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26-The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 14, 2004 Challenging year ahead for Jr. Red Sox By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion mnto season-opening play at Brian Best Park Sunday aftemoon. On the eve of what's essentially a rebuilding year - with half of the 2003 roter now over-age - Glenn Tumner's charges have had minimal prep urne due to this spring's seemingly endless amount of downpours. Not that neighbouning communities haven't had smilar soak-fests, but with drainage extra slow on local diamonds - sometimes eavmng fields unus- able for up to $wo days after being drenched - the Red Sox dread the wet stuf a littUe more than their COBA counterparts. "Yeah, we really haven't had that many prac- tices. It's been pretty horrible out there," said the veteran manager, who ot orne key pitching and a bit of everything else in this year's mass exodus. A lack of spring training is particularly concem- mng this season, with Milton sporting a number of rookies who now must make the often difficult transition to the wood bat. Stressed Turner, "For a lot of guys it takes quite a while to adjust. lt's cer- iii, 20.0.. [MC (ICVLI1ihCI S dd.pi [s perhlaps Lile biggest unknown these days, although it's gamnely rivaled with speculation on how the once Tier 2 Red Sox will fare now that COBA's junior ranks have been lumped back into one division. And with just 18 players on board for 2004, depth at certain positions is no doubt another area in question. But then Turner knows things could be a whole lot worse. In fact up until a few weeks ago he had only a dozen players committed for the season, and hopes for filling out the ranks looked rather bleak. Comning through in the clutch - so to speak- returnee Evan Jeans enlisted Use services of base- hall buddies* Rob Bennett, Bryan McComb, Ryan McManus and Reg Taylor. Turner is looping Bennett and Taylor can redis- cover some of the magic $hey brought to Bishop Reding's Halton and GHAC championship wmns last spring. "Most defmnitely that type of track record should help," notaod the Red Sox okipper ýWninne s a Pet haps the biggest bright spot riglt ot 5W l' pitching depUs. Along wiUs veteran hurlers like Michael Volpe, Conan O'Brien, Ryan Harper and Kevin Cooper, Milton welcomes promising youngsters Steve Spiers and Peter Nicolaichuk. McComb and Taylor are oUsers who can log some innings, so Use Red Sox should have enough available anus and sufficient variety to throw at oppontents - wi$h proven southpaws Cooper and O'Brien complementmng hard-hurling Harper and Volpe, among oUsers. 1I Uink we should he alight for pitching, although lIl probably have $0 work a little wiUs some of Use new guys," said Turner, who's running the team alongside assistant coach Frank Hume. "he big thing will bc to nry and get everyone on Use same page fast. lt's going to be a challengixsg year." Sunday's home opener againist Erindale s$arts at 1 p.m. Monday night the Red Sox make Useir furst road trip, heading eas$ to take on Brampton. Kids football camp in June Gridiron hopefuls will get a chance tnt teir sutffnext monit tit thse MltonMuudr inatugD$a youtb football <camp. Set for lune 12 and 13 aI PMilton District ffigh Scheeol, the c atp sup opien te boys and guil age riglit te 18 amI will bc run by Masuudes pkayers an rgomalt alunuiffi Day twoof theap pwil fusture a puIItD pass and kick eosmpetftioa in ecd age division, wi#lh wintters in ech caUzoory oeoiving plaqueti at haif-time during thue teamMs Canada Day Classic lily 3 against Mfissisuga. The coat of thse woeend event is $30 per playet. To sigu top or for- more infosmation, catI Carolynn Silwiriski at (905) 525-2378. 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