Former Saltdogs Players

Former Saltdogs Ready to Begin the Season
Three former Lincoln Saltdogs Players in Affiliated Ball

(Lincoln, NE) * Three former Lincoln Saltdogs players will begin the season in affiliated ball for the 2005 baseball season. The players are:

Dustin Delluchi, who played in Lincoln during the 2001 and 2002 seasons, is an outfielder for the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Delluchi spent last season with the San Antonio Missions (AA) of the Texas League, where he batted .303 with 4 HR’s and 32 RBI.

Ryan Trytten, pitched for the Saltdogs during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, is now in the San Diego Padres minor league system and will start the season with the Ft. Wayne Wizards (A) of the Midwest League. Trytten went 3-5 for the Saltdogs last season and had an ERA of 5.40.

Byron Embry, had two stints with Saltdogs * the 2001 season and the 2004 season. Embry recently spent spring training with the Kansas City Royals, before being assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, Omaha. Byron was 3-3 in Lincoln last season with an ERA of 1.46.

The Lincoln Saltdogs website (www.saltdogs.com) will list the progress of former players.

The Lincoln Saltdogs are scheduled to open the season at 7:05 pm on Friday, May 20th in Sioux Falls, SD against the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium.

The 2005 home opener is set for May 23rd against the Winnipeg Goldeyes at 7:05 pm at Haymarket Park. For tickets call 474-BALL.

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