C. Young (6-3) - 7.0 IP 4 H 0 ER 1 BB 7 K 2.42 ERA. 86 pitches, 60 strikes.
Chris Young shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates for the third time in as many starts against the team that drafted him and drove in a run with a single to center field as part of a 9-0 Padres victory. Young was replaced at the start of the bottom of eighth inning after the Padres scored five runs in the top of the frame to expand their two run advantage.
"This is the third time since the beginning of last season that we have seen him and we've not been able to do much at all with him," Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy said. "There is deception with him obviously, and there is something with him that we're not seeing.
Last night Will Venable became the first member of the San Antonio Missions since 2002 to hit for the cycle. Venable laced his first home run of the season in the seventh inning, a three run shot that put the Missions in front 4-3. A double in the top of the ninth completed this rare feat. After seeing his average drop to .262, Venable is 8-14 in his last three games.
"I've been trying to get out of my little funk here and haven't been getting the barrel of the bat on the ball. More than hitting for the cycle, it was great to have a game where I was seeing the ball well and getting some good swings," Venable said. "It's been frustrating. In the last week leading up to this, I've been feeling good. I think I needed one good swing to get me back to where I'm feeling good."
Princeton named Dartmouth assistant Courtney Banghart their new women's basketball coach yesterday. Princeton men's basketball coach Sydney Johnson served on the advisory search committee.
