WEDNESDAY MORNING QUICK HITTERS

REIGNING AL MVP GETS THINGS GOING WITH A HR (COURTESY BOSTON.COM)

• Local colleges were in baseball action Tuesday as USM and SMCC are both winners.
• The Maine Black Bear Softball team is in action today with a double header against Boston University. Due to weather, the games have been moved up withe the 1st game starting at 2PM
• The Boston Red Sox opened the 2009 season with a blast...literally, beating the AL Champions, Tampa Bay Ray 5 - 3. Josh Beckett looked every bit an ace striking out 10 and allowing 2 hits over 7 innings. AL MVP Dustin Pedroia starting things off with a 1st inning solo HR of Rays starter James Shields. The Sox also got a HR from Jason Veritek and RBIs from JD Drew, Jason Bay and Mike Lowell
• The Boston Bruins dropped a 3 - 2 tilt against the Ottawa Senators.
• The UConn Woman's Basketball team completed its 3rd undefeated season under Geno Auriemma, capturing the NCAA Championship over Louisville 76 - 54