jumped out to an early lead and held on for dear life as they defeated the Mudcats 6-4 before a crowd of over 2,300 fans at Pringles Park on May 29th.

The Diamond Jaxx jumped on starter and loser Ronald Belizario for two runs in the first inning. Richard Lewis drove in Dwaine Bacon with a triple to make it 1-0. Micah Hoffpauir's sacrifice fly scored Lewis to make it 2-0.

After Carolina scored to make it 2-1, the Diamond Jaxx responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lewis drove in two runs with a double while Matt Craig drove in Lewis with a two out single. The Diamond Jaxx made it 6-1 in the sixth inning when Lewis drove in Aron Weston with a double. Lewis finished the night with four RBI's. The Mudcats came back to make it close, but in the end, Jermaine Van Buren picked up his tenth save of the season.

In the last game of the series, the Diamond Jaxx again jumped out to a big lead and held on for dear life to defeat the Carolina Mudcats 8-5 before 1,563 fans at Pringles Park.

With the Diamond Jaxx holding on to an 8-3 lead, the Mudcats scored two times in the ninth inning and had the bases loaded with two outs. It came down to a confrontation between Diamond Jaxx closer Jermaine Van Buren and the Southern League's leading home run and RBI man Jason Stokes. Stokes popped up to Diamond Jaxx Micah Hoffpauir. Hoffpauir, battling a fierce wind, made a terrific game ending catch.

Richard Lewis and Aron Weston sparked a season high nineteen hit attack for the Diamond Jaxx. Lewis and Weston each went 3-4 with a homer and two RBI's. Micah Hoffpauir also had a three hit day.

Chadd Blasko went seven strong innings to pick up the win. Blasko gave up two runs on five hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Van Buren picked up his eleventh save of the season.

After an off day on Memorial Day, the Diamond Jaxx split a doubleheader with the Birmingham Barons on June 1st before a crowd of 3,222 fans at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Birmingham won the first game 5-4. The Diamond Jaxx won the nightcap 13-6.

In the opener, Birmingham scord two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for a 5-4 win. The Barons tied the game off Russ Rohlicek on a throwing error by Jemel Spearman. Michael Spidale gave the Barons a 5-4 lead with a RBI grounder. Jeff Bajenaru pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his seventh save of the season.

The Diamond Jaxx had been down 3-0 before scoring four runs in the fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead. Ronny Cedeno tied the game with a three run homer. Micah Hoffpauir gave the Diamond Jaxx the lead with a sacrifice fly to right. The Diamond Jaxx had a couple opportunities to put the game away, but Josh Fields slammed the door shut by pitching two shutout innings.

In the nightcap, the Diamond Jaxx offense exploded for thirteen runs on sixteen hits. Matt Craig went 3-4 with 4 RBI's to lead the Jaxx attack. Craig came within a single of hitting for the cycle. Micah Hoffpauir and Dwaine Bacon drove in three runs each to back Craig's performance. The Diamond Jaxx hammered Barons starter Jim Bullard for seven runs on ten hits in four innings of work. Sean Marshall picked up the win by gutting through five innings. Marshall gave up six runs on eleven hits.

On June 2nd, the Barons took two from the Diamond Jaxx, wining the first game 4-1 and taking the nightcap 4-3.

In the opener, starting pitcher Eduardo Villacia shutout the Diamond Jaxx on four hits over six innings in his first start with the Barons. Bobby Brownlie took the loss for the Diamond Jaxx, giving up four runs on eight hits in a complete game effort.

In the nightcap, Tommy Nicholson drove home the winning run with a two out single in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Barons to a 4-3 win. Russ Rohlicek absorbed the loss for the Diamond Jaxx. He gave up one run on one hit in 1.2 innings of work. Mike Dzurilla led the Diamond Jaxx offense with two hits and an RBI.

After losing two straight to the Barons, the Diamond Jaxx defeated Birmingham 3-2 on June 3rd at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.

