Baseball during March Madness?! Cubs News: Marshall, Koskie, Koyie Hill watch

Yes, despite March Madness dominating the news in the sports world, Spring Training continues...

Just a couple of tidbits regarding the Cubs...

-Sean Marshall was officially named the #5 Starter. "Marshall came in here as the front-runner for the fifth spot," Piniella told Cubs.com, "and he's done nothing to lead me to believe he's going to lose that spot." Marshall is 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA in 14.1 innings this spring.

-Koyie Hill continues to excel this spring, hitting .394 with 1 home run and 6 RBI's. Cubs.com's Carrie Muskat recently wrote an article about Hill's freak accident and return to baseball. For more information about that, check out my past post about Hill and the following website.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jspymd=20090319&content_id=4029538&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

-Third baseman Corey Koskie left the game today against Seattle after feeling ill. Koskie has not played in the Majors since July 2007 after suffering a concussion while running down a fly ball with the Brewers. The Cubs offered him a minor league contract this spring, thinking that he could be the backup third baseman. Lou Piniella said they would be very careful about the health of Koskie. Cubs.com reported that Piniella said Koskie had some problems when he dove for one of the ground balls in the first inning, but wasn't specific.

-The Cubs spring roster is down to 43 players: 20 pitchers, 4 catchers, 10 infielders, and 9 outfielders.