Injury Sidelines Ron Watkins for Season
<North Carolina:team#8> closer <Ron Watkins:player#10139> could miss the remainder of the season because of shoulder inflammation. He exited yesterday's <Ohio:team#79> game after injuring himself while throwing a pitch. The original diagnosis said Watkins would be out 5 weeks. Later on his doctors said he could be out even longer. "He's done," his manager commented at the BNN press conference. "It's a season-ending injury, but it could have been worse. It's not the worst-case scenario, so we're happy about that."

To date this season, <Watkins:player#10139> has fashioned a 3.98 ERA and rung up 18 saves for his club. He has 74 strikeouts and 21 walks. Opponents have hit for a combined .255 average against him and <Watkins:player#10139> has a 6-8 won-lost mark.