Will Venable will be playing in the 2007 Arizona Fall League starting October 9th.
The San Antonio Missions played a doubleheader against Springfield on Friday. In the first game Venable was 1-3 with a run scored in the Missions' 2-1 loss to the Cardinals. The Missions shut out Springfield 1-0 in the nightcap, Venable going 0-2 at the plate.
C. Young - 6.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K 1.93 ERA. 95 pitches, 66 strikes.
Chris Young threw six innings of shutout baseball on Wednesday night, but Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez was Young's equal, keeping San Diego off the board. Young struck out the first four Rockies he faced, lowering his league-low ERA to 1.93. Colorado picked up two runs off the Padres bullpen in the seventh after both starters had finished their performances and Colorado was on their way to the 3-0 win.
"I definitely was a little sharper today. My fastball command was a lot better," Young said. "I still feel like I'm not quite there with my stuff. But there's no pain ... I think there's some weakness. I was talking to [Mike Cameron] about it, and he said it can take a couple of months."
Will Venable was 1-3 at the plate in San Antonio's 6-4 victory over Springfield. Venable was also picked off on the basepaths for the first time this season.
Here is Princeton's press release about the 2007-08 basketball schedule.
"We will certainly have our work cut out for us this season,” says head coach Sydney Johnson. “Apart from playing in the Big East - which is the best conference in America - I can't imagine a tougher schedule for our team. That being said, true players want to play against the best competition and playing these caliber of programs is what Princeton basketball is all about."
Chris Mooney's Richmond team has also released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming season.
Will Venable was 0-4 on Saturday in San Antonio's 4-3 win over Arkansas. On Sunday Venable went 0-4 as the Missions took out the Travelers 11-4. Arkansas bested San Antonio 4-0 last night, with Venable going 0-4 a third time.
Two mentions of possible Princeton recruiting targets: Max Kenyi, a 6'5" Gonzaga High School swingman, has Princeton on his list. In a blog post about Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, Andrew Van Nest is discussed. Van Nest is a 6'10" forward who is considering Harvard "ahead of Penn, Princeton and Northwestern."
C. Young (9-4) - 6.0 IP 3 H 4 ER 5 BB 5 K 2.02 ERA. 105 pitches, 58 strikes.
Chris Young threw six innings of one-run baseball in his return on Thursday evening, but could not retire a batter in the seventh. Young left the game versus St. Louis trailing 2-0 with two men on base. Reliever Doug Brocall would get the first two men he faced out, but pinch hitter Rick Ankiel hit a three run home run to provide the game's final margin.
"A little rusty, but overall not bad," Young said, assessing his outing. "I felt good. I had no problems with my side at all. I came out of hit healthy. That's a big step forward."
Princeton coach Sydney Johnson will throw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Trenton Thunder game.
The Trenton Times offers up two tidbits about the 2007-08 Princeton schedule: The Tigers' game versus CCSU on November 11th will be the season-opener and the Iona game now has a date - three days later on November 14th at Jadwin.
Will Venable was 1-4 with three strikeouts in San Antonio's 5-1 loss to Springfield on Thursday. Venable homered for the fifth time this season and scored three times on Friday as the Missions defeated the Cardinals 5-3.
Joe Scott's Denver team has released its schedule for the upcoming season.
Armond Hill is profiled in today's Eagle Tribune.
An article in the East Hampton Star mentions a letter Pete Carril once wrote to the paper.
Chris Young takes to the hill for the first time since July 25th. Young faces the Cardinals in the rubber game of the Padres' three game series with St. Louis starting at 8:10 pm ET.
Princeton's official press release for the Maui Invitational has been published.
"These are all terrific programs and the opportunity to compete against them in Maui will certainly serve as a challenge," says Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. "We'll work our hardest to be ready to take advantage of that opportunity."
Will Venable was 1-6 with two runs scored in San Antonio's 12-8 victory over Springfield. The Missions have a one game lead over Frisco in the Texas League's Southern Division.
Chris Young is still on track to come off the disabled list and start Thursday against the Cardinals.
Princeton's first round opponent for the Maui Invitational? Duke. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm ET. The Tigers' second opponent will be either Arizona State or Illinois.
Will Venable was 1-3 with a run scored in San Antonio's 5-1 victory over Frisco.
