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SOGGY WEEKEND TURNS INTO SOGGY RECORD
June 6, 2005
A miserable weekend again for anything didn’t help
matters for the Express as they lost to the Litchfield Blues Friday night
and play was suspended due to rain in the ninth inning Sunday in Kimball
against the Cold Spring Rockies with the Express down 3-2.
Friday night the Express traveled to Litchfield taking
on the Blues. It was Dairy Night at soggy Optimist Park sponsored by First
District Association as the Blues handed the Express their first loss of the
season 3-2.
The Blues rallied for three runs in the fifth inning
scoring all three with two outs off Express starter Justin Hill (1-1).
Kimball came back in the seventh inning closing the gap to 3-2 scoring two
runs. It stayed that way until the ninth when Kimball got the tying run on
second base with one out but could not get it across.
The only good thing to note from the game was the
Express learned the top three dairy producing states in the U.S. are
California, Wisconsin and New York. Also there are 473,000 dairy cows in the
state of Minnesota.
Cold Spring
Sunday the Cold Spring Rockies came to town as the top
two teams in the Central Valley League South duked it out. The game was
suspended in the ninth inning due to rain with the Express trailing 3-2. The
game will be continued in the next meeting between the two teams on June 28
in Cold Spring.
Cold Spring took the early lead with Kimball tying it
up at 2-2 later in the game. In the top of the ninth, Rockies first baseman
John Rossman belted a solo homerun to give the Rockies the advantage and
that is where the game was halted.
Stay tuned; the game will resume with the Rockies at bat in the top of the
ninth inning with no runners on base and two outs. The game will be
completed before the regularly scheduled game on the 28th of
June.
Rail Report
After the weekends festivities the Express overall
record stands at 8-1. They are still officially undefeated in the league,
but with the Rockies clinging to a one run lead in the ninth it doesn’t look
good for the Express on that note.
Wednesday evening at 7:30, the Express travel to Cold
Spring to take on the perennial Class B state power Cold Spring Springers.
The Springers beat the Express last year 5-4 in a close game. Over the last
two seasons the Express are 1-1 against the Springers.
Friday night Kimball travels to New Ulm to take on the
Brewers. Last year the Express evened the overall record between the two
teams at 1-1. A 7:30 first pitch is slated for this game.
Saturday the Express will be in Sleepy Eye taking on
the Indians in a 7:30 matchup. This will be the first ever meeting between
the two teams. Sleepy Eye has a beautiful complex as they have hosted the
state tournament on occasion and the Express are very excited to be playing
the Indians. The Indians play in the Tomahawk League and area a class C
team.
Sunday the Express will be home against the Eden Valley
Hawks as they will resume CVL play. The Hawks are 3-2 in CVL action so far
this season and will be tough as usual for the Express. A 2:00 start is
slated for Sunday at Veterans Memorial Field in Kimball.
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