Rocks Split Pair At Metro Dome

Forget the fact that the Rock Island baseball team left Minneapolis Wednesday with a 13-2 drubbing at the hands of Minneapolis South High School. More importantly, they left with the memory of having played a pair of games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home of the Minnesota Twins.

  The Rocks managed a split in their two games. They defeated Minneapolis South 6-4 in the first matchup on Tuesday.

  Those two teams turn around and play at Rock Island High School today at 2 p.m. That game will be followed by Minneapolis South vs. United Township, also at RI's field, at 4:30 p.m.

  Today's doubleheader will be a prelude to the Western Big 6 conference schedule which starts Saturday. Rock Island will host Galesburg and United Township will host Alleman, with both doubleheaders starting at 11. In the other Big 6 matchup, Quincy is at Moline.

  In the second game against Minneapolis South, Rock Island's Josh Walker took the loss in his first decision of the season. On the bright side, though, Walker can say he toed the same rubber as Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and other big-time, big-league hurlers who have played in the Metrodome.

  With the loss, the Rocks fall to 6-4.