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Rangers Sign Ty Blach To Minor League Deal
The Rangers have signed southpaw Ty Blach to a minor league deal, according to a report from MLBTR’s Steve Adams. The veteran elected free agency shortly after the 2024 regular season came to a close abut is now set to join a new organization for just the fourth time in his career. Blach, 34, has […]


The Rangers have signed southpaw Ty Blach to a minor league deal, according to a report from MLBTR’s Steve Adams. The veteran elected free agency shortly after the 2024 regular season came to a close abut is now set to join a new organization for just the fourth time in his career.
Blach, 34, has pitched in the majors in parts of seven MLB seasons. A fifth-rounder drafted by the Giants all the way back in 2012, the lefty didn’t make his big league debut until the 2016 campaign. That initial cup of coffee went extremely well, as Blach pitched to a 1.06 ERA and 3.62 FIP in 17 innings of work across two starts and two relief appearances. He took on a much larger role with the Giants over the next two years and turned in slightly below-average results as the club’s primary swingman. From 2017 to 2018, Blach pitched to a pedestrian 4.56 ERA (89 ERA+) despite a 4.18 FIP but made up for that lack of impressive rate production with volume. He threw 282 1/3 innings total while splitting time between the rotation and bullpen, making 37 starts and 44 relief appearances in total.
The southpaw started the 2019 season with San Francisco as well, but he was designated for assignment and found himself claimed off waivers by the Orioles not long after. Unfortunately, Blach’s time in Baltimore did not go especially well and he finished the year with a 12.00 ERA in 27 innings of work between his two clubs. That lackluster performance led the Orioles to outright him off their 40-man roster following the 2019 season but he re-signed with the organization on a minor league deal ahead of the 2020 season. Between the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign and Tommy John surgery that summer, Blach wound up not pitching for the Orioles at all in his second season with the organization.
After rehabbing in the minors with the Orioles during the 2021 season, Blach latched on with the Rockies on a minor league deal entering the 2022 campaign. It was in Colorado that he’d make his return to the majors, and he wound up spending three years in the organization on minor league deals, shuttling between Triple-A and the majors as dictated by the Rockies’ pitching needs. Blach didn’t exactly take well to pitching with the Rockies in that up-and-down role, and he’s struggled to a 6.14 ERA in 193 2/3 innings at the big league level since first signing with the Rockies prior to the 2022 season. Lackluster as that figure is, it should be noted that it’s nearly half a run higher than Blach’s FIP. On the other hand, Coors Field may not have been as big of an issue for Blach as one might expect given that his road ERA was higher than his ERA at Coors in all three of his seasons with Colorado.
Whether he’ll be able to improve in a new organization with more pitcher-friendly conditions in the majors remains to be seen, but the Rangers appear to be betting on just that by bringing him into the fold. At the very least, he should be a serviceable non-roster depth option for the club, helping to back up a rotation that’s currently relying on Patrick Corbin as its fifth starter due to injuries suffered by Kumar Rocker, Jon Gray, and Cody Bradford. That starting depth took a potential additional hit earlier this week when the club designated Dane Dunning for assignment, though Dunning has already cleared waivers previously this year. Even if Blach isn’t being brought in as a potential replacement for Dunning on the depth chart, he’s still a useful arm to have in the mix in case fo further injuries in the majors.
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Rogan ’28 is outdoor track and field all-American for women’s steeplechase
Story Links 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans Hamilton College’s Keira Rogan ’28 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Schuylerville Central School) earned 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field All-America honors on Tuesday, May 27 when the U.S. Track & Field and […]

Hamilton College’s Keira Rogan ’28 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Schuylerville Central School) earned 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field All-America honors on Tuesday, May 27 when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the complete list.
Athletes of USTFCCCA-member institutions who finished in the top eight of their respective individual events or as part of a relay at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships were first team all-Americans. Those who finished ninth through 16th individually or ninth through 12th as part of a relay made the second team.
Rogan collected a first team award after she took third place out of 12 athletes in the final of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, on May 23. She eclipsed her own team record by more than three seconds with a time of 10:24.46.
This was Rogan’s third all-America honor in her first year with the Continentals. She also made the first team for finishing fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA indoor championships, and she was a cross country all-American after ending up in 15th place out of 290 runners at the 2024 NCAA championships.
Rogan is the first Hamilton all-American in women’s outdoor track & field since Maggie Hanson ’02 finished in fifth place in the 10,000-meter run at the 2002 NCAA championships.
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RIO DI JANEIRO – Texas A&M volleyball’s Logan Lednicky was named to the U.S. Women’s National Team for the Volleyball Nations League, the organization announced Friday. Lednicky joins a star-studded group of 14 athletes to represent the United States in Brazil for the first round of pool play for the Volleyball Nations League. The […]

