SPORTS SECTION E
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Week 4, Page 3
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Truckers stave off elimination
NEW BABF PRESIDENT STRACHAN: ‘BOXING IS BACK IN THE BAHAMAS’
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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he Commando Security Truckers took the monkey off their back and put the pressure clearly in the faces of the defending champions C&S Hitmen to respond going into game six of their New Providence Softball Association best-of-seven men’s championship series tonight in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Trailing 3-1 in the series, but leading 3-1 going in the top of the sixth inning, the Truckers took advantage of an ejection for unsportsmanlike conduct by Hitmen’s ace Alcott Forbes to surge to a 8-1 triumph on Tuesday night. The Hitmen still hold a 3-2 lead, but will play this pivotal game tonight with Forbes, who must sit out a game. “Like I said Saturday night, the Truckers are not going down just like that,” said Commando Security’s player/manager Olando McPhee. “We took advantage of his ejection tonight, although we felt we had this one in the bag and we hope to use that as a momentum for the next game.” In another pitching duel between two national team members, Thomas Davis (Truckers) and Forbes (Hitmen), Davis rode the three unearned runs he got from centre fielder Lamar Watkins, left fielder Angelo Watson and designated player Winston Seymour Jr in the fourth. To make matters worse, Watson singled and eventually scored the Truckers’ fourth run in the sixth on
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ON THE REPLAY: The Commando Security Truckers prevailed with an 8-1 triumph Tuesday night over the defending champions C&S Hitmen to avoid elimination - Hitmen lead the series 3-2 - going into game six of the best-of-seven championship series of the New Providence Softball Association in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Photo: Terrel W Carey Sr/Tribune Staff
By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE newly formed Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation launched the first initiative of its new administration, headed by president Vincent Strachan. The federation will host a combined amateur and professional card at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on October 26. “Boxing is back in the Bahamas,” Strachan said. “I consider this a red-letter day for the sport because this will be a resurgence for amateur and professional boxing. We will be as we were before and even exceeded those expectations as the force in the region.” The card will feature 10 bouts, five professional. “We are looking forward to having an ideal selection of boxers to select from to represent the Bahamas around the region in Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, and other places. This event will feature boxers from those countries as well. Supporting the amateur show will be a professional card that is being facilitated by promoter Chris Joy and his iFight Promotions.” Joy CEO of I Fight Promotions has also promoted events in other Caribbean islands and has now focused on the talent in the Bahamas. Joy said he already has a list of pro fighters that are eager to stage bouts in the Bahamas, including the brother of boxing’s most recognised names. “We have elite fighters from the Mayweather camp that have already agreed to fight. Justin Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather’s brother, has agreed to come here to fight and there will be others,” he said. While the list of fighters has yet to be solidified, the pro segment of the card will be highlighted by Meacher Major in the final fight of his career dubbed, “The Last Dance.” Major will face Martin Anderson of Jamaica in an eight-round lightweight bout.
Jazz Chisholm named D-backs’ Minor League Player of Year By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net A SEASON of milestones for Jazz Chisholm continued with organisational wide recognition by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The franchise announced this week that the 20-year-old shortstop was named its Minor League Player of the Year. He hit .272 (124-for-456)/.329 OBP/.513 SLG with 23 doubles, six triples, 25 home runs, 70 RBI, 39 walks, 17 stolen bases and 79 runs scored in 112 games between the Single-A Kane County Cougars and the Single-A Advanced Visalia Rawhide. A Midwest League midseason All-Star, Chisholm led all D-backs farm system players in home runs, and ranked among the leaders
in runs (3rd), triples OPS of .783 in 307 at (T-5th), RBI (7th), slugbats. ging pct. (8th) and walks In his final game with (T-9th). the Cougars, the No.2 His season will conprospect in the Diatinue in the Arizona Fall mondbacks organisation League with the Salt hit two home runs and River Rafters when the set career highs with five league opens October 9. hits and five RBIs. The Rafters have MLB Both Baseball Ameraffiliations with the Diaica Major League mondbacks, Colorado Baseball’s milb.com Rockies, Miami Marlins, highlighted Chisholm CHISHOLM Minnesota Twins and as one of the top minor Washington Nationals. league prospects across Chisholm began his season various leagues around the with Kane County in the Midwest country. League’s Western Division. His production was recognised He appeared in 76 games for by MLBPipeline.com and he was the Cougars and hit .244 with 43 named to the “Prospect Team of RBI, 17 doubles, four triples and the Week,” which honours the 17 doubles. Chisholm also posted best performances throughout the an on-base percentage of .311, minor leagues from the previous slugging percentage of .472 and week. He received a promotion
in July when the Diamondbacks assigned him to the Rawhide. Through 36 games with the Rawhide, Chisholm hit .329 with a .369 OBP, a .966 OPS, slugging .597, 49 hits, 10 home runs, two triples, six doubles, 27 RBI, scored 27 runs with nine stolen bases. The Rawhide eventually finished as runners-up in the California League Championship series to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. In his rookie season, Chisholm was also named to the annual Pioneer League vs Northwest League All-Star Game as a member of the Missoula Osprey. A torn meniscus cut short Chisholm’s 2017 season with the Cougars. Last year, he played in just 29 games - hit .248 with, three stolen
bases, slugging .358, an on-base percentage of .325, an OPS of .683, 12 RBI and one home run. “It gave me a way different perspective of the game,” Chisholm said to the Kane County Chronicle when he referenced the injury. “I used to give it all I can, and now, I’m trying to push the limit of that. “I’m not just giving it all I can, I’m giving it all I can give...It showed me that it’s baseball, it’s not you. It gave me way more love and respect for the game. “In 2018, my goal and my plan is to get in the majors by the end of the year,” Chisholm said in the offseason. “It has been a grind to get where I’m at. So I just have to continue to put my all in everything I do and just grind to represent the 242 the right way.”