'Twistin' the Night Away'

We were back at our home base this weekend, so it was a
short trip back to Worcester, Mass. to see the Tornadoes host the Nashua Pride in a Can-Am tilt at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field. It was a beautiful summer night, and what better way to enjoy it than being at the old ballgame?

This was an interesting game for us, as the Tornadoes and Pride are our two favorite Can-Am teams and two of our favorite teams in general. So, who do we root for? For fun, J cheered for the Tornadoes and C represented the Pride. J's choice of fan wear met with approval from Twister, as seen at right.

Both sides had something to cheer about over the course of the game, as the lead changed hands a couple of times and each team had at least one home run. Nashua's Jeremy Pickrel (below, at bat) scored three runs to go along with his home run and Chris Colabello and Josh Farkes both went deep for Worcester.

The Pride wound up winning the game 7-6 when they scored two runs in the top of the ninth and held the Tornadoes scoreless in the bottom of the fame.

These teams hold interest for Red Sox fans as they're both managed by former Red Sox stars, Rich Gedman for the Tornadoes and Rick Miller for the Pride. And the new hitting coach for the Pride is recent Sox star Brian Daubach. He's seen at right as he heads back to the dugout after warming up the pitcher in between innings.

A fun time and we're looking forward to seeing another Tornadoes/Pride match-up next time Worcester visits Nashua!