He's trotting at his own pace
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - With just over two weeks left until opening day, Trot Nixon has appeared in just four games and has a total of nine at-bats. Still, Indians manager Eric Wedge says he's confident Nixon will be in right field for the Indians on opening day, April 2 in Chicago.
No. 4 starter looks sharp in return from hamstring injury
FORT MYERS, Fla. Kyle Lohse didn't have a shattering experience Saturday, didn't splinter any opposing Boston Red Sox bats, usually not a good thing for a pitcher. In Lohse's case, it was an all-right thing.
Bloomquist blooming in the desert
Bloomquist blooming in the Arizona desert
Council votes to ban metal bats in NYC
New York Citys legislators voted 40-6 Wednesday to ban metal bats for high school teams, sending the measure to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is not sure whether he will veto or sign the legislation.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
THOMSON - West Carroll blew a three-run lead in the fifth inning and couldn't recover as the team's bats suddenly turned as cold as the weather in a 7-4 loss to Erie/Prophetstown.
CSI softball has big day at plate in road sweep
RANGELY, Colo. - The Golden Eagles' bats had a heyday Friday. Against a struggling Colorado Northwestern Community College pitching staff, the College of Southern Idaho softball team put up some offensive fireworks in sweeping a doubleheader with wins of 12-5 and 13-0.
Smet's pitching controls Conqs' bats in victory
Atascadero's Kalli Wilson hangs onto the ball at first base while in a collision with Cabrillo's Levena Linderholm during the Greyhounds' 6-1 non-league victory over the Conquistadores on Thursday.
WSU's bats deliver support for pitching
Wichita State's pitching has been exceptional over the past five games, giving up only 10 earned runs as the team went 3-2. The question mark has been whether its bats would produce enough runs to win.
Endangered bat species is found in Baxter County cave
David Kampwerth can smell bats hundreds of feet away. It's that earthy, pungent aroma of guano that tells Kampwerth's nose if a cave is home to bats or not.