Superior League Opening Day

Boston 9 Louisville 6

Bean-eaters take 17 walks off Slugger pitchers in a 13 inning game. Ruben Carter homers for the Sluggers, and Brady Robinson has 4 hits.

Knights 7 Baltimore 4

Vernon Coles has 3 hits including a homer, Dirk Lindros drives in 3 runs to spoil Buck Jackson's managerial debut.

Orlando 8 Utah 6

Rugrats knock out Utah starter David Burke with 6 runs in the first. Utes respond with a Lou Zamuda grand slam, but fall short.

Chicago 5 Miami 3

Joe Young homers in his 2nd Miami at bat, but Stars bullpen can't hold a 3-2 lead in the 8th. Luke Ford has 5 hits for Chicago.

Toledo 5 Springfield 3

Brett Jansen has 3 hits and a homer, Springfield drops the first game of rookie manager Jeff McBain.

Charlotte 5 Las Vegas 2

Charlie Zito outduels Joe Callahan.

Texas 6 Cleveland 1

Cleveland can't get the bats going for rookie manager Squanto Falcone, which is becoming a trend. Experience pays in the manager seat. Bjorn Frostad pitches 5 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, no runs, and strikes out 8.

Phoenix 12 Mars 0

Wedge Antilles, formerly of Cleveland, loses his debut as Mars manager. Rookie left fielder Fernando Gonzalez takes 3 walks, scores 3 runs, and hits a grand slam. Tyler Aberson strikes out 8 over 6 innings for the win.