1.   And now he is still fighting to regain the strength in his shoulder, although his progress this spring has provided reason for optimism.

2.   He has not hit against live pitching, only off pitching machines in a cage, but does not anticipate any problems as the spring progresses.

3.   Strong replaced freshman Stephan Bragner, but the two will compete for the third slot as the spring season progresses.

4.   The energy is gradually distributed to higher altitudes as spring progresses.

5.   The task force was making progress this spring when Mrs. Shannon offered tantalizing evidence of a conspiracy, giving names and details to investigators.

6.   That should help the crop pick up pace after slow progress this spring.