THREE TEAMS START SEASON 4-0 IN SPANISH LEAGUE

Two weekends into the 2009 Division de Honor baseball season in Spain, three of the league’s ten teams are undefeated.


FC Barcelona registered a pair of shutouts last weekend over San Inazio to go to 4-0 in the young season. Homer Baez struck out 15 batters over 11 innings in Barca’s 1-0 win in the opening game, followed by Pedro Belmonte tossed a six-hit shutout one day later in a 4-0 victory. Barcelona has allowed just two runs over their first four games.

Sant Boi is also 4-0 after sweeping a doubleheader over Astros last Sunday, 3-2 and 15-0; while the defending champion Puerto Cruz Marlins took a pair of wins over El Llano, 2-1 and 5-1, in a Saturday twinbill to open their season with four straight wins.

The Spanish league has been considered one of Europe’s top circuits for many years.