Lednicky joins a star-studded group of 14 athletes to represent the United States in Brazil for the first round of pool play for the Volleyball Nations League. The team traveling to Rio will play four matches versus Italy, Brazil, Czech Republic and South Korea.
“The past few weeks training in the USA gym has been such an amazing learning experience for me,” Lednicky said. “I am so blessed to be chosen for week one of VNL and can’t wait to represent the U.S. on an international stage for the first time.”
This will be Lednicky’s first time representing the Red, White and Blue at an international competition, and she is the first Aggie since Stacy Sykora in 2011 to compete for the U.S. Senior National Team.
“I couldn’t be prouder of Logan for being named to the U.S. Women’s National Team’s VNL roster,” head coach Jamie Morrison said. “Having spent time on the international stage, I know how special and formative that experience can be. Logan has earned this opportunity through relentless hard work, humility and an unwavering competitive spirit. Now the rest of the world gets to see what we’ve known at Texas A&M—she’s ready for this moment.”
Lednicky is coming off an outstanding junior campaign, as she was named an AVCA Second Team All-American and guided the team to its first NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 berth since 2019. She capped off the year with the second-highest kills per set total (4.47) and third-highest kill total (492) in a single season in A&M history during the rally-scoring era. The Sugar Land, Texas, native recorded 20+ kills in eight matches last season, including three straight in the Maroon & White’s three NCAA Tournament fixtures, a feat only two athletes in the tournament accomplished.
Volleyball Nations League is the world’s premier annual international indoor volleyball tournament. The top 16 teams in the world play four matches a week for three weeks of preliminary competition. The top eight teams at the end of the preliminaries will go to the final round.
United States Schedule
June 4th vs. Italy – 12 p.m. CT
June 5th vs. Brazil – 7 p.m. CT
June 6th vs. Czech Republic – 7 p.m. CT
June 8th vs. South Korea – 3 p.m. CT
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All four matches can be streamed through VBTV.
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Miller and Hungerford Bank ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention Recognitions
Story Links DAVIS, Calif. – senior Kelly Hungerford and sophomore Bridget Miller have been named as 2025 Association of College Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Americans, raking in the Honorable Mention Title. Miller has also been labeled Big West All-Conference Second Team following the 2025 season, highlighting her efforts from the center […]

DAVIS, Calif. – senior Kelly Hungerford and sophomore Bridget Miller have been named as 2025 Association of College Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Americans, raking in the Honorable Mention Title.
Miller has also been labeled Big West All-Conference Second Team following the 2025 season, highlighting her efforts from the center position. Miller led the team in goals with 47 on the season, and added 8 assists, 15 steals, and drew a whopping 57 exclusions. She totaled up fifteen multi-goal games of the 28 played, scoring 4 against Cal Baptist, UC Merced, and Cal State Fullerton. A marksman in her craft, Miller has maintained a perfect shooting rate in the game five times this season as well.
Hungerford scooped up her first Big West title, reining in the Honorable Mention for her final season at Davis. She led the team in assists with 47 on the season; also breaking the Davis career assist record, now crowned at the top with 154. She has also put up 20 goals, 45 steals, 14 drawn kickouts, and 14 field blocks. Hungerford had a monumental game versus UC Irvine, where she found the back of the net five times and added two assists to her stat line in the one game alone. She aided her teammates’ offense and made five assists on two separate occasions: versus Pacific and Cal State Monterey and has had five multi-goal games this season.
These are the pair’s first ACWPC awards collected in their collegiate careers.
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Jones, Deal Honored with USTFCCCA Top Regional Honors
Story Links GLASSBORO, NJ — The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honored Izzy Deal and Nyla Jones as part of its 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Regional Awards. Deal was named the Metro Region Field Athlete of the Year while […]

GLASSBORO, NJ — The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honored Izzy Deal and Nyla Jones as part of its 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Regional Awards.
Deal was named the Metro Region Field Athlete of the Year while Jones was selected the Metro Region Track Athlete of the Year.
Deal scored a pair of All-American honors at the 2025 Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships placing sixth in the shot put and 12th in the javelin. Earlier in the season, the graduate student won both the shot and hammer at the NJAC Championships, with the former being a PR (14.12 meters).
Jones had a remarkable freshman campaign, finishing fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships for an All-America accolade. Earlier in the season, Jones dominated the competition at the NJAC Outdoor Championships with a commanding victory in the 400H, 100H, and helping out on the winning 4×400 relay that was ranked seventh nationally.
The team finished as runners-up at the NJAC Championships and placed in a tie for 38th at the Division III Championships, capping the first year for head coach Shedrick Elliott III.
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Nine Mastodons Earn Academic All-MIVA
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Nine Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball student-athletes earned Academic All-MIVA honors on Friday (May 29), the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association announced. To qualify for the Academic All-MIVA honor, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better through the spring semester. The GPA requirement was raised to 3.3 prior to the […]

To qualify for the Academic All-MIVA honor, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better through the spring semester. The GPA requirement was raised to 3.3 prior to the 2024 season.
JP Candrian, Nick Gutka, Emmanuel Jurineack, Casey Lyons, Andrew Mayer, Logan Muir, Raul Papaleo Jr,. Andrej Polomac and Peter Soczewka earned the award.
Career Number of Academic All-MIVA Awards
3: Emmanuel Jurineack
2: Casey Lyons, Andrew Mayer, Logan Muir, Raul Papaleo Jr., Peter Soczewka
1: JP Candrian, Nick Gutka, Andrej Polomac
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Aggies Appear at NCAA West Preliminaries
Story Links COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Elevating past the conference racing, Dani Barrett and Maya Shinnick earned spots to compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries for the chance to run in the NCAA Championships, hosted in Eugene, Oregon. Junior Maya Shinnick made her NCAA debut, posting 35th overall in the first […]

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Elevating past the conference racing, Dani Barrett and Maya Shinnick earned spots to compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries for the chance to run in the NCAA Championships, hosted in Eugene, Oregon.
Junior Maya Shinnick made her NCAA debut, posting 35th overall in the first round with a 53.76 finish in the 400 meter dash.
Dani Barrett also had a fierce go at the 10,000 meter run, but didn’t make the cut this time around.
“Maya and Dani had a great season” reflects head coach Ngoni Makusha. “They showed great effort towards their goals, and I am excited to see how they finish their careers next season and bring their friends to these championships. I am very proud of the team’s work and effort this season.”
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