JETHAWKS NOTEBOOK: OPTIMISTIC JETHAWKS LOOK FOR BOOST TOP D'BACKS PROSPECTS ON THEIR WAY.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - It's too early to know who the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. will send to Lancaster this season, but JetHawks fans have reason to be hopeful. Arizona's minor-league system has been ranked among the worst by Baseball America  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . as the top three teams in their system (Lancaster, Double-A El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas, and Triple-A Tucson, Ariz.) were 183-233 last season. Single-A South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. (Ind.) and Rookie-Level Missoula (Mont.) and Yakima (Wash.), were a combined 155-132. Players to watch in the Diamondbacks system include outfielder Victor Hall and infielders Jesus Cota and Scott Hairston Scott Alexander Hairston (born May 25, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American second baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. Hairston bats and throws right handed. . Hall batted .275 (114 for 415) and had 60 stolen bases in 113 games for South Bend. With former Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. base-stealing specialist Willie Wilson coaching in Lancaster this season, Hall would benefit from any experience in a JetHawks uniform. Cota, a first baseman at Missoula last season, won the Pioneer League's triple crown, batting .368 (100 for 272) with 16 homers and 71 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 . Hairston, a second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker whom Baseball America projects to be in Lancaster this season, batted .347 (101 for 291) for the Osprey osprey (ŏs`prē), common name for a bird of prey related to the hawk and the New World vulture and found near water in most parts of the world. with 14 homers and 65 RBI. Spring training for the future JetHawks starts with pitchers and catchers arriving at the team's spring-training facility in Tucson, Ariz., on March 3. Position players aren't due until March 7. The JetHawks workout group will play its first exhibition game on March 13. Rosters will not be decided until late March. --New voice: The JetHawks hired Tim O'Sullivan as their radio broadcaster in late January. O'Sullivan, in his third year as a baseball broadcaster, replaces Dan Hubbard, who has announced every game since the inception of the franchise in 1996. O'Sullivan spent last season as the No. 2 broadcaster for the Triple-A Sacramento Rivercats. He broadcast games for the Feather River Mudcats of Marysville, an independent team in the Western League, the previous season. ``This is a great opportunity, no question about it,'' O'Sullivan said. ``Being a full-time broadcaster is what I've always been working for and I'm really excited.'' The JetHawks will hold auditions March 9 for a public-address announcer to replace veteran Larry Thornhill. --Hargrove hanging on: Former JetHawks star Harvey Hargrove recently signed a professional contract with the independent Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox The Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox is a minor league baseball team located in Marysville, California. The team played in the independent Western Baseball League, and is not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team. (formerly the Mudcats). Hargrove was a fan favorite in Lancaster, playing on the 1999 team, the worst in franchise history, and on the 2000 team, the JetHawks' best season. Hargrove also played for the Lancaster Stealth, a California Fall League team in 1999. He was released by the Seattle Mariners at the end of spring training last season. --So close: The JetHawks are close to signing a deal with a new food vendor, general manager Tom Craft said. Craft would not identify the concessionaire, but he said it is one of the nation's largest and currently serves several high-profile venues in Southern California. He said the two sides are in ``final negotiations,'' and could have a contract within a matter of days. --Jobs fair: The JetHawks will hold a jobs fair for game-day staff at Lancaster Municipal Stadium on Saturday. The team needs ushers, ticket sellers, ticket takers, bat boys, vendors, gift-shop sales people and parking-lot attendants. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion