AROUND THE CBL for Wednesday, May 28, 2008

By Olivia Dodson
Copyright 2008 TexSport Publications

Below are the stats and game notes from Wednesday evening's Continenal Baseball League (CBL) games

At McKinney, Texas:

Two games, both scheduled for seven innings, due to rescheduling of Tuesday's game.

Corpus Christi BeachDawgs 6
McKinney Blue Thunder 5
8 innings

The first game is Trey Salinas' first game as field manager of Corpus Christi. He assumes the position from his father, Hector Salinas. The elder Salinas will now focus on his role as BeachDawgs' GM. The younger Salinas enjoyed a nine-year career in professional baseball primarily as an outfielder and catcher, including stops in the Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, and Baltimore organizations, before closing out his playing career at home in the Corpus Christi area with the Coastal Bend Aviators in the Central League in 2004.


Corpus Christi BeachDawgs 2
McKinney Blue Thunder 3
Win: David Kennedy (1-0). Loss: Toro Trevino (0-2).

Former NFL wide receiver Jake Reed (Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) served as first-base coach for McKinney in the second game.


At Texas City, Texas:

Bay Area Toros 6
Texarkana Gunslingers 3

Win: Alex Fernandez (1-0). Loss: Ryan Zimmerman (0-1).

Schedule for Thursday, May 29:

Texarkana Gunslingers at Bay Area Toros, 6:35pm
Corpus Christi BeachDawgs at McKinney Blue Thunder, 7:00pm