White Sox host Pitch, Hit & Run event
(MLB.com Chicago White Sox)

As he scraped his cleats against the dirt and looked in at his target, Michael Oppegard didn`t see himself as just a kid playing baseball. He saw himself as one of his big league heroes, pounding the strike zone repeatedly to help clinch a victory. Oppegard was one of eight local kids to claim first-place honors at the Scott`s Pitch, Hit & Run event at Guaranteed Rate Field before the White Sox series finale against the A`s on Sunday, claiming the title for baseball ages 9/10.