1998 WHITE SOX SCORES & WRITE-UPS

PLAYOFF GAMES

8/28 - Diamondbacks 19, White Sox 14 (elimination game)

The longest game of the season was also the most important, but the Sox bowed to the Diamondbacks for the fourth time this season in 9 innings in the playoff elimination game.

In a game suspended Tuesday night due to darkness, the Sox came back Thursday to play the final two outs. Even posting an extra run on the board didn't help.

It is true that Aarron Hutchins hit a 3-run homer. Also true that Jon O'Brien came back to pitch after being out about two months. But these miracles were not enough.

It's sad. But the season's over. Until next year.

REGULAR SEASON

8/23 - Dodgers 8, White Sox 2 (final record W-11, L-13)
 

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The Sox closed the regular season today with a 8-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Curtis Glover took the hill for the start and pitched 5 solid innings giving up 4 runs before getting rattled for 3 more runs in the sixth inning. Jon Mead pitched the final inning, striking out 2, and allowing an unearned run.

While defense was razor sharp - for the third straight game - lack of hitting cost the game. Only two hits were recorded by the Sox: a single by Mike Gennaro and a double by Brett Rudy. Of note:

The White Sox face the Diamondbacks Tuesday night at Jefferson for a single-elimination game to see who enters the double-elimination playoff tournament Darren Henn is scheduled to pitch.

8/22 - White Sox 7, Red Sox 0 (record W-11, L-12)

While it would have been nicer to actually play -- a win is a win. The Red Sox forfeited to the White Sox due to lack of players, for what would have been the first game of a double-header.

The second game will still be played, as scheduled, on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against the Dodgers at Cleveland Circle.

A White Sox win would give the team a .500 record and possibly a 5th place finish to end the season. The Sox face the Diamondbacks Tuesday at Jefferson in the playoff elimination game.

8/21 - White Sox 9, Rockies 8 (record W-10, L-12)
 

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HERO, n.: a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds.

Is a hero Mike Gennaro, who went 3 for 5 with a double, 3 runs scored, and 4 RBIs?

Is a hero Murray Reed, who reached base 4 times, including a monster shot into the right field trees?

Is a hero Chris Walsh, who's pitching kept the Sox in the game for 5 strong innings?

Is a hero Darren Henn, who pitched relief throwing faster than lightning, striking out 3 in 2 innings?

Or is a hero a group of 11 men, led by golden-legged Aarron Hutchins leading off the bottom of the last inning of a tie ball-game with a basehit -- followed by Adam O'Hara with a perfectly executed bunt moving Hutchins to second -- with Mike Gennaro advancing Hutchins to third on a awesomely placed ground ball -- with Brett Rudy stroking the game winning hit into the rightfield gap scoring Hutchins -- with the Sox walking off the field in style?

I think the answer is "yes" to all of the above.

8/19 - Astros 15, White Sox 2 (record W-9, L-12)
 

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Partly due to biblical rain and partly due to mercy, the White Sox lost by only 15-2 to the Astros in 5 innings. The Sox have not fared well against the Astros this year as they lost the season series badly 0-3 (game scores of 12-4, 10-3, and 15-2).

Three unnamed Sox took the beating on the hill. Almost all the runs allowed were earned by base hits -- credit the Astros bats.

Of note for the Sox:

8/16 - White Sox 6, Braves 2 (record W-9, L-11)
 

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The White Sox were stunning as they beat the first place Braves for the second time this season, 6-2.

In a battle of Chris's (Walsh vs. O'Sullivan), Walsh pitched a complete game for the win, increasing his record to 7-2. In seven innings, Walsh gave up 7 scattered hits and only 1 walk while striking out 5.

But the true reason for victory in this game was defense. Let's say it again - defense. And again - defense. Yes, it's true, the Sox were flawless. As pages turn, and chapters turn, the prettiest turn I've ever seen was the double-play (5-4-3) from Adam O'Hara to Jon Mead to Murray Reed to end the game. It was truly a Kodak moment.

At the plate, it was apparent things were headed in the right direction when Adam O'Hara (new stance and all) led off the game with a double. He then stole third, upping his league lead, then scored on a Mike Gennaro base hit.

In the third inning, walks to Murray Reed and Brett Rudy, and singles by Ian Lev and Jon Banchick, led to 3 runs.

In the seventh inning, red-hot-hitting Ian Lev hit an inside-the-park homerun through the gap. Watching Lev leg it out was a sight to be seen. The kid's on fire.

