September 4, 2010

 Twins Pound Texas;  Go For Sweep Tomorrow

Minneapolis,  MN (Sports  Network) -  Jim Thome  hit two  homers to  pass Mark McGwire for ninth place on the all-time home run list, and the Minnesota Twins pummeled the Texas Rangers, 12-4, at Target Field today. Thome  now has  584  career home  runs,  which  is one  more  than the  former Athletics  and  Cardinals slugger. The  powerful lefty  drove in four runs and reached 20 homers for the 16th time in the last 17 seasons. Next up for Thome is Frank Robinson, who is eighth all-time with 586 homers. Matt  Tolbert  added two triples and  a career-high five RBI, while J.J. Hardy hit  a  two-run double  for the Twins, winners  in four  of five. Carl Pavano (16-10)  helped the Twins maintain their four-game lead over the White Sox in the  AL Central  after  allowing three  runs  on eight  hits  in eight  strong
innings. 



                                   Game Notes

Thome  recorded his  46th multi-homer  game and  the second  this season...The Rangers  still lead  the  season series,  5-4...Pavano  snapped a  three-start losing  streak...Josh Hamilton  (back) played for Texas after leaving Friday's game and went 0-for-2 before being replaced by Borbon...The Twins have won six straight  at  home over Texas...Securing  at least a series victory, Minnesota improved  to 16-4-2 in  series at home this season, including wins in eight of the last nine.

 

 >>> Softball Tourney In Town

( Rochester, MN )  The ASA Men’s Class C Slow Pitch Northern Nationals, hosted by the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission, is being held this weekend, September 3-5, in Rochester.  

The tournament features 54 teams representing 10 different states.  “We’ll have a great field of the best Class C softball players in the Midwest in town this weekend,” said Ben Boldt, tournament director.  All games will be played at McQuillan Sports Complex with opening ceremonies beginning at 5:00pm on Friday evening.  Games are scheduled to begin Friday and continue until Sunday evening. Three rounds of games will be played Friday evening starting at 6:00pm.  On Saturday, games begin at 9:00am and will be played throughout the entire day and evening.  Sunday games kick off at 9:00am, with the Championship Game scheduled for 4:30pm.

This year’s host team, Excel Homes, begins tournament play Friday at 8:30pm on Field 4.

A tournament pass for the weekend is $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.  A one day pass is $5 for adults and $3 for students.  Ages 5 and under are free. 

For more information and full schedule visit http://www.rochsports.org/softball/index.html

Sage Traded To Giants

( Minneapolis )   Another  team  addressed  its  quarterback situation  Friday,  as  the  Giants acquired  Sage Rosenfels from the Vikings to fill their backup void. The trade also saw running back and return specialist Darius Reynaud heading to New York in  exchange for  an undisclosed draft pick  in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012.  The  deal is pending  passed physicals from  both players. New York has been  in the market  for a qualified backup to Eli Manning since Jim Sorgi was put  on  injured reserve earlier  this week with  a shoulder injury. Sorgi was signed  in March  after six  seasons backing  up Manning's  brother Peyton  in Indianapolis. That  left  second-year  pro  Rhett Bomar  the  most experienced QB   behind  Manning.  In  Rosenfels,  the  Giants  get  a  nine-year  veteran with  32 games of  experience and 12 NFL starts to his credit. His best season came  in  2007  while filling  in  for  an  injured  Matt Schaub  in  Houston. Rosenfels  appeared in nine games and started five, completing 64.2 percent of his  passes for  1,684 yards and 15 touchdowns, with 12 interceptions.
 

Weekend Injury Clinic at Mayo

Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center will provide a Saturday morning injury clinic for middle school and high school athletes injured during Friday night or Saturday morning sports activities. The clinic will be open each Saturday from Sept. 4 to Oct. 16, from 8 a.m. to noon. The last appointment is at 11:30 a.m.
Appointments may be scheduled by calling 507-266-7800, starting at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday. Walk-ins also are welcome but must arrive before 11 a.m. Appointments will receive priority.
The Saturday morning injury clinic, located in Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center, Charlton Building (L-C), 10 Third Ave. NW, will be staffed by a physician, physical therapist and athletic trainer. Care options will include X-rays, splinting, bracing, crutch instruction and rehabilitation exercises.

High School Football last night:

Century  45

Chaska  14

Lourdes      48

Pine Island  13

 High School Football Scoreboard from Minnesota Sports Online

Austin 0 Red Wing 19 at Red Wing FINAL   > Game Recap	Mankato West 20 Northfield 0 at Northfield FINAL   > Game Recap
Chaska 14 Rochester Century 45 at Rochester Century FINAL	Marshall 28 Mankato East 21 at Mankato East FINAL
Wabasha-Kellogg 14 Southland 62 at Southland FINAL	Lewiston-Altura 55 Rushford-Peterson 14 at Rushford-Peterson FINAL   > Game Recap
Chatfield 13 St. Charles 12 at St. Charles FINAL	Fillmore Central 28 Bethlehem Academy 0 at Bethlehem Academy FINAL
Caledonia 14 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 13 at Plainview-Elgin-Millville F/OT	Winona Cotter 21 La Crescent 49 at La Crescent FINAL
Hayfield 7 Stewartville 27 at Stewartville FINAL	Triton 28 Kasson-Mantorville 21 at Kasson-Mantorville FINAL   > Game Recap
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 6 Byron 28 at Byron FINAL	Goodhue 48 Lake City 13 at Lake City FINAL
Pine Island 13 Rochester Lourdes 48 at Rochester Lourdes FINAL	Kenyon-Wanamingo 14 Cannon Falls 42 at Cannon Falls FINAL
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 0 Sibley East 21 at Sibley East FINAL	LeSueur-Henderson 52 St. Peter 7 at St. Peter FINAL
Jordan 10 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 42 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown FINAL	Lincoln HI 0 Underwood 48 at Underwood, MN FINAL
West Lutheran 0 St. Clair 34 at St. Clair FINAL   > Game Recap	Westbrook-Walnut Grove 14 Madelia 20 at Madelia FINAL
Luverne 42 Martin County West 12 at Martin County West FINAL	St. James 7 Windom Area 40 at Windom Area FINAL
Fairmont 48 Worthington 6 at Worthington FINAL   > Game Recap	Eden Valley-Watkins 33 Pipestone Area 0 at Pipestone Area FINAL
Minnesota Valley Lutheran 0 Redwood Valley 28 at Redwood Valley FINAL	Jackson County Central 26 New Ulm 12 at New Ulm FINAL
United South Central 0 Blue Earth Area 12 at Blue Earth Area FINAL	Red Rock Central 28 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 23 at Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's FINAL
Southwestern United 19 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 53 at Cedar Mountain/Comfrey FINAL	Mt. Lake/Butterfield-Odin 16 Buffalo Lake-Hector 14 at Buffalo Lake-Hector FINAL
Wabasso 27 Sleepy Eye 8 at Sleepy Eye FINAL	Randolph 7 Breck 40 at Breck FINAL
Providence Acad./Heritage 51 Mankato Loyola 20 at Mankato Loyola FINAL   > Game Recap	New Richland-H-E-G 20 Blooming Prairie 18 at Blooming Prairie FINAL
Mabel-Canton 20 Lanesboro 18 at Lanesboro FINAL	Houston 13 Spring Grove 20 at Spring Grove