Records fall and reigning champions repeat at Region IV track and field championship
Dimond’s Nevaeh Watkins clears 5′ 8″ in the high jump during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Watkins set a new CIC record of 5′ 7.25″, and then went on to beat that with a height of 5′ 8″. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The 2025 […]
Dimond’s Nevaeh Watkins clears 5′ 8″ in the high jump during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Watkins set a new CIC record of 5′ 7.25″, and then went on to beat that with a height of 5′ 8″. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
The 2025 Region IV track and field championship took place over the weekend at Dimond High School, starting on Friday and wrapping up Saturday.
Among the top athletes from the Cook Inlet Conference who squared off with bids to compete in next week’s state meet were a pair of Lynx teammates who were right at home.
Senior Sarah Dittman and sophomore Nevaeh Watkins were able to successfully defend their region titles by jumping to new heights and distances.
On Friday, Watkins won the girls high jump for the second year in a row with a meet record and personal-best mark of 5 feet, 8 inches.
“I’ve been practicing a lot for high jump recently,” she said. “Every Monday, I practice with my coach and I think it’s really paid off so far.”
After failing to clear the record-breaking height on her first two attempts, she made an adjustment and made sure that the third time was the charm.
“My coach told me what I had to do to fix everything and I did it,” Watkins said.
Dimond High’s Sarah Dittman clears the last hurdle before winning her heat with a time of 15.68 seconds during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
On Saturday, Dittman was the first of two long jumpers to achieve the same feat as she broke her own meet record set last year — not once but twice between the prelims and finals — culminating with a first-place mark of 18-04.
“I was a little worried because I hadn’t (recorded a personal best) since the IceBreakers before the season started, but I came in today with great weather, my coaches were really excited and I was really excited,” she said.
Dittman felt the pressure of being the defending region champ but didn’t let it weigh her down as she soared to new heights.
“I broke it by three-quarters of an inch and I was like, ‘Oh that’s not enough,’ ” she said. “I just focused on my fundamentals.”
State track will also take place on her school’s home turf, and she feels like that gives her an advantage.
“I run here every day, and now that I’ve learned how to jump from the further board, that’s a big confidence booster because that was my issue last year,” Dittman said.
Dimond High’s Nevaeh Watkins clears the last hurdle before winning her heat with a time of 15.83 seconds during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
The two friends and teammates also competed against each other in the girls 100-meter hurdles in a tight race that went down to the wire. Watkins (15.56) pulled just ahead at the very end after Dittman (15.61) had led for most of the race.
“It was really a mental battle, honestly,” Watkins said. “I could see that she was ahead of me, so I kept pushing myself and pushing myself to go a little faster.”
Securing back-to-back titles has filled her with not only confidence moving forward but also a “lot of hope of what is to come” at both the state meet next week and nationals later this year.
West High’s Ariel Sanchez soars over the high jump during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Sanchez jumped 5′ 10″ during the meet. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Other top takeaways and highlights from regions
Dittman wasn’t the only long jumper who made history on Saturday. In the boys division, Ariel Sanchez of West bested the region meet record with his first-place mark of 23-3/4. That’s longer than the current state meet record, which he could break with a repeat performance next weekend.
He pulled his hamstring during his second jump at last year’s regions and qualified for state with a second-place finish but couldn’t compete due to the injury.
“It feels good because last year before I pulled (the hamstring), A’Lante (Owens-Player) jumped 22-10 and that pushed me to jump farther than him and that’s when I pulled my hamstring,” Sanchez said. “Coming to this meet this year knowing I had the ability to beat him and I did today, it just feels good.”
In the offseason, the two-sport star who also stood out on the gridiron for the Eagles spent more time in the weight room building up his body.
“I’m going to try to break the record I just jumped today next week,” Sanchez said.
Boys compete in the 3200 meters during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Another first-time region champion who outshined his competition was Chugiak sophomore Benjamin Hiestand, whose first-place mark of 164-8 in the boys discus was nearly 20 feet farther than the runner-up.
