May 28, 2009 at 9:34 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Judson Wallace and Benneton Treviso advanced to the second round of the Lega A playoffs with a 78-72 victory over Bologna. 29-1 Montepaschi Siena awaits in the semi-finals.
Will Venable hit two home runs, his eighth and ninth of the season, in Portland's 8-7 loss to Memphis.
John Barres, who played JV at Princeton for three seasons, has been selected as the new bishop of the Allentown Diocese.
A sophomore point guard verbally committed to Oregon State.
Northwestern's John Shurna has been invited to attend the 2009 USA U19 National Team Trials.
May 27, 2009 at 9:45 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's 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.
May 25, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
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.
May 20, 2009 at 9:34 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Today's 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.
May 19, 2009 at 9:55 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Pete Carril, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
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.
May 14, 2009 at 10:06 am
Filed under Baseball, Chris Young, Sean Gregory, Today's 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.
May 13, 2009 at 9:36 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Scott Greenman, Today's News
Princeton assistant Scott Greenman will coach the United States Youth Basketball-Men's team at the 18th Maccabiah Games this July in Israel.
Chris Young faces the Cubs in Chicago this evening at 8:05 pm ET.
Metuchen guard Steve Rennard, who visited Princeton "a few times" during his recruiting has decided to play basketball at Penn.
Georgetown's Athletic Director has accepted the same position at the University of Delaware. Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson III is quoted about this move.
May 11, 2009 at 9:56 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the East as his team fell to the West 92-79 in the 2009 Feinberg Academic All-American Classic. Hummer also had four assists, two blocks and three steals.
The San Diego Union Tribune asks Chris Young for his thoughts on the suspension of Manny Ramirez.
Will Venable was ejected in the seventh inning of Portland's 6-5 win over Salt Lake on Friday night. San Diego GM Kevin Towers says Venable is a likely candidate to play right field for the Padres, despite 29 strikeouts in 107 at bats.
Jeff Peterson, the Princeton commitment who eventually opted for Iowa after much vacillation has announced he will transfer to Arkansas.
May 8, 2009 at 9:07 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Jimmy Lane, Princeton, Steve Mills, Today's News, Union County College
C. Young (2-1) 6.0 IP 5 H 3 ER 4 BB 6 K 4.76 ERA. 98 pitches, 60 strikes.
Another no-decision for Chris Young, who left after six innings with the Padres and Diamondbacks knotted at three. San Diego won 4-3 in 10 innings.
Former Princeton center Jimmy Lane is the newest branch of the Carril coaching tree. Lane has been named head coach at Union County College. I'll be doing a Q&A with Lane on Monday for the site. If you have any questions you want me to ask, let me know.
Steve Mills '81 is leaving Madison Square Garden to take a position with Magic Johnson Enterprises.
May 7, 2009 at 10:34 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
The NCAA's 2007-08 Academic Progress Rate Public Report has been released. Here are the numbers for Princeton.
Chis Young pitches at home for San Diego against Arizona this afternoon at 3:35 pm ET.
Will Venable had two hits and made a home run-saving catch in Portland's 4-3 loss to Colorado Springs.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson will speak at the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Forum Luncheon today.
The NCAA Rules Committee is eyeing some rule changes.
Penn freshman center Garvin Hunt will not return to the Quakers.
May 3, 2009 at 9:27 am
Filed under Baseball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Today's News
C. Young (2-1) - 7.0 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 5 K 4.81 ERA. 94 pitches, 63 strikes.
Chris Young rebounded from his poor showing five days ago with seven innings of quality one run ball against the Dodgers, but San Diego could not provide him with a lead. The Padres fell 2-1 in 10 innings.
Young answered five non-baseball questions, most about the NBA playoffs, from the San Diego Union Tribune.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson spoke at the Corvallis Boys & Girls Club's Ninth Annual Celebrate Kids Breakfast.
May 2, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Chris Young and the San Diego Padres are in Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. First pitch comes at 10:10 pm ET.
Did you know May 1st was officially declared Craig Robinson Day in Chicago? The Oregon State head coach was in the Land of Lincoln to be inducted into the the Mount Carmel Alumni Hall of Fame.
CBS 2 caught up with Robinson while he was in town.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer will suit up for the East All-Stars on May 9th for the Feinberg Academic All-American Basketball Classic in Ontario, CA.
Will Venable hit his 5th home run of the season in Portland's 5-4 extra inning loss to Reno last night. Venable also had a tie-breaking double that helped the Beavers to a 7-4 win over Salt Lake earlier in the week.
Reports on the Georgetown and Denver postseason banquets.
John Thompson III talks to the Washington Times.
An interesting Q&A between Soft Pretzel Logic's Jonathan Tannenwald and Penn head coach Glen Miller.
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