Cold weather arrives
2008 World AIDS Day
Canine Christmas
Get latest headlines via RSS feeds
NewsVine
Del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Furl
Reddit
Stumbleupondragons notes
Rainy Monday led Silver Hawks to hold back ace pitcher
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — In theory, South Bend manager Mark Haley had it figured out, and his theory worked.
If the Silver Hawks had to play Dayton on a rainy Monday night, he was going to hold back his best pitcher, Jarrod Parker (12-5, 3.44 ERA).
In his place, South Bend would pitch Bryan Henry (4-6, 3.10), only a sometime starter.
"We didn't want Parker (a 2007 first-round draft pick by the Diamondbacks) to pitch in the rain," Haley said. "And when the game was postponed, we figured we could have him for the deciding game, or he'd start the championship series today in Burlington."
Henry started Tuesday, Sept. 9. Parker will start today in Burlington.
SEC is best
Dragons center fielder Justin Reed scoffed when asked if he had any offers to play football at Notre Dame, just down the road.
"They don't play football up here," said Reed, tossing ND in the same bin with the Big Ten and all the other Northern schools. "The SEC can beat any of these teams."
Reed, who once rushed for 400 yards in a high school game in Jackson, Miss., had a scholarship to play at Mississippi, deciding to play baseball instead when he was drafted in the fourth round in 2006 by the Reds.
To confirm his opinion, Reed asked shortstop Zack Cozart, who played baseball at Mississippi.
"In baseball, there are some good teams up here," Cozart said. "In football, the SEC's the best."
An invite for Horst
Pitcher Jeremy Horst was finally asked to participate in the fall Florida Instructional League, an extra training session, mostly for top prospects.
Generally, it's considered a good thing to be invited, but Horst wasn't, even after finishing the regular season as the team's top starter following his move from the bullpen.
Then Reds general manager Walt Jocketty saw Horst pitch last week, and invited him.
Silver Hawks songbird
Silver Hawks outfielder Derrick Walker did extra duty, singing the National Anthem. He then scored his team's first run in the fourth ... Reliever Daniel Schlereth, a first-round draft pick this summer, struck out two of the three Dragons he faced. His dad is former NFL lineman and broadcaster Mark Schlereth.
