Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Prospects

1.	Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b
2.	Yonder Alonso, 1b
3.	Mike Leake, rhp
4.	Chris Heisey, of
5.	Juan Francisco, 3b
6.	Yorman Rodriguez, of
7.	Travis Wood, lhp
8.	Matt Maloney, lhp
9.	Brad Boxberger, rhp
10.	Zack Cozart, ss link

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Hunter procures another precious medal

The arrival of a ninth consecutive Gold Glove was a thrill, but it wasn't a big surprise, quite honestly.

A first Silver Slugger Award? That is another story altogether. This brought a chill, along with some moisture to the eyes of Torii Hunter.

"When I heard about this," Hunter said by phone from his home in Prosper, Texas, on Thursday, "I actually got tears in my eyes. This is a complete shock. I thought that missing 32 games with my groin injury, I had no shot at something like this.

"I'm thankful and grateful. Silver Slugger ... wow. I'm so excited."

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Torii adds another Gold Glove to mantel

For Angels center fielder Torii Hunter, Rawlings Gold Glove No. 9 felt as good as the previous eight.

"I always dreamed about winning one Gold Glove," Hunter said by phone from Arizona, where he's co-hosting a charity golf tournament on Wednesday in Chandler with the Upton brothers, Justin and B.J. "Nine ... that's a dream.

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Historic night for the state of Arkansas in the World Series

For the first time in history, two Arkansan pitchers started opposite each other in the World Series, and two former Hogs faced each other in the World Series.

Cliff Lee, a Benton native and former Razorback, and AJ Burnett, from North Little Rock, both took the mound last night looking for their 2nd Series wins (Lee won game 1, Burnett won game 2). Burnett was chased in the 3rd, officially going 2 innings and giving up 6 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks, with 2 strikeouts. Lee got the win as the Phillies pushed the series to a game 6 and back to Yankee Stadium. He went 7, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts.

Former Razorback Eric Hinske became only the 2nd player in history to appear in 3 straight World Series with 3 different teams (Boston 07, Tampa Bay 08, New York 09). He pinch hit in the 5th inning and was walked by Cliff Lee. He later scored on a Johnny Damon groundout.

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Arkansas and the World Series

Former Razorback and Benton native Cliff Lee will start game 1 for the Phillies against New York tonight. link

Former Razorback Eric Hinske has been added to the Yankees roster and will make his 3rd world series appearance in as many seasons, each time with a different AL East team. Hinske got a ring two years ago with the Boston Red Sox, and was a member of the Tampa Bay Rays last year when they lost to the Phillies.

North Little Rock native AJ Burnett is also a member of the NY Yankees and will be the Game 2 starter. link

UALR Listed Among Baseball America’s Sleeper Recruiting Classes

Baseball America announced its annual list of the top-25 recruiting classes in the country on Tuesday, as well a list of sleeper classes for each region – a group which included the Trojans. Head coach Scott Norwood’s incoming class of 26 newcomers was already recognized by Collegiate Baseball newspaper last month as one of the nation’s additional top recruiting classes outside of the top-40.

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