Three Weeks Until Basketball Season for the Spartans

With just three weeks to go until their first game, here's a link to a video that highlights what the Scarborough Spartans have been doing to prepare for the season. November 17 is opening night.

Van Hekken Helps Heroes Stay Alive

Andy Van Hekken pitched seven scoreless innings, before allowing two eighth inning runs to the Doosan Bears, as the Nexen Heroes staved off elimination in the first round of the Korean Baseball play-offs.

Van Hekken allowed three hits and one walk through the first seven frames, and his Nexen teammates built a 5-0 lead.  Van Hekken allowed a pair of runs before being relieved with two outs in the eighth.  The Heroes' bullpen closed out a 5-2 Nexen victory.

Nexen now trails the Best of Five Series two games to one.  Game Four is scheduled for Wednesday night in South Korea.

Van Hekken and the Heroes will Have their Backs to the Walls on Tuesday in Korea

Andy Van Hekken and his Nexen teammates are facing elimination from the Korean Baseball play-offs heading into Tuesday's game against the Doosan Bears.  Doosan holds a 2-0 lead over Nexen in the Best of Five series heading into Tuesday's game three.

Van Hekken, who is in his fourth season with Nexen, is slated to start the potential elimination game. Van Hekken was 15-8 with a 3.62 ERA in 32 regular season starts.  The game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 Korea time. That's 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in Van Hekken's native Michigan.