Overall, Mike Gennaro, Ian Lev, Jon Banchick, and Jon Mead each had two hits. Wow.

8/11 - White Sox 7, Rockies 5 (canceled in 4th inning)
 

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The White Sox were having their best outing in a while. They were beating the Rockies 7-5 going into the fourth inning. But as Chris Walsh had struck out four, lightning struck out the ball game, canceling it. It will be replayed.

The Rockies jumped out to a quick start knocking in two runs in the first inning and another in the second. But the Sox fought back, driving in five runs in the bottom of the inning.

Brett Rudy led off with a single. Jon Mead reached on a fielders choice forcing Rudy out at second. Ian Lev reached on error. Darren Henn advanced Mead and Lev to 2nd and 3rd with a perfectly executed bunt. Then Jon Brolin drove in Mead as he too reached on error. Aarron Hutchins singled driving in Lev, followed by an Adam O'Hara walk. With the bases loaded, the true highlight was a base-clearing double by Mike Gennaro that drove in Brolin, Hutchins, and O'Hara.

But then in the top of the third the Rockies tied the game 5-5 as they picked up two more runs. This was short lived.

In the bottom of the third inning, Brett Rudy led off with a homerun over the right-center fence, his 2nd of the season. Mead was hit by a pitch (let's be honest - he deserved it). Lev then doubled and Mead was tagged out at the plate on a bang-bang play. Lev later scored on an error by the Rockies catcher.

The game will be replayed August 20th at Cleveland Circle.

8/6 - Dodgers 13, White Sox 12 (record W-8, L-11)
 

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Once again, the Sox bats were swinging well, but this time Sox defense, which allowed 12 errors, lost the game to the Dodgers 13-12.

Darren Henn started the game for the Sox and lasted only 1 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs, only 1 of which was earned. Chris Walsh relieved, pitched the remainder of the game, and gave up 8 runs, only 4 of which were earned. Unfairly, Walsh picked up the loss, reducing his record to 6-2.

But the bats. The Sox offense once again was on fire. For the second straight game, eight different Sox collected hits. Leading this front were:

The Sox have proven they can hit. Sox pitching has forced the balls in play. Now if only the defense..................

8/2 - Red Sox 25, White Sox 14 (record W-8, L-10)
 

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It was a slugfest. The White Sox gave up 18 hits, 11 walks, and hit 4 batsmen, as they lost 25 to 14 to the Red Sox.

Let's be honest. It wasn't pretty. The defense wasn't pretty. And the bats were actually quite good. But the pitching. Ah, the pitching. Without mentioning names, the guilty know who they are.

But let's focus on what was fun to watch:

- Eight different White Sox got hits, including three by Adam O'Hara and two by Brett Rudy.

- Ian Lev played 5 positions - 1B, P, SS, LF, and C. Lev has now played each of the nine field positions over the course of the season.

- Adam O'Hara stole 5 bases, including home, increasing his lead league to 23, while scoring 4 times.

Look, the score may have been a wash, but the White Sox' 14 runs were the most they've scored in a game all season. With a healthy pitching staff, which is expected shortly, the White Sox will be a tough team to beat.

8/1 - Astros 10, White Sox 3, (record W-8, L-9)
 

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The White Sox lost to the Astros for the second time this season, as Chris Walsh lost for the first time this season, proving that he is indeed human. Walsh, now 6-1, threw 2 1/3 innings allowing 5 hits and 3 walks, but gave up more unearned runs than earned runs.

Darren Henn (1 2/3 innings) and Curtis Glover (2 innings) pitched the remainder of the game, together giving up only 1 run (also unearned).

The Sox showed spark and energy in the fifth inning scoring 3 runs off hits by Adam O'Hara, Curtis Glover, and Aarron Hutchins, and a walk by Mike Gennaro, but overall, the Astros 10 runs prevailed.

Game standouts:

- Curtis Glover broke out of his slump picking up 2 singles, a run scored, and an RBI.

- Adam O'Hara, Jon Mead, Rob Mitchell, and Aarron Hutchins each picked up a stolen base. O'Hara brought his league lead to 18.

- Murray Reed scooped a throw at firstbase in the dirt with magnetic-like form.

7/26 - White Sox 5, Indians 3 (record W-8, L-8)
 

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In beating the Indians today 5-3, the Sox now are once again playing .500 ball.

Chris Walsh, the Sox starter, upped his record to 6-0 with 6 1/3 solid innings, allowing only 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6.

