LOUISVILLE — For the second year in a row, the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals are district champions. After a go-ahead hit from junior Taco Verocco that scored a pair of runners, and a complete game effort on the mound from junior Ford Stacy, Mooney took down Field 3-1 to earn the Division IV, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will make his first MLB appearance since 2024 when he starts against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Jones missed all of last season after injuring his elbow during spring training. He underwent internal brace surgery on May ...
CLEVELAND — Gavin Williams settled down after a choppy start and pitched seven solid innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Williams (8-3) allowed one run and only three hits — all in the first three innings. The right-hander needed 24 pitches to get out of the first and then threw just 19 combined from the fourth through the sixth. He retired his final 13 batters. Tim Herrin worked the eighth and Cade Smith gave up a run in the ninth before striking out two with the tying run at second for ...
SOFTBALL DIVISION I Regional Semifinal Austintown Fitch 10, Berea Midpark 0 — Mila Hamley had eight strikeouts in five innings of work to lead Fitch to a regional final berth. Alyssa Rodgers had two hits and two RBIs to pace the Falcons offense. Abby Toth added a home run and three RBIs and Kaliana Ray had three hits and an RBI. Morgan Roby drove in two runs for Fitch and Seneca Coates added a double and an RBI. DIVISION IV Regional Semifinal Field 2, Lakeview 1, 8 innings — An Avery Weis triple in the top of the 8th inning proved to be the winning run for Field. In a ...
KENT — The Lakeview softball team had its chances, but they didn’t come through on the scoreboard. The Bulldogs stranded nine runners during a 2-1 loss to Field in eight innings on Wednesday in a Division IV regional semifinal at Kent State’s Devine Diamond. “This moment is one of ...
PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run home run and drove in five runs on Wednesday night while playing in his hometown as the Chicago Cubs ended their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Happ’s three-run shot snapped a 4-4 tie and started a six-run inning that helped the Cubs get their first win since May 15. Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto hit a two-run home run later in the inning to extend the lead to 10-4. Happ also hit a two-run single in the first inning to open the scoring and has reached base in each of his last 40 games in ...
