This blog is dedicated (for the most part) to Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants independent professional baseball, however, this blog will also discuss sports topics from MLB and MiLB to NFL, NHL and even the great sport of hunting!
Let's start with last night's match up between the Pheasants and the Wichita Wingnuts! Before the bottom of the 8th inning the Birds did not look like the league leaders they actually are, posting only two hits to Wichita's ten. The score would be 2-1 until the Pheasants' potentially second-to-last at bat.
The first Sioux Falls hit came off Tim Hutting, who posted his first round-tripper of the year; Hutting, the Pheasants' lead-off man in the bottom of the 8th, would later score yet again off of an RBI single from former MLBer, Reggie Abercrombie. Abercrombie would, indeed, cross home plate just a few minutes later (after Joe Anthonsen and Gus Milner were driven home by a Beau Torbert 2-run single) after Hunter Jobes notched a base hit, making the game 5-2.
I must say, aside from the bottom of the 8th, this game was all about pitching. Wichita's starting hurler, Gabe Medina, was quite impressive; the big pitcher only allowed one run with only two hits in seven innings of play, walked two Pheasants and fanned six. Cephas Howard relieved Medina in the 8th, and as we all know, that didn't go so well for Wichita; Howard (1-1) took the loss while Pheasants reliever, Matt Zachary, pitched a perfect 8th leaving the mound nice and comfortable for the Pheasants' closer. In the top of the 9th, Aaron Cotter took the mound for the close against the Wingnuts, allowing two hits and striking out a formidable Wichita batter for out number two. In no time at all the fat lady had sung and the Birds improved to 13-4, standing undefeated (8-0) at home.
What a roller coaster of ups and downs! It was really looking like the Pheasants were in a slump until that 8th inning. Pheasants catcher, Eddy Rodriguez ("E-Rod"), hasn't been having as good of nights here lately it seems; he was either walked, flew out, or struck out last night. Let's hope tonight will be a better night for him. Be sure to tune your radio in to 1230 AM to listen to the Pheasants game, which starts at 7:05 pm. The Pheasants are on a home game stretch through Sunday against the Wichita Wingnuts and the Sioux City Explorers before packing up and playing Wichita in their ballpark. Get in on the action while you can; I can assure you that there is never a dull moment at a Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants game!
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Hey Dakota....great looking blog. Since you are into Minor Leauge Baseball and born in Omaha...you should cover my team, the Omaha Royals every once in a while :) you should check their website (www.oroyals.com) every once in a while....Keep up the good work.
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Hey Ronnie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input! Not only are the Omaha Royals your team, but they're my Tiple-A team as well! Will be sure to keep everyone up to date on them as well.