3/8 Spring Training Roundup

Brennan Boesch had a huge game for the Hitmen in yesterday's 6-5 win over the Mudcats. Boesch hit two homers and drove in 4 runs.

The aptly-named Livingston Last Place remains the only team without a win so far. Livingston was crushed by the Mallers 10-5 in the first game. Josh Hamilton had 6 RBIs in the game for Bridgewater and Victor Martinez had 3. At least Jimmy Rollins had a good game for Livingston, going 4-5 with 3 runs scored. Second pick overall, Brandon Beachy was solid in his spring debut for the Mallers, pitching 7.2 innings and allowing 4 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks. In their second game, reigning Listach Award winner Travis Wood pitched a solid 6-innings to record an 8-5 win. Rollins was 2-4 in this game, pushing his average to .471 this spring.

C.C. Sabathia pitched a complete game shutout of the Ant Slayers. Sabathia held Amityville to 6 hits and struck out 6 in the 4-0 victory. The Mudcats outhit the Ant Slayers 15-6.

An even more dominant pitching outing was turned in by Sardine City's Ubaldo Jimenez, who held the Mighty Men to just 3 hits in a 10-0 shutout. The Straphangers gathered 17 hits, including 4 by Michael Bourn.

Blue Ridge's Hunter Pence was 5-8 in yesterday's games (both losses) to raise his league-leading average to .588.

Final divisions for realignment were released yesterday by the Commissioner's Office. They are as follows:
Van Slyke Division: Marietta, Hoboken, Carolina, St. Louis
Fisk Division: Vancouver, Sardine City, Blue Ridge, Livingston
Kruk Division: Philadelphia, Newark, Bridgewater, Hopatcong
Drabek Division: Las Vegas, Hillsborough, Arkansas, Amityville
The teams were allocated based on 3-year aggregated records.