Where To Watch The Minors -- Bellingham Mariners

Special events: Aug. 16 - Two-for-one ticket night, go to Cellophane Square Record store to get a coupon good for two tickets. Aug. 17 - Burlington Community Night. Aug. 19 - For Petes Sakes Sumo Night. Aug. 20 - Bellingham M's T-Shirt Night. Aug. 21 - Turn Back the Clock Day. Aug. 25 - King Frog Photo Night; take pictures with players. Aug. 26 - Blues Brothers Night. Aug. 27 - Ball Night. Aug. 30 - Bob Feller, Hall of Famer. Aug. 31 - Fan Appreciation and Team Picture night.

Stadium: Joe Martin Stadium.

Attendance capacity: 2,200.

Ticket prices: Reserved - $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors and students. General Admission - $4.50, $3.50 and $2.50.

Directions: From I-5 take Lakeway Drive exit, go two blocks and stadium is at 1500 Orleans St.

Details: (206) 671-6347.

Players to watch:

-- Right-hander John Vanhof (6-2, 1.58 earned-run average). Age 20. One of Northwest League's outstanding pitching prospects. Fifth-round draft pick in 1992. Didn't play last year because of injuries.

-- Left-hander Trey Moore (2-2, 2.76 ERA). Second-round draft pick out of Texas A&M.

-- Infielder Rick Ladjevich. Batting .295. Named 1994 NCAA Division II Player of the Year at Central Missouri State.

-- Second baseman Chris Dean (.304). Named 1994 National JC Player of the Year at Seminole Junior College.

-- First baseman Shawn Buhner (Jay's younger brother) (.287, 0 HR, 9 RBI.).

. STATISTICS (through Aug. 10). . Batting Avg. HR RBI. Andy Augustine .224 0 8. Dario Batista .248 0 16. Teddy Bishop .250 3 6. Shawn Buhner .281 0 9. Doug Carroll .234 0 10. Chris Dean .304 5 19. Jose Deleon .206 0 8. Santo Deleon .250 0 8. Jason Heath .278 1 8. Rick Ladjevich .295 1 23. Mike Lanza .285 0 12. Joe Mathis .229 1 12. Luis Molina .138 0 3. Joe Pomierski .177 4 20. Nestor Serrano .296 4 27. Kyle Towner .115 0 5.

. . Pitching W-L ERA. Christopher Beck 1-2 5.45. John Daniels 1-2 5.25. Scott Davison 0-1 1.80. Chris Green 2-2 3.70. Robert Ippolito 2-1 2.38. Trey Moore 2-2 2.76. Eric Morgan 1-1 6.00. Geronimo Newton 3-3 2.06. Jason Ruskey 2-1 2.95. Marino Santana 5-1 2.80. Tom Szimanski 2-0 2.60. John Thompson 2-5 4.02. John Vanhof 6-2 1.58. Brian Williams 0-0 8.04.

EVERETT GIANTS

Special events: Aug. 28 - Fan appreciation night, with fireworks show.

Stadium: Everett Memorial.

Attendance capacity: 2,285.

Ticket prices: Reserved - $6.50 adult, $4.50 children under 14. General admission - $4.50 adult, $3.50 children under 14. Children under 2 free.

Directions: From I-5, take exit 192, then onto Broadway. Stadium is on 39th and Broadway.

Details: (206) 258-3673.

Players to watch:

-- Center fielder Dante Powell. San Francisco's No. 1 draft pick in 1994, from Cal-State Fullerton. Leads team with .326 batting average. Has 4 home runs, 15 RBI and 11 steals. Status day-to-day because of a sprained knee.

-- Outfielder Don Denbow. Leads league with 11 home runs.

-- Infielder Alberto Castillo. From Cuba and Miami-Dade Community College. Third-round draft pick in 1994.

-- First baseman Jesse Ibarra (.213, 8 HR, 27 RBI).

-- Right-hander Keith Foulke (2-0, 0.93 ERA). Has been out with sore arm, but is expected to return by early next week.

. STATISTICS (through Wednesday). . Batting Avg. HR RBI. Jose Alguacil .250 0 4 . James Apicella .299 1 20 . Alberto Castillo .250 1 14 . Don Denbow .264 11 36 . Mike Giardi .258 0 7 . Jesus Ibarra .213 8 27 . Gregory Keifer .196 1 5 . Eric Martin .143 0 1 . Jeffrey Poor .262 0 7 . Dante Powell .326 4 15 . Melvin Roman .245 1 9 . Daniel Schneider .253 1 15 . Chris Stasio .265 0 1 . David Tessicini .241 1 16 . Michael Villano .273 0 4 . Kevin Watson .277 2 20 . Todd Wilson .292 3 24 .

. . Pitching W-L ERA. Isbell Cardona 2-0 3.71. Scott Cook 2-1 7.92. Keith Foulke 2-0 0.93. Chad Frontera 2-2 3.49. Chad Hartvigson 2-2 3.32. Jeff Keith 3-0 3.86. Kevin Lake 4-4 3.52. John Lintern 1-3 3.53. Anthony Mattos 1-2 3.89. Pete Prater 2-5 5.71. Michael Schiefelbein 1-2 4.10. Brook Smith 0-0 3.00. . TACOMA TIGERS

Special events: Sept. 1, Key Bank Night, with a chance to win prizes; Sept. 4, Fan appreciation night; chance to win a used car full of groceries.

Stadium: Cheney Stadium.

Attendance capacity: 10,106.

Ticket prices: $6.50 box seats; $5.50 reserved seats; $3.50 general admission.

Directions: From I-5 take State Route 16 exit, follow for two miles. Stadium is between Fircrest and 19th Street exits.

Details: (206) 752-7707.

Players to watch:

-- Outfielder Scott Lydy (.312, 14 HR, 55 RBI, 15 stolen bases).

-- Third baseman Jason Giambi (.352, 4 HR, 28 RBI). Has hit safely in 10 of his past 11 games.

-- First baseman Marcos Armas (.282, 10 HR, 47 RBI).

-- Left-hander Doug Johns (9-7), leads PCL starters with 2.82 ERA.

-- Right-hander Steve Phoenix (1.45 ERA, 8 saves).

. STATISTICS. . Batting Avg. HR RBI. Marcos Armas .282 10 47. Dean Borrelli .293 3 37. Jim Bowie .314 8 66. Jim Buccheri .299 2 31. Lauro Felix .157 0 3. Eric Fox .314 3 19. Jason Giambi .352 4 28. Eric Helfand .222 1 14. Scott Lydy .312 14 55. Manuel Martinez .249 9 50. Henry Mercedes .170 1 13. Craig Paquette .286 17 48. Jeff Schaefer .190 1 13.

. . Pitching W-L ERA. Dana Allison 10-7 5.71. Russ Brock 5-6 3.47. Miguel Jimenez 2-6 8.94. Doug Johns 9-7 2.82. Mike Mohler 0-0 1.40. Gavin Osteen 8-9 5.10. Bronswell Patrick 1-1 3.72. Steve Phoenix 0-2 1.45. Curtis Shaw 2-5 6.94. Tim Smith 3-2 5.45. Roger Smithberg 0-4 3.24. Tanyon Sturtze 2-2 3.98.