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Orioles minor league recap 6/15

Triple-A: Norfolk Tides vs Nashville Sounds (MIL) – Canceled
Last night’s game was rained out and will not be made up.
Double-A: Harrisburg Senators (WAS) 3, Chesapeake Baysox 2 – F/11
The Baysox took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a home run by Max Wagner, a lead that held until the seventh when relief pitcher Keagan Gillies gave up a home run of his own. The game went into extra innings with a 1-1 score. Defense failed the Baysox in the 11th inning. The Manfred Man scored on an error by Silas Ardoin. Then the batter who reached on the error came in to score when pitcher Daniel Lloyd gave up a double.
Before all that, starting pitcher Trey Gibson had a nice night. He pitched 5.2 shutout innings with just one hit and one walk allowed. He was pulled in the sixth inning with two outs after Max Wagner made two errors to allow base runners. Good thing he hit that homer to make up for it. He also had a double, the only Baysock with multiple hits. Enrique Bradfield singled and walked.
High-A: Jersey Shore BlueClaws (PHI) 5, Aberdeen IronBirds 4
The IronBirds came back twice in this game, but fell one comeback short. After scoring one run on a balk in the second inning, they scored two on a Ryan Stafford double and another on a triple from Aron Estrada. Estrada also doubled in the game. Leandro Arias had a two-hit game with a double. Griff O’Ferrall went 0-for-5 as the leadoff batter.
A rehabbing Brandon Young started and pitched 3.1 innings with six hits and a walk. He allowed two runs. Luis De León pitched the final four innings and allowed three runs on four hits and three walks.
Low-A: Delmarva Shorebirds 9, Salem Red Sox 6
The Shorebirds scored nine times with 14 hits and six walks, led by leadoff batter Fernando Peguero’s four-hit day. Peguero took his table setting duty seriously and scored three runs. Raylin Ramos, Elis Cuevas, Braylin Tavera, and Luis Almeyda all had two-hit games. Cuevas hit his second home run of the year. Catcher Yasmil Bucce reached base three times with a single and two walks.
Evan Yates started and allowed three runs (two earned) in 5.2 innings. He had a fair amount of traffic on the bases with six hits and two walks, not to mention three errors by defense. Relief pitchers Deivy Cruz and Luis Beltrán turned the game into a reasonably close contest with three runs in their combined 3.1 innings.
Today’s Schedule
- Norfolk vs Nashville, 1:05. Starter: Thaddeus Ward. Old friend Bruce Zimmermann is scheduled to start for Nashville
- Chesapeake vs Harrisburg, 1:05. Starter: Eccel Correa. This will be Correa’s first start at Double-A. He started the season in Delmarva and moves up to the Baysox after a short stay in Aberdeen.
- Aberdeen @ Jersey Shore, 1:05. Starter: Michael Forret
- Delmarva vs Salem, 2:05. Starter: Michael Caldon
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Tennessee Tech Closes 2025 with Tennessee State at Eblen Center
By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech (6-7, 1-1) men’s basketball plays its final game of 2025 against Tennessee State (7-5, 1-1) at Hooper Eblen Center at 7:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
The Golden Eagles return to the hardwood after an extended break for the holidays to face the Tigers. TSU has won five of the last seven games but most recently fell, 91-82, to SEMO, opening OVC competition 1-1. Tech has won three of the last four games and opened conference play with an 85-74 victory over SEMO, then fell to UT Martin (L, 62-86).
TTU enters today’s game 4-2 at home this season with wins over SEMO, Bethel (101-69), Berea (86-64), and Va. Lynchburg (118-58), and losses to West Ga. (L, 59-61) and UT Martin (L, 62-86).
GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: Tennessee Tech (6-7, 1-1 OVC) vs. Tennessee State (7-5, 1-1 OVC)
Date & Time: Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 7:30 p.m. CT
Venue: Hooper Eblen Center
Watch: ESPN+ | Dylan Vazzano (PxP) and Frank Harrell (Analyst)
Radio: 106.1 The Eagle | Noah McKay (PxP) and Jacob Vinson (Analyst)
Promotion: Purple Haze – WEAR PURPLE!
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: TSU leads, 41-39
In Cookeville: Tech leads, 23-17
In Nashville: TSU leads, 18-22
Neutral sites: TSU leads 2-0
Current Streak: TTU won 1
Last Meeting: TTU won 77-74 in Cookeville (Feb. 22, 2025)
TECH NOTES
Dani Pounds leads Tech in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game (19th in OVC), and Mekhi Cameron is second on the team with 12.2 points per game (20th in OVC). Pounds is fourth in the OVC in free-throw percentage, shooting 84.1 from the line. Pounds leads the Golden Eagles in rebounds with 4.8 per game (20th in OVC).
