Hefner gets start for Herd

April 18, 2012 - 4:45 PM

Righty Jeremy Hefner will get his third start of the season for the Buffalo Bisons as the Herd continues its series with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Field. Hefner picked up a win in his season opener April 8 at Rochester but had a difficult outing last Friday, pithcing just 4 1/3 innings in a loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Today's lineup for the Herd:

Jordany Valdespin -- 2B
Bobby Scales -- SS
Valentino Pascucci -- 1B
Zach Lutz -- 3B
Vinny Rottino -- LF
Matt Tuiasosopo -- RF
Lucas May -- C
Raul Reyes -- CF
Jeremy Hefner -- P

--- Amy Moritz

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Mike Harrington

Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, has covered the Buffalo Bisons since 1992 and Major League Baseball since 1995. A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Harrington has reported on 15 World Series -- including every pitch of the Fall Classic this century -- and all three of the Bisons' championship runs in their modern era. He is a connoisseur of the famous Stadium Mustard at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

@BNHarrington | mharrington@buffnews.com

Amy Moritz

Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, has covered the Bisons for The Buffalo News since 2002. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.

@TBN_Moritz | amoritz@buffnews.com

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