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“Russ Snow held off a late Sox rally to beat the Sox 8-5 and eliminate Long Beach from the Palm Springs 2 tournament. The Sox finished up 2-2 and are now 5-5 in the A/B Alliance for the season. Snow went the distance striking out 6 in the victory. Chris Martinez batting in the leadoff spot for the 1st time all season was 1-2 with a walk and a run. Chris Minogue was 2-3 with his third triple of the tourney and 2 RBI. Fred Hanker was 1-3 with a 2 run triple sparking a late Sox rally. Andy Martinez was 2-3 with 2 runs including a booming double to right center. The Sox top 4 hitters of Chris Martinez and Andy Martinez, Fred Hanker and Chris Minogue were 6-11 with a double and 2 triples and 4 RBI with 5 runs scored. The Sox now are off for a few weeks when they travel to Lancaster. Sox manager was pleased with the effort. ” We were not at full strength and a few of the guys we had were sick.” “I appreciate the effort by everyone.”
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