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McGair: BoSox season could hinge on McCoy dominos

May 17, 2013

By
BRENDAN McGAIR
bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com

PAWTUCKET – A Red Sox-themed game of dominos broke out at McCoy Stadium on Friday afternoon, with the playing surface stretching from the plush green grass in left field to the PawSox clubhouse.

As the Pawtucket hitters took their batting practice cuts, pitchers Franklin Morales and Andrew Bailey were positioned in front of the home team’s bullpen. The two injured arms were occupied with their long-toss program, though they made sure to stop every now again to check out the action in the batter’s box.

PawSox unable to complete comeback, fall to Braves

May 16, 2013

By
ERIC BENEVIDES
ebenevides@pawtuckettimes.com

PAWTUCKET — This comeback ran out of steam.
After falling behind by a 4-0 score and getting blanked for 7 2/3 innings by Gwinnett Braves righthander Omar Poveda, the Pawtucket Red Sox found a way to battle back in the last two innings off him and reliever Wirfin Obispo and nearly pull off an amazing victory.
But it wasn’t meant to be for the PawSox, who soon found themselves trying to battle back from a 6-1 deficit in their final swings and ended up with a 6-4 loss – their fourth defeat in their last five games – on Thursday night before a small gathering at McCoy Stadium.

PawSox' Hamilton deals with injured wrist; Chris Martin's scoreless streak up to 24 innings

May 16, 2013

By
BRENDAN McGAIR
bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com

PAWTUCKET – When the manager mentions “small crack in his bone” in the same sentence as the player’s wrist, it’s easy to dwell on the worst-case scenario.
Gary DiSarcina, however, stated that the Pawtucket Red Sox are in no rush to place first baseman/outfielder Mark Hamilton on the disabled list. On the same day that saw Hamilton honored as International League Hitter of the Week, the 29-year-old jammed his wrist while attempting to make a play in left field.

Veiga's two-hit gem leads Lincoln past Woonsocket

May 15, 2013

By
JON BAKER
jbaker@pawtuckettimes.com

WOONSOCKET — Perhaps the only statistic Lincoln High skipper Andy Hallam didn’t like on Wednesday afternoon came in the “LOB” category.
The Lions may have stranded 11 base-runners, but everything else went the Lions’ way in a 6-0 taming of Division I-North foe Woonsocket in the chilly drizzle and wind at Barry Field.
Senior southpaw Andrew Veiga whirled a stupendous, complete-game two-hitter with a mere walk and a whopping 13 strikeouts in keeping the Villa Novans at bay; actually, he surrendered only nine batted balls the entire contest.

Extended preseason pleases R.I. college basketball coaches

May 15, 2013

By
BRENDAN McGAIR
bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com

You take what you can get.
With that mantra in mind, the NCAA’s decree to lengthen college basketball’s preseason is a welcome development in a sport where the run-up to the regular season barrels down on coaches and players like a fastbreak. Earlier this month, the governing body of collegiate athletics ruled that men’s programs can begin practicing six weeks prior to their first game.
The 2013-14 season is set to tip-off on Nov. 8, meaning teams can begin laying the groundwork in earnest on Sept. 27.

PawSox open homestand with win over Gwinnett

May 14, 2013

By
BRENDAN McGAIR
bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com

PAWTUCKET – Fresh off a 6-2 swing through the International League’s South Division, the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated Gwinnett by a 5-3 count Tuesday night before 3,596 fans at McCoy Stadium.
Making his first appearance on the mound since getting roughed up by Minnesota last Wednesday at Fenway Park, Allen Webster tossed five innings of one-run ball en route to picking up his second victory with the PawSox.

DiSarcina explains ‘manager’s decision’ to sit Iglesias

May 14, 2013

By
BRENDAN McGAIR
bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com

PAWTUCKET – Finally, a little clarification to “manager’s decision.”
For roughly seven minutes Tuesday, PawSox skipper Gary DiSarcina stood in his office and shed some light as to why shortstop Jose Iglesias was absent from the lineup for three consecutive days after getting removed in the top of the fifth inning of the May 4 contest.
It was fairly obvious that DiSarcina caught wind as to what some folks were passing off as the explanation to why Iglesias spent time on the bench. Such suspicions were way off base because they didn’t come straight from the horse’s mouth.

Lincoln takes softball showdown from N.K.

May 13, 2013

By
ERIC BENEVIDES
ebenevides@pawtuckettimes.com

NORTH KINGSTOWN — The streak is still alive.
After playing five drama-free contests that were decided by nine or more runs, unbeaten Lincoln encountered its toughest test in nearly a month when the Lions trekked down to Ryan Park for a Monday night showdown with second-place North Kingstown.
And while the Lions were able to come away with a 3-2 win, it was far from easy, and it took eight innings and some daring baserunning from Casie Beauchemin to produce the game-winning run.

Battle for first place goes to Tolman, 5-4

May 13, 2013

By
ERIC BENEVIDES
ebenevides@pawtuckettimes.com

SCITUATE — Showdowns don’t get any better than this – first place sitting on the line, ace pitchers dueling each other, and extra innings needed to decide the outcome.
For Tolman, victories don’t get any better than the ones they nailed down on the road on Monday afternoon against Division II-North foe Scituate at Manning Field.

Locals playing key roles on diamond for La Salle Academy

May 12, 2013

By
BRENDAN McGAIR
bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com

PROVIDENCE – There’s a hearty dose of local talent on this year’s baseball team at La Salle Academy. More precisely, there are five players whose contributions to date represent a key reason why head coach Geoff Marcone’s ball club is positioned near the top of Division I-North.

What makes this particular quintet so distinctive is that each of them brings something different to the field. In Cumberland’s Caleb Gardner and North Smithfield’s C.J. Dandeneau, the Rams are buoyed by a rock-solid 1-2 punch at the front-end of the rotation.

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