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Ceremonial First Pitches
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Come out to the Reading Phillies and celebrate in style.  We offer anyone the opportunity to walk out to the pitchers mound, wind up, and throw a pitch to a player at home plate.  
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vs. Akron
Sat May 17 
Seats available More info
6:05 pm 
(4:00 HH / 5:00 gates)
Post-Game Fireworks 
- Literacy Council of Reading - 40th Anniversary
Happy Hour w/ live music from Shame  & $1.00 off selected beers
- All Star Distributing
Post-Game concert w/ Shame  in the Classic Café
- Classic Harley-Davidson

Sun May 18 
Seats available More info
1:05 pm 
(12:00 gates)
R-Phils Mascot Band Hat (K2000) 
- Pepsi
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Reunion w/ Queen of Baseballtown Ruth Hartman and Friends
- 830 AM WEEU
$1.00 Hot Dogs
- Berks Packing / Stroehmann's
Post-Game Run the Bases (ALL AGES)
- 69 News Berks Edition

 

Joe Bisenius, P

B-T: R-R

HT: 6-4

WT: 205

BORN: September 18, 1982, Sioux City, IA

RESIDES: Sioux City

HOW OBTAINED: Selected by Phillies in the 12th round of the June 2004 draft.

EDUCATION: Attended Iowa Western Community College (IA) and Oklahoma City University ... 2007: Made Phillies Opening Day roster and had his contract purchased on 4/2 ... Pitched two scoreless appearances before being optioned to Ottawa (AAA) on 4/9 ... Allowed 5 ER in 2.1 IP in his first 2 appearances before pitching a 13.2-inning scoreless streak (4/17-5/11) ... Was on the DL with right shoulder inflammation (6/7-7/17) ... Posted a 0.84 ERA in his final 7 appearances ... Pitched for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League ... 2006: Began season with Clearwater (A) and made 35 relief appearances ... Went 2-0 with a 0.93 ERA in 10 May appearances ... Held opposing hitters to a .216 avg ... Selected to the Florida State League midseason All-Star team ... Promoted to Reading (AA) on 7/23 where he finished the season ... Tied his season high with 4 SO in his double-A debut (7/24 at Portland) ... Appeared in 16 games and held left-handers to a .140 avg ... Pitched in both the Arizona Fall League and the Venezuelan Winter League ... 2005: Spend the season with Lakewood (A) ... Pitched a CG in his final start of the season, 6/5 vs. West Virginia ... Held opponents to a .176 average on the road ... 2004: Made his pro debut with Batavia (A) ... Held left-handers to a .140 avg ... Pitched in the Florida Instructional League 

CAREER STATISTICS: 

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
2004 Batavia 0-1 1.44 11 11 0 0 0 50.1 39 12 8 5 14 38
2005 Lakewood 6-4 5.88 40 4 1 0 4 64.1 66 45 42 5 37 56
2006 Clearwater 4-1 1.93 35 0 0 0 2 60.2 48 17 13 4 22 62
  Reading 4-2 3.09 16 0 0 0 5 23.1 14 9 8 2 8 33
2007 PHILLIES 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 3
  Ottawa 3-4 5.48 35 0 0 0 0 46.0 52 29 28 5 31 41
Minors Totals 17-12 3.64 137 15 1 0 11 244.2 219 112 99 21 112 230
ML Totals 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 3