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Marquette volleyball adds transfers Allie Korba and Julia Stanev – Marquette Wire
It’s been just over three months since Tom Mendoza was hired as the sixth head coach in Marquette women’s volleyball history, and he’s still not done adding to the roster quite yet. Last Wednesday, the program announced the additions of transfers Allie Korba and Julia Stanev. Korba, a 5-foot-9 setter from Arlington Heights, Illinois, was […]

It’s been just over three months since Tom Mendoza was hired as the sixth head coach in Marquette women’s volleyball history, and he’s still not done adding to the roster quite yet.
Last Wednesday, the program announced the additions of transfers Allie Korba and Julia Stanev.
Korba, a 5-foot-9 setter from Arlington Heights, Illinois, was the 2024 Mid-American Conference Setter of the Year at Central Michigan University after posting 1,137 assists over 126 sets in 2024. She played under current MU assistant coach Stef Jankiewicz the past three seasons in Mount Pleasant, helping the Chippewas to 69 wins.
“We are excited to add Allie to the team,” Mendoza said in a release from Marquette Athletics. “She brings experience and leadership, coming in the reigning MAC Setter of the Year. We know Allie’s presence will be a difference maker in our gym.”
In addition to earning Setter of the Year honors, Korba was a First Team All-MAC selection. She posted 11 double-doubles and her 1,137 assists ranked 12th on CMU’s single-season list. She was also named MAC Setter of the Week twice in 2024.
Korba has big shoes to fill after the departure of former Big East Setter of the Year Yadhira Anchante. It looked like setter Malayah Long was slated to become MU’s starting setter this fall after Anchante graduated, but Long announced that she was transferring to Michigan State just hours after Mendoza was hired in March, leaving MU with one true setter on its roster in first-year Isabella Haggard. Korba has one year of eligibility remaining.
Marquette also announced the addition of Stanev, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Reggio Emilia, Italy. She joins the Golden Eagles after two seasons at Eastern Illinois, where she helped lead the Panthers to a 28–5 record and an OVC title in 2023.
“Adding Julia to the team will provide great depth and experience to our middle group,” Mendoza said. “She can impact the game both with her block and attack and she’s excited to compete at a highest level.”
Stanev appeared in both of Eastern Illinois’ recent matches against Marquette — in the First Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament and in the 2024 season opener in Charleston, Illinois. She played one set in the tournament and two in the rematch last fall.
For her career at EIU, Stanev averaged 0.96 blocks per set, 0.82 kills per set and was hitting at a .250 clip. She led the Panthers with 99 blocks in 2023 and has recorded up to seven blocks in a match.
Stanev played club volleyball for Pallavolo Alsenese (Piacenza) and attended Liceo Linguistico G. Marconi School in Parma. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
Earlier last month, Marquette unveiled its 2025 non-conference schedule. The Golden Eagles will face six teams that participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament, including returning to Fiserv Forum for the second time to face Wisconsin on Sept. 17. The Golden Eagles notably also welcome Florida to the Al McGuire Center just two days later, which will mark the first time that former head coach Ryan Theis will return to Milwaukee after leaving for Florida after 11 seasons at MU.
The rest of Marquette’s schedule is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
This story was written by Matthew Baltz. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter/X @MatthewBaltzMU.
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Watch future Cougar Jane Hedengren receive Gatorade National Track and Field Player of the Year award – Deseret News
Jane Hedengren is no stranger to receiving honors and accolades due to her prowess in both cross-country and track and field. The Timpview High standout — and future BYU Cougar — is a running sensation at this point, having won Gatorade National Player of the Year awards for both cross-country (2024) and track and field […]
Jane Hedengren is no stranger to receiving honors and accolades due to her prowess in both cross-country and track and field.
The Timpview High standout — and future BYU Cougar — is a running sensation at this point, having won Gatorade National Player of the Year awards for both cross-country (2024) and track and field (2025).
The latest award (track and field) was presented to Hedengren by Katelyn Tuohy, a four-time individual NCAA Division I champion at NC State and a winner of five Gatorade Player of the Year awards before that.

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BYU cross-country coach Diljeet Taylor — Hedengren’s soon-to-be head coach — was also in attendance, making the episode a particularly notable one.
Presentation of the award was caught on video, providing a “behind the scenes” look into Hedengren’s latest honor.
