What A Difference A Season Makes

May 6, 2012 - There are days when a player goes strolling to the batter's box with his team knowing full well he will deliver another hit, another RBI or maybe the knockout blow to put the game out of reach.  That is often times referred to as "having a game".  So and so is having a game!  Ryan Harris had one a month ago against the Tomball Barons.  For the most part, he had another one yesterday again against the Barons.  In two games facing the Barons, Ryan is 9 for 10 with 4 doubles, 7 RBI, 4 runs scored, 2 walks and a stolen base.

But Ryan isn't just "having a game."  At the mid way point of the schedule, he's "having a season."  Harris leads the team in batting (.609), hits (14), doubles (4) and stolen bases (5).  After taking a full season off, Ryan has come back with a vengeance.  There was a rookie by the name of Marc Love whom just least season had himself a "season."  While what Marc did last season was flat out astonishing, what Ryan is doing this season is almost as impressive and we're only half way though.

Barons No Match for Cyclones

May 6, 2012 - On any given week one player will be the leader of the team.  It's very cliché to say it was a team effort or a team win.  But on days like the one the Cyclones had yesterday, you can truly say, it was a team effort.  The Cyclones defeated the Tomball Barons 16-6.  Since the Cyclones only had 9 players show for this game, it meant everyone batted and there were no substitutions.  With that said, everyone in the lineup yesterday had at least 1 hit, reached base safely at least twice, scored at least once and 8 out of 9 players had at least 1 RBI.  That my friends is a complete team effort.  No one was left out.  No one didn't do their part.  No one could say they didn't feel as though they contributed.

Ryan Harris continued his strong season for the Cyclones by reaching base 5 out of 6 times including 3 hits and a pair of RBI.  Jason Phelps launched a shot to near dead center field for his first HR in nearly a year and Dean Cosme got hit by a pitch for the first time since playing for the Miami-Dade Mets in the Fall 2005 season.  Rookie Ryan Phillips continues to impress with another 2 hits, another 3 runs scored and 2 base on balls to go along with his solid defense in left field.