With the Sox down 3-0 going into the fifth inning, the Sox bats came alive. First, Jon Mead reached on error. Then Brett Rudy doubled, Jon Brolin singled, Darren Henn walked, Aarron Hutchins singled, and Adam O'Hara drove in a game- tying run with a hard hit grounder, making the score 3-3.

In the sixth inning, Jeff Zielinski doubled and then Murray Reed hit a towering homerun into the rightfield parking lot bringing the score to 5-3.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Darren Henn relieved Walsh, pitched to the Indian #2 and #3 batters, and retired them with ease, picking up the save.

Game firsts:

- Jon Brolin's clutch single in the fifth inning gave him his first single and RBI of the season.

- Oddly enough, Adam O'Hara's game-tying ground-out in the fifth inning gave him his first RBI of the season.

- Congrats to Jeff Zielinski and his wife who celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary today. Kudos to the bride who let Jeff play ball instead of making her breakfast in bed.

The Sox face off against the Astros Friday night at Jefferson.

7/19 - White Sox 12, Yankees 6 (record W-7, L-8)
 

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The Sox pounced the Yankees today beating them 12-6. Chris Walsh picked up his sixth win and brought his record to 5-0 going 5 innings for the Sox. Darren Henn closed the door on the Yankees, striking out 3 hitters in two innings.

Ten different Sox picked up hits today, showing that the lineup is solid from top to bottom. Leading the attack was Murray Reed who picked up 2 hits (5 for last 8), and Jon Mead who also picked up 2 hits (4 for 5 since joining Sox).

The Sox also proved they could be aggressive on the bases, as they picked up nine stolen bases. Jon Mead led the front picking up 4, while Aarron Hutchins and league leader Adam O'Hara each picked up 2, and Ed Medugno picked up 1.

7/16 - Diamondbacks 12, White Sox 9 (record W-6, L-8)
 

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Rob Mitchell, in his MABL debut as a pitcher, gave up 6 runs in 3 innings as the Sox lost 12-9 to the Diamondbacks. Mitchell got better with each batter he faced, striking out six, but the 7 walks allowed killed him.

The Sox never gave up, in fact, they scored in each of the last four innings while playing nearly flawless ball the entire game.

Many Sox players had amazing games: Murray Reed had three hits; Brett Rudy, Dave Timmons, and newcomer Jon Mead each had two hits; And Rob Mitchell, Aarron Hutchins, and Darren Henn each picked up singles.

Aarron Hutchins also picked up three stolen bases, while Jon Mead picked up two.

This game was played well all around by the Sox, but the 9 runs they scored was just not enough to beat the Diamondbacks' 12.

7/10 - Rockies 10, White Sox 1 (record W-6, L-7)
 

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The White Sox got no-hit -- kind of. Although Dave Timmons did get credit in the White Sox book as lining a double past first base in the third inning, Rockies scored it an error, thus giving their pitcher Charlie Byrne a no-hitter. As the home team, the White Sox book stands - the team did indeed get one-hit. But does it really matter? A loss is a loss. Maybe to Dave Timmons and Charlie Byrne. Let them duke it out.

Poor fielding, sad attitude, a re-injured pitching staff, not to mention a lack of any type of hitting contributed to the White Sox loss. But through it all, a few individuals never put their head down. To them, I tip my hat:

- Dave Timmons for coming off the bench at DH, letting Rob Mitchell get some play behind the plate.

- Rob Mitchell for nailing a would-be stealer at third, and swinging hard up at bat, and for yelling louder than anybody.

- Ian Lev for throwing his heart out, yet again, for two innings.

- Murray Reed for pitching his finest three innings of the season.

- Aarron Hutchins for nailing a runner at the plate with a perfect throw.

- Jeff Zielinski for never losing focus.

- Mike Raimondi for coming down while injured, and picking up a bat and glove.

Now, let's start fresh on Wednesday - and beat the Diamondbacks for redemption.

7/10 - Diamondbacks 12, White Sox 11 (record W-6, L-6)
 

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Like a rollercoaster, first the Sox were losing to the Diamondbacks, then they were winning, then losing, then winning, then losing, then winning, then losing, then really getting creamed, then almost coming back, then finally losing 12-11.

The White Sox pounded the ball all game. Mike Gennaro led the way with a double and two singles. Brett Rudy, Chris Walsh, and Ian Lev each had a pair of hits. And Jeff Zielinski ripped two homeruns in the same at-bat (only one of which was fair).