Hedengren was an easy choice for national girls track and field player of the year.
She is the high school national record holder in the 5,000 meters (14:57.93), mile (4:23.50), 1,600-meter (4:21.81), 3,200-meter (9:14.65) and the two-mile (9:17.75). And she recently won the 3,000 meter race at Nike Outdoor Nationals, setting an under-20 record of 8:40.3.
Hedengren is expected to star immediately for BYU and she doesn’t shy away from that pressure.
She told the Deseret News’ Krysyan Edler: “I’m sure there’s going to be many learning curves but I’m ready for that and I’m excited for that because I think that will only positively affect me as a person and as an athlete, just with building my resilience and just learning to be adaptable within many different positions.”
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U.S. Girls U19 National Team Rolls Past Peru at 2025 World Championship
Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 3, 2025) –The U.S. Girls U19 National Team swept Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18) on Thursday at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia. The U.S. (2-0) will face Poland (2-0) in a matchup of undefeated teams on Friday, July 4, at 12:15 p.m. PT. The U.S. finished […]

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 3, 2025) –The U.S. Girls U19 National Team swept Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18) on Thursday at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.
The U.S. (2-0) will face Poland (2-0) in a matchup of undefeated teams on Friday, July 4, at 12:15 p.m. PT.
The U.S. finished with significant advantages in kills (44-25) and blocks (14-5). The U.S. hit .268 as a team for the match. Peru led 5-3 in aces.
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Opposite Henley Anderson paced the U.S. with team-bests of 14 points, 10 kills and four blocks.
“In our first match against Spain we got the job done but didn’t play to our full potential. Against Peru we came out with a sharper focus and a sense of energy combined with high energy throughout the match,” Anderson said. “It really shows what we are capable of when we trust each other and compete at our level.”
Outside hitter Suli Davis totaled 10 points on nine kills and a block. Middle blocker Gabrielle Nichols scored eight points on four kills, three blocks and an ace.
Setter Genevieve Harris ran the effective offense while adding two blocks and an ace. Outside hitter Cari Spears recorded five kills and a pair of blocks for seven points.
Middle Abbey Emch registered five kills, and outside hitters Lameen Mambu (three kills and one block) and Devyn Wiest (three kills and an ace) each scored four points.
The U.S. jumped out to a 9-3 lead to begin the match and did not allow Peru to get closer than five points at any time in the set. The U.S. Girls U19 squad hit .577 as a team with 17 kills and only two errors in 26 attacks. Anderson scored six points on five kills and a block, and Spears scored five points on three kills and two of the team’s five blocks.
Peru led 6-5 in the second set before the U.S. scored nine of the next 12 points. Back-to-back blocks, the team’s eighth and ninth of the match, and an ace from Wiest gave the U.S. a 14-9 lead. A put away by Davis made it 18-12, and the lead reached eight after a Peru hitting error and another U.S. block.
Though the U.S. team was not able to continue its blistering offensive numbers from the opening set, it did continue to control the net with eight blocks in the second set. Nichols led the way with five points on two kills, two blocks and an ace, while Davis and Anderson each scored three points.
Kelly Kinney won a joust at the net to even the score at 13 in the third set. With the score tied at 14, consecutive kills by Wiest and Kinney gave the U.S. the lead for good at 16-14. Peru pulled back within a point, 18-17, but the U.S. finished the match on a 7-1 run that ended on an Anderson kill off hands. Middle blocker Jordan Taylor recorded a key block, the team’s 14th of the match, for a 22-18 lead.
