FIRST HALF SUMMARY: On their way to clinching the first half Western Division title and punching their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2013, the Senators went 42–28 in the first half of the season, finishing first in the overall Western Division standings and the best overall record in the Eastern League. The team got off to the best start in franchise history by posting a 21–4 record in the month of April, including a season-high seven game winning streak between April 15–23. They finished the month of May 13–16 and with the first half coming to an end and games still to play in June, they’re currently 8–8 in the month.

Senators Clinch Western Division Title

AN APRIL TO REMEMBER: The sizzling start was led in large part to the long ball. As a team, the Sens totaled an Eastern League best 28 home runs in April, with a team and league leading nine homers coming from Rhett Wiseman alone. Wiseman hit .321/.380/.741 with 26 hits, 11 runs, seven doubles, 1.121 OPS and was later named the Eastern League Player of the Month for April. The offense also led the EL in multiple categories including runs (110), hits (203), total bases (341), RBIs (105) and slugging (.419).

Rhett Wiseman Multi-HR game vs. Hartford (Apr 8, 2019)

The pitching staff, meanwhile, led by right-handers Wil Crowe (0.96) and Mario Sanchez (1.10), combined to pitch to a league best 2.66 ERA through 25 games in April. As a staff the Sens led the EL in innings pitched (220.1), saves (12), WHIP (1.06) and GIDP (20) for the month.

OH NO-NO: On April 11, Sens starter Erick Fedde fired six hitless frames, combining with Jordan Mills and Aaron Barrett in Harrisburg’s first no-hitter in nearly six years en route to a 2–0 win over Bowie at Prince George’s Stadium. Fedde struck out five and walked one before the three combined to finish off the Minors’ first no-no of the season.

The feat marked the fifth no-hitter in Senators history and the first since May 9, 2013.

Final out of the Sens combined no-hitter

Aaron Barrett (Left), Jordan Mills (Center), Erick Fedde (Right)

FIRST HALF AWARDS: The Senators took home a few first half in-season honors including two Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards and an Eastern League Player of the Month award.

EASTERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH

April: Rhett Wiseman, OF

PITCHER OF THE WEEK

6/10–6/16: Ben Braymer, LHP

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

4/4–4/14: Rhett Wiseman, OF

TURNING TWO: The Senators induced a league best 55 ground ball double-plays including a season-high 23 in the month of May.

TOP PLAY DEFENSE: In a span of three days, the Senators appeared twice on SportsCenter’s top-10 plays. Both plays made by outfielder Hunter Jones (5/26) and infielder Luis Garcia (5/28) earned the #5 spot on the list. As a team, the Sens ranked sixth in the Eastern League with a .979 fielding percentage in the first half.

Hunter Jones and Luis Garcia SC #5 Top Plays

WALK IT OFF: Two of the Sens first five wins in the first half occurred in walk-off fashion (4/6 and 4/8). Overall, Harrisburg totaled three walk-off wins in the first half including a 3–2 win on 4/20 against Reading. Trailing 2–1 in the last of the ninth, the Sens rallied to score a pair of runs on an RBI single by Luis Garcia and a pinch-hit RBI base hit by Chuck Taylor that scored Luis Sardinas to finish off a series sweep of the Reading Fightin Phils.

FIRST HALF BATTING LEADERS:

AB: 253, Luis Garcia

R: 33, Luis Garcia

H: 61, Luis Garcia

2B: 16, Ian Sagdal

3B: 3, Ian Sagdal

HR: 11, Rhett Wiseman

RBI: 36, Ian Sagdal

BB: 27, Austin Davidson

SB: 5, Rhett Wiseman/Adrian Sanchez

AVG: .265*, Ian Sagdal

OBP: .354*, Austin Davidson

SLG: .455*, Rhett Wiseman

OPS: .781*, Rhett Wiseman

minimum 150 AB

FIRST HALF PITCHING LEADERS:

W: 5, Wil Crowe/Sterling Sharp/Mario Sanchez

L: 5, Wil Crowe

G: 25, Aaron Barrett

GS: 13, Ben Braymer/Wil Crowe

SV: 13, Aaron Barrett

IP: 79.0, Ben Braymer

H: 72, Tyler Mapes

BB: 21, Ben Braymer

SO: 72, Wil Crowe

WHIP: 0.97*, Ben Braymer

BAA: .194*, Ben Braymer

ERA: 2.51*, Ben Braymer

Qualified IP

SECOND HALF: The Senators open the second half in Altoona, playing the final game of a three-game series before returning home to FNB Field for a six-game homestand against Bowie and Akron beginning on Friday, June 21st at 7PM. Harrisburg plays 34 of its final 70 games of the season at home including the final series of the year, a 4-game set against Altoona 8/30–9/2.

PLAYOFF BOUND: The Divisional Series is a best of 5 series. The Senators will host games 3, 4, and 5. Games 4 and 5 will be played if necessary.

Game 3: Friday, September 6th — 7pm

Game 4*: Saturday, September 7th — 3pm

Game 5*: Sunday, September 8th — 1:30pm

*Will be played if necessary