However, pitching was shaky to say the least. With the exception of Darren Henn, who pitched 1 1/3 innings of earned-run-free ball, Diamondbacks were consistently on base.

Down 12-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Sox fought back hard. Zielinski walked to lead off; Curtis Glover reached on error, then Walsh, Lev, and Gennaro each singled. With the tying and winning run aboard, Rudy lined into a double-play at short to the end the game.

It was almost an incredible comeback. But it wasn't meant to be.

6/30 - Dodgers 7, White Sox 6 (record W-6, L-5)
 

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The Sox got off to an early 4-1 lead in the first innings and never looked back. They probably should have.

In the first inning, the first four Sox batters scored, after Aarron Hutchins walked to lead off, Murray Reed singled, and then did Dave Timmons, then Rob Mitchell doubled, then Chris Walsh singled.

Things were looking good at this point. Darren Henn pitched three innings without giving up a hit and striking out five. Murray Reed relieved in the fourth so Henn could rest his newly healed arm.

And Reed wasted no time helping his own cause. After singling in the fifth and stealing second, he forced a catcher error while stealing third, thus scoring easily.

Excitement brewed in the sixth as Mike Gennaro almost legged out an inside-the-park homerun (single with 3 base error), but got pegged at the plate on a controversial call. Regardless, Ian Lev scored on the play on the perfectly executed hit-and-run

Unfortunately, three errors plagued the Sox in the bottom of the last inning as the Dodgers came from behind to win with two outs. Reed, who gave up only 4 hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched took the hard loss.

6/28 - Game #2 - Braves 10, White Sox 3 (record W-6, L-4)
 

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In the second game of today's doubleheader, the Sox got off to an early 3-1 lead off two hits by Mike Moloney, a hit by Murray Reed, and a perfectly placed sacrifice grounder by Dave Timmons. Unfortunately, that would be as far as the Sox got, as the Braves won the second game 10-3.

The White Sox out-hit (6 to 5) and out-fielded (1 error to 2) the Braves. The downfall was allowing 14 walks in 6 innings. In the game of baseball, it doesn't matter how the runs score.

Kudos to Dave Timmons who caught both games of the doubleheader.

Injury Update: Mike Moloney (hamstring tear, return TBD); Adam O'Hara (hamstring pull, return 1-2 weeks), Mike Raimondi (hamstring pull, return 1-2 weeks).

Get to the field early and s-t-r-e-t-c-h out!!!

6/28 - Game #1 - White Sox 2, Braves 1 (record W-6, L-3)
 

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In the first game of today's doubleheader at Cleveland Circle, the White Sox beat the first place Braves by a score of 2-1. This marked the second time this season the Sox have beaten an undefeated team.

This game was truly as pitcher's dual, as both team's combined only generated 8 hits. Chris Walsh, now 4-0, pitched a gem allowing only 3 hits and 1 walk in 6 2/3 innings. Walsh also extended his no-earned-run-allowed inning streak to 18 2/3.

The Sox collected their two precious runs by taking advantage of every situation possible. In the fifth inning, Ed Medugno hit a deep double and Jon Banchick singled him in.

In the sixth inning, Brett Rudy reached on error, stole second, and scored when Mike Maloney forced a Braves fielding error on a hard-hit ball to short.

The only Braves run scored when the Sox committed all 3 of their game's errors in a single innings.

But the biggest scare of the game came when the Brave's rightfielder, Sopko, hit a a ball back to the mound. The ball was fielded cleanly and tossed to first where the batter and Sox first-baseman, Murray Reed collided. Murray Reed barely escaped serious head injury, but Sopko broke his jaw, and required seven stitches and some re-wiring.

The game was on the line in the last inning, as the Braves had the tying and winning runs on base, but Darren Henn, back from a torn rotator cuff injury, pitched relief for the final out, striking out the sole batter he faced, and gathered the save.

6/23 - White Sox 9, Red Sox 8 (record W-5, L-3)
 

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In the White Sox' 9-8 victory over the Red Sox today, the Sox extended their winning streak to 3, and upped their record to 5-1 in their last 6 games.

Murray Reed notched his first win, giving up only an unearned run in four innings pitched. Jon O'Brien picked up his 3rd save, pitching 1 1/3 inning of no-hit ball.

The Sox took off to a 9-1 lead, scoring five runs in the 2nd, highlighted by a line-drive grandslam over the centerfield fence by Brett Rudy .