The Barons had an early 2-0 lead, but the Diamond Jaxx scored 3 in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead for good. Jemel Spearman led off the inning with a triple down the right-field line. Mike Dzurilla then reached on a fielder’s choice. They were brought home by a three-run blast by Matt Craig, his seventh of the year.

In the ninth inning, Jermaine Van Buren walked the first batter he saw and then threw a wild pitch, but he hung on to pick up his twelfth save of the season.

Jordan Gerk earned the win for the Diamond Jaxx. Gerk pitched five innings and allowed six hits and two runs while striking out three. Arnie Munoz took the loss for the Barons.

The Diamond Jaxx opened a disastrous four game series with the Mobile BayBears n June 4th. After Mike Mallory tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth, a sacrifice fly in the tenth inning gave the BayBears a 5-4 victory.

Jared Blasdell suffered the loss in a relief effort for the Diamond Jaxx. In just 1 2/3rd innings he allowed two hits, one unearned run, a walk, and struck out two.

The following night, Aron Weston had two hits and Paul O'Toole homered and scored two runs, but the BayBears managed to beat the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 7-3. Chadd Blasko took the loss for the Diamond Jaxx. He allowed six runs on six hits in five innings of work.

June 6th saw the BayBears again defeat the Diamond Jaxx in a rain shortened game, 2-1.

Despite a strong 3-for-4 performance by Dwaine Bacon, the BayBears completed the sweep of the Diamond Jaxx on June 7th as they shut out West Tenn 2-0. Sean Marshall suffered the loss for the Diamond Jaxx. In six innings, Marshall allowed two runs on four hits while striking out five.

The Diamond Jaxx got back on track the following night at Pringles Park when they scored three runs in the very first inning against the Montgomery Biscuits. The Diamond Jaxx went on to shutout the Biscuits by the score of 6-0.

Mike Dzurilla led the offense with two hits and three RBI's. Dwaine Bacon smacked three hits to help spur a thirteen hit attack that allowed Bobby Brownlie to pick up the victory.

The Biscuits picked up their first victory at Pringles Park this season on June 9th as the Biscuits shutout the Diamond Jaxx 2-0. Biscuits left-hander Mike Prochaska made his Double-A debut a memorable one by pitching six shutout innings.

In a losing effort, Matt Craig and Mike Mallory each had two hits to lead the Diamond Jaxx.

Making up for the shutout the night before, on June 10th, Diamond Jaxx got a season high twenty hits as they rolled over the Biscuits 14-3.

Richard Lewis led the twenty hit assault with a five hit night. He came to bat in the ninth inning with the opportunity to become only the tenth player in Southern League history to record a six hit night, but Lewis grounded to second. Micah Hoffpauir had three hits and four RBI's while Mike Dzurilla and Paul O'Toole chipped in with three hits each. Matt Craig added two hits and three RBI's.

Chadd Blasko gutted through five innings of work to get the win for the Diamond Jaxx. Blasko gave up three runs on five hits while walking five. The Diamond Jaxx bullpen combined to pitch four shutout innings, yielding just one hit.

The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx played long ball at Pringles Park on June 11th as the Jaxx used four solo home runs to help knockout the Biscuits 6-3.

Dwaine Bacon, Micah Hoffpauir, Matt Craig and Geovany Soto all hit solo home runs in the first three innings off Biscuits starter Chris Seddon.

Diamond Jaxx closer Jermaine Van Buren pitched a scoreless ninth inning, but not before Montgomery put the tying run to the plate in former Diamond Jaxx Jose Velazquez. Van Buren got Velazquez to boune to second for the final out.

Carmen Pignatiello pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory. Pignatiello gave up three runs (two earned) on nine hits. The Diamond Jaxx bullpen pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just a hit and a walk.

