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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

 

Shane Youman, P

B-T: L-L

HT: 6-4

WT: 220

BORN: October 11, 1979, New Iberia, LA

RESIDES: New Iberia

HOW OBTAINED: Claimed off waivers by Phillies, 11/28/07

2007: Began the season with Pirates AAA affiliate Indianapolis ... Pitched 8.0 scoreless innings, 6/11 at Charlotte ... Had a season high 10 SO, 6/16 at Durham ... Was named International League Pitcher of the Week, 6/11-6/17 ... Was recalled by PIT on 7/2 ... Earned his first ML win, 7/3 vs. MIL ... Pitched career-high 8.0 innings, 7/22 vs. HOU ... Made 7 straight starts before moving to bullpen in mid-August ... 2006: Began season with Class AA Altoona and had the fewest BB/9.0 IP among Eastern League relievers ... Promoted to Indianapolis on 5/11 and made one appearance before returning to Altoona, 5/13 ... Was named EL pitcher of the week on 7/2 ... Was the starting pitcher for the Southern Division in the EL All-Star game, 7/12 at Altoona ... Won 7 straight decisions, 5/25-7/20 ... Led the EL in ERA (1.51) before being promoted on 7/31 ... Made his ML debut vs. CIN, 9/10 ... Singled for his first career hit against NYM on 9/16 ... Started 2 games for Caribes of the Venezeulan Winter League ... 2005: Spent the entire season with Altoona ... Held left-handed hitters to a .221 avg ... Pitched 8.0 innings and picked up the win to clinch the EL South wild-card berth on the final day of the season, 9/5 at Bowie ... Pitched for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League ... 2004: Pitched 47 games for Class A Lynchburg and won the teams Reliever of the Year award ... Posted a 1.01 ERA in his first 16 appearances ... Stranded 21 of 30 inherited runners ... Had a 15.1-inning scoreless streak, 4/14-5/9 ... Promoted to Altoona on 9/8 for EL playoffs ... 2003: Spent the entire season with Class A Hickory and led the team in appearances ... Held left-handed hitters to a .209 avg ... 2002: Made his pro debut with Williamsport (A) and held opposing hitters to a .189 avg ... Did not surrender a run in his first 7 appearances (12.2 IP).

PERSONAL: Played 3 years at LSU ('99-'01) where he helped the Tigers win the 2000 College World Series ... Became just the second African-American starting pitcher in LSU history.

CAREER STATISTICS: 

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
2002 Williamsport 4-0 1.45 20 0 0 0 5 37.1 25 7 6 1 8 48
2003 Hickory 6-3 4.65 40 1 0 0 12 50.1 51 31 26 2 35 58
2004 Lynchburg 4-2 3.16 47 0 0 0 2 74.0 67 28 26 4 35 62
2005 Altoona 8-6 3.92 44 5 0 0 2 101.0 102 54 44 10 38 77
2006 Altoona 7-2 1.51 23 11 0 0 1 95.1 70 27 16 4 20 64
  Indianapolis 4-0 4.04 8 7 0 0 0 42.1 42 20 19 2 10 19
  PITTSBURGH 0-2 2.91 5 3 0 0 0 21.2 15 7 7 1 10 5
2007 Indianapolis 4-6 4.70 15 15 0 0 0 82.1 94 45 43 3 36 61
  PITTSBURGH 3-5 5.97 16 8 0 0 0 57.1 65 40 38 5 23 29
Minors Totals 37-19 3.36 197 39 0 0 22 482.2 451 212 180 26 192 389
ML Totals 3-7 5.13 21 11 0 0 0 79.0 80 47 45 6 33 34