“Behind the eye black in the Sunshine State” is a blog by Journal sports editor Jim Johnson, who is traveling in Florida with the Rainy River Community College baseball team. Warning: Reading this material will accelerate symptoms of spring fever and potentially lead to unsupervised men purchasing gazebos or convertibles.
Friday's update was written in my head, but never left the hot tub (last night in Florida ... alarm going off at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday ... you do the math).
Plus, there wasn't much to report after 9-2 and 12-1 losses to Fergus Falls. Picked up the first win this morning - 8-1 over Hibbing. Ended the trip with a 7-0 loss to Mesabi Range.
Taking one last dip in the pool in 85 degrees with no clouds before the plane departs tonight around 8 p.m. Look for a wrap-up blog Sunday evening sometime, highlighted by a karaoke singing tale about Coach Koenig doing his best Snoop Dogg impression.
Look for statistics and game details in Wednesday's print edition.
