5 THINGS: Three Local Teams Play for Titles

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Wednesday, June 13, 2012:

South Kingstown faces Hendricken for the Division I baseball title. The best-of-three series starts 6:30 p.m. tonight at McCoy Stadim in Pawtucket. Going up to the game? Let us know in the comments section. We’re also definitely looking for photos to run afterward – send them to Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. For an article from The Providence Journal on the SK win against Cumberland in the semifinals, click here.

I have the strangest sense of déjà vu. The Prout Crusaders will try to avoid becoming the Buffalo Bills +1, as they’ve advanced to the Division II baseball finals again. This will be the fifth straight year that the Crusaders play for the title, but they’re 0-4 in their previous attempts. However, the program has come a long way since the 0-18 record they posted in 2004, their first year as a baseball program. In their way are the Johnston Panthers, just like in 2011. The Prout game starts at 3:30 p.m. at McCoy Stadium, the front half of the doubleheader with SK vs. Hendricken. Prout beat Woonsocket 3-2 to advance to the finals, according to The Providence Journal, and thanks again to Larry Lambrecht for the great pictures from the game.

Deja déjà vu. Speaking of déjà vu… South Kingstown will also face Hendricken for the Division I volleyball title. The Hawks and Rebels spike off (because it’s volleyball, get it?) 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Providence Career and Technical Academy. SK beat Coventry 3-1 on Tuesday night. For a box score from The Providence Journal, click here.

And completely unrelated from sports… will be at Narragansett Town Beach at 6 p.m. tonight. Splurge on some interesting food, which, as the name implies, is made in a truck!

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Space: The Final Frontier. On this day in 1983, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the Solar System, as it flew past the orbit of Neptune. Amazingly, even though it was launched in March 1972, we didn’t lose contact with it until January 2003, when it was 12 billion kilometers from Earth.

“My baby I’m afraid I’m falling for you.” Happy 42^nd birthday to Rivers Cuomo, the front man of Weezer. And if you’re not feeling in the mood for “Falling For You,” and want happiness, check out “Pork and Beans” or “Keep Fishin’” with the Muppets.

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