Seattle Park And Fly

Inside-the-park homer lifts Trahan, X's

SIOUX CITY - Sioux City Explorers and Sioux Falls, pheasants had exchanged one unearned run each in a game that had no purpose until the bottom of the sixth inning.

Then with two outs in the seventh half the home, Wally Backman Jr. came through a dramatic difference maker at the wheel of a three-run inside-the-Park Homer spent immersed in Abercrombie Reggie center-left.

The few 120-yard sprint for Backman, following teammates Ryan Priddy and Dustin Jones, gave the explorers a much needed 4-1 victory that kept it from being erased American Association playoff hopes on a cool evening in August at Lewis and Clark Park.

"I knew that Reggie would have a chance for him, he has such good closing speed,''said Backman, namesake of the popular baseman, second on the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. "When it happened to him, I knew that Stan (Cliburn, X manager, the coaching third base) would send me because he is aggressive.''

"I was very talkative, I will not lie,''said third baseman of X, his red uniform top of sliced ​​almost half of its slide at the plate.

It was the first inside-the-Parker ever for 25 years Portland, Ore., native, helping X starter David Trahan pick up a victory in a pitchers' duel with the Pheasants "Kyle Ruwe.

With only 10 games left on the calendar, explorers, 46-44, moved within four games of Central Division leaders Gary, now 50-40 after Homer Juan Richardson walk-off three points in the ninth inning lifted the second Wichita, 49-41, in a 8-6 victory over the Railcats Friday night.

X are also only three games in the race for the single parent wild-card berth in the league, which above all Wichita St. Paul slipped one game behind after losing 8-1 to Fargo-Moorhead left Saints stumbled to their seventh consecutive loss.

Trahan, improving to 3-0 in four starts since rejoining the team after pitching the last six weeks of the season in the Mexican League, had a pinch-hitter through the first six innings. Abercrombie, a major leaguer with the Rays and Astros, hit single with two out, first inning single.

Apart from a 1-0 defeat June 16 at Lincoln, in a game decided in the bottom of the ninth, it was the longest of any opponent and explorers had disappeared without running when Backman led down to the sixth, reaching a throw past first baseman Mark Shorey.

Derek Schermerhorn Backman bunted to second and Kent Sakamoto second of two strokes off the link to the contest without a goal.

Seattle Opera Blog: Learning the Ropes of Technical Theater

Earlier this month, the Seattle Opera Education Department in partnership with the Trust of Western Washington theater training for a theater workshop very special techniques. The workshop, held at Seattle Repertory Theater from August 2-4, was oriented education to high school students and teachers' skills, they could move to use in their own productions. Education Intern Olivia Biddle was there, and shares the following summary of this exciting event.The first day of the workshop, participants examined some of the latest technologies in the staging, while learning to use the material they find in their own stores high school scene. Our pros share tips low-cost exchange that can be used to build the game, and cut a piece that all participants were then taken to the paint shop, where they learned practical tips for use their school.Then the group got on stage and learned about security when using the system literally fly "learning tricks of the trade" with the rail (technology as old as sailing, which allows quick and easy to fly set pieces, lights and curtains front and rear). The next day, the group learned how to use lighting equipment: the basics of how Electrics work, how to hang a light, and how to mix colors to obtain the desired effects. Lighting offers a kind of theatrical magic, but the use of projection is also much more common with a magic all its own.We explored how the projections improved the production of Sunday in the Park with George at the 5th Avenue Theatre in 2009, all images have been projected rather than painted. High schools, of course, are not as well equipped as a professional theater the size of the 5th Avenue Theatre and Seattle Repertory, but the group has learned to use creatively what they have on hand, such as using mirrors and angles to complete a tight room with projections.The last day of the workshop, participants learned to manage a moment of rapid change, running a high school in Abernathy's grandfather, and make the Wizard of Oz sound bigger than life. They also received advice on the organization of their stock of costumes, different techniques for applying makeup, and even more techniques to get makeup stains from clothes. The group also learned to use a variety of different sounds, frequencies, and keep a pack micro short-circuit when attached to an actor.

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