Saturday night the Diamond Jaxx won the opening game of a four game series with the Birmingham Barons, defeating the Barons 6-2 in front of 3,876 fans at Pringles Park. After spotting the Barons a 1-0 lead, the Diamond Jaxx tied the game at one on a sacrifice fly by Ronny Cedeno. In the bottom of the third inning, the Diamond Jaxx sent eleven men to the plate against Birmingham starter Eduardo Villacis as the Diamond Jaxx scored five runs to make it a 6-1 game.

Geovany Soto, Micah Hoffpauir and Jemel Spearman had two hits to pace the Diamond Jaxx seven hit attack.

Sean Marshall pitched the first 4 2/3 innings for the Diamond Jaxx before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury. Marshall gave up a run on three hits. Left-hander Jordan Gerk came on in relief to pick up the win for the Diamond Jaxx. Jermaine Van Buren got out of a potentially dangerous ninth inning to record the save.

June 13th saw Sammy Sosa make his first appearnace on the Diamond Jaxx roster. The game was exciting right up until the end when pinch runner Aron Weston scored from second base on Birmingham Aaron McNeal's throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning allowing the Diamond Jaxx to beat Birmingham 2-1.

The first five innings of the game was a pitchers duel between Diamond Jaxx righty Bobby Brownlie and Birmingham lefty Ryan Meaux. The only run scored in the first five innings was provided by Sosa as he hit a single off the center field wall, driving in Mike Mallory to give the Diamond Jaxx a 1-0 lead.

Mother nature would make her presence felt after the fifth inning as rain delayed the contest an hour and forty eight minutes. After the rain delay, Birmingham scored their lone run when Chris Stewart drove in McNeal with an infield single. The game remained tied until the Diamond Jaxx heroics in the bottom of the ninth.

The night of June 14th, the Barons defeated the Diamond Jaxx 4-2.

Birmingham built a 4-1 lead and held on for dear life in the ninth inning as the Diamond Jaxx got a home run from Aron Weston to make it a 4-2 game. The Diamond Jaxx had Cedeno at second base with two outs and Paul O'Toole representing the tying run at the plate. Barons closer Jeff Bajenaru struck out O'Toole on a controversial check swing strike to end the game as Bajenaru picked up the save.

In his second game of his three game rehabilitation stint, Sammy Sosa went 1-4 with a double. Aron Weston led the Diamond Jaxx offense with three hits, including the homer in the ninth inning.

The Diamond Jaxx and Barons were in the top of the second with the Barons leading 3-0 on June 15th when Mother Nature let loose with a rain storm that dumped over an inch of rain at Pringles Park in approximately twenty minutes.

The rain out ruined Sammy Sosa's final game of a three game rehabilitation assignment with the Diamond Jaxx.

After an off day on the 16th, the Diamond Jaxx headed to Zebulon, North Carolina to close out the first half of the season with a four game series with the Carolina Mudcats. Unfortunately for the Diamond Jaxx, Billy Hall celebrated his 35th birthday by scoring the winning run in the bottom of tenth inning on a throwing error by Diamond Jaxx Geovany Soto as the Carolina Mudcats won 4-3 win.

On June 18th, for the second straight night, the Diamond Jaxx and the Mudcats went to extra innings and for the second straight night, the Mudcats scored the winning run in the 10th inning to beat the Diamond Jaxx 7-6 at Five County Stadium.

Evan Fahrner gave up the run in the tenth to take the loss. The Diamond Jaxx had taken a 6-4 lead with a five run seventh, only to see Carolina tie the game on a two run homer by Pat Magness in the bottom of the eighth.

Renyel Pinto and two relief pitchers combined on a one hit shutout as the Diamond Jaxx blanked the Carolina Mudcats 9-0 before a crowd of 6,070 fans at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, North Carolina on June 19th.

Pinto retired the first eleven batters he faced before walking Josh Wilson. Pinto didn't allow a hit until Billy Hall smashed a line drive off Pinto's body. Pinto fired the ball late and past 1B Paul O'Toole's glove. It was the only hit Carolina would get on the night.