“It feels good to have a good mark out there and have a good first season here in Alaska,” Hiestand said. “I was calm, pretty confident and expected to win. I wanted to have a good mark out there and make a statement for states.”
Hiestand moved up here from Mountain Home, Idaho, because his mother is in the Air Force. He was one of the top throwers in his previous state, finishing fifth as a freshman at state where the winning mark was about 200 feet. While he hasn’t come close to that impressive mark yet, he is working toward it as his current personal best is 169-11.
Girls compete in the 3200 meters during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Hannah Shaha, at right, won the race with a time of 11:29.79. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
For the second year in a row, the 3200 and 1600 meter races were swept by the same person. On the girls side, Chugiak’s Hannah Shaha won Friday’s 3200 in a time of 11:29.79 and Saturday’s 1600 in 5:16.57.
“This was my goal and I just feel so happy to accomplish it,” she said.
Bettye Davis East’s Rosie Conway was hot on Shaha’s heels for most of the race but couldn’t quite close the distance as she finished second with a mark of 5:17.32.
“I never know where she is, so I kind of was looking at my coach just to kind of gauge how far she was, but I definitely just had the foot on the gas the whole time because I did not want her to come get me right at the end,” Shaha said.
Chugiak’s Kyra Walter has her hair done by teammate Hannah Shaha before both girls competed in the 3200 meter race during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Shaha won the race with a time of 11:29.79. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Shaha’s confidence heading into state is soaring and she looks forward to competing against the other elite endurance runners next week.
Meanwhile, in the boys division, South’s Vebjorn Flagstad cruised to victory in both distance events with first-place times of 9:39.08 in the 3200 and 4:26.81 in the 1600.
“This season has been a little up and down compared to last year,” he said. “Last year, I felt was like a breakout year for me. I kind of surprised myself and I was kind of the underdog a little bit, so this year I had more pressure coming into it. I’m just glad I was able to keep it going.”
South High’s Vebjorn Flagstad celebrates after winning the 3200 meters during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Flagstad won the race with a time of 9:39.08. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Flagstad has been working on maintaining his top pace in recent workouts, and it paid off on Saturday as he was able to widen the gap between himself and the other runners on the final two laps.
“I didn’t want it to slow down (on the) second lap so I just tried to keep it going smooth,” he said. “The third lap is where you always die, so I really tried to push that one and then the last lap you’re just sprinting.”
South High’s Vebjorn Flagstad, left, and East High’s Katahdin Staples recover after the 3200 meters during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. Flagstad won the race with a time of 9:39.08, and Staples was second in 9:46.43. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Pulling off a successful title defense “definitely boosts” his confidence heading into the state meet next week.
“I hadn’t really been racing that good in The Dome and inside, so putting down some good times is going to help my confidence,” Flagstad said.
The reigning region champions in the 100-meter races pulled off successful title defenses as well. Chugiak’s Jihsana Williams repeated as the girls champion with a first-place time of 12.42. West’s Beckett Stolp did the same for the boys by narrowly crossing the finish line ahead of the field with a mark of 11.19.
Officials measure the high jump bar during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Region IV Track and Field Championships