In the 3rd inning, Chris Walsh and Mike Gennaro cracked run scoring doubles. Over the course of the game, Dave Timmons and Jon Banchick each contributed a pair of singles. And, Jeff Zielinski and Chris Walsh added singles.

Then the game turned into a nail-biter. The Red Sox picked up five runs in the 5th, one in the 6th, and one more in the 7th. But the White Sox held on for the win.

The moral of this story is: "In the game of baseball, it ain't over, 'til it's over -- or until O'Brien comes in"

The Sox take on the Braves for a doubleheader, Sunday, June 28th, with the first game starting at 10:00 a.m.

6/21 - White Sox 4, Rockies 0 (record W-4, L-3)
 

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The Boston White Sox defeated the Boston Rockies 4-0 winning their second shutout in a row, and raised their record to 4-3. Chris Walsh, who pitched five shutout innings in his last outing, pitched seven more for the complete game while raising his record to 3-0.

Walsh allowed just four hits, two walks, and struck out seven. Affectionately nicknamed “Smiley,” Walsh pitched to a tough crowd throwing through some jeering by proponents of the opposition. “I just tried to keep my focus and concentration,” said Walsh. “I have a date after the game so I just wanted to make it a quick game by throwing strikes. Walsh received strong support from the first four batters in the line-up, who combined to go 7 for 14 with 3 RBIs, 4 stolen bases, and 4 runs scored.

Other highlights included Mike Moloney's “called” triple to center, Adam O'Hara's three stolen bases, and Mike Raimondi's and Dave Timmons' two singles apeice. Timmons did not homer to add to his league lead (3).

After the game, Moloney, referring to his called shot, said “Ruth was a wuss only vaguely pointing to center field — I actually told the bench that in the next pitch I was going to hit a drive to center.” In actuality, the shot was in the left-center gap.

O'Hara, the league leader in stolen bases (10), modestly said of his 2 for 4, 3 stolen base effort: “I just go out to the park and try to do my job as leadoff batter by getting on base and get the running game going.”

This reporter tried to get comment from Raimondi on his 2 for 4 effort, but Mike would only keep insisting that he was under the tag at second, where he had been called out in a stolen base attempt.

Overall, the Sox played solid, hustle baseball, the way the game should be played. The next White Sox game is Tuesday, June 23rd at Jefferson Field. Game time is 7:32 p.m.

6/7 - White Sox 5, Indians 0 (record W-3, L-3)
 

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In the Sox' 5-0 shutout of the Indians today, the Team has evened it's record at 3 wins and 3 losses.

Chris Walsh picked up his second win in style (now 2-0), taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning. Jon O'Brien came in for relief in the sixth inning, and shut the door for his second time in two outings, picking up the his second save and striking out four.

The difference in this game was aggressive baserunning. Adam O'Hara had 3 stolen bases and scored 2 runs, while Brett Rudy picked up two stolen bases and scored once. Mike Moloney and Mike Gennaro also picked up stolen bases.

Hits in the game came from Mike Moloney who doubled, and Brett Rudy (2), Jeff Zielinski (2), Adam O'Hara, Ed Medugno, Dave Timmons, who each picked up singles.

The Sox look forward to facing the Astros at Kelly Field next Sunday for some payback.

6/2 - Astros 12, White Sox 4 (record W-2, L-3)
 

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It may not have been the prettiest of games, as the Sox got whooped by the Astros 12-4, but for better or worse, we saw a great many positive events during game. We got to see:

+ Two new Sox on the hill. Ian Lev who pitched his heart out for three innings, and Aarron Hutchins who threw for an inning.

+ Dave Timmons hit his league leading 3rd homerun in five games. Later he paid the price, taking a hit from a locomotive on a play at the plate. He's ok though.

+ Murray Reed hit a solo blast to right that misses a parked police cruiser by mere inches.

+ A perfectly executed play to the plate - Raimondi to O'Hara to Timmons to nail a potential Astros runner.

+ Mike Moloney bring back from nearly over the fence at least two almost-homeruns.

Chalk it up as a loss, and move on. We're scheduled to beat the Indians on Sunday morning.

5/31 - White Sox 8, Yankees 6 (record W-2, L-2)
 

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Today, the Sox beat the first-place, and until today undefeated Yankees 8-6. The Sox had the lead the entire game and never lost it. Here's what I stands out in my head from the game:

+ Chris Walsh's, in his MABL debut, first win, after solid pitching 4 2/3 (I think) innings.

+ Mike Moloney's legged-out homer that went into the softball benches.

