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USA Today
4 days ago
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- USA Today
Behind enemy lines -- What USC fans should know about the TCU Horned Fogs
Behind enemy lines -- What USC fans should know about the TCU Horned Fogs See what a Big 12 baseball writer has to say about TCU, shaping the matchup with USC in Corvallis USC baseball is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years. On Friday, the Trojans will open postseason play versus TCU in the 2-3 game of the Corvallis Regional. What can USC fans expect from the Horned Frogs? On Tuesday, I spoke with Avery Hamel, who covers Big 12 baseball for the Lawrence Journal-World, to discuss TCU. "While TCU lost some games down the stretch against some less than stellar Big 12 competition (UCF and Utah), the Horned Frogs present a very complete competition against any team," Hamel said. "They were second in the conference in players named to the All-Big 12 First Team with three and provided the Freshman of the Year for the conference in Sawyer Strosnider, who should be among best player conversations in Division I, not just the freshman class. On the other end, they have the lowest ERA in the Big 12 (4.24) with ace Tommy LaPour leading the way and getting significant help from bullpen contributors like Louis Rodriguez." With it being the tournament opener, USC will likely have to face LaPour, presenting a challenge for the Trojans' lineup. Expect Andy Stankiewicz to counter with his own ace, Caden Aoki, who emerged as one of the top pitchers in the Big Ten down the stretch run. First pitch between USC and TCU is set for noon Pacific time on Friday. The game will be televised on ESPNU and ESPN+.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Father presses for answers in college freshman daughter's death after fall from dorm: 'She was our world'
A Washington state father is pressing for answers about the investigation into his 18-year-old daughter's on-campus death at a California university earlier this year. Liz Hamel, 18, was found unconscious outside a dorm on the campus of the University of California Santa Barbara Feb. 14 after apparently falling from a breezeway. She died days later. But what happened leading up to her death remains a mystery. "Over the past few months, we've been briefed by UC Santa Barbara PD, and they've been very kind to us. They've been … empathetic. But, of course, since it's an ongoing investigation, they can't give us a tremendous amount of details," Alain Hamel, Liz's father, told Fox News "America Reports" co-anchor Sandra Smith in an interview Friday. New England Serial Killer Fears Heighten After Eighth Idyllic Town Rocked By Gruesome Discovery Hamel, who lives in Seattle, told Fox News his family reached out to the community this week for help finding a man who was with his daughter the night she fell. Within 24 hours, university police were able to talk to the person of interest. Read On The Fox News App "I think it was incredibly successful. … I can't say enough for Santa Barbara. It was so fast. They really helped us so much to move the investigation forward," Hamel said. "I'm not the police. I am on the outside, but it seems like they really moved it forward." "An individual who was identified in relation to the incident at our residence hall has been located and interviewed," UC Santa Barbara said in a statement. "The investigation is still ongoing, and we cannot discuss any additional details at this time. UCPD is keeping the family informed and is working closely with (the) Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office. Yosemite National Park Employee Dies From Mysterious Injuries In Staff Housing "UCPD is committed to continue its comprehensive investigation to seek answers related to this tragic event and has been working closely with the district attorney's office and the sheriff's office since the early stages of the investigation." Hamel said he doesn't know the man who was with his daughter and neither did his daughter's friends. He is not a suspect in her death. Hamel said, as far as he knows, they met at a noodle bar that night, "and they hit it off, and it was Valentine's Day. So, I think that might've had something to do with it. And, yeah, they were photographed together only from a certain angle. And then they left a little after 10:06 (p.m.). And then, to my knowledge, at 10:27 is when she was found unconscious, having fallen from that breezeway." "She was great," Hamel said of his daughter. "She was our world. She's our only child. And she was everything to us. She was a real joy. And you know, we were so lucky to have 18 years with her. We wish we had more time." A tipline is available at 805-335-3851 for anyone with information surrounding Liz's article source: Father presses for answers in college freshman daughter's death after fall from dorm: 'She was our world'
Fox News
03-05-2025
- Fox News
Father presses for answers in college freshman daughter's death after fall from dorm: 'She was our world'
A Washington state father is pressing for answers about the investigation into his 18-year-old daughter's on-campus death at a California university earlier this year. Liz Hamel, 18, was found unconscious outside a dorm on the campus of the University of California Santa Barbara Feb. 14 after apparently falling from a breezeway. She died days later. But what happened leading up to her death remains a mystery. "Over the past few months, we've been briefed by UC Santa Barbara PD, and they've been very kind to us. They've been … empathetic. But, of course, since it's an ongoing investigation, they can't give us a tremendous amount of details," Alain Hamel, Liz's father, told Fox News "America Reports" co-anchor Sandra Smith in an interview Friday. Hamel, who lives in Seattle, told Fox News his family reached out to the community this week for help finding a man who was with his daughter the night she fell. Within 24 hours, university police were able to talk to the person of interest. "I think it was incredibly successful. … I can't say enough for Santa Barbara. It was so fast. They really helped us so much to move the investigation forward," Hamel said. "I'm not the police. I am on the outside, but it seems like they really moved it forward." "An individual who was identified in relation to the incident at our residence hall has been located and interviewed," UC Santa Barbara said in a statement. "The investigation is still ongoing, and we cannot discuss any additional details at this time. UCPD is keeping the family informed and is working closely with (the) Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office. "UCPD is committed to continue its comprehensive investigation to seek answers related to this tragic event and has been working closely with the district attorney's office and the sheriff's office since the early stages of the investigation." Hamel said he doesn't know the man who was with his daughter and neither did his daughter's friends. He is not a suspect in her death. Hamel said, as far as he knows, they met at a noodle bar that night, "and they hit it off, and it was Valentine's Day. So, I think that might've had something to do with it. And, yeah, they were photographed together only from a certain angle. And then they left a little after 10:06 (p.m.). And then, to my knowledge, at 10:27 is when she was found unconscious, having fallen from that breezeway." "She was great," Hamel said of his daughter. "She was our world. She's our only child. And she was everything to us. She was a real joy. And you know, we were so lucky to have 18 years with her. We wish we had more time." A tipline is available at 805-335-3851 for anyone with information surrounding Liz's death.