White Sox Sunday Starter Josh Stewart
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Arizona Fall League Report - 11/23/02
Peoria team rallies from sick bed to capture 12th AFL Championship
Peoria manager Razor Shines
Just two days before this afternoon's Arizona Fall League championship game, 12 of the Peoria Javelina players, both trainers and their manager were at the hospital, being treated for a viral condition first suspected to be food poisoning. The team was forced to cancel Thursday's final regular season game due to the lack of healthy players. In fact, it was questionable whether the Javelinas would be able to participate in today's game.
But in the end, the West Division leaders coasted to an easy 7-1 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions.
"It was rough," said Peoria manager Razor Shines. "The kids came out here today ... most of them not able to eat, and feeling weak. But they played as hard as they could. I'm proud of every one of them."
Javelina starting pitcher Josh Stewart
The Javelinas were aided by 13 walks given up by Scottsdale pitching, as well as several Scottsdale mental errors when key Scorpion runners were doubled off base on line drive outs.
Peoria starter Josh Stewart (White Sox), one of the fortunate Javelina players not to have come down with a virus, earned the win by pitching six innings, giving up one unearned run, four hits and no walks.
"He has been dominating," said Shines about Stewart. "He keeps the ball down and locates the ball away. He pitches in and off the plate. Left-handers don't hit him. He's been good in all phases."
Stewart, who finished the regular AFL season with a 0.85 earned run average, was very pleased with his performance today. "I just wanted to go out there and challenge them," he said after the game. "It worked out well. I got some ground balls when I -needed them and we did a good job at the plate. It was a good team effort."
It was Stewart's second championship this season, as his class AA Birmingham team captured the 2002 Southern League championship.
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2002 Pitching Statistics
clubs W-L ERA G GS CG ShO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO WH/IP
Birmingham(AA) 11-7 3.53 26 26 1 1 0 150.1 145 65 59 56 92 1.337
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Arizona Fall League Report - 11/23/02
Peoria team rallies from sick bed to capture 12th AFL Championship
Peoria manager Razor Shines
Just two days before this afternoon's Arizona Fall League championship game, 12 of the Peoria Javelina players, both trainers and their manager were at the hospital, being treated for a viral condition first suspected to be food poisoning. The team was forced to cancel Thursday's final regular season game due to the lack of healthy players. In fact, it was questionable whether the Javelinas would be able to participate in today's game.
But in the end, the West Division leaders coasted to an easy 7-1 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions.
"It was rough," said Peoria manager Razor Shines. "The kids came out here today ... most of them not able to eat, and feeling weak. But they played as hard as they could. I'm proud of every one of them."
Javelina starting pitcher Josh Stewart
The Javelinas were aided by 13 walks given up by Scottsdale pitching, as well as several Scottsdale mental errors when key Scorpion runners were doubled off base on line drive outs.
Peoria starter Josh Stewart (White Sox), one of the fortunate Javelina players not to have come down with a virus, earned the win by pitching six innings, giving up one unearned run, four hits and no walks.
"He has been dominating," said Shines about Stewart. "He keeps the ball down and locates the ball away. He pitches in and off the plate. Left-handers don't hit him. He's been good in all phases."
Stewart, who finished the regular AFL season with a 0.85 earned run average, was very pleased with his performance today. "I just wanted to go out there and challenge them," he said after the game. "It worked out well. I got some ground balls when I -needed them and we did a good job at the plate. It was a good team effort."
It was Stewart's second championship this season, as his class AA Birmingham team captured the 2002 Southern League championship.
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2002 Pitching Statistics
clubs W-L ERA G GS CG ShO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO WH/IP
Birmingham(AA) 11-7 3.53 26 26 1 1 0 150.1 145 65 59 56 92 1.337
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