JaJuan Nicholls is second on the team in rebounds per game (4.7), which is 23rd in the conference.
Tennessee Tech’s 118 points against Va. Lynchburg (W, 118-58, 11/10/25) mark the third-most points scored in a single game by an OVC team this season.
Ty Owens is second in the OVC with 4.2 assists per game (54 total). Nicholls is tied for fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.2) and fourth in the OVC in total blocks (16).
The Golden Eagles are second in the conference in points per game (79.7), as well as fourth in the conference in scoring margin (3.5). TTU holds the second-best shooting percentage in the OVC (47.0, 365-777), making three fewer shots than the conference leaders (Lindenwood, 47.4).
OPPONENT NOTES
Tennessee State (7-5, 1-1) leads the all-time series 41-39 as the teams split the last two matchups during the 2024-25 season.
The Tigers are coming off a hard-fought 91–82 loss to Southeast Missouri at the Gentry Center, while the Golden Eagles also enter the contest following a defeat.
The game marks the return to action for both programs after a 10-day break. Tennessee State will open the 2026 calendar year on the road at Little Rock on Saturday, Jan. 3.
Aaron Nkrumah leads the Tigers in scoring with 17.0 points per game, averaging 4.8 rebounds per contest and 2.6 assists per game. Travis Harper II is second on the team with 15.8 points per game, and Dante Harris is third on the squad per contest with 12.6 points on average.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets for Tennessee Tech Men’s Basketball are on sale now – call (931) 372-3940, visit the Hooper Eblen Center ticket office, or order online at TTUsports.com.
FOLLOW THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Fans can be sure to follow the Golden Eagles men’s basketball team on X (@TTU_Basketball), Instagram (TTUMBB), and Facebook (TTU MBB) for all of the news, notes, and updates.
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Top 25 Moments of 2025
Helms, a transfer from Texas A&M, bested his previous Heptathlon score of 5394 which he earned at the Stan Scott Invite and Multis taking place on Jan. 30-Feb. 1, hosted by Texas Tech. He has had immense success in the Key City, posting three different splits at the Red Raider open in the 60m hurdles (8.30), 4x400m (3:16.21, 49.27 split) and pole vault (16-2/4.93m).
At the Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Robertson has etched herself in the record books. At the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, she recorded the best finish by a Bronco since the 2022 campaign by finishing 53rd in a field of 254 total runners.
Robertson was the first Bronco woman to earn All-America honors in the 1,500 since 2019 (Emma Bates). Hanna Ackermann also posted a top finish while in Eugene. Ackermann recorded a time of 9:54.21 in the steeplechase. The time was the third-fastest time in Boise State history.
Helms registered a score of 7,696 in the decathlon. His mark ranks third in Boise State school history and improved his previous mark in the decathlon at the 2025 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships which were hosted by Fresno State in Clovis, California.
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Shondell Inks Transfer Lameen Mambu – Purdue Boilermakers
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Best of small school volleyball in Palm Beach
Dec. 28, 2025, 10:54 a.m. ET
The 2025 Palm Beach Post All-County teams are here!
The Palm Beach County High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the Player of the Year nominees for small school volleyball.
Player of the Year winners will be announced at the South Florida Fair in a live ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 24. Nominees will be able to register to attend for free, thanks to sponsors. For more information about the show, please reach out to deputy sports editor Eric J. Wallace (ejwallace@pbpost.com).
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Best of large school volleyball in Palm Beach
Dec. 28, 2025, 10:54 a.m. ET
The 2025 Palm Beach Post All-County teams are here!
The Palm Beach County High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the Player of the Year nominees for large school volleyball.
Player of the Year winners will be announced at the South Florida Fair in a live ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 24. Nominees will be able to register to attend for free, thanks to sponsors. For more information about the show, please reach out to deputy sports editor Eric J. Wallace (ejwallace@pbpost.com).
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December 28 – Kelly Sheffield was hired to coach UW-Madison’s Volleyball team
MADISON, Wis. — On this day, December 28, 2012, Kelly Sheffield was hired as Wisconsin’s head volleyball coach, instantly propelling the program into one of the best in the country.
The Badgers had been coached by Pete Waite for the previous 13 years, and the program had been struggling since 2008. Sheffield turned things around immediately in his first season, making it all the way to the national championship in 2013, falling just short to Penn State.
Since then, the Badgers have made the NCAA tournament each season and have not lost more than 10 games in any season since he was hired.
He led the program to the top of the mountain in 2021, when they defeated Nebraska for the first championship in program history.
Since then, they have made the Final Four twice, most recently this past season, where they fell just short to the Kentucky Wildcats in five sets.
Sheffield has also coached 20 different Badgers to 45 All-American nominations, headlined by Dana Rettke and Sarah Franklin who won AVCA Player of the Year honors in 2021 and 2023.
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