Former Princeton star and current Brown head coach Craig Robinson will be the special guest at the Hoops. Action. Change. basketball tournament finals in New Hampshire.
Will Venable was named the minor leagues' tenth best corner outfielder by Baseball America. Venable's San Antonio team has lost three of four since our last update.
August 2nd: 2-5 in a 4-3 loss to Corpus Christi.
August 3rd: 1-4 with a run scored in a 5-0 win over Frisco. Venable also made two big catches in the game to keep the RoughRiders scoreless.
August 4th: 1-3 in a 4-1 loss to Frisco.
August 5th: 0-5 in a 7-2 loss to Frisco.
Check your local listings for NBA TV's rebroadcast of the sixth game of the 1976 ABA finals. I happened upon the second half of this program late Saturday night. Former Nets Brian Taylor and Julius Erving are in-studio for the whole show.
Princeton will host Manhattan College at Jadwin Gym on December 16th.
Boston assistant coach Armond Hill just finished coaching the Celtics' Summer League team in Las Vegas. The team went 3-2.
Chris Young is tentatively scheduled to come off the disabled list and start for the Padres on August 9th at St. Louis.
The San Antonio Missions ended their five game losing streak on Wednesday night. Will Venable was 0-4 with a stolen base in the team's 5-1 victory.
Back from my annual vacation in Canada. Here's the week in review...
Another game from the tentative 2007-08 schedule has a date. Princeton will play at Penn State on December 12th. Joe Scott's Denver team will be in Happy Valley three days later for a meeting with the Nittany Lions.
Dan Connelly is Princeton's new Director of Basketball Operations.
The Padres placed Chris Young on the Disabled List on Saturday, retroactive to July 25th.
An anonymous American League scout sees Will Venable as one of six or seven San Antonio Missions players that project as future major leaguers.
Venable's team has lost five straight in Texas League play.
June 26th: 0-3 with a run scored in a 9-5 loss to Midland.
June 27th: 0-4 in a 7-1 loss to Midland.
June 28th: 2-4 with a run scored and a double in a 7-5 loss to Midland.
July 31st (game one): 1-4 with a double in a 4-3 loss to Corpus Christi.
July 31st (game two): 1-4 in an 8-4 loss to Corpus Christi.
The Padres have lost four of five, and Chris Young looks to fix that trend tonight in Colorado against the Rockies. First pitch is at 9:05 pm ET.
The Denver Post has an article about Chris Young in today's paper, including quotes from Joe Scott.
"He still has the same calmness about him," Scott said. "He knows who he is and sticks to doing what he does best. I wish I could be there (tonight), but I am out here [in Las Vegas] trying to find Chris Youngs for our program."
Central Connecticut State will start their season at Jadwin Gym on November 11th.
Will Venable was 1-4 with a run scored in San Antonio's 5-4 win over second place Corpus Christi.
Will Venable went hitless in San Antonio's doubleheader on Saturday against Frisco. In game one, a 6-0 Missions loss, Venable was 0-3. In the nightcap Venable was 0-4 but San Antonio got the best of the Rough Riders 5-2. Yesterday Venable was 3-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored in an 8-5 win over Frisco.
Epic Carnival tries to come up with a nickname for Chris Young.
John Thompson III, blogger.
C. Young (9-3) - 7.0 IP 2 H 0 ER 3 BB 6 K 1.85 ERA. 116 pitches, 77 strikes.
Chris Young outperformed fellow All-Star Cole Hamels by the slimmest of margins on Thursday night in San Diego. Young pitched seven innings of two-hit shutout baseball as the Padres took the first game of their series with Philadelphia 1-0. Young has started all five of the games this season that San Diego has won with just a single run.
Faced with the same decision he had the last time Young was on the mound, manager Bud Black decided to leave Young in for the seventh inning despite a pitch count in the high nineties. Young struck out two and retired the side in order in the seventh, his 116th pitch a lazy fly ball to left field.
Will Venable was 2-4 a double and a run scored in San Antonio's 9-5 win over Frisco. The Missions are 16-9 in the second half of the season, with a 2.5 game first place lead.
Gonzaga junior center Ian Hummer is the son of former Tigers notable Ed Hummer. He's on the recruiting radar for several Ivy programs, but Princeton is not mentioned by name.
Lt. Pete Hegseth was on MSNBC's Hardball recently. Here's a transcript.
