Will Venable went hitless in San Antonio's doubleheader on Saturday against Frisco. In game one, a 6-0 Missions loss, Venable was 0-3. In the nightcap Venable was 0-4 but San Antonio got the best of the Rough Riders 5-2. Yesterday Venable was 3-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored in an 8-5 win over Frisco.
Epic Carnival tries to come up with a nickname for Chris Young.
John Thompson III, blogger.
C. Young (9-3) - 7.0 IP 2 H 0 ER 3 BB 6 K 1.85 ERA. 116 pitches, 77 strikes.
Chris Young outperformed fellow All-Star Cole Hamels by the slimmest of margins on Thursday night in San Diego. Young pitched seven innings of two-hit shutout baseball as the Padres took the first game of their series with Philadelphia 1-0. Young has started all five of the games this season that San Diego has won with just a single run.
Faced with the same decision he had the last time Young was on the mound, manager Bud Black decided to leave Young in for the seventh inning despite a pitch count in the high nineties. Young struck out two and retired the side in order in the seventh, his 116th pitch a lazy fly ball to left field.
Will Venable was 2-4 a double and a run scored in San Antonio's 9-5 win over Frisco. The Missions are 16-9 in the second half of the season, with a 2.5 game first place lead.
Gonzaga junior center Ian Hummer is the son of former Tigers notable Ed Hummer. He's on the recruiting radar for several Ivy programs, but Princeton is not mentioned by name.
Lt. Pete Hegseth was on MSNBC's Hardball recently. Here's a transcript.
Tonight, Chris Young faces the Phillies for the first time as a Padre. Philadelphia visits San Diego for a four game series. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable was 0-5 in San Antonio's 4-1 victory over Frisco.
The Princeton Summer League completed its regular season schedule last night. Where2Ball.com defeated George's Roasters & Ribs. Rich Simkus tallied nine points for George's, who finished play with a 4-4 record. The playoffs start Sunday evening at Community Park.
C. Young - 6.0 IP 2 H 1 ER 0 BB 8 K 1.97 ERA. 96 pitches, 62 strikes.
Padres manager Bud Black took Chris Young out of Saturday night's game versus Arizona after 96 pitches and six excellent innings. Young did not allow a hit until Tony Clark's home run snuck inside the right field foul pole in the fifth. Young has given up just four home runs this season, three of which were by Clark. Young headed to the showers with a 4-1 lead, which the Padres bullpen immediately gave back in the bottom of the seventh when reliever Heath Bell cracked for three runs in less than an inning of work. The Diamondbacks took a 5-4 lead in the eighth and San Diego could not rally. The Padres slipped into second place behind Los Angeles with the loss.
Will Venable was 2-4 with his third regular-season home run of the year, his 13th stolen base and two runs scored, but the Missions were doubled up by Midland 16-8.
On Friday night in the Princeton Summer League, Chris Petrie scored eight points to lead Coldwell Banker, who was defeated by Tee 2 Green 66-36.
San Diego is in Arizona to start the second half of the season. Chris Young will be on the mound tonight for the Padres. 9:40 pm ET first pitch.
Will Venable was 2-5 with a run scored in San Antonio's 7-6 victory over Midland.
6-6 forward/center Jamie Bercier says he has received interest from Princeton, among other schools.
Noah Savage scored 24 points on Wednesday night as George's Roasters & Ribs improved to 3-3 in the Princeton Summer League with a 54-31 win over Princeton Youth Sports.
Will Venable was 1-5 with his 14th double of the season and two runs scored on Wednesday as San Antonio beat up on Midland 14-3. The Missions' six game winning streak came to an end on Thursday when they were defeated by Midland 5-2. Venable was 1-4 in the loss.
Dan Hayes of North County Times speaks with Chris Young about his experiences at the All-Star Game.
John Thompson III talks to Seth Davis of SI about Roy Hibbert returning to Georgetown and the Hoyas' backcourt for 2007-08.
Chris Young pitched the fifth inning for the National League in last night's All-Star Game. With his team up 1-0, Young walked Brian Roberts on a high fastball with a full count, then retired Jorge Posada on a fly ball to center. Next up was Ichiro Suzuki, who had hit .400 versus Young over the previous 20 times they had faced off. Ichiro hit a fly ball beyond right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. that looked to be an easy double, but the ball deflected off the outfield wall at an unexpected 135 degree angle. The speedy Ichiro rounded all four bases for the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history. Young made Derek Jeter fly out to center and Justin Morneau do the same to right and his evening was complete.
The National League would fall to the American League 5-4, Young taking the loss in his first All-Star Game appearance. The AL is now 10-0-1 in the last eleven years of All-Star play.
Before the game, Young was picture-perfect.
The 78th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played tonight in San Francisco. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 pm ET. Chris Young will be waiting in the bullpen for a chance to participate, soaking it all in.
Will Venable was 3-4 with two runs scored as San Antonio blasted Wichita 13-1.
princetonbasketball.com photographer Stephen Goldsmith is the subject of a short feature from the Newgrange School.
Will Venable was 0-3 with two runs scored as San Antonio took over first place in the South division of the Texas League with a 5-1 win over Wichita.
Should Chris Young be allowed to play in the All-Star Game? Derrek Lee thinks so.
Princeton recruit Bobby Foley will be playing in the Virginia High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game tomorrow night in Hampton.
While Chris Young is up in San Francscio at the All-Star game, he will also be serving his five game suspension for involvement in last month's fight with the Cubs' Derrek Lee. Young dropped his appeal yesterday. With four games between when Young pitched on Wednesday and the break itself, Young will only need to sit out one more game once play resumes next week.
The Town Topics speaks with Chris Petrie about his participation in the Princeton Summer League and the Tigers' summer program.
Will Venable was 0-5 at the plate, but San Antonio still defeated Tulsa 8-3 on Thursday night.
America has voted, and Chris Young has been elected to the 2007 National League All-Star Team!
Young received over 4.5 million votes, the most of any Final Vote candidate in the five years fans have decided the final slot on the All-Star roster. Congratulations to Chris on this well-deserved honor.
The All-Star game is Tuesday night in San Francisco.
C. Young (8-3) - 7.0 IP 5 H 0 ER 0 BB 9 K 2.00 ERA. 104 pitches, 72 strikes.
Chris Young said after Wednesday's game that his performance wasn't a statement, but another seven shutout innings to aid the Padres in an eventual 1-0 victory over Florida certainly didn't hurt his cause.
For the sixth time in the first half of the 2007 season, Young pitched seven or more innings without giving up an earned run. He leads the league in this category. Young lowered his ERA to 2.00, tied for best in all of baseball.
With less than eight hours to go, Young has a slim lead in the NL's Final Vote. The polls close at 6:00 pm ET today, so keep voting! While Young hasn't been voting for himself, his fellow Padres have been going all-out to send him to San Francisco.
Will Venable was 1-4 with his second regular-season home run of the year as San Antonio defeated Tulsa 3-1.
Don't forget to vote for Chris Young!