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Hunt for unknown man begins after student, 18, plunges three storeys from balcony to her death
College freshman Liz Hamel died in February after falling three storeys from a balcony on campus, and her distraught father has shared images of the mystery man she was last seen with as he seeks answers for his daughter's death. The 18-year-old was last seen alive on Valentine's Day after she went for a celebratory dinner with her University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) colleagues. Hamel left the restaurant with a stranger her friends had never met before, according to KIRO 7, and the man's also not been seen since. Less than 30 minutes after leaving, Hamel plunged several feet from a three-storey breezeway on the UCSB campus. When a student called 911, first responders found Hamel in cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Hamel's father Alain Hamel held a press conference this week to release the images of the mystery man with his daughter, something the police never actually did, he told KIRO. Alain told the outlet: 'He is the last person that we know of that had contact with Liz. 'And just if he has information with respect to her last moments, that could be useful.' There's no suggestion the man whose images were shared was with Hamel when she died, or that he did anything wrong. Alain's requested help from the Santa Barbara and UC community to find further information as to what led to his daughter's balcony fall. Hamel reportedly spent 'a large part' of the evening of her death with the mystery man and left the restaurant with him sometime after 10pm. She was found unconscious on campus just 21 minutes later. The stranger's described as white, 'approximately 6ft tall' with 'dark blond hair'. He was wearing light blue Carhartt jeans, a gray Patagonia sweater, and 'a carabiner with keys on his right hip'. Alain slammed authorities for not releasing the images to the public as part of their probe into the case. UCSB's student paper Daily Nexus reported that Alain said: 'I shouldn't be standing here. I should be at home, grieving my daughter and trusting in the institutions that are responsible for this investigation.' The Hamel family has said they've never met the man before. Attorney Tyrone Maho, who was with Alain at the press conference, emphasized they are not 'accusing anyone of wrongdoing'. Maho said: 'If you are this young man, or you know who he is, we are pleading with you to come forward. If you have any information about that evening, we are pleading with you to come forward. 'If you were on campus that night, or in Isla Vista, or you heard someone talk about this who may know something, please come forward. You may hold important information that can help bring peace to a family that is suffering greatly.'
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Beautiful student died after falling from balcony...now dad has shared images of mystery man she was seen with
A college freshman died after falling from a balcony on campus, but her father has now shared images of the mystery man she was last seen with as he seeks answers about her death. Liz Hamel, 18, was last seen alive on Valentine's Day as she and her friends at the University of California Santa Barbara celebrated at dinner together. Hamel left the restaurant with a young man her friends had never met before, as reported by KIRO 7. That man has also not been seen since. Less than 30 minutes later, she plunged several feet from a three-story breezeway on the UCSB campus. After a student called 911, first responders found Hamel in cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Hamel's father Alain Hamel held a press conference this week to release the images of the mystery men with his daughter, which police never did, he told KIRO. 'He is the last person that we know of that had contact with Liz,' the heartbroken father told the outlet. 'And just if he has information with respect to her last moments, that could be useful.' There's no suggestion the man whose images were shared was with Hamel when she died, or that he did anything wrong. Alain Hamel is asking the Santa Barbara and UC community for help finding information into what led to the tragic balcony fall. The college freshman had reportedly spent 'a large part of' the evening of her death with the mystery man. She left the restaurant with him sometime after 10.06pm and was found unconscious on campus 21 minutes later. The mystery man is described as white, 'approximately 6-feet tall' with 'dark blond hair.' He was wearing a light blue Carhartt jeans, a gray Patagonia sweater and 'a carabiner with keys on his right hip.' The grieving father slammed authorities for not releasing the images to the public as part of their probe. 'I shouldn't be standing here. I should be at home, grieving my daughter and trusting in the institutions that are responsible for this investigation,' Alain Hamel said, as reported by UCSB's student paper, Daily Nexus. The 18-year-old was only in her second semester at the University of California Santa Barbara when she mysteriously died 'But the academic quarter is coming to an end. Students are graduating or leaving campus. People's memories fade. The Hamel family has said they have never met the man before. Attorney Tyrone Maho of the law firm Maho Prentice, who was with Alain Hamel at the press conference, emphasized they are not 'accusing anyone of wrongdoing.' 'If you are this young man, or you know who he is, we are pleading with you to come forward. If you have any information about that evening, we are pleading with you to come forward,' Maho said. 'If you were on campus that night, or in Isla Vista, or you heard someone talk about this who may know something, please come forward. You may hold important information that can help bring peace to a family that is suffering greatly.' Anyone with information is asked to contact 805-335-3851.