Girls
Team Scores
1. Chugiak 172.5; 2. Dimond 155; 3. South 73; 4. West 61; 5. East 56.5; 6. Service 44; 7. Bartlett 9; 8. Eagle River 7.
3200 Meters Finals
1. Hannah Shaha 11:29.79, Chugiak
2. Rosie Conway 11:37.33, East
3. Madeleine Lojewski 11:43.02, East
4. Ellie Stull 11:44.76, Dimond
5. Fiona Selvik 11:49.99, Service
Shot Put Unified Finals
1. Emi Hamazaki 18′07.00, East
2. Amira Smith 12′04.25, Dimond
3. Paisley Price 12′02.50, Chugiak
4. Anna Stewart 11′11.00, Chugiak
5. Gianna Fraize 9′09.00, Chugiak
East High’s Matthew Jackson clears the last hurdle before winning his heat with a time of 15.83 seconds during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Shot Put 4kg Partners Finals
1. Aniyah Smalley25′00.75, East
2. Emmalee Griffin 24′01.00, Chugiak
3. Schumacher Heidi 22′07.25, Service
4. Dylenn Donovan 22′00.75, Chugiak
5. Azalea Daugherty 20′11.00, Chugiak
Discus 1kg Finals
1. Alessa Scott 116′02.00, Dimond
2. Mona Koko 109′09.00, West
3. Ailafo Fautanu 101′04.00, Dimond
4. Adelaide Masimer 91′09.00, Eagle River
5. Avery Wilson 91′06.00, Chugiak
High Jump Finals
1. Nevaeh Watkins 5′8.00, Dimond
2. Autumn Larson 5′1.00, Chugiak
3. Elliette Svencer 4′10.00, Chugiak
4. Lola Poitevin 4′8.00, East
4. Kaitlyn Farr 4′8.00, Chugiak
Long Jump Unified Finals
1. Emi Hamazaki 8′07.50, East
2. Anna Stewart 7′00.25, Chugiak
3. Paisley Price 5′05.25, Chugiak
4. Amira Smith 5′00.75, Dimond
5. Katie Tracy 3′04.75, Chugiak
Long Jump Partners Finals
1. Anna Burrup 13′02.75, Chugiak
2. Azalea Daugherty 12′08.75, Chugiak
3. Cadence Johns 12′01.00, Chugiak
4. Dylenn Donovan 11′07.25, Chugiak
5. Emmalee Griffin 11′05.00, Chugiak
Triple Jump Finals
1. Avrey Campbell 34′03.25, Dimond
2. Izabela Sullivan 34′02.50, West
3. Sofia Zaccanti 33′02.00, East
4. Maya Tirpack 33′01.50, South
5. Darby D’Amico 32′08.25, South
East High’s Karl Hoeft launches the shot put during the Cook Inlet Conference Region Championships on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Dimond High in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
Boys
Team Scores
1. Chugiak 115; 2. South 106; 3. Bartlett 73.5; 4. Dimond 62.5; 5. East 57; 6. West 56; 7. Eagle River 54; 7. Service 54.
Pieper has interim tag removed, named St. Kate’s head cross country and track & field coach
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Catherine University Director of Athletics, Eric Stacey, announced today that David Pieper has officially been named the head coach of the Cross Country and Track & Field program, removing the interim tag he held since the fall of 2024. “Throughout the search process, Coach Pieper’s […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Catherine University Director of Athletics, Eric Stacey, announced today that David Pieper has officially been named the head coach of the Cross Country and Track & Field program, removing the interim tag he held since the fall of 2024.
“Throughout the search process, Coach Pieper’s dedication to St. Kate’s and our student-athletes was evident”, said Stacey. “I know he will continue to work hard to build this program moving forward.”
Prior to being named interim head coach, Pieper served as the Wildcats’ assistant cross country and track & field coach for two seasons, helping guide the distance student-athletes while creating a strong and positive culture both on and off the field.
“Thank you to Eric Stacey, the search committee, and our athletic department for their trust in me to continue to lead this incredible team”, said Pieper. “I’m excited to get to work and execute a vision that elevates our student-athletes while creating a place of growth, success, and legacy for our Cross Country and Track & Field programs.”
Pieper arrived at St. Kate’s after spending seven seasons at Concordia University-St. Paul (Division II) as an Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach. He specialized in the long and middle distance events on the track and worked closely developing the steeplechase event group. At CSP, Pieper assisted the men’s and women’s distance crew in breaking numerous school records, earning All-Conference honors in the NSIC, and achieving All-American honors at the NCAA DII level. Many of the athletes Pieper coached have continued their running careers after their time at CSP.
Prior to his coaching career, Pieper worked as a professional track and field timer, where he timed, scored, and officiated meets ranging from high school, collegiate, and professional levels of competition, notably the 2016 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, OR.
