Midland RockHounds Pitcher Raul Alcantara

Hard Work Pays off on Cinco De Mayo

Anyone watching the RockHounds' pregame workout Thursday on afternoon might have wondered why the players were in full uniform for what Allen Iverson would surely have pointed out was practice ("... we're talkin' about practice"). Manager Ryan Christenson's message was simple - - - the RockHounds were going their backsides off at practice and take that same approach into the game. Sorry, Allen, but the idea paid off. Led by... Full Story