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Padres Minor League Update

The biggest news to come from the Padres minor league affiliates was that catcher Ethan Salas will likely not play again during this season. Due to the delayed healing that has occurred with the stress reaction in his lower back, Salas will be brought along slowly and will probably see action in the Fall League. Salas, the Padres #2 prospect per MLB.com, has not played since May and only had 32 at-bats before the injury.
The top 30 prospect re-rankings for the Padres have been posted on MLB.com. There has been no change with shortstop Leo De Vries or catcher Ethan Salas. RHP Braden Nett has jumped up to 3 with RHP Miguel Mendez also moving up, to 7. Both have had outstanding 2025 seasons so far and very likely will be in the plans for the Padres next season. Ryan Bergert is also a top 10 prospect, coming in at 9.
After De Vries and Salas, the highest ranked position player is infielder Cobb Hightower at 8. He is currently playing shortstop for Lake Elsinore with a .209 average in 139 at-bats. This is his first full season after being drafted and signed in 2024.
El Paso Chihuahuas
With a 52-47 record, the Chihuahuas rank 3rd in the East division of the Pacific Coast League. Catcher Luis Campusano has cooled off a bit with his bat but still hits better than he has been able to accomplish with the major league team. It seems obvious at this point that the organization does not view any position player with El Paso as a viable candidate to help the major league team.
Starter Matt Waldron has pitched well and sits with a 3.79 ERA over 40.1 innings pitched. He has 37 K/14 BB and remains a candidate for rotation depth this season.
San Antonio Missions
The Missions sit at 50-43, second in the South division of the Texas League. Starters Henry Baez and Braden Nett have pitched well overall. Baez has a 1.96 ERA in 91.2 IP, which is best in the Texas League. Nett has a 3.53 ERA in 71.1 IP, and both have more than 80 strikeouts for the season.
DH/LF Albert Fabian has only 42 at-bats with the Missions after completing his rehab with the ACL Padres but he is hitting .323 with a .926 OPS to get started. Outfielder Jake Snyder has hit .333 with a .871 OPS in 18 at-bats since his promotion. 1B Romeo Sanabria has cooled off from his quick start to the season. He is currently hitting .283 with a .744 OPS, he has 9 home runs and 43 RBI. He sits at #20 in the Padres prospect list.
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Currently 46-46, Fort Wayne is fifth in the East division of the Midwest League. RHP Eric Yost continues to pitch above expectations with a 2.89 ERA in 87.1 IP. He has 87 K/ 33 BB for the season. RHP Miguel Mendez has made a quick rise through the Padres rankings this season due to his 1.46 ERA in 55.1 IP with 27 K/ 7 BB for his time with the TinCaps. He is Rule 5 draft eligible after this season and should be considered a likely candidate for the roster and a solid tryout for the rotation next spring.
Shortstop Leo De Vries continues to be the youngest member of the league and has had some serious struggles both offensively and defensively. He has begun to respond to the challenge within the last month, swinging the bat better and cutting down on the defensive miscues. He currently sits with a .244 average and .753 OPS with 18 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs and 45 RBI in 295 at-bats.
Lake Elsinore Storm
The Storm has a 43-50 record, good for 4th in the South Division of the California League. The Padres #5 and #6 prospects, Kash Mayfield and Boston Bateman, have had a good start to their pro careers. Bateman sits at 68.1 IP with a 4.08 ERA. He has 75 K to go with 25 BB. Periodic bouts with command have elevated his ERA.
Kash Mayfield developed a sore shoulder part way through the season and has been limited to 36.1 IP with a 3.22 ERA. He has 55 K to 19 BB and will continue to have his innings closely monitored this season.
Infielder Yimy Tovar was promoted from the ACL team and has had 22 at bats with the Storm. He has a .401 average and should be watched to see if he can repeat the surge he had before his promotion. Shortstop Ryan Jackson is a contact hitter that also has some pop and has impressed so far this season. He has a .298 average and .860 OPS in 225 at bats with 33 RBI.
