Top Athletics prospect Kurtz rips RBI single in first MLB at-bat
Kurtz all smiles after first extra-base hit in Athletics' win over Marlins
On "A's Cast", Dallas Braden and Jenny Cavnar speak with Athletics' rookie Nick Kurtz about his performance in the 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday at loanDepot Park.Kurtz all smiles after first extra-base hit in Athletics' win over Marlins originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Miami Herald
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- Miami Herald
Marlins hit rocky bottom, swept by Colorado Rockies
Early Wednesday morning before the final game in a disappointing Marlins vs. Rockies series, starting pitcher Cal Quantrill was focused at his locker — shuffling, playing cards in the clubhouse. Quantrill has had a mixed season with the Marlins so far — he's been a steady, although unpredictable, presence. Through 11 starts, the right-handed pitcher owned a 3–4 record with a 4.31 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 62.2 innings. 'Cal is a good pitcher, you know, Cal is going to go out there and compete,' Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said before Wednesday's game, which the Marlins ended up losing 3-2 to Colorado. 'He's gonna throw the ball, and we just got to make plays behind him. He has been on a good run, and he's been keeping us in each one of his games effectively, especially in the month of May.' And it's true – Quantrill did have a good May, and it seemed he was turning a corner. Starting in five games, he allowed eight runs and claimed 22 strikeouts, helping bring the Marlins three victories over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels. But things got off to a rocky start for the team Wednesday afternoon. Quantrill's first inning saw two hits — one double and one RBI triple – sneak past the Marlins' defense. On offense early, things weren't looking much better. A quick two first innings at bat for the Marlins saw only two batters get on base: Connor Norby on a single and Dane Myers on a walk (where he then promptly got out after attempting to steal second). The same story continued. Quick innings with Miami at bat, sloppy fielding allowing Colorado runners on base. A highlight for Quantrill and the defense happened midway through the fifth inning, Colorado up one. On a fly from the Rockies' Keston Hiura, Quantrill slid towards the first base line, catching the ball on his back and slamming feet-first into the visitors' dugout. 'It was a pretty good play,' Quantrill said smugly after the game. 'But, I don't think I'm gonna leave my mound for the next couple of games.' By the end of the fifth inning when Quantrill was substituted out for Janson Junk, he'd had a decent performance, although he had allowed another run which brought the score to 2-0. But Quantrill's performance for the Marlins is not the only factor to blame for Wednesday's defeat and the Marlins getting swept by the worst performing team in the majors this season with a record of 12-50. The Marlins' offense was lacking all game. With only two hits in the first six innings, it looked like the final game in this lackluster series could be a full-on shutout. The seventh inning, however, brought new energy for the Marlins. They picked up the pace, subbing in Jesús Sánchez and Liam Hicks as pinch hitters. With hits from Norby, Eric Wagaman, Heriberto Hernandez, Sánchez and Hicks, the Marlins clawed their way back into the game 3-2. 'That was a chance to take some shots with some of the guys that we had coming off the bench,' McCullough said. It wasn't enough. Just over two and a half hours after first pitch, the Marlins were swept in their series to the Rockies. Now, they look ahead to a 9-game stretch on the road versus the Tampa Bay Rays, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals. To get some wins back on their side, something's gotta give. 'I think we'll just regroup from this, and we have to go on, right?' McCullough said. 'This league is unrelenting, and [we'll] get back at it after the off-day tomorrow in Tampa, and [we will] get back to winning some ball games.' THIS AND THAT ▪ Hernandez appeared in his fourth Major League game Wednesday afternoon, earning his first RBI on a single to bring Norby home. He said he plans on signing the ball and giving it to his parents to keep. ▪ Pérez is still on schedule to make his first start back with the team on this road trip following Tommy John surgery and his final rehab start with Jacksonville Tuesday night. ▪ Attendance for the Marlins versus Rockies series was unprecedentedly low. Wednesday's paid attendance was 6,261 while Monday's paid attendance was announced at 5,894 and Tuesday evening's game was 7,583. ▪ The series versus the Rockies was the first time since April that the Marlins had been swept 0-3. The last time was to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the defending World Series Champions, at home.
Associated Press
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- Associated Press
Michigan State athletic director J Batt says he's leading a top-10 department in college sports
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — J Batt said Michigan State has a top-10 athletic department in the country. The school's next athletic director made it clear that the football program must lead the way to make his statement ring true. The Spartans have been shaky in recent years in the sport that pays the bills in college athletics, losing seven games last year in coach Jonathan Smith's debut season. 'It comes down to resources and across the board, we will provide him and his staff with resources,' Batt said Wednesday when he was formally introduced. Batt left Georgia Tech, where he was its athletic director since the fall of 2022, to take on the challenge of raising money and turning around a football program in the highly competitive Big Ten. The university's Board of Trustees, which approved the selection, is scheduled to vote on Batt's hiring on June 13 and his first day on the job is June 16. Batt replaces Alan Haller, whose last day was May 11. Batt helped Georgia Tech bounce back in football. He hired coach Brent Key, who led the program to consecutive bowl games for the first time in a decade and earned a spot in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in nine years. In Batt's first season at Georgia Tech, 14 of 17 teams were in a postseason tournament. Before leading Georgia Tech's athletic department, he was executive deputy athletic director at Alabama and served as chief operating officer and chief revenue officer in the athletic department. Izzo reached out to his friend, former Alabama and Michigan State coach Nick Saban, as part of the school's search. 'Nick had great comments about him,' Izzo said. Batt recalled Saban speaking so fondly about Michigan State. 'He's always been so positive about this place,' Batt said. Batt also worked in athletics at East Carolina, Maryland, James Madison, William & Mary and North Carolina, where he played on the 2011 national championship soccer team. Batt is regarded as a strong fundraiser, an asset for any athletic department in this era of college athletics. At Michigan State, his top priorities will be to raise money and help the football program win. Universities will be allowed to share up to $20.5 million in revenue with athletes next year. Direct payments will be in addition to third-party name, image and likeness deals facilitated by school-affiliated collectives. 'We're going to be extremely successful and competitive in that space,' Batt said. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Rockies hilariously slam Scottie Scheffler, troll themselves after winning first series of the season
The Colorado Rockies are finally better than Scottie Scheffler. After a brutal month where the top-ranked golfer in the world somehow managed to keep up with a professional baseball team, the Rockies are back on top — and they're laughing at themselves perfectly. The Rockies, amid a historically awful start, swept the Miami Marlins this week . Their win on Tuesday night officially gave them their first series win of the season, which snapped a league-worst 22-series losing streak dating back to last fall, and Wednesday's win gave them their longest winning streak of the year. Advertisement While they are still objectively terrible — they sit at just 12-50, which is by far the worst record in Major League Baseball — the Rockies are now beating Scheffler. That wasn't the case in May. Scheffler has been on a dominant run on the PGA Tour. He flew ahead to a massive win at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson early in May, and then won the PGA Championship in his next start to claim his third career major championship. Then, after a T4 finish at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. Over that span, the Rockies also won just three times. The key difference is that Scheffler made just four starts on Tour. The Rockies played 26 games. Advertisement While that led to plenty of jokes for the Rockies, they weren't the only target. The Tour even trolled the Carolina Panthers briefly, though they deleted the posts, after Scheffler picked up his 15th career win since 2022. Though the Rockies are flying high on their win streak, there's one important thing to note here. Scheffler has yet to tee it up since they started winning. If they can't bank a few more wins before the U.S. Open starts next week, and Scheffler's run continues, the Rockies may find themselves back in the same position later this month. Hey, at least they're laughing with the rest of us.
