Sports stats



Sports home opener Tuesday

May 15, 2006 - American Association (AA)
Shreveport-Bossier Captains News Release


The Shreveport Sports will have their home opener of the 2006 season Tuesday at Fair Grounds Field against the Lincoln Saltdogs. Game time will be 7:05 pm.

The Sports, who are 2-1 in home openers since becoming a member of independent baseball, went 1-2 in the opening weekend on the road at Fort Worth. In those opening three games, the Sports had two home runs from first baseman Justin Humphries and a win by Bert Snow, who pitched for Shreveport last season.

Lincoln, a former entry in the Northern League, is one of five teams in the Northern Division of the American Association this season. The Saltdogs swept Pensacola in a four-game series at Pensacola over the weekend, getting off to their best start in franchise history.

The Sports will send righthander Derek Cunningham (0-1) to the mound in the home opener while Lincoln will counter with lefthander Jeff Blitstein (0-0), making his first start.

This will begin a six-game homestand for the Sports with Lincoln here through Thursday and then Pensacola will come in for a three-game series Friday through Sunday.

Opening night at Fair Grounds Field will feature a fly over by a B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base along with a "Free Truck Tuesday", sponsored by Dodge. After the game, Dodge will also sponsor a Fireworks celebration.

• Discuss this story on the American Association message board...

American Association Stories from May 15, 2006


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central