ACL Padres
With a 14-46 record, the Rookie League team has struggled throughout their season. The pitching has been disappointing with many of their arms sitting close to the bottom of the league rankings for ERA. When they aren’t being blown out via poor pitching, the underperforming offense lets them down. Recently promoted Yimy Tovar led with a .301 average before his departure. Now 2B Luis De Leon leads the team with a .293 average and .778 OPS with 24 RBI.
There could be an influx of players from the draft as all 19 drafted players and 11 non-drafted free agents have joined the organization. Many will begin their careers soon with the rookie league in Arizona.
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Thai women’s volleyball face Philippines in second SEA Games clash at Huamark Stadium
Fans can watch the Thai women’s volleyball team take on the Philippines in their second group match at the 33rd SEA Games on Thursday, December 11, 2025. The game will be played at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, with live online coverage from 5.30pm.
The 33rd SEA Games, the biggest sporting festival in ASEAN, runs from December 9-20, 2025, featuring 50 sports. Thailand has set a target of 241 gold medals. Indoor volleyball at Huamark is one of the main highlights, with both the Thai women’s and men’s teams tipped as strong favourites to win gold on home soil.
This is the seventh time Thailand has hosted the SEA Games, following 1959, 1967, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2007. Eleven countries are competing: Thailand (host), Brunei, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Cambodia has announced it will not take part.
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ECAC Announces 2025 Division III Women’s Volleyball All-ECAC and Major Awards
ECAC Announces 2025 Division III Women’s Volleyball All-ECAC and Major Awards
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2025 Division III Women’s Volleyball All-ECAC Teams and major awards.
Kean University brought home two awards this year as Ashley Torok won Rookie of the Year and Don Perkins won Coach of the Year. They are joined by Gwen Eustace from Salisbury University and Bella Demers from William Paterson University as Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive of the Year, respectively.
Gwen Eustace – Salisbury University, MB
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Bella Demers – William Paterson University, Libero
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Ashley Torok – Kean University, Outside Hitter
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Don Perkins – Kean University, Head Coach
ECAC Division III Women’s Volleyball All-ECAC First Team
Gwen Eustace – Salisbury University, Sr., MB
Hannah Smith – Virginia Wesleyan University, Gr., OH
Cadence Jones – PSU Behrend, So., OH
Kai Fitzpatrick – NJCU, Jr., OH
Jadyn Orava – John Jay College, So., OH
Niya Nash – Virginia Wesleyan University, Jr., S
Bella Demers – William Paterson University, So., L
ECAC Division III Women’s Volleyball All-ECAC Second Team
Cayley Elena Morrison – Kean University, Jr., MH
Molly Mishinkash – Juniata College, So., MH
Shannon McGrath – Union College, So., OH
Maggie Hayes – Juniata College, Jr., MH
Loren Hernandez – Manhattanville University, Sr, OH
Aspen O’Brien – Kean University, Sr., S
Megan Wright – Utica University, Jr., L
ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC is an eighty-six year old intercollegiate athletics organization with roughly 200 member schools for traditional sports across all three NCAA Divisions – I, II and III – that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in NCAA sports, and provide great value for universities, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program, with over 300 schools, 4,000 teams and 10,000-plus participants in twenty-four different games titles.
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Stay updated on the latest news, championships and more by connecting with the ECAC on Facebook (ECACSports), Twitter (@ECACSports) and Instagram (@ECACSports).
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Indoor Track and Field Weekly Awards – Dec. 10
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – EKU, West Georgia and Queens claimed this week’s Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Men’s Indoor Track and Field honors while EKU and West Georgia earned this week’s Women’s honors, announced Wednesday by the league office.
EKU’s Taha Er Raouy was named Men’s Track Performer of the Week. The 2025 ASUN Cross Country Individual Champion finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Er Raouy competed in a field of collegiate and professional athletes. He is currently ranked fourth in the nation in the 3K after his performance of 7:40.56. The Colonels’ Daryoce Flemons and West Georgia’s Isaiah McMichael were both named Field Athlete of the Week. Flemons took first place in the weight throw at the KTCCCA Commonwealth Opener. He threw a school-record 17.81 meters. McMichael competed in the high jump at the KTCCCA Commonwealth Opener. He claimed first place with a 2.00-meter jump. Queens’ Oliver Cooper was named Freshman of the Week. He took sixth place in the men’s mile at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick Off. His 4:17.87 mile is currently ranked first in the ASUN.
