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Leroy Hurt, Listed DTD by Waveriders
Saturday, July 13th , 2052
Waveriders star left fielder Josselin Leroy suffered a sore knee during yesterday's game against the Vigilantes at Waveriders Ballpark. He sustained the injury while running the bases. Owen Sound lists Leroy as day-to-day, noting he could miss about one week.
Batting .354 to date, Leroy has 23 home runs and 62 RBIs.
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Connel Hurls Owen Sound to Shutout Victory
Friday, July 12th , 2052
Walt Connel of the Owen Sound Waveriders was on top of his game.
The 33-year-old tantalized the Windsor Vigilantes with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest, shutting them out, 3-0.
"He had the changeup working," Windsor manager Greg Erbisch said in postgame comments. "You knew it was coming and you still grounded out -- and then he threw it even slower."
The Owen Sound hurler had 8 strikeouts, gave up 1 walk and surrendered 2 hits in his complete-game effort.
Connel told reporters after the game that "keeping the ball down is the key to being successful in this league."
"If you don't do that, they'll make you pay," he said.
This season, Connel has compiled a 9-4 record with a 3.28 ERA.
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Morales Swats 3 HR Against Milwaukee
Tuesday, July 9th , 2052
Rafael Morales went yard three times in a Detroit Thunderbirds victory over the Milwaukee Eagles at The Nest.
"I was in a groove," he said. "Every pitch they tossed up there looked like a grapefruit."
For the day, the Detroit third baseman went 4-for-4 against Milwaukee with 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored in a brilliant display of power hitting that led the Thunderbirds to the 7-5 win.
"I tell you what. I'm shocked because I didn't think that last ball had enough to get out," he told BNN reporters in the clubhouse following the game. "I thought it was just going to be a long out."
Rafael Morales hit a solo-shot off Michael Bergeron in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Michael Bergeron in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off Bob Blankenship in the 8th and walked in the 10th.
At present, Morales is batting .324 and has collected 23 home runs, 59 RBIs, .413 OBP and scored 49 runs.
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