As an athlete, Pieper attended St. Cloud State University, where he competed in Cross Country and Track from 2008-2013 and was on the NSIC Academic Honor Roll. There he was a point contributor in cross country and on the track competing primarily in the steeplechase, 3K, and 5K. Pieper holds a master’s degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University- St. Paul and a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University. He is certified as an Endurance Specialist through the USTFCCCA and is a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach.
Primis and Absolute Sports Announce Partnership to Deliver Video Discovery Across Their Global Portfolio of Websites
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Primis and Absolute Sports Announce Partnership to Deliver Video Discovery Across Their Global Portfolio of Websites
Primis and Absolute Sports Announce Partnership to Deliver Video Discovery Across Their Global Portfolio of Websites
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TEL AVIV, Israel, July 9, 2025
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Primis, the video discovery platform for publishers and part of the McCann and IPG network (NYSE: IPG), has signed an exclusive partnership with Absolute Sports, the global digital media group behind Sportskeeda.com, and other leading brands. With over 80 million monthly users and reach across 150+ countries, Absolute Sports is a leading force in global digital sports media.
As part of the partnership, the Primis online video player has been fully integrated across all Absolute Sports websites. This lightweight video technology fits seamlessly within editorial environments, surfacing original video content in context. The result is a non-intrusive viewing experience that encourages users to keep exploring. It guides them naturally from one story to the next and creates a self-contained discovery journey that keeps audiences immersed in the brand experience.
“At Absolute Sports, we view Primis as a true strategic partner, a company that shares our passion for innovation and audience-first solutions.” said Umesh Sharma, Business Head – Ad Operations at Absolute Sports. “This collaboration strengthens our commitment to delivering impactful and engaging experiences, while unlocking new monetization opportunities for our ecosystem.”
The collaboration also includes access to advanced contextual targeting, seamless demand integrations, and real-time performance insights. These capabilities empower Absolute Sports to unlock more value from their inventory, while offering advertisers a way to connect with a loyal and highly engaged audience in premium video environments.
“We’ve had the pleasure of knowing the incredible team at Absolute Sports for several years, and I’m excited for the opportunity to officially join forces,” said Matan Agi, Director of Business Development at Primis. “Primis is proud to support Absolute Sports on their strategic growth journey and to play a key role in helping them scale with confidence.”
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Presenting The Providence Journal 2025 Girls Track and Field All-State team
Cumberland wins the girls track and field team championship on June 8 Cumberland wins the girls track and field team championship on June 8 at Brown Stadium The Providence Journal is proud to announce the 2025 All-State Girls Track and Field first and second teams. The Journal Sports staff, with some help from the coaches […]
Cumberland wins the girls track and field team championship on June 8
Cumberland wins the girls track and field team championship on June 8 at Brown Stadium
The Providence Journal is proud to announce the 2025 All-State Girls Track and Field first and second teams. The Journal Sports staff, with some help from the coaches associations, determine the first- and second-team members. All first-team members were nominees for Player of the Year in that sport, and winners were announced at the All-State Awards show held June 18 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, featuring Rhode Island FC midfielder Clay Holstad.
First Team
Lisa Raye, 100, 200
West Warwick, junior
It’s easy to see why Georgia wanted Raye to graduate and enroll a year early to run against SEC competition. She’s a superstar already, winning two final individual golds at this year’s state meet in the 100 and 200. Raye also took silver in the 100 at New Balance Nationals, an indicator of how she’ll match up against the best over her next four years in Athens.
Xenia Raye, 400
West Warwick, senior
Raye finished just a shade off her own meet record while controlling the field and winning the 400 in 54.93 seconds. She was part of history with the Wizards, helping them to two straight outdoor team titles in 2023 and 2024 and a runner-up finish in 2025. Raye will continue her career as one of the nation’s top recruits at Georgia.