+ Adam O'Hara's triple. On of many extra-basers so far this season for Adam.

+ Mike Gennaro's diving grab at 2nd.

+ Ed Medugno's diving grab at SS for a double play.

+ Jon Banchick's double, which drove in a couple.

+ Jon O'Brien's save, as a he closed the door on the Yanks.

Overall, I was psyched with everybody's enthusiasm. We are going to win a lot of games this season, and are now 2-2.

5/28 - White Sox 8, Indians 2 (record W-1, L-2)
 

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The Sox put up their first victory today with an 8-2 win against the Indians. The effort was well rounded with great pitching, hitting, and defense. There were two big stars of this game:

(1) Darren Henn took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, threw a complete game, and finished with 13 strikeouts. If you recall, in Henn's last start, he took a no-hitter into the fourth inning.

(2) Dave Timmons hit two monster homeruns into Jefferson Field's left-field parking lot above the rocks. Plus, he walked twice, scored 3 runs, and drove in 5. And he called an excellent game behind the plate.

Other notables include Adam O'Hara, who doubled, walked, stole 2 bases, and scored twice, as well as Murray Reed, who collected a pair of singles and scored a run.

5/17 - Diamondbacks 9, White Sox 5 (record W-0, L-2)
 

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For the second time in two games, the Sox have outhit their opponent, and lost. This time, the Sox also scored more earned runs, scoring 5 against the D-Backs 3. However, none of this matters in the game of baseball.

Through the first five innings the Sox had committed six errors and had given up nine runs, putting the game was out of reach, 9-0.

The Sox did show some spark in the late innings. Ed Medugno roped a two-run homerun in the fifth. Shawn Pierce, Mike Moloney, and Jeff Zielinski each had a pair of hits. And Pierce also pitched a perfect 6th and 7th innings with a couple strikeouts.

The Sox will go for their first win against the Indians May 28th at Jefferson.

5/3 - Yankees 5, White Sox 3 (record W-0, L-1)
 

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The White Sox fell short in their home opener, but not without a fight.

Darren Henn took a no-hitter into the fourth, while Dave Timmons, Adam O'Hara and Mike Moloney each tripled to get the Sox rolling. And Murray Reed and Rob Mitchell each drove in runs with clutch singles. The Sox took a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning, where the Yankees battled back, scoring five runs and taking a 5-2 lead.

The Sox picked up one more run in the seventh when Jon Banchick drove in Jeff Zielinkski making the score 5-3, but that was as close as the Sox would get, as they absorbed their first loss.

Of note, Shawn Pierce stuck out the side in the seventh. In fact, all four of his recorded outs were due to K's.

Overall, the Sox had incredibly solid defense, committing only one error. Everybody played hard, hustle, smart baseball. And I tip my cap to the Yankees for their comeback from behind win.

4/26 - The Sox' final practice of the spring was today. Let's just say that the Sox are going to win a lot of games this season. I'm not going to mention who did what this week, as too many people made contributions.

Can't wait 'til Opening Day, 5/3! Sox open against the Yankees at 10:00 a.m. at Kelley Field. Players should try to be there at 8:30 a.m.

4/19 - The Sox third practice was perhaps the most productive to date, refining a variety of game situations - including Sox pitching perfecting their pick-off moves to first and second. Due to total team input, exceptional strategies were devised in respect to relays from the outfield.

On the bases, congrats go to Adam O'Hara who lead the "Sox Sprint" in a distance of 90 feet, and to Shawn Pierce for blazing from second to home in a team record 6.6 seconds. At the plate, shouts out to Dave Timmons who displayed early signs of a .300+ season.

All in all, the practice was instrumental in reinforcing fundamentals. Nice calisthenics too, Ed.

4/11 - The Sox second practice was today. It was a Civil War with Sox pitching taking its best shot against Sox hitting.

Darren Henn, Ian Lev, Murray Reed, Shawn Pierce, and Dan Jozefik each had solid outings on the hill. Rob Mitchell did the majority of the catching, except for a brief time-out due to dehydration and wobbly knees (*kidding*).

Long balls of the day went to Reed, who hit a deep drive into the right field trees, and to Pierce, who hit two gappers for extra bases.

4/5 - Sox' first practice was today. There was an amazingly strong turnout considering it actually snowed (well, a little).

The Team took basic infield/outfield, the pitchers tested their arms to live catchers (live batters weren't quite ready), and everybody pretty much just got to know one another.

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