East and West of the Mississippi Baseball League

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Additions (Old Club)

LF Mauro Benitez (re-signed)
CF Jesus Gutierrez (trade w/Charleston)
2B Bartolo Gonzalez (Winston-Salem)
SS Ronald Floyd (Charleston)
CF Mike Bentall (trade w/Montgomery)
C Rob Harris (Albuquerque)
MR Ed Sparks (Myrtle Beach)
MR Michael Oglethorpe (Boise)
RF Robinson Rivera (Syracuse)

Losses (New Club)

C Andy Young (Topeka)
MR Ken Moore (Norfolk)
2B Steve Nelson
MR Clarence Carver
MR Joe Day
RF Jake Warren (trade w/Montgomery)
3B Raul Ramirez (trade w/Montgomery)
MR Michael Cox


Went 14-10 in ST, no injuries, no recapping anything there, anxious to start the year, will post a recap of game 1 of the year. Then, probably series by series.

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Jackson starts off season 1-0 with a 5-4 win.

Jackson starter Chih Hsia went 7 solid innings striking out 6 and walking 3 men. He had one rough inning when he gave up all 4 runs in the 4th inning. Newly acquired reliever Michael Oglethorpe made his Jackson debut going a scoreless inning for the hold. Closer Corey Howard came in to finish the game off and earn his first save of the year.

 
               1   2   3    4   5    6   7    8    9     R   H   E
Tulsa     0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0    4   5   0
Jackson 0   1   0   2   0   2   0   0   0    5   7   0

Win: Chih Hsia (1-0)
Loss: Dallas MacKnight (0-1)
Save: Corey Howard (1)

HR: (JKN) Salvador Campos (1), (TUL) William Clark (1)

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Back and forth contest sees Slayers lose 11-8.

               1   2   3    4   5   6   7   8   9     R    H   E
 Tulsa         0   0   0   4   0   0   2    3   2     11  10  0
 Jackson     0   0   1   2   0   1   3    1   0      8   13  3

Win: Julian Ramos (1-0)
Loss: Ed Brown (0-1)
Save: Jesus Garcia (1)

HR: (JKN) Salvador Campos (2), (JKN) Gary McKinney (1), (TUL) Lou Fairchild (1), (TUL) James Pitts (1)

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Sparkling pitching carries Jackson to 2-0 win over Tulsa.

Jackson starter Millard Carlson retired the first 14 batters he faced before allowing a single. Then, the next inning, Carlson was forced to leave the game with a damaged knee meniscus which is being diagnosed as a day to day injury. Four Jackson relievers combined to finish off the game with Corey Howard notching his second save in as many chances. Rob Harris had 2 hits for the Slayers including a homerun. It should also be noted that Tulsa pitcher William Swain pitched a complete game in a losing effort.

          1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E
 Tulsa         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
 Jackson     0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   5   0

Win: Millard Carlson (1-0)
Loss: William Swain (0-1)
Save: Corey Howard (2)


HR: (JKN) Rob Harris (1)

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I just could never get into this like I thought I could. Therefore, I'm killing this dynasty and going to go into deep meditation to try and think of a new IDEA . If only somehow, my 1870s dynasty could be brought back to LIFE

Anyone got any good ideas? I need one that I can get really immersed in and ENJOY!!