Kiley DeFusco, 800, 1,500
Cumberland, senior
DeFusco helped lead the Clippers to a team state championship, their first in more than three decades. She broke a 20-year-old state meet record while winning the 800 in 2 minutes, 9.30 seconds, and still had enough strength left to claim gold in the 1,500 and fourth place in the 3,000. DeFusco will continue her career this fall at Charleston. She was named The Providence Journal Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
Keaney Bayha, 3,000
Pilgrim, senior
Bayha was the state’s top distance runner throughout the 2024-25 academic year — cross-country champion in the fall, indoor 3,000 champion in the winter and outdoor 3,000 champion in the spring. She dominated the field by nearly 13 seconds at Brown Stadium while securing gold yet again. Bayha will stay in state while continuing her career at the University of Rhode Island.
Emily Brown, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Chariho, senior
One of the state’s most versatile athletes throughout her four years with the Chargers, Brown struck double gold at her final state meet by sweeping the hurdles. She claimed 100 and 300 titles by a combined 0.32 seconds, leaning twice at the line to close on top. Brown will leave soccer behind and continue her track career this fall at Delaware.
Thea Jackson, high jump and long jump
Mt. Hope, junior
You never would have guessed Jackson was fresh off an ankle injury while competing at the state meet. She posted a personal best mark of 19 feet, 1 inch to claim the long jump and had the fewest misses among those who cleared 5 feet, 4 inches in the high jump. Jackson should see her track and field recruitment pick up entering her senior year with the Huskies.
Nini Olawuyi, triple jump
Exeter-West Greenwich, junior
Oluwuyi left the state meet with multiple medals, including gold in the triple jump. She posted a mark of 38 feet, 6 inches, comfortably ahead of her competition despite a busy schedule that saw her entered in a host of events. It could be a banner senior year for Olawuyi when she returns in 2025-26.
Ellie Noonan, pole vault
Barrington, senior
Noonan took down a state meet record that had been on the books since 2001, clearing 11 feet, 6 inches while winning the pole vault. That came against a field that saw just four athletes record marks of 10 feet or more, an indication of how impressive she was over that particular weekend at Brown Stadium.
Vanessa Jones, discus
Toll Gate, junior
Jones beat the field by more than 5 feet while taking home state meet gold in the discus throw. Her mark of 133 feet, 4 inches was the only one of more than 130 feet on the season’s final weekend at Brown Stadium. She’ll be back to defend this title for the Titans in 2025-26.
Mia Hoskins, hammer
Coventry, senior
Hoskins won the state meet by more than 17 feet and set a new personal best while claiming gold at the following New Balance Nationals in Philadelphia. Hoskins posted a mark of 188 feet, 8 inches to also set a new meet record against the country’s best. She will continue in the fall at Columbia.
Mackenzie Cleary, javelin
Burrillville, senior
Cleary won the state meet by more than 8 feet, claiming gold with a toss of 132 feet, 2 inches. She followed by finishing in 10th place at New Balance Nationals, her final time representing the Broncos. Cleary had multiple college options but will continue in volleyball this fall at the University of New England.
Payton Goulding, shot put
Cumberland, senior
Goulding helped the Clippers win a state meet team title by claiming multiple medals at Brown Stadium. One of those was gold in the shot put, as Goulding’s mark of 41 feet, 7¾ inches was good enough to top the field. She will continue in track and field this fall at New Hampshire.
4×100 — West Warwick (Jailynn Huffman, Xenia Raye, Tatianna Baldinelli, Lisa Raye)
Not every relay has the luxury of featuring two national stars, but it takes four to get the baton over the line. Huffman and Baldinelli did their part alongside the Raye sisters, clocking a time of 47.77 seconds that missed state and meet records by a whisker. Huffman, a junior, is the lone member of this team set to return in 2025-26.
The Purple rarely find themselves shut out of gold at a state track meet, and this relay did the honors by nearly three seconds in the middle distance. Arroyo, Bryant and Noriega are seniors headed to Miami, Sacred Heart and Rhode Island College, respectively. Yusuf will return for a final season in 2025-26.
The Skippers could have a lock on this event for a while with Nicolopoulos set for her senior year in 2025-26 and Whitney, Stowe and Tighe all eligible for two more seasons. They bested the field by nearly eight seconds at Brown Stadium and could have their eyes set on threatening a state meet record next season.
