November 6, 2001 Ankiel Pitches Sox to Victory KANSAS - Rick Ankiel wasn't supposed to be able to handle pitching in the high alti- tude of the Fields of Tombstone. That's why, back in Chapter Four, Ankiel was traded by the Law Dogs to the Manchester Irish Rebels in exchange for Carl Everett (among others.) Today, Ankiel made his return to his former home ballpark and exacted some revenge on his former teammates. Through seven stellar innings, the young Chicago lefty allowed just one run on four hits and three walks despite pitching to the league's toughest lineup in the league's toughest pitcher's park. The Law Dogs managed to push a runner to second base only twice through the first six innings against Ankiel. With two outs in the seventh, Ankiel made his only mistake pitch of the game, serving up a solo homer to David Segui. That would be the lone run for the record-breaking Law Dogs offense today. Chicago scored their first run of the game in the third on a pair of singles (one by Ankiel), a walk to load the bases, and a double-play grounder by Nomar Garciaparra. In the fourth, Ankiel cranked up the lumber again, driving home another run on a base hit. A solo homer by Richard Hidalgo off Dan Reichert in the eighth gave the Black Sox a 3-1 lead. Roberto Hernandez, Greg Swindell and Paul Wilson then nailed down the win by closing out the eighth and ninth without a run.