2025 U19 National Team Roster for World Championship
(Name, Pos., Birth Year, Height, Hometown, School, Region)
3 Jordan Taylor (MB, 6-5, 2007, Houston, Texas, University of Minnesota, Lone Star)
5 Lily Hayes (L, 5-9, 2007, Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
6 Suli Davis (OH, 6-1, 2007, Euless, Texas, Brigham Young University, North Texas)
8 Abbey Emch (MB, 6-3, 2007, New Waterford, Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley)
10 Isabelle Hoppe (S, 5-8, 2008, Gibsonia, Pa., Pine Richland HS, Ohio Valley)
11 Kelly Kinney (OH/OPP, 6-2, 2007, West Palm Beach, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
12 Genevieve Harris (S, 5-11, 2007, Raleigh, N.C, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Carolina)
13 Gabrielle Nichols (MB, 6-3, 2007, Winston Salem, N.C., Penn State University, Carolina)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
17 Lameen Mambu (OH, 6-0, 2007, Chantilly, Va., Georgia Tech, Chesapeake)
19 Henley Anderson (OPP/OH, 6-3, 2007, Dripping Springs, Texas, Dripping Springs HS, Lone Star)
20 Devyn Wiest (OH, 6-3, 2007, Peoria, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)
Alternates
1 Izzy Mogridge (S, 5-11, 2007, Lutz, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
2 Charlotte Vinson (OPP, 6-2, 2007, Muncie, Ind., Yorktown HS, Hoosier)
4 Kalyssa Blackshear (MB/OPP, 6-4, 2007, Torrance, Calif., University of Louisville, Southern California)
7 Ayanna Watson (OH/OPP, 6-3, 2007, Henderson, Nev., Bishop Gorman HS, Southern California)
9 Natalie Wardlow (MB/OPP, 6-5, 2007, Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Southeast HS, Great Plains)
15 Logan Bell (L, 5-11, 2007, Beech Grove, Ind., Roncalli HS, Hoosier)
18 Aniya Warren (L, 5-8, 2007, Lockport, Ill., Benet Academy, Great Lakes)
Coaches
Head Coach: Keegan Cook (Minnesota)
Assistant Coach: Alyssa D’Errico (Utah)
Assistant Coach: April Sanchez (New Mexico)
Performance Analyst: Jon Wong (Florida State)
ATC: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Team Lead: Courtney Smith (NTDP)
2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship Schedule
All times Pacific/Osijek, Croatia
Matches live on VBTV and Volleyball World YouTube
July 2: USA def. Spain, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-23)
July 3: USA def. Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)
July 4: 12:15 p.m. USA vs. Poland
July 6: 12:15 p.m. USA vs. Bulgaria
July 7: 12:15 p.m. USA vs. Türkiye
July 8: TBA Round of 16
July 11: TBA Playoffs/Quarterfinals
July 12: TBA Playoffs/Semifinals
July 13: Finals
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Minor League roundup, 7/2
Plenty of Minor League Baseball going on for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. All of their stateside affiliates were in action, though the Dominican Summer League teams had the day off. Let’s jump into it! Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Link to the 2025 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup […]

Plenty of Minor League Baseball going on for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. All of their stateside affiliates were in action, though the Dominican Summer League teams had the day off.
Let’s jump into it!
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All listed positions in the roundup are the positions played in that particular game.
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The Giants signed LHP Matt Gage to a Minor League deal and assigned him to AAA Sacramento. Gage has only appeared sparingly in his MLB career, but has great numbers. Catcher/utility player Thomas Gavello was moved up from AA Richmond to Sacramento. It’s unclear if this is a promotion or just some emergency fill-in duty for Gavello, who started the year with High-A Eugene, and only played in 31 games for Richmond.
AAA Sacramento (40-43)
Sacramento River Cats beat the Las Vegas Aces (D-Backs) 3-1
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Sometimes an opportunity presents itself where you weren’t expecting, and you take advantage of it. Sometimes you really take advantage of it.
That’s exactly what happened for RHP Kai-Wei Teng on Wednesday. Teng has spent most of his Minor League career developing as a starter, but after a brutal 2024 — which featured an ERA in the 8s in AAA, an ERA in the 9s in his MLB debut, and getting outrighted — the 26-year old from Taiwan has mostly pitched in relief (occasionally long relief) for the River Cats, who have had a very full rotation for most of the year.
But Sacramento needed a fill-in on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, their scheduled starter, RHP Mason Black (No. 7 CPL) was called up to provide reinforcements for the big league squad. And so Teng stepped in and filled the hole in the rotation.
And then he just casually had perhaps the best start of the season for a Sacramento pitcher.
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Teng tossed 5 innings and pounded the strike zone — an issue last year when he walked 5.3 batters per 9 innings in AAA — throwing 51 of 72 pitches for strikes. He gave up just 1 hit (a single) and 1 walk. He didn’t allow any runs to score.
And the best part? He struck out 11 batters. 11! In 5 innings! He faced 17 batters and struck out 11 of them!
