Thanks for all of the support last weekend in our final series at home. It was pretty weird knowing that it was my last weekend playing at a place that has been my home for the last four years.
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Green Valley has won nine one-run games this season, giving the team confidence it can close out the tough wins as the Division I state baseball tournament begins Thursday at Durango. The Gators play Arbor View at 7 p.m. Bishop Gorman plays Reno at 4 p.m.
College of Southern Nevada has used two closers — Josh Nuernberg and Alec Hutt — to get the job done this baseball season. The back end of the bullpen makes the Coyotes a team capable of winning the Western District tournament, which begins Thursday, and claiming a spot in the junior college World Series.
Before a crowd of fifth-graders in a rare morning game, Las Vegas beat Sacramento 5-1 on Wednesday. Las Vegas leads Triple A with a 24-10 record and tied a franchise record with its 10th straight home win. “The guys expect to win every day they go out there,” 51s manager Wally Backman said.
A high school baseball team in Ohio got quite the surprise last weekend … a tree planted on their field between the pitcher’s mound and home plate.
UNLV announced it would begin construction on a two-story baseball clubhouse that is expected to be ready before next season. The $2.75 million project was made possible by a donation from M Resort president Anthony Marnell III.
Pablo Sandoval’s return to the Bay Area represented a day to remember — and a day of forgiveness.
Baseball’s all-time home run leader, Barry Bonds, could soon be suing Major League Baseball for the way his career ended.
Tyler Pill combined with two relievers on a three-hitter, and Brooks Conrad delivered a go-ahead two-run double to lead the 51s to a 3-1 victory over the Chihuahuas on Monday night in a Pacific Coast League game in El Paso, Texas. The 51s went 6-2 on their trip and have won 16 of their past 18.
Chewing tobacco has long been a tradition in baseball, but that tradition could be on its way out in one big-league city.
College of Southern Nevada right-hander Nate Bennett, making his first start this season, pitched seven strong innings, and second baseman Tyler Brown went 6-for-6 to spark the Coyotes to a 10-2 victory over Salt Lake Community College on Saturday in the Region 18 baseball tournament title game.
Brooks Conrad hit a grand slam and totaled five RBIs, and Brandon Allen and Darrell Ceciliani also homered to power the 51s to an 11-4 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday in El Paso, Texas.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant hit the first home run of his career, a three-run shot to left field Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
Jordan Sadovia came through with a 10-pitch at-bat, singling home a run to tie the game 4-4, and the Gaels went on to defeat Arbor View 7-4 on Saturday for the Sunset Region baseball title. Gorman had beaten Arbor View 9-1 to force a second game in the double-elimination tournament.
Taylor Tempel went 4-for-5 with two doubles and scored three runs Saturday to lead Fresno State to an 8-3 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game at Wilson Stadium.