CAL LEAGUE STARS BLANKED CAROLINA 8, CALIFORNIA 0.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News Hometown hero Nick Markakis Nicholas William Markakis (mar-KAY-kis) (born November 17, 1983, in Glen Cove, New York) is an outfielder who went to Young Harris College and currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles. went 3 for 5 with two homers and three RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in to lead the host Carolina League The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that to an 8-0 victory over the California League in Tuesday's California/Carolina League All-Star game in front of 7,734 at Harry Grove Stadium Harry Grove Stadium, located in Frederick, Maryland, is the home of the Frederick Keys, a class A minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Opened in 1990, it seats 5,400 fans. in Frederick, Md. A 21-year-old outfielder who plays for the host Frederick Keys, Markakis is the Baltimore Orioles' top organizational prospect, according to Baseball America. JetHawks catcher Miguel Montero started the game and was 0 for 2 for the California League, and Lancaster pitcher Garrett Mock pitched two- thirds of an inning of scoreless relief. Gideon Rubin, (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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