It’s hard to be more dominant than that, especially since his walk was to the 1st batter he faced. Once he settled in, he was unstoppable. A whopping 22 of his 72 pitches were swinging strikes, which is not just absurd, but represents a wildly encouraging trend for Teng. When he was building a reputation as an intriguing prospect, he did so with a whole bunch of strikeouts — in 2023, he K’d 12.9 batters per 9 innings in AA, and then 10.9 following a promotion to AAA. But last year he not only saw his walk rates leap, but saw his strikeouts plummet, to a confounding 7.3 per 9 innings in AAA.
This year? They’re back. And then some. Teng has boosted his strikeouts per 9 innings to a staggering 14.3 this year (with just 3.3 walks!), and after Wednesday’s performance, you can’t even say that it’s just a boost from pitching in relief.
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Still and all, it’s just a 4.54 ERA for Teng, though his FIP sits at a delightful 3.02, and he’s been at his best lately: in his last 7 games, he’s thrown 18.1 innings and allowed just 9 hits, 5 walks, and 4 earned runs, while striking out 33 batters. My goodness.
There have been 61 pitchers in the Pacific Coast League to throw at least 40 innings this year. Out of those 61, Teng ranks 20th in ERA, 1st in FIP, 17th in walks per 9, and 1st in strikeouts per 9 (and, stunningly, almost 3 K/9 better than 3rd place on the list). He’ll probably need to keep this up for a little while longer before he’s in consideration for a role in San Francisco, given that he’s not on the 40-man roster, but he’s sure making a case. I’ll be curious to see if he stays in the Sacramento rotation after this game.
Otherwise, not much to highlight. Third baseman Devin Mann had a very nice game, hitting 1-2 with a home run and a walk. It’s perhaps too little, too late since he didn’t hit well enough to earn a roster spot when the Giants had a trio of third basemen hit the IL, 2 of which are nearing a return, but still nice to see.
Center fielder Grant McCray also had a good game, hitting 1-2 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, and a stolen base. I still would like to see him steal more bases, but he’s at 19 on the year.
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AA Richmond (24-51)
Richmond Flying Squirrels split a doubleheader against the Chesapeake Baysox (Orioles), winning 6-4 and losing 3-0
Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
Not a traditional doubleheader, as Richmond’s Tuesday game made it a few innings in before getting postponed, and it was finished up on Wednesday. The offense was fine in the 1st game, with a few nice performances, but it was nonexistent in Game 2, when the Squirrels mustered just 1 hit and 0 walks. Yikes.
The best performances in Game 1 came from a pair of struggling hitters: right fielder Vaun Brown went 1-3 with a double, a walk, and a strikeout, while shortstop Aeverson Arteaga (No. 12 CPL) hit 3-4. They both are trying hard to get their seasons on track (especially Brown, who is running out of time).
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Game 2 was all about the pitching. LHP Seth Lonsway was hot-and-cold in his start, giving up 3 runs in 5 innings while allowing 8 baserunners (6 hits, 1 walk, and 1 hit batter). But he showed some nice strikeout stuff, K’ing 7 batters. Lonsway isn’t much of a strikeout artist, but the 2021 6th-round pick has shown an uptick in that category this year, with 8.5 per 9 innings, after having 7.2 during his stint with Richmond last year.
The bullpen that followed him was great. RHP Will Bednar (No. 42 CPL) allowed 2 hits in a scoreless inning, but struck out the side, while RHP Marques Johnson K’d 2 batters in a perfect inning. Bednar’s strikeout stuff has been on display all year long, but he’s really struggled with walks and runs … until recently. Over his last handful of outings, he seems to have figured things out. Check it out:
First 13 games: 16 innings, 16 hits, 22 walks, 17 earned runs, 26 strikeouts
Last 5 games: 7.2 innings, 4 hits, 0 walks, 0 runs, 14 strikeouts
It’s still a small sample size, but that looks like someone who is putting the pieces together! Bednar’s strikeout numbers have been elite this year. His 14.8 strikeouts per 9 innings ranks 2nd among the 172 Eastern League pitchers with at least 20 innings through this year, and 2nd in the Giants farm. If he can keep controlling the walks, he’ll turn into something very, very, very interesting. As it is, his FIP has dropped to 3.08, though his ERA is still 6.46.
