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Monday News:

C. Young (4-6) - 2.1 IP 4 H 5 ER 5 BB 0 K 5.21 ERA. 69 pitches, 35 strikes.

A wild Chris Young walked four straight batters during the shortest start of his career and was lifted in the bottom of the third inning as San Diego lost 6-0 to the Angels. Will Venable got the start in left field and went 1-3 with a double, raising his average to .158.

Mark your calendars! Princeton's game at George Washington will take place on November 24th, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Oregon State comes to DC a few days later on the 28th.

The USC job is open after Tim Floyd's sudden resignation and Craig Robinson is called a "good fit" for the position by Oregonian columnist John Canzano.

The Denver Post writes about Joe Scott's salary in comparison to what new Pioneers men's lacrosse coach Bill Tierney may be earning.

A LA-area guard who played well at this past weekend's 2009 Rumble in the Bronx says he has interest from Princeton.



Wednesday News:


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C. Young (4-5) - 5.0 IP 6 H 5 ER 1 BB 1 K 4.76 ERA. 77 pitches, 47 strikes.

Chris Young allowed four home runs in five innings against Los Angeles as San Diego fell 6-4. Young was lifted for pinch hitter Will Venable in the sixth. Venable grounded into a forceout to end the frame.

Craig Robinson went for an exam at the Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis’ free dental clinic.

A programming note: I will be offline through Sunday. News will resume then, unless a breaking story occurs.



Tuesday News:

Chris Young and San Diego start a series in Los Angeles tonight at 10:10 pm ET.

Young is an ardent supporter of the Padres Scholars program, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.

Judson Wallace picked up a pair of All-Italian SerieA Awards - named to the league's Second Team and the All-Imports Team.



Thursday News:

C. Young (4-4) - 6.0 IP 5 H 3 ER 3 BB 3 K 4.46 ERA. 95 pitches, 57 strikes.

Chris Young pitched six serviceable innings for San Diego and was robbed of a bases-clearing double by Greg Dobbs, who made an over-the-head running catch with two outs in the second inning. J.A. Happ shut out the Padres as Philadelphia picked up the 5-1 win.

Before the game, Will Venable was called up from Portland. Venable got the start in left and had a rough night, going 0-4 at the plate and dropping a fly ball for an error in the seventh.

Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso saw their season end with a 101-76 loss to Montepaschi Siena, who advances to the Lega A Seire A championship series.



Wednesday News:


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Two more home runs for Will Venable, who has gone deep five times this week. Portland defeated Las Vegas 8-4.

Chris Young and the Padres look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Phillies this evening. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 pm ET and the game will be on Comcast in the Delaware Valley.

Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman mentions Young as a possible option in Philadelphia's quest for starting pitching.

Northwestern will play in the 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Craig Robinson speaks about his 2009 recruiting class and updates Oregonian readers about the Beavers' schedule.

Dick Jerardi at Philadelphia Daily News points out that while Eddie Jordan is the new Sixers coach, the "Princeton offense" is only as good as the players.

Cornell will be adding another transfer to its ranks.



Saturday News:

C. Young (4-3) - 2 H 1 ER 6 BB 2 K 4.45 ERA. 102 pitches, 59 strikes.

Chris Young allowed just one earned run and two hits over six innings last night in Colorado, but the Padres' bats were silent as San Diego lost 3-0 to the Rockies.

The Wall Street Journal asks "can the Ivy League get its game back?"



Wednesday News:

Gilford, New Hampshire native Patrick Saunders is featured in his hometown paper.

Chris Young was a nominee for National League Player of the Week.

Remember Kevin Laue, the one-handed center who said last September he wanted to attend Princeton? Yesterday he accepted a scholarship at Manhattan College.



Monday News:

Back from a four day trip to Ohio. Here's a collection of links from while I was gone...

C. Young (4-2) 7.0 IP 4 H 2 ER 0 BB 4 K 4.76 ERA. 101 pitches, 62 strikes.

On the eve of his 30th birthday, San Diego pitcher Chris Young led the Padres to their ninth straight victory, retiring the first 14 batters he faced and driving in two runs with a single in the fifth inning.

Will Venable hit his seventh home run of the season in Portland's 11 inning loss to Nashville. Padres GM Kevin Towers says it is likely Venable will be promoted again this season.

Bologna and Treviso are headed to a fifth game in their first round Lega A playoff series. Judson Wallace had seven points and five rebounds in defeat for Benneton.

Students from the Newark University Heights Charter School visited the Princeton coaching staff on campus last week.

An Indiana center who recently committed to Butler said Princeton had also been in the mix for his services.

Northwestern recruit Drew Crawford is profiled in the Daily Northwestern.



Wednesday News:

C. Young (3-2) 6.0 IP 5 H 1 ER 3 BB 6 K 5.07 ERA. 100 pitches, 64 strikes.

Six strong innings for Chris Young as San Diego bested San Francisco, 2-1.

10 points and 11 rebounds for Judson Wallace as Benetton Treviso defeated La Fortezza Bologna, 85-77 in the first game of the first round of the Lega A playoffs.

The Gazette Times has a detailed piece on individual workouts and offseason training at Oregon State.



Tuesday News:

Chris Young tries to extend the Padres' winning streak to four games when San Diego hosts the Giants at 10:05 pm ET tonight.

Writer E.M. Swift tells the story of the time he met Pete Carril.

Will Venable homered for Portland as the Beavers defeated New Orleans 2-1 in 12 innings.

Engineer Gary Pietruch, who worked the boards back in the studio for many Princeton sports broadcasts, passed away earlier this month. TigerBlog has a tribute to the friend they never met.



Monday News:

Bill Bradley (shown above in a vintage NBA public service announcement) will present the Commencement Address at Episcopal Collegiate School.

ESPN's Andy Katz reports that Robert Burke may be out as an assistant at Georgetown.

Chris Young was part of a group of San Diego Padres who visited the 14th annual Celebration of Champions' "Torch of Life" relay. The folks at Gaslamp Ball aren't crazy about some of Young's answers in a recent XX Sports Radio interview (.mp3).



Thursday News:

C. Young (2-2) 4.0 IP 6 H 6 ER 3 BB 3 K 5.56 ERA. 102 pitches, 58 strikes.

Chris Young allowed four home runs and took the loss in San Diego's rain-shortened 6-4 defeat against the Cubs.

There's a piece on Twitter in this week's Sports Illustrated written by Sean Gregory. That's as good a cue as any to remind you that princetonbasketball.com can be followed on Twitter by heading here.



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