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4 June 2003
Cheyenne, WY
10-5. 10-5 since the big win in Omaha that broke the 10-game losing streak. That's pretty much the pace we expected these Cowboys to play at much of the season.
They took 2 of 3 versus Oakland, 3 of 4 versus Sioux City, swept KC (who are leading the Cornhusker Division), 2 of 3 from Lincoln, and then lost 2 straight against Hollywood. Now they settle in for four games against Boise, in Boise. Boise is leading the Pacific Division and has gotten the best of Cheyenne this season, winning all 3 games they've played.
Ewan van der Knaap, the Braves' Aruban centerfielder--that's right, Aruban!--has led the offense and stirred some ire in Cowboys' pitchers. van der Knaap went 5-5 one day and 3-4 the next. He spent the third day dodging bean balls; he proved awfully good at it as Cheyenne pitchers never did plunk him. They did, however, keep him off base.
And the Braves' pitching is led by Victor "No Trump" Reyes, who won the Outstanding Pitcher Award last year in the Western League. The Cowboys haven't faced "No Trump" yet this season but are looking forward to the challenge. "No Trump" is having another good year at least as far as ERA is concerned; he's just under 2.75. His win/loss record, however, sits just above .500.
Cheyenne is 5 games back of Boise and currently has 27 wins, 24 losses.
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