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As for Johnson, it was his 4th game since getting promoted, and he still has yet to allow a run. In 5.1 AA innings, he has 7 strikeouts against just 1 walk, with only 2 hits allowed.
High-A Eugene (40-36)
Eugene Emeralds beat the Hillsboro Hops (D-Backs) 10-2
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A very nice performance for starting LHP Cesar Perdomo, who shut down the Hops for 5 scoreless innings while allowing just 3 hits and a walk, and striking out 5. The overall numbers are middling for the 23-year old, who has a 4.19 ERA and a 4.72 FIP, but he’s been very strong lately. In his last 3 starts, Perdomo — a Venezuelan in his 3rd season — has pitched 17 innings and given up just 11 hits, 3 walks, and 1 earned run, while striking out 13. He’s definitely moving in the right direction after a slow start to the year.
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RHP Liam Simon pitched a perfect inning of relief. It was the 6th time in his last 7 games that he hasn’t allowed a run, and the 7th time in his last 9 games that he hasn’t allowed a hit. You can see the rust starting to rinse off for Simon, who has an electric arm but has been greatly limited by injuries: the 2022 5th-round pick entered the year with just 42.2 innings thrown in his career.
Left fielder Jonah Cox (No. 26 CPL) had a nice game in the batter’s box, hitting 2-3 with a triple, a walk, and a strikeout. Cox’s game is built on speed and defense and juuust enough offense (he has a .724 OPS and a 98 wRC+), but he’s been hitting much better lately. In his last 7 games, he’s 9-25 with 1 home run, 2 triples, 2 doubles, and 8 walks. Delightful!
Third baseman Dayson Croes also had a stellar game, hitting 2-3 with a double and 2 walks. All he’s done is hit since the Giants signed him in April, and he’s up to a .927 OPS and a 153 wRC+.
Low-A San Jose (50-27)
San Jose Giants lost to the Stockton Ports (A’s) 8-6
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Not a good pitching day for the Baby Giants. RHPs Niko Mazza and Ryan Slater, who have both been excellent in their debut seasons, got rocked a bit. Mazza gave up 8 baserunners and 4 runs in 5 innings of work, while Slater ceded 7 baserunners and 3 runs in just 2 innings.
RHP Evan Gray, also in his debut season, also didn’t pitch particularly well, but at least his line is a fun one to look at: 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, 1 run, 1 earned run, and 1 strikeout. 1s for the win! Or the loss, in this game.
On offense, the bulk of the damage was done by the middle infield duo of second baseman Jean Carlos Sio and shortstop Maui Ahuna (No. 23 CPL). Sio, hitting leadoff, went 2-4 with a triple, a walk, and a stolen base. On a San Jose squad full of notable names, Sio has flown under the radar, but the lefty is having a delightful season, with a .767 OPS, a 117 wRC+, 11 stolen bases in 14 attempts, and just a 12.6% strikeout rate. He’s been on an absolute tear lately: in his last 7 games, he’s a blistering 15-29 with a home run, a triple, 3 doubles, and 5 walks. Stay hot, and then head to Eugene, Jean Carlos!
Ahuna hit 3-4 with a double, a walk, and a stolen base, though he was also caught stealing. It’s great to see him finally healthy and playing both sides of the field, and he hasn’t missed a beat in the batter’s box, with a .796 OPS, a 124 wRC+, and 7 stolen bases in 9 attempts in 25 games with San Jose.
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Arizona Complex League (31-13)
ACL Giants lost to the ACL Dodgers 2-1
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An elite pitching performance in Papago. The worst performance belonged to the highest-profile pitcher on the team, as starting RHP Argenis Cayama (No. 28 CPL, 18 years, 2024 IFA) gave up the only 2 runs that the Giants allowed. Still, it was an exciting performance from Cayama, who struck out 5 batters in 4.1 innings, and allowed less than a runner per inning (2 hits and 2 walks). After gaining hype during his debut season in the DSL last year, Cayama has lived up to the billing in his stateside debut, posting a 1.99 ERA and a 3.20 FIP, with 52 strikeouts to 15 walks in 40.2 innings.
