The Princeton basketball team won the campus-wide Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday night.
Will Venable cleared the bases with a triple on Saturday night, as Portland beat Fresno 8-5.
Venable's professional relationship with his father, Beavers hitting coach Max Venable, is the subject of a story in the Sacramento Bee.
Chris Young struggled for the first time this season, but the confident San Diego Padres stormed back to beat the Phillies 8-7.
Australian shooting guard Rhys Murphy signed his National Letter of Intent to play at Oregon State.
C. Young (2-0) - 3.2 IP 9 H 7 ER 2 BB 2 K 4.86 ERA. 82 pitches, 51 strikes.
Chris Young allowed a career-high tying seven earned runs as San Diego fell in a 7-1 pit after three innings, but the Padres battled back, scoring three runs with two outs in the eighth and rallying for the 8-7 victory.
Young was in trouble most of the evening, struggling to find his rhythm. He gave up an immediate broken bat single to Jimmy Rollins to start the bottom of the first. Shave Victorino grounded one through the hole to right to put runners on the corners and Chase Ultey swatted a 1-0 Young offering off the front of the second deck in right field.
By the time the first inning concluded Young had allowed five earned runs and thrown 42 pitches.
But Young's teammates picked him up despite a six run deficit and World Series MVP Cole Hamels on the hill for the Phillies, as San Diego improved its record a surprising 8-3 on the season.
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Seven straight games with a hit for Will Venable.
Chris Young is in the unenviable position of making his first road start of the season in Philadelphia the same evening the Phillies pay tribute to the late Harry Kalas.
A slew of Oregon State notes, including word that the Beavers will play at George Washington next season.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett had eight points as Bucks County fell 106-90 to I-3 All Stars in the championship game of the Alfred C. Donofrio tournament.
C. Young (2-0) - 7.0 IP 4 H 0 ER 0 BB 7 K 1.38 ERA. 91 pitches, 60 strikes.
A second straight solid start to begin the season for Chris Young, who retired the first 12 Giants he faced as San Diego defeated San Francisco 6-1.
Oregon State has raised expectations for next season.
KATU has a piece on Oregon State's return home after winning the CBI.
Chris Young is on the hill for San Diego versus Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants today at 4:00 pm ET.
Young is unhappy with ESPN and the way they treat footage of player injuries.
Princeton's staff and players visited the Trenton Boys & Girls Club last month.
Andy Katz writes about a nice gesture by Princeton Athletic Director Gary Walters at the Final Four.
Congratulations, Judson Wallace! You were named Honorable Mention 2008-09 All-Eurocup and to the All-Defensive Team.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett was also recognized with Honorable Mention All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Boys' Basketball status by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Will Venable went 2-4 at the plate in Portland's 2-0 win over Fresno.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 15 minutes as the Capital All-Stars defeated the U.S. All-Stars, 129-98. Hummer will also play for Team Finish at next weekend's Reebok All-American Games.
Will Barrett tallied 16 points for Bucks County, who advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 Albert C. Donofrio Classic.
Will Venable is back for a second season with the Portland Beavers.
C. Young (1-0) - 6.0 IP 5 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K 3.00 ERA. 97 pitches, 66 strikes.
Chris Young and the Padres won their first game of the season, 4-2 over the Dodgers.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 13 points for the Bucks County All-Stars in a second round Donofrio Classic victory over Don-Len.
Chris Young takes to the hill for the first time this season as San Diego hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers. First pitch is at 10:00 pm ET.
Princeton recruit Mack Darrow achieved Honorable Mention status on the News-Gazette's 77th All-State Boys' Basketball Team.
Jimmy Sherburne will play for Division 2 South in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association 2009 All-Star Games.
Denver vs New Orleans - 3:30 pm ET
Happy New Year!
Will Venable hopes to be the Padres' everyday center fielder in 2009.
Northwestern (8-3) had an 11 point second half lead and was controlling yesterday's game at Penn State. Then Big Ten leading scorer Talor Battle got hot, going off for 19 second half points as the Nittany Lions held off the Wildcats, 61-57.
Richmond (7-6) was up seven with three minutes to play, but VMI rallied for the 73-70 victory.
Winners of five straight at home, Denver looks to end a 36 game road losing streak at New Orleans.
Princeton's next opponent, UNC Greensboro, lost 75-53 to Akron yesterday afternoon. The Spartans are 1-9 heading into Saturday's game at Jadwin Gym.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (7-6) outgunned Quinnipiac, 73-70. Harvard (6-6) fell 67-54 at William & Mary.
Will Venable was 0-4 at the plate in the Padres' final game of the year, a 6-1 loss to Pittsburgh.
Venable's final stats:
28 games. 110 at-bats. 16 runs. 29 hits.
4 doubles. 2 triples. 2 home runs. 10 RBIs.
13 BBs. 21 strikeouts.
.339 OBP / .391 SLG / .264 AVG
I wrote a piece for this week's Town Topics on Will Venable. Enjoy! - JS
Former PU Two-Sport Standout Venable A Step Away From Major League Dream
Jon Solomon
It is a rare lazy afternoon for minor league baseball star Will Venable.
The 2005 Princeton University graduate is relaxing by the pool in Portland, Ore., enjoying his first off day in three weeks.
Venable, 25, has just returned home from Tacoma, Wash. with the Triple-A Portland Beavers.
In his first season in the Pacific Coast League playing for the San Diego Padres’ top affiliate, Venable, a baseball and basketball standout at Princeton, is leading the Beavers in hitting (.317), homers (nine) and RBIs (49) through 77 games.
From the time he came off the disabled list on April 28, the anthropology major has been on a tear, hitting safely in 25 of his last 29 games.
“Now being healthy, it is nice to get into a little groove and be able to be in a position to make some nice adjustments,” said Venable, who is in his fourth season in the minors.
