2nd Weekend In Palm Springs

Chill lose nailbiter

Palm Springs, CA- The Palm Springs Chill are no longer undefeated. The Chill lost their first game of the year to the Saskatchewan Silver Sox 5-4. The Chill tied the game up in the 6th inning, but couldn’t ever get the better of the Silver Sox. The Silver Sox took and kept the lead with Kim Hong’s two run homerun in the 8th inning.

The game was full of great plays. Both Joey Martin of the Chill and Chris Budelli as the third baseman, Martin, made a numerous bare hand grabs to keep the game close, and CF Budelli laid out to rob Johnny Coit of a sure single

“It was a game of inches, a lot of great plays. A good baseball game, “ says Darrell Evans, the Palm Springs Chill manager.

Evans had a great sense of humor when talking about his team’s first loss in six games.

“It was a strange feeling, we are usually the guys out there giving high fives,” Evans says with a smile.

The game was full of hits as the Sox’s Rucky McKinley went 2-3 with a double, and the Chill’s Casey Raisbeck went 2-5 with a couple of singles.The Chill will try to split the series against the Sox at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

***Kim Hong’s homerun was the first long ball hit out of Palm Springs Stadium this year.

Palm Springs get back to winning ways.

Palm Springs, CA, February 8, 2009- The Palm Springs Chill quickly got back to their winning ways by defeating the Saskatchewan Silver Sox 12-3. Justin Taylor gets the win for the Chill, and Ronny Hall only gave up one run in relief of Taylor.

The Chill started hot and never turned down the temperature. After getting a 1-0 lead on the Sox the team never looked back, and after a six run 6th inning the game never got close. The Chill are now 6-1.

The Chill’s offensive explosion was a team effort, as five Chill players had RBIs. Joey Martin electrified the crowd with a booming triple off the left field wall, and after some confusion in the outfield Martin was sliding into home. Aaron Jimenez went 3-5 with three singles, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Also having a multi-hit game was Willie Schlick 2-3 with a stolen base.

The Chill will be traveling back to Yuma to play the Yuma Scorpions on Wednesday. The team will return to Palm Springs Stadium facing Team Canada on Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15 at 1:00pm both days.