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• SCHEDULE
• 3 @ Brooklyn 3-0
• 3 vs Detroit 1-2
• 1 @ Alaska 1-0

RESULTS
Opening day lineup
1) Cortezo 2B
2) Hallamore SS
3) Bursey CF
4) Molina C
5) Wild 1B
6) Hayashi RF
7) Nakamura 3B
8) Adams DH
9) Saldana LF
Samvdio SP

• 4/2: Florida 22 Brooklyn 2
• W – Samvdio (1-0) L – Kimura (0-1)
• HR – FLA-Linseman (1)
• POTG – Cortezo 4-7 3 2B (ties club record) 3 R 4 RBI
• Samvdio 6 IP 6 H 1 ER 3 K Wild 3-6 2 R 3 RBI Hayashi 3-6 2B 3 R 2 RBI Adams 3-5 2B 2 R 3 RBI Saldana 3-3 2B 2 R 2 RBI
• Wow. 22 runs on 21 hits in the season opener. Oh and as expected Hallmore Error (1)

• San Antonio's big FA signing from Japan, Kuniaki Fujiwara kicked his ABA career off in style, striking out 7 in a 5 hit shutout of Austin 4-0.

• 4/3: Florida 6 Brooklyn 4
• W – Pollock (1-0) L – Sakai (0-1) S – Turner (1)
• HR FLA-Saldana (1) Bursey (1) Nakamura (1) BRK-Santana (1) Schneider (1)
• POTG – Pollock 8 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 5 K

• Luis Flores (NY) struck out 10 and scattered 7 hits in the Punishers 6-0 win over Las Vegas.
• Pittsburgh snagged Closer Jon Carruth with a 1 year 1.6 million dollar deal.

• 4/4: Florida 7 Brooklyn 2
• W – Willoughby (1-0) L – Kikuchi (0-1) S – Balderas (1)
• HR – FLA-Hayashi (1) Bursey (2)
• POTG – Willoughby 5.1 IP 7 H 1 ER 2 BB 5 K Molina 3-4 R

• 4/5: Florida 9 Detroit 2
• W – Coronado (1-0) L – Kerr (0-1)
• HR FLA-Adams (1)
• POTG – Coronado 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 1 BB 10 K

• 4/6: Detroit 7 Florida 5
• W – Southorn (1-0) L – Yamada (0-1) S – Ross (1)
• HR DET-Foster (1) Schneider (1) FLA-Bursey 2 (4) Wild (1)
• POTG – Bursey 3-4 BB 2 HR 2 R 2 RBI (9)
• Yamada L 0.0 IP 1 H 1 R 0 ER Ballard 1.1 IP 4 H 3 BB 3 ER

• 4/7: Detroit 12 Florida 4
• W – Ortga (2-0) L – Samvdio (1-1)
• HR DET-Foster (2) FLA- Molina (1) Adams (2) Bursey (5)
• POTG – Fuchigami 2-3 BB 2B (3) 3B (1) 3 R 3 RBI (5)
• Bursey 2-4 HR (5) RBI (10) Samvdio 6.2 IP 13 H 9 ER 4 BB
• Ortga CG 9 H 4 ER 9 K

• Dave Haynes (NY) beat Memphis 1-0 scattering 8 hits and striking out 3. (1-0 1.00)
• Nate Aucoin (DET) extended his hitting streak to 25 games with a last at bat 1B in the 8th of a 10-4 win over Brooklyn.
• Man-Keung Yuen (PIT) struck out 9 and walked none in a 5-0 win over Buffalo. (1-0 2.57)
• The minor league seasons begin tomorrow.

• 4/8: Florida 3 Alaska 2 (14)
• W – Ballard (1-0) L – Gilbert (0-1) S – Turner (2)
• HR FLA-Cortezo (1) Hayashi (2) Wild (2) ALK-Newbury (2)
• POTG – Pollock 7 IP 5 H 0 ER 3 K
• 'Pen 7 IP 2 H 10 K 1 ER Hayashi, Cortezo back to back solo homers in the 14th. Turner 2 appearances 2 HR. Cortezo 3-7 2B (5) HR (1) RBI (9) Hallamore 3-6 CS (1) Error (2)
• Meah ND 7.1 IP 6 H 1 ER 3 BB 11 K

• AL POTW – Chris Price (MIN) 12-22 2 HR 8 RBI (how did Bursey NOT win this (.324-5-10)!
• NL POTW – Mike Futrell (PIT) 11-27 4 HR 10 RBI

• RECORD: 5-2
• STANDINGS: t-1st
• RUNS SCORED: 56 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 31 8th
• DEFENSE: .658 9th
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Washington
2. Los Angeles
3. Las Vegas
4. Florida
5. San Francisco