Second Team
100, 200 — Xenia Raye, West Warwick, senior
400 — Zariyah Brown, Hope, junior
800 — Skyler Maxwell, Moses Brown, junior
1,500 — Jessica Deal, Mt. Hope, junior
3,000 — Rose Tuomisto, Cumberland, senior
100 hurdles, long jump — Nini Olawuyi, Exeter-West Greenwich, junior
USC athletics eliminates a dozen jobs amid new revenue sharing
As college athletic departments across the country brace for a new era of sharing revenue directly with their athletes, USC is eliminating a dozen jobs in its athletic department in an effort to reduce costs in the wake of the House vs. NCAA settlement. Six athletics employees were told late last week that their roles […]
As college athletic departments across the country brace for a new era of sharing revenue directly with their athletes, USC is eliminating a dozen jobs in its athletic department in an effort to reduce costs in the wake of the House vs. NCAA settlement.
Six athletics employees were told late last week that their roles in the department had been eliminated, a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times. The most senior among them was Paul Perrier, an executive senior associate athletic director, who spent two six-year stints at USC working under three athletic directors.
Six other vacant roles have also since been eliminated, the person said.
USC is planning to share the maximum of $20.5 million with its athletes that’s permitted by the settlement in 2025, the vast majority of which will go to the football program. That’s no small expenditure — especially for a university in the midst of serious financial issues.
USC, like other schools, continues to explore other revenue streams to help pay for the costs associated with this new landscape of college athletics. USC recently signed a 15-year multimedia rights deal with Learfield that should help ease some of the burden of revenue sharing. Last season, the school sold ad space in the Coliseum end zone to DirecTV.
Some schools have opted to cut sports, in an attempt to reduce costs. But USC has yet to choose that route. Instead, athletic director Jennifer Cohen announced last month that USC would invest revenue-sharing dollars, in some form or fashion, with all 23 of the school’s athletics programs.
Edwin Rios hit his farm system leading 18th homer in Louisville’s win, Hector Rodriguez homered again in Chattanooga’s win, Victor Acosta extended his hitting streak to 14 games in Dayton’s victory, Malvin Valdez had a 3-hit night in Daytona’s win, The ACL Reds went off as they scored 18 runs in their win, and the […]
Edwin Rios hit his farm system leading 18th homer in Louisville’s win, Hector Rodriguez homered again in Chattanooga’s win, Victor Acosta extended his hitting streak to 14 games in Dayton’s victory, Malvin Valdez had a 3-hit night in Daytona’s win, The ACL Reds went off as they scored 18 runs in their win, and the lone loss on the farm came in a game in which they were guaranteed a loss as the DSL Reds topped the DSL Rojos.
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The two teams combined for 28 runs, 33 hits, 10 walks, and three hit batters. The Reds scored four runs in the 2nd inning to take a 4-1 lead and just kept adding on from there.
Tyson Lewis extended his hitting streak to seven games. Five of those games have been multi-hit games. He’s had two home runs, three doubles, a triple, and three walks during the streak. He’s now walked three games in a row for the first time in his career (also the only time he’s walked in back-to-back games). Lewis is now hitting .347/.399/.549 with four doubles, five triples, and five home runs. He’s 4th in the league in average, 10th in home runs, 3rd in slugging, 6th in OPS, and 3rd in triples.
Arnaldo Lantigua didn’t quite match his game from Monday, but he did drive in four runs again. He’s upped his OPS 115 points in the last two days as he’s gone 7-9 with two walks, two doubles, and two home runs.
Alfredo Alcantara hit .254/.384/.339 in 17 games back in May. Since then he’s played in 17 more games and has hit .364/.514/.509 with six extra-base hits, 15 walks, and 21 strikeouts.
Yael Romero had played in 18 games this season before Tuesday night in which he had at least two plate appearances but had just one game in which he had more than one hit. On Tuesday he not only had four hits, but he had three extra-base hits.