While the Diamond Jaxx pitching was great, Ronny Cedeno provided all the offense the Diamond Jaxx needed with a three run homer in the second inning off Carolina starter Trevor Hutchinson. Cedeno would add a solo shot in the ninth. He finished the night 3-5 with 4 RBI's. Dwaine Bacon and Richard Lewis had two RBI's each to back Cedeno's performance.

In the final game of the series, West Tenn had the lead early, but Josh Willingham hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Mudcats doubled up the Diamond Jaxx 8-4. In a losing effort, Evan Fahrner surrendered four runs on five hits and struck out three in 1 1/3rd innings.

With a record of 37-32, the Diamond Jaxx closed the first half of the season in second place in the Western Division of the Southern League.

Individual game tickets, season ticket packages, group outings, picnics and promotional opportunities are currently being booked for the upcoming season. For more information, call the Diamond Jaxx office at (731) 988-5299 or log on to the Diamond Jaxx website www.DiamondJaxx.com.

Diamond Jaxx Launch Community Nights
25 Group Tickets for as low as $50!

The Diamond Jaxx are incorporating a series of Community Nights for counties throughout West Tennessee. The Jaxx are also adding a Medical Night and Realty Night to the calendar. The first Community Night will feature Madison County on Thursday, June 24th. The Jaxx will host the Greenville Braves with the game starting at 7:05pm and the gates opening at 6:00pm. We are offering our biggest group discount on this night for groups of 25 or more. You can get 25 General Admission tickets for just $50! This group offer is open to all types of groups that would like to enjoy an evening at Pringles Park, including businesses, churches, youth sports teams, and civic organizations. In addition to the great group ticket offer, there is an opportunity to receive FREE advertising for this evening based on the number of seats purchased.

Additional Community Nights are planned for the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, McNairy, Obion, and Weakley. A Community Night will also be held for our fans from Corinth, MS. Call (731) 988-5299 for details.

Diamond Jaxx To Host Youth Baseball Camps

The Diamond Jaxx will be hosting Baseball Camps this week for kids ages 6 and up. Each camp runs from 9:00am to 12:00pm with June 24rd set aside for kids ranging from 6 to 8 years old and June 25th for those 9 years old and up.

At each camp, children will spend the day on the same field as the future stars of the Chicago Cubs while receiving instruction on how to play like a major leaguer by the Diamond Jaxx players as well as Chicago Cubs and Diamond Jaxx coaches. The campers will also have their names featured on the scoreboard, be able to eat lunch with the Diamond Jaxx players, and receive a special introduction before that night’s game. Also included in the $50 plus tax, per child price is a ticket to that night’s Diamond Jaxx game, a Diamond Jaxx Kid’s Camp t-shirt, and a group photo with all the Diamond Jaxx players and campers.

For more information or to sign up for the Diamond Jaxx Baseball Camps, call the Diamond Jaxx at (731) 988-5299 or log on to our website at www.DiamondJaxx.com.

Diamond Jaxx Add "Slammin' Sammy Sosa" Shirts to Online Clubhouse Store

If you missed out on purchasing the limited edition "I Saw Slammin' Sammy Sosa at Pringles Parks" tee shirts, you are in luck. The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx have added the special shirt to its Online Clubhouse Store.

Just a small fraction of the merchandise available online includes balls, caps, and clothes for all seasons, ages, and sizes.

Diamond Jaxx merchandise makes great gifts for any special occasion and with over 100 items to choose from, there is certainly something for every Diamond Jaxx and/or Chicago Cubs fan.

Diamond Jaxx individual game tickets, season ticket packages, group outings, picnics and promotional opportunities are still available for the 2004 season. For more information, call the Diamond Jaxx office at (731) 988-5299 or log on to our website at www.DiamondJaxx.com.