After Cayama came pure dominance. AAA LHP Chris Wright continued his rehab and was virtually untouchable, allowing a hit in 1.2 shutout innings while striking out 4 batters. Wright was once one of the top strikeout arms on the farm, but he lost all of 2024 due to injury, and has thrown just 6 rehab innings this year. Here’s hoping he’s back in Sacramento soon.
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RHP Melvin Pineda (21 years, 2022 IFA) struck out 3 batters in 2 shutout innings, with 1 hit allowed. Like Wright, Pineda lost all of 2024 due to injury, though unlike Wright, this is the level he’s assigned at, so he’s not rehabbing. He is dominating, however, as he has 16 strikeouts against just 2 walks in 8.1 innings, while also giving up only 3 walks and 0 earned runs. Might be time for A-ball!
Rounding it out was RHP Fernando Vasquez (23 years, 2022 IFA) who faced 3 batters and struck out all 3 of them. Just like Wright and Pineda, Vasquez missed all of 2024 due to injury … except he also missed all of 2023 and 2022, as well. He came back with a vengeance, dominated the DSL for a few games, and then got the rare in-season promotion to the ACL, where he has struck out 11 batters in … wait for it … 4.2 innings, while giving up just 2 hits, 2 walks, and 1 run.
There are some exciting arms in Arizona, that’s for sure!
Which is good because there was no offense in this game. The ACL Giants had just 3 hits and 4 walks, with no one reaching base multiple times. The only extra-base hit came courtesy of designated hitter Cole Foster (23 years, 2023 3rd-round), who went 1-4 with a double and a strikeout in his 1st game of the year on the complex. Foster started the year in High-A but struggled mightily and was placed on the Development List in mid-June. Now he’s back on the field, hoping to find his rhythm in the ACL.
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Thursday schedule
Sacramento: vs. Reno, 7:05 p.m. PT (SP: Juan Mercedes)
Richmond: vs. Chesapeake, 3:35 p.m. PT (SP: Joe Whitman)
Eugene: vs. Hillsboro, 6:35 p.m. PT (SP: Shane Rademacher)
San Jose: at Stockton, 7:05 p.m. PT (SP: Charlie McDaniel)
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David Sexton – Assistant Coach, Cross Country/Track & Field – Men’s Cross Country Coaches
Bellarmine Athletics Hall of Famer David Sexton joined the Bellarmine University cross country and track & field staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2024-25 season. Before embarking upon an illustrious career in law, Sexton was a 1979 graduate of Bellarmine and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982. A […]

Bellarmine Athletics Hall of Famer David Sexton joined the Bellarmine University cross country and track & field staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2024-25 season.
Before embarking upon an illustrious career in law, Sexton was a 1979 graduate of Bellarmine and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982. A program luminary in distance running, he was the Knights’ top men’s cross country runner and named Most Valuable Runner all four of his years at Bellarmine.
Sexton’s name remains prominent in the cross country record book. Upon his return to Bellarmine, he ranked eighth on both the 8k and 10k performance lists, held the 17th-best 8k time (24:46) in program history, which had stood as the top mark until 2015, and the 14th-best 10k time (31:51.3), which he delivered at the 1977 NCAA II Championships.
Sexton was recognized as an Academic All-American in 1978. He was honored with Bellarmine’s John T. Loftus Award in both 1978 and 1979 and the Fred J. Karem Scholastic Achievement Award in 1979.
Sexton obtained his J.D. Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1982. He served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office and, during his time there, served as the Director of the Criminal Appeals Division and the Director of the Prosecutors Advisory Council.
Additionally in his time in the attorney general’s office, Sexton served as a Supreme Court Fellow with the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, DC. He left the attorney general’s office in 2003 to serve as an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney in the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office. In the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, he is the Director of the Appellate Division.
Sexton was recognized by the Jefferson County Attorney with a Special Recognition Award for his advocacy in the Kentucky Supreme Court. During the course of his career in government service, he’s argued numerous cases in the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the Kentucky Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sexton’s wife, Mary Pat, is a 1982 Bellarmine graduate and the couple has two sons.
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Hawai’i Places 79 Spring Student-Athletes On Academic All-Big West List
Story Links HONOLULU – A total of 79 University of Hawai’i student-athletes earned Academic All-Big West honors for the spring sports during the 2024 season. The sports included are baseball, beach volleyball, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, men’s volleyball, and women’s water polo. The […]

HONOLULU – A total of 79 University of Hawai’i student-athletes earned Academic All-Big West honors for the spring sports during the 2024 season. The sports included are baseball, beach volleyball, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, men’s volleyball, and women’s water polo.
