Top Mets prospect works eight strong innings, blasts a monster home run as Las Vegas extends Pacific Coast League winning streak to 14 games.
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The thought that I won’t play at Earl E. again hasn’t totally hit me yet. I haven’t had time to really sit down and think about it and hopefully I keep it that way. I don’t want to worry about the “last time.” I want to focus on getting through the weekend, getting a series victory and hopefully pulling off three wins.
Green Valley, which hit six home runs in its first 32 games this season, smashed three Thursday in a 12-1 victory over Basic in the Division I Sunrise Region baseball tournament. Blake Inouye homered twice and Jarrett Perns once for the Gators, who advanced to the championship game.
Moment of levity on routine ground ball startles unsuspecting first baseman Anthony Rizzo during Chicago’s 6-5 victory.
Noah Syndergaard allowed two runs on five hits and no walks and struck out eight in eight innings, and also went 3-for-4 with a home run as the 51s extended their franchise record with their 14th straight win, an 8-2 rout of the Albuquerque Isotopes on Thursday.
Beau Capanna smacked a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the third, sparking a four-run inning that gave Bishop Gorman the lead for good in a 15-5 victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Wednesday in the Sunset Region tournament.
The College of Southern Nevada baseball team opens play in the Region 18 tournament at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Morse Stadium. CSN enters the tournament having won 22 of its past 27 games, including seven series in a row.
Wilfredo Tovar drove in two runs as the Las Vegas 51s rallied to top the Albuquerque Isotopes 6-4 in a Pacific Coast League game Wednesday. The victory was the 13th straight for the 51s, giving them the longest win streak in Las Vegas’ 33-year Triple-A history.
Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper hit three home runs today by the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park.
After the offense helped the Las Vegas 51s extend their winning streak in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, a great pitching performance in the nightcap pushed the run to 12 straight victories.
Designated hitter Dane Wasden went 2-for-2, drew two walks and drove in three runs to help the Cougars to a 9-2 road win over Silverado in the opening round of the Sunrise Region tournament.
The Milwaukee Brewers will name Craig Counsell as their next manager after firing Ron Roenicke on Sunday night, according to multiple reports.
Payton Squier went 3-for-5 with a three-run triple to power UNLV to a 4-3 victory over San Diego State in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday in San Diego. The Rebels won two of three games in the weekend series, marking their first series win at San Diego since 2007.
The Las Vegas 51s defeated the Reno Aces 5-2 on Sunday at Cashman Field for their 10th straight victory — the second-longest streak in franchise history, behind the Stars’ 12-game run in 1987. The 51s are 16-8 after a 6-8 start.
Desert Oasis senior Nolan Kingham has major league scouts flocking to watch him pitch, but he’s not even the Diamondbacks’ ace. That honor goes to A.J. Landis, who is 9-0 with a 0.92 ERA entering the baseball postseason.
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