Brooks Conrad, Brandon Allen and Johnny Monell each had two hits and three RBIs to back 51s starter Matt Bowman’s six shutout innings as Las Vegas defeated the Reno Aces 10-5 in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday at Cashman Field.
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Former UNLV pitcher Joey Lauria decided not to sign with his hometown Philadelphia Phillies after being drafted in the 25th round and offered a signing bonus of only $1,000. He instead will be a graduate assistant under coach Tim Chambers at UNLV.
They say things are bigger in Texas, and Joey Gallo’s home runs are no exception.
Las Vegas left-hander Steven Matz leads the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts (81) and innings pitched (78.1) and is tied for first in wins (6). He has all but forced New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson to seek a trade to create an opening for him in one of the majors’ deepest rotations.
The Little League World Series U.S. champion banner that arrived this week and reportedly will be officially presented to Mountain Ridge on July 6, to hang somewhere in the city where locals and victors alike can view it, has no reasonable place here.
It would be hard to fault the Florida Gators for feeling like rock stars during their flight Thursday from Gainesville, Fla., to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series.
A woman who was seriously injured by a cracked baseball bat at a Red Sox game has been released from the hospital after a week of treatment.
Travis Taijeron drew a bases-loaded walk to score the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, and the 51s ended up scoring six runs in the frame to top the Reno Aces 11-6 in a Pacific Coast League game at Cashman Field.
Torii Hunter is regarded as one of the good guys in the game of baseball, but that doesn’t mean the Minnesota Twins outfielder won’t have an occasional meltdown.
When a fan was seriously injured by a flying bat at Fenway Park, Major League Baseball that each pitch brings the potential for catastrophe. It’s hard to convince those in power that safety should come before ambiance.
Center fielder Johnny Sewald, a junior at Arizona State who graduated from Bishop Gorman High, was drafted by the Houston Astros. Arbor View High right-hander Sam Pastrone (Los Angeles Angels) and Gorman shortstop Cadyn Grenier (St. Louis Cardinals) also were drafted Wednesday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates took Newman and Kramer in the first two rounds of the Major League Baseball draft, inadvertently reuniting two classic characters from “Seinfeld.”
Before Bryce Harper blasted his major league-leading 20th home run for the Nationals on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, the Las Vegan laughed it up in a wide-ranging, highly entertaining interview on the MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk” show with Chris Rose and Kevin Millar.
Catching a foul ball at a baseball game is always pretty fun, but when it’s caught on GoPro, it’s even better.
Two of Boston’s biggest sports personalities have teamed up for a music video for a new Dunkin’ Donuts commercial.
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