Baseball: Winter Baseball player updates
By Kyle Galdeira
Hawaii Winter Baseball
Here are results of Hawaii Winter Baseball alumni in action today:
Chris Nelson (Waikiki BeachBoys, 2006) picked up a hit and scored a run for Colorado, and increased his batting average to .400 as the Rockies notched
the 4-1 victory over Seattle.
Jason Grilli (Honolulu Sharks, 1997) allowed a hit and no runs through 2
2/3 innings for Detroit's split squad as the Tigers clipped Cincinnati, 5-4.
Cale Iorg (North Shore Honu, 2007) picked up a double and boosted his
batting average to .333 in support of Detroit's other split squad as the Tigers downed Cleveland, 4-2.
Sean Kazmar (West Oahu CaneFires, 2006) picked up a single in his first
at-bat of the spring for San Diego as the Padres fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 8-4.
Jason Giambi (Kauai Emeralds, 1993) went 1-2 for the Yankees as New York defeated Toronto, 6-1.
Hawaii Winter Baseball is a professional league sanctioned by Major League Baseball. It provides a setting for top young professional ball players to play against top-notch U.S. and international competition to accelerate U.S. player progress through their respective major-league farm systems, and to give top young Asian players opportunities for international competition. The HWB league returns for its
eighth season in late September of 2008, and will feature games at the
University of Hawaii and Waipahu's Hans L'Orange Park.
For more information, log on to www.hawaiiwinterbaseball.com.