It's two hours before the first pitch of tonight's game and it looks like Parent gave the team off batting practice. Though some players are beginning to filter out onto the field for various individual pregame workouts, about 15 minutes ago Parent, his 17-year-old son Nick and middle infielder David Pierson took the field, where the Outlaw manager proceeded to hit flyballs to Pierson in center.

What looks like a possible position switch makes sense for Pierson. The 5-foot-7 speedster has had a tough time cracking the lineup this year with second baseman Eric Pringle showing the defensive prowess Parent brought him onto the team for and Jesse Kovacs maintaining his role as the everyday shortstop for a third straight season. Pierson is hitting .275 with 14 hits in 51 at-bats — at home in Nettleton Stadium, that average is a team-high .450 with nine hits in 20 appearances at the plate.

AND THIS JUST IN: It has been announced in the press box Pierson is starting in center. I'll follow up on this development in a bit...