The track and field team had the most honorees with 14 followed by softball (13), baseball (10) and water polo (10).
To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season and compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests (baseball pitchers are exempt of participation standards, track and field must either compete in 50 percent or conference championship).
The following is a list of the spring honorees from UH teams:
Kyle Dobyns – Sociology
Jordan Donahue – Human Development & Family Studies
Hunter Faildo – Finance
Elijah Ickes – Exploratory
Matthew Miura – Sociology
Cory Ronan – Interdisciplinary Studies
Itsuki Takemoto – Exploratory
Zacary Tenn – Economics
Dylan Waite – Economics
Ben Zeigler-Namoa – Economics
Sydney Amiatu – Political Science
Sarah Burton – Pre-Psychology
Sophie Buschmann – Health & Exercise Science
Alana Embry – Psychology
Julia Lawrenz – Journalism
Caprice Lorenzo – Finance
Jesse Mann – Mechanical Engineering
Sydney Miller – Fashion Design & Merchandising
Kristen Serrano – Management
Anson Cabello – Exploratory Business
Josh Hayashida – Finance
Tyler Ogawa – Finance
Garrett Takeuchi – Finance
Dane Watanabe – Health & Exercise Science
James Whitworth – Finance
Varnika S. Achanta – Exploratory Business
Maline Kraus – Sociology
Wendy Song – Marketing
Emiko Sverduk – Pre-Psychology
Kellie Yamane – Accounting
Carys Murakami – Pre-Psychology
Jamie McGaughey – Exploratory
Amelia “Millie” Fidge – Health & Exercise Science
Maycen Gibbs – Health & Exercise Science
Larissa Goshi – Health & Exercise Science
Milan Ah Yat – Sociology
Ellyanna Cinzori – Marketing
Maya Ichimura – Chemistry
Cierra Yamamoto – Psychology
Liliana Thomas – Psychology
Izabella Martinez – History
Addison Kostrencich – Communication
Chloe Borges – Management
Diego Dalisay – Communication
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Founding CSUB track and field coach Charlie Craig is CSUB’s third inaugural Hall of Fame inductee
Charles “Charlie” Craig, who came to Cal State Bakersfield in 1971 and built the track and field program from scratch, developing a wealth of talented student-athletes in 31 seasons, was revealed on Wednesday night as the third member of the inaugural class of CSUB Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025. A former standout sprinter and […]

Charles “Charlie” Craig, who came to Cal State Bakersfield in 1971 and built the track and field program from scratch, developing a wealth of talented student-athletes in 31 seasons, was revealed on Wednesday night as the third member of the inaugural class of CSUB Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025.
A former standout sprinter and jumper at Fresno State who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Trials finals in the triple jump, Craig’s coaching career started soon after as an assistant at Cal Berkeley.
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Upon his arrival at CSUB, he was first hired as the university’s educational opportunity program director. In 1972, Craig started CSUB’s track program from the ground up — 10 athletes were on his initial team. He went on to coach 195 NCAA Division II All-Americans, 18 NCAA Division II national champions and two Olympic qualifiers.
In 2002, Craig was named NCAA Division II Track and Field Coach of the Year. He retired in 2004.
Craig’s success was recognized as his coaching skills paved the way for working with U.S. National Track and Field program. He was the USA Track and Field assistant coach for the 1991 world championships and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Acknowledging his contributions to the sport, Craig was elected to the United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008.
Locally, Craig is a 1991 Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
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Craig joins two previously announced inaugural hall of fame inductees, three-time NCAA Division II female swimmer of the year Loni (Burton) Vander Kooi (2003-05), and CSUB’s founding athletics director Rudy Carvajal, who served in his role for 38 years (1972-2010).
Each night this week, through Friday, CSUB’s newest inductees are being unveiled first on the 6 p.m. KBAK and 10 p.m. KBFX newscasts by Sports Director Greg Kerr.
A formal induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25 in CSUB’s Icardo Center for the entire five-member class. Tickets are available online. For more information, contact CSUB Associate Athletics Director for Development Sarah Tuohy at stuohy@csub.edu
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