8/30 games

[Mr. White Sox]

Kanny lost 3-2; Harrell 6.0IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 3.58
Getz 2/4, 1 R, .296

W/S lost 10-5; Broadway with his first bad start 4.0IP, 8 ER, 4.01...
Valido 3/5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB(44!), .285
Hall 2/4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, .328
Daigle 3/4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 RBI, .342

B'ham rallied with an 8-run inning and won 11-6; Lubisich 3.0IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 3.00...Lamura W 3.0IP, 0 H, 0 ER...
Young 2/3, 2 R, 1 SF, 1 BB, 1 RBI, .273
Rogo 3/5, 2 R, .289
Blakely 2/5, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 2B, .289
Sweeney 1/2, 1 BB, 1 CS, .290

Charlotte won 5-3; Ulacia 7.1IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 6.40
Gload led off and tore it up anyway...
2/4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, .371
Burke 2/4, 2 R, 1 2B, .272

[BigEdWalsh]

With the minor league seasons winding down here's just a quick look at where the Sox' affiliates stand.

Charlotte is 57-81, 19 games out of 1st. The Knights have 7 games left. Borchard is tied for the HR lead with 28.

Birmingham (41-23) is clinging to a 2 game 1st place lead. The Barons have 7 games remaining. The last 4 are with 2nd place Jacksonville. Jerry Owens (.337) has a slim lead for the batting title. Chris Young is tied for the HR lead with 25. Sean Tracey is tied for most Wins with 13.

Winston-Salem (34-30) is tied for 1st place. The Warthogs have 7 games left. Leo Daigle (.342) and Noah Hall (.328) are 1-2 in the Batting Title race. Tom Collero (29), Daigle (27) and Hall (24) are 1-2-3 in the Carolina League lead in homers. Daigle leads the league in RBI with 105. He's followed closely by (who else?) Collero (100) and Hall (88). As a team, W-S leads in nearly every offensive catergory.

Kannapolis (35-23) has a 4.5 game lead for 1st place in the South Atlantic League. The I's have 7 games left. Ray Liotta (2.26) has a narrow lead for the league's best E.R.A. Of course, he's with W-S now, where his E.R.A. is veen better (1.05). He's a combined 14-4.

Bristol finished their season in 2nd place but a distant 17.5 games out of 1st. Kris Welker (.303) lead the Sox in hitting. Frank Viola finished 5-2, 3.84.

Great Falls (12-17) is in last place. They have 9 games left to play. Catcher, Francisco Hernandez has hit well (.340).