C. Young - 6.0 IP 2 H 2 ER 4 BB 7 K 3.12 ERA. 103 pitches, 63 strikes.
Chris Young limited Milwaukee to two runs on just two hits in the penultimate matchup of San Diego's season. The Padres were one strike away from a trip to the playoffs before Tony Gwynn Jr. tripled off of Trevor Hoffman to tie a game that the Brewers would eventually win 4-3 in 11 innings. San Diego will try to lock up the NL Wild Card with a win today at 2:05 pm ET.
Chris Young can pitch the San Diego Padres into the playoffs today in Milwaukee. The Padres trail the Diamondbacks by a game for the NL West lead and are up two games with two to play on both the Mets and the Colorado Rockies in the wild card race. It is a 3:55 pm ET first pitch.
Judson Wallace had his first game for Capo d'Orlando, who lost to Bologna 88-84. Wallace scored 17 points before fouling out.
John Thompson III has signed a six year extension at Georgetown.
Georgetown freshman Chris Wright has a broken foot and will miss "the early part of the season."
Former Princeton guard Scott Greenman has joined the Tigers coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. Welcome back to Princeton, Scott.
Fox Sports' college basketball blog reports that 6'2" guard Max Huc (left) will be coming to Princeton next fall. Huc is currently attending Brewster Academy for a post-graduate year after previously attending The Hill School.
Jason Smith, Huc's head coach at Brewster, had this to say about the newest Princeton recruit:
"Max is a tough, hard-nosed, competitive point guard. He's an excellent passer and distributor of the basketball and an outstanding on the ball defender. Max is adjusting well to life at Brewster. He's a pleasant, positive young man who's a welcome addition to our community."
Huc was ranked in the Top 400 of Hoop Scoop's Fall 2006 list of juniors.
When asked by i95ballerz about his game, Huc said:
“My strengths are getting up and down the floor, passing and defense” he shared, while his point of necessary improvement is “The consistency of my shot”.
Huc joins Patrick Saunders as members of Sydney Johnson's first recruiting class.
C. Young (9-8) - 5.0 IP 8 H 7 ER 4 BB 3 K 3.13 ERA. 105 pitches, 60 strikes.
Chris Young allowed a season-high seven earned runs in five innings pitched on Monday night as San Diego dropped into a tie with the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL Wild Card berth following a 9-4 loss to San Francisco.
1981 was the last year until the early 1990s that Topps made basketball trading cards. Each card in this set had three players on it, with perforations that allowed for division into three smaller cards. Unless some new scans come our way (hint hint) this Armond Hill scan is the final card in our summer series featuring former Princeton players. It is 1981 Topps trading card #25.
Chris Young and the San Diego Padres visit San Francisco tonight at 10:15 pm ET. The Padres lead Philadelphia by half a game in the NL Wild Card race with seven games left to play.
Will Venable will roam center field in the Arizona Fall League.
It was ten years ago this week that Pete Carril was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Have plans the morning of November 10th? Princeton coach Sydney Johnson will lecture on "The Challenge of Adding to the Legacy of Princeton Basketball."
C. Young - 6.0 IP 5 H 3 ER 2 BB 5 K 2.83 ERA. 96 pitches, 68 strikes.
Chris Young pitched six steady innings and Scott Hairston's three run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Padres a thrilling 5-3 victory over Pittsburgh. San Diego now leads Philadelphia by 2.5 games in the National League Wild Card race.
Will Venable's father Max is profiled in the Marin Independent Journal.
Chris Young and the San Diego Padres host Pittsburgh tonight at 10:05 pm ET.
The Jerusalem Post and ESPN's Chris Sheridan both have more on David Blatt and the Russian victory in EuroBasket '07.
Greg Mangano, who was considering Princeton, has decided to attend Yale.
C. Young - 7.0 IP 6 H 3 ER 1 BB 5 K 2.77 ERA. 114 pitches, 70 strikes.
Chris Young had perhaps his best start since his oblique injury on Friday night in San Diego, throwing seven quality innings. The Padres rallied to win the game in ten. San Diego is two games behind Arizona for the NL West lead and 1.5 games in front of Philadelphia for the NL Wild Card berth.
Will Venable went 2-4 with double on Friday as San Antonio defeated Springfield 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Texas League Championship. Saturday night the Missions won the title, building an 11-0 lead as Venable was 3-5 with two runs scored. San Antonio took the deciding game 11-7. Venable had a .387 batting average in the series.
David Blatt coached Russia to victory in the 2007 European Basketball Championship. Russia upset Lithuania before defeating Spain in the final 60-59. The title was Russia's first in 22 years.
Chris Young and the San Diego Padres cling to their 1.5 game NL Wild Card lead, facing the San Francisco Giants at home tonight at 10:05 pm ET.
The San Antonio Missions dropped a 6-2 decision to Springfield on Thursday, to even up the Texas League Championship at one game apiece. Will Venable was 1-5 in the game.
The Philadelphia Inquirer remembers Joseph Heiser, with quotes from Geoff Petrie and Gary Walters.
Ryan Fagan from The Sporting News profiles Chris Young.
ESPN's Andy Katz writes about Craig Robinson and his relationship with brother-in-law Barack Obama.
John Thompson III recently coached the Members of Congress basketball team in a game versus the American League of Lobbyists.