EKU’s Edna Chelulei earned Women’s Track Performer of the Week after she ran 15:42.14 in the 5K. Her performance at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener marked a new school indoor record. Kristan Simmons was named Field Performer of the Week. She took first place in the women’s weight throw. Her 17.28-meter throw marked a new school record for EKU. Kellie Walker earned Freshman of the Week after earning two top-5 finishes for the Wolves on the weekend. She ran 25.66 seconds in the 200M to earn third place then followed with a 7.77-second 60m to claim fifth.
Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Taha Er Raouy, EKU
Other Nominees: Trey Leggins, Queens; Gavin Barlow, West Georgia.
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Daryoce Flemons, EKU and Isaiah McMichael, West Georgia
Other Nominees: Justin Davis, Lipscomb; Josiah Ford, Queens.
Men’s Freshman of the Week
Oliver Cooper, Queens
Other Nominees: Tola Taiwo, Bellarmine; KeShawn Allen, Lipscomb; Juliam Mays, West Georgia.
Women’s Track Performer of the Week
Edna Chelulei, EKU
Other Nominees: Regan Watts, Lipscomb; Rowan Shannon, Queens; Chloe Leblanc, West Georgia.
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Kristan Simmons, EKU
Other Nominees: Madelyn Kocik, Austin Peay; Amelia Svidal, Bellarmine; Vesna Kljajevic, Queens; Dru Green, West Georgia.
Women’s Freshman of the Week
Kellie Walker, West Georgia
Other Nominee: Kacie Bailey, Queens.
2025 Season Award Winners
Men’s
Dec. 10 | Track: Taha Er Raouy, EKU; Field: Daryoce Flemons, EKU and Isaiah McMichael, West Georgia; Freshman: Oliver Cooper, Queens
Women’s
Dec. 10 | Track: Edna Chelulei, EKU; Field: Kristan Simmons, EKU; Freshman: Kellie Walker, West Georgia
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Track & Field Continues December At Wagner College Seahawk Shootout
Men’s Track & Field | 12/11/2025 9:33:00 AM
SEAHAWK SHOOTOUT HISTORY
The 2025-26 season marks only the second time that Saint Francis will be participating in the Wagner College Seahawk Shootout. The meet has been an annual event since the 2015-16 campaign. Last year, Sevison took first place in weight throw as a part of 16 top 10 finishes for the Red Flash.
LAST EVENT
The women’s team accumulated seven top 10 performances. Olivia Renk finished second in the 200-meter and fourth in the 60-meter on the women’s side. The sophomore clocked in a time of 25.46 in the 200-meter and a 7.72 time in the 60-meter. In the women’s long jump, Taylor Foster finished in fifth place in the event with a jump of 5.29m. Foster also claimed eighth place in the women’s triple jump with 10.63m. Aubrie Wells and Karsyn Ford both finished with 3.25m to tie for eighth place. Rounding out the top 10 finishes was Rylee Nicklas taking 10th in the women’s weight throw with a toss of 14.22m.
On the other side, the men’s team registered 12 top 10 finishes on the day. Jayden Foster took eighth place in the men’s 200-meter dash with a time of 22.81. Meanwhile, Tyler Craft claimed the ninth spot with a time of 37.08 in the 300-meter. Craft jumped his way into second place in the long jump with 6.94m. Staying in the meter dashes, James Parmelee (1:10.38) took third and Holden Schreier finished seventh (1:12.90) in the men’s 500-meter. Two more Red Flash placed top 10 in the high jump, Ayden Martinage (8th, 1.85m) and Braydon Beach (10th, 1.80m).
