Indianapolis did all the damage they needed in the second inning Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Field rolling to a, 13-4, win over the Bisons.
Eight of the 13 runs the Indians scored came in the second inning against starter Josh Stinson. John Bowker’s double down the right-field line got the inning started and he quickly moved to third on a ground ball from Matt Hague. Hague was safe on first due to an error by Valentino Pascucci. Andrew Lambo grounded to Pascucci who attempted to get Bowker at the plate. All runners reached safely and Bowker scored the Indians first run of the inning. Eric Fryer kept the hits coming with his second homerun of the season plating three-runs.
The second inning didn’t end there as the Tribe batted around filling the bases in the process. With one out Bowker came to the plate for the second time in the inning and hit his second double of the game clearing the bases and making it, 8-0.
I spoke to the father of former Nichols basketball star Will Regan, and he told me his son has committed to play basketball at the University at Buffalo next season after spending his freshmen year at the University of Virginia.
Regan will make things official later today.
Because he is transferring from Virginia, Regan will have to sit out the 2011-12 college basketball season and will still have three years of eligibility remaining. The two-time Buffalo News Player of the Year in high school, Regan played in 20 games for Virginia last season but scored a total of just 25 points to go with 18 rebounds as his playing time was nearly non-existent.
“It came down to a comfort level for Will,” his father said. ”He’s known the coaches since he started attending their camps in 6th grade or so. They’ve seen him play countless times and know what he does well, and they plan to take plan to take full advantage of his strengths.”
We haven’t been able to provide our readers with sufficient Buffalo Bisons updates this season because frankly, the organization hasn’t exactly been accommodating to us. Personally, I find it a tad befuddling that the Buffalo Bills and Sabres work with us on many projects and media requests while the minor league Bisons continue to stick their noses in the air at us— but it is what it is.
Anyway, we should at least give some periodic details on how the team is doing.
Right now.. it’s not so good. The Bisons are currently sitting with a 26-33 record; having lost three in a row and find themselves in fourth place in the International League North division — 11 games behind leading Lehigh Valley.
Now that the dust of the 2011 Draft has settled, it’s time to analyze the current state of Buffalo’s roster. We’ll be taking a look at one position at a time. Today: DL.
The Bills’ defensive line took its share of criticism last season – finishing last in the league in rush defense will have that effect. Buffalo brings back largely the same group in 2011 with two major changes – Marcus Stroud is out, and #3 overall draft pick Marcell Dareus is in. Will that change alone give the Bills improved production from the line? Will some other young players be able to step up? Will Kyle Williams be able to keep up his incredible level of play?
I was going to break this up into two articles: defensive ends and defensive tackles, but since Buffalo will most likely continue to use a hybrid 3-4/4-3 defense this season, some guys will be moving from tackle to end and back quite a bit. This will just be easier.
I’ve long considered myself a NHL apologist and a fan of old school hockey, but there’s simply no room in the sport for what happened in the opening minutes of last night’s Stanley Cup game three. Third line Vancouver defensemen Aaron Rome clearly attempted–and succeeded in injuring skilled Boston forward Nathan Horton with this open ice shoulder-to-face hit.
Surely Rome will be suspended for at least one or two games, but the Canucks will take the trade off. They’ll lose a bottom of the depth chart defensemen and meanwhile, Boston probably loses one of their best offensive players (26 regular season goals, eight in the playoffs) for the remainder of the series.
Jim Kelly, on the mend following back surgery three weeks ago, hosted a record turnout for his annual golf tournament Monday at Terry Hills in Batavia. Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News has a full report.
Brian Galliford (Buffalo Rumblings) continues reviewing film of the 2010 Buffalo Bills season. His latest installment was Buffalo’s week eight overtime loss at Kansas City, when Jamal Charles shredded the defense for over 230 total yards.
Bills.com lead journalist Chris Brown reports that rookie cornerback Aaron Williams has solid NFL influences.
Indianapolis did all the damage they needed in the second inning Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Field rolling to a, 13-4, win over the Bisons.
I spoke to the father of former Nichols basketball star Will Regan, and he told me his son has committed to play basketball at the University at Buffalo next season after spending his freshmen year at the University of Virginia.
We haven’t been able to provide our readers with sufficient Buffalo Bisons updates this season because frankly, the organization hasn’t exactly been accommodating to us. Personally, I find it a tad befuddling that the Buffalo Bills and Sabres work with us on many projects and media requests while the minor league Bisons continue to stick their noses in the air at us— but it is what it is.
Now that the dust of the 2011 Draft has settled, it’s time to analyze the current state of Buffalo’s roster. We’ll be taking a look at one position at a time. Today: DL.
Jim Kelly, on the mend following back surgery three weeks ago, 
