Two new signings for Northwestern's 2008 recruiting class. 6'5" junior Nick Fruendt has committed to play basketball for Bill Carmody and the Wildcats. He'll be joined in Evanston by 6'8" Glenbard West junior John Shurna.
Will Venable had most of yesterday off for the Missions, but came off the bench to add a pinch hit single in a 3-2 San Antonio win.
C. Young (4-3) - 5.1 IP 6 H 1 ER 4 BB 1 K 3.11 ERA. 104 pitches, 62 strikes.
A bases loaded third inning error put Chris Young and the Padres in a 5-0 hole versus the Cardinals on Saturday night in San Diego and the home team was unable to produce offensively against opposing pitcher Braden Looper.
"It wasn't my best outing, it wasn't my worst," said Young. "I was a little inconsistent and fell behind too many hitters. They are a good hitting team. You have to make good pitches and a couple of times tonight I made some mistakes and they got hit.
Midland scored eight runs in the last two innings to rally for a 9-8 win over San Antonio. Will Venable was 1-5 with a run scored.
In their regular season finale, Eisbaren Bremerhaven picked up a 72-68 victory over RheinEnergie Koln to lock up fourth place in the BBL. Judson Wallace scored 12 points off the bench. The Eisbaren and RheinEnergie will face each other again in a five game playoff series starting on the 20th.
Chris Young on top of the hill for San Diego tonight at 10:05 pm ET, trying to match Jake Peavy's ace performance from one night previous. The Padres are looking to win their series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Will Venable moves to the six hole for the Missions, going 2-4 with his third stolen base as San Antonio defeats Midland 6-1. Venable was also 1-4 in the Missions' 6-4 loss to Midland on Thursday.
Anyone hear Denver coach Joe Scott in the booth for two innings during the Colorado Rockies game on Thursday?
New Princeton men's basketball coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met early this morning at Jadwin Gym to talk for the first time about Coach Johnson's first three weeks on the job. Johnson and Solomon discussed a variety of subjects in this interview. Some of the topics they talked about include:
-If the events of the last month have finally sunk in.
-How much Coach Johnson has seen of Princeton over the past three seasons. Before the first workouts he held with the team, how much did he know much about the individual players he inherited?
-What the workouts Coach Johnson conducted immediately after his press conference showed.
-In a program with a storied and intertwined history, how does Coach Johnson keep a connection to Princeton’s past while still creating his own identity?
-As someone intertwined with this history over the last 15 years, does that put Coach Johnson in a unique position moving forward?
-Coach Johnson’s defensive philosophy.
-The type of players Coach Johnson wants to come to Princeton.
-If there have been any additions to Coach Johnson’s staff.
-Prior to his hiring, did Coach Johnson know assistant coach Tony Newsom well?
-Last summer many players stayed around Princeton. With so little time to work together, is that something Coach Johnson would like to see happen again this year?
-Does inheriting a nearly complete schedule make Coach Johnson’s job easier?
-If Princeton has named its captains for next season.
-Coach Johnson’s thoughts on the proposed change to the distance of the three point line.
-Does Coach Johnson expect to be at Princeton for longer than his three predecessors?
This interview is donor-only.
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Princeton Alumni Weekly brings us a feature on David Blatt '81, head coach of Benetton Treviso.
The Towson Times, once the hometown paper for Sydney Johnson, writes about his recent hire.
Georgetown has issued a press release stating that sophomore forward Octavius Spann intends to tranfer to an as-yet-unnamed school.
San Antonio is going through a bit of a power outage. Last night Will Venable was 0-4 in a 5-2 loss. On Tuesday the Missions dropped a 1-0 duel to Corpus Christi. Venable was 0-1 as a pinch hitter.
C. Young (4-2) - 6.0 IP 2 H 2 ER 2 BB 8 K 3.29 ERA. 104 pitches, 66 strikes.
Chris Young slowed down the Atlanta Braves for six frames on Monday night and was followed by three near-perfect innings from the Padres bullpen that helped San Diego to a 4-2 victory in the first game of this four game series. Young also walked twice, was hit by a pitch and scored a run. Young was able to stymie Atlanta, something he could not do in 2006.
Braves reliever Chad Paronto hit Young on his left leg with a pitch in the sixth, one inning after Young hit Jeff Francoeur. Plate umpire Jim Joyce warned both benches.
"That's just part of the game," Young said. "It's a lot better than hitting one of our position players."
Corpus Christi scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to grab an 8-5 win over San Antonio. Will Venable was 0-4 in the game.
Chris Young is back at it for San Diego, getting the start as the Padres head to Atlanta for a four game series. 7:05 pm ET first pitch.
Over the weekend, Will Venable and the San Antonio Missions took two out of three. On Friday Venable was 0-3 in a 10-1 loss to Frisco. Saturday saw Venable go 0-3 in a 6-2 victory against Corpus Christi and on Sunday Venable picked up one hit in four attempts as the Missions snared their second game against the Hooks 10-3. Venable's batting average sits at .312 through 30 games.
A surprise for Princeton women's basketball, as head coach Richard Barron stepped down unexpectedly to take an assistant coaching position at Baylor.
The NCAA men's basketball rules committee has elected to move the three point line back one foot to a distance of 20' 9" starting in the 2008-09 season. This decision still needs to be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Committee on May 25th.
The Washington Times writes about John Thompson III's lack of a new contract with Georgetown.
San Antonio drops two games in two days, Will Venable going 0-7 in the process.
C. Young (3-2) - 8.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 3 BB 8 K 3.34 ERA. 106 pitches, 64 strikes.
A superb performance for Chris Young last night, shutting out the Nationals on three hits over eight innings. Young has pitched 15 frames in his home park this season without giving up an earned run.
"I knew I had to be sharp tonight. This is a good hitting team, and I was just trying to execute good pitches," said Young. "I just made enough good pitches. Overall, it's a good win for the guys -- bouncing back from last night."
The Daily Princetonian has an article about Will Venable's success in the minor leagues, and Venable backed up his press with two more hits and two runs scored as San Antonio used a nine run sixth inning to defeat Frisco 14-6.
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Two different Q&As to read today, one with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson conducted by the Daily Princetonian and one with members of Georgetown's Final Four team from The Hoya.
Chris Young is throwing for San Diego tonight as the Padres host the Washington Nationals at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable picks up two more hits in four plate appearances as San Antonio wins their series with Midland. Venable is batting .341 on the season, good for seventh-best in the Texas League.
