Sox over Northeastern 11-0

Josh Beckett made his spring debut with a solid 2 innings against the Huskies.
David Gustafson opened the game by lining a first-pitch fastball off the end of the bat and into right field for an opposite-field single, but Beckett responded by retiring six straight batters, including the next four on strikeouts.
“There are things you want to work on every spring, and for me, it’s throwing offspeed pitches for strikes, which I did pretty well today,” Beckett said. “It doesn’t matter what lineup you’re facing - college, minor league or major league - if it’s something you need to work on, you’ve got to do it.”
He threw 21 pitches, 18 of them for strikes. It was good to see Red Sox pitchers refrain from allowing a single walk yesterday.
Wily Mo Pena is also off to a good start with 3 hits and 0 strikeouts in his first 5 at bats.
Tomorrow the Red Sox have two more games:
At 12:30 Manny Ramirez will make his Spring Training debut against the Blue Jays and at 6:05 Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his debut against Boston College. Both Donnelly and Okajima are scheduled to pitch tomorrow against the Blue Jays. Kyle Jackson and Nick Debarr will pitch against Boston College.