First Look at Regulars Proves Promising

Bench coach Lariel Trajano requested to manager Sour Surfer that the team play its starters for its Spring Training games against the Colorado Springs Cricket Club and Atlanta Mad Dogs, two teams considered to be front runners in the NL, just as they were last year.

Though it's bad practice to read too much into one game (most of all a Spring Training game), the starters sure do look like they're in midseason form. Of the 8 positional players, 7 drove in at least one run. The lone exception was leadoff man William Saitou, who made his own contributions by stealing 2 bases and scoring 2 runs.

Add to that the strong start from Donovan Leiter (8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO), and it's pretty easy to see why the Flash brought home such a convincing 11-3 win.

Tomorrow's game is the big one, though, as the Atlanta Mad Dogs come in at 14-1 in Spring Training games. The defending NL Champs look as unstoppable as any team can get, so the added Spring at-bats for the Flash starters may be required simply to keep the game close.

The Philly NewsFlash will have full coverage for just about the only Spring Training game ever worth getting excited for tomorrow morning.