BRADENTON, Fl. - One of the players who created a buzz at the Black and Gold Game on Monday at McKechnie Field was shortstop Gift Ngoepe. Ngoepe, wearing number 61 and taking the field for Team Black, made multiple above average plays from the field.
Although those plays are nothing new to those who have watched Gift over the past few years in Altoona or Indianapolis, those from Bradenton (and who have run away from the cold up north) needed a little refresher of how good Ngoepe is in the field. As I was walking through the crowd during the game, it was obvious that many were seeing this "Gift" from South Africa for the first time.