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Washington Post
3 hours ago
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- Washington Post
Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh leads MLB in homers and is on pace to set a season record for catchers
SEATTLE — Just before Big Dumper put a thump into a soaring flyball, a smattering of 'MVP! MVP!' chants broke out from behind home plate Sunday. Given the way Cal Raleigh's season has started, perhaps the Mariners' catcher is wholly deserving of such high praise. With a solo shot during Seattle's latest victory, 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, Raleigh upped his total to a major league-leading 23 home runs.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- General
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Aaron Walton hits 3 of Arizona's 6 homers and Wildcats drub Cal Poly to reach another super regional
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Walton hit three home runs and drove in six runs on Sunday night, leading Arizona to a 14-0 win over Cal Poly and a berth in the super regionals. Maddox Mihalakis added two home runs and drove in three runs. Tommy Splaine added a two-run homer and also drove in three runs for the Wildcats (42-18). Walton was the second Arizona player to hit three home runs in a game in the regional. Mason White hit three out on Saturday against Utah Valley. The Wildcats will play in the super regionals for the sixth time and are 4-1 in their previous appearances. Walton got Arizona started with a two-run home run in a five-run first inning. In the second inning, he hit another two-run shot and Mihalakis added a solo homer to make it 8-0. Walton added a third two-run shot that made it 10-0 in the sixth inning and Splaine went deep for two runs in the seventh. Mihalakis added a two-run shot in the eighth. Four pitchers combined for the shutout. Starter Smith Bailey (3-3) went six innings and allowed four hits. Hunter Alberini, Julian Tonghini and Matthew Martinez pitched one inning each, allowing a total of two hits. Cal Poly starter Ethan Marmie (4-4) pitched one batter into the second inning and was charged with six runs. Nate Castellon had two hits for the Mustangs (43-19). ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
4 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Bernal's blasts power cards to first place in Texas League North Division
SPRINGFIELD–Leonardo Bernal clubbed a pair of 2-run home runs to power the Springfield