...He's very deceptive, he's sneaky,'' Cincinnati manager Jack McKeon said. ''He's turned into a pretty good pitcher for us.'' The Astros were impressed by Villone. ''The big thing about him is he's effectively wild...

...outhit the Otters 8-5. But two Brainerd errors led to six unearned Fergus Falls runs. "We went against two pretty good pitchers (Mike Hoelscher of Alexandria and Ryan Hendrickson of Fergus Falls), and our hitting was very good," Warriors...

...We did battle back, and we battled back against a pretty good pitcher. I thought nine hits and six runs against a pretty good pitcher ... I don't know that he's given that much...

...They hit the ball hard, there's no question about that," Scearcy said, "but we were that close against a pretty good pitcher. And, we probably hit the ball as well as we have lately because (Sartell's Casey Allar) is a better pitcher...

...pitcher it takes them awhile to get adjusted, get used to pitching at the big league level. They've become pretty good pitchers. I don't know if I can take any credit for that but I liked working with them. I learned a lot and hopefully...

...try and settle down,'' said Milton, who proceeded to retire 17 of the last 18 batters he faced. ''He's a pretty good pitcher,'' Texas manager Johnny Oates said. ''He threw the ball very well.'' That's nothing new for Milton in...

...many similarities in this championship team and the one that won the 1995 title. "Our pitching staff had four pretty good pitchers that we counted on all year long," Scearcy said. "All four threw in the state tournament. It was a team-attitude...

...the new Giants pitcher. "It was weird, because me and Schmitty came up together," Kendall said. "We had a pretty good pitcher-catcher relationship. In my opinion, in his last five or six starts, he started to do some things that made...

...I really enjoyed the years I was able to play in the program...Thanks Jack! It turned out that Jack was a pretty good pitcher and also good with the bat. Jack did it all. As Clarence Strock says, "I know, I was there." Russ Shaw Brainerd...

...times and we couldn't get anybody in," said Seaton. "It wasn't because of a lack of effort. We ran into a pretty good pitcher." Verndale was to face Badger/Greenbush-Middle River in the consolation semifinals Thursday. Sever weather...