Running over to the pole vault, Dylan Andrews finished with a jump of 4.25 to give himself seventh place. Clark Gulycz took fourth in the men’s shot put with a mark of 17.07m. Saint Francis took another two top 10 finishes, this time in the men’s triple jump. Nehemyah Williams gained third place with a leap of 14.35m. Ian Conway was not far behind him in seventh with 12.54m. Vincent Franco finished out the Red Flash in sixth place with a time of 15.94m.
NEC PRESEASON POLL
Saint Francis women’s track & field was picked fifth in the NEC Preseason Poll. Wagner earned five first-place votes and earned the distinction of being the preseason favorite. Stonehill and CCSU both gained two first-place nods to finish in second and third place. Chicago State gained the last vote for first-place, finishing in fourth. After the Red Flash in fifth place, FDU, LIU, New Haven, Mercyhurst, and Le Moyne round out the ten-team poll.
Saint Francis men’s track & field was picked seventh in the NEC Preseason Poll. CCSU earned eight first-place votes and earned the distinction of being the preseason favorite. Wagner gained one first-place vote to finish in second. Stonehill and Chicago State were picked to finish in third and fourth. FDU and LIU were both tied in fifth place, however, LIU earned the last vote for first-place. After the Red Flash in seventh place, New Haven, Le Moyne, and Mercyhurst round out the ten-team poll.
NEXT UP FOR RED FLASH
Saint Francis will take some time off until January 17 when it will attend the Nittany Lion Challenge located at University Park, Pa.
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UT Seeks Private Developers for Multipurpose Arena, Student-Athlete Housing – UT Austin News
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to seek private developer(s) to plan, design, construct, equip, finance and operate a small multipurpose public arena to serve as the competition home for the Longhorns’ four-time National Champion Women’s Volleyball and an adjacent student-athlete housing facility, with minimal financial outlay from the University. The project will encompass approximately 4 acres in the Athletics and Entertainment District of UT’s main campus, located north of East MLK Jr. Boulevard between Robert Dedman Drive and Interstate 35.
“It is important for us to be strategic about how we use our space and how our students and visitors engage with our campus,” said UT President Jim Davis. “This is a unique development that will enhance the University’s athletics facilities and housing portfolio and benefit students, Longhorn fans and our city for years to come. I am grateful to our Board of Regents for their support for our vision.”
The arena aims to seat approximately 6,000 fans, with the flexibility to expand seating for concerts, shows and University events that complement the adjacent Moody Center. The student-athlete housing facility is envisioned to provide a best-in-class housing experience for the University’s student-athletes that reflects UT’s commitment to recruiting and developing premier talent. Additionally, it could provide ground-level retail opportunities that will enhance the campus, community, and visitors’ experience.
“This is a critical step for the future of Texas Volleyball and our student-athletes’ housing experience,” said Athletics Director Chris Del Conte. “It is about creating an experience that our student-athletes, coaches and passionate fans will be proud of in the heart of a district built for elite talent and entertainment.”
The RFP seeks private developers who have successfully developed and operated best-in-class, multipurpose public arenas, student housing and retail facilities, and who have the financial capability to contribute all or a substantial portion of the cost to develop, build and operate the new facilities. Under the proposed public-private collaboration, UT would own both the arena and student-athlete housing properties, and an outside entity would operate them.
UT issued the RFP Dec. 10 after the UT System Board of Regents authorized it last month. The 2033 Higher Education Development Foundation will lead the RFP process, and developer(s) will have the option to submit proposals for both or each facility by Feb. 6. The specific timeline and financial arrangement between the University and developer(s) will be determined through negotiations before any agreement is reached.
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2025 AVCA Division I All-Americans for NCCAA
The AVCA is please to name its 2025 All-America teams for NCCAA Division I women’s volleyball.
There are two seven-member All-America teams, a first team and a second team, and the 14 student-athletes chosen in 2025 represent 10 different NCCAA schools. Cedarville University leads the way with three All-Americans, and Columbia International University and Ottawa University Arizona each have two All-Americans.
2025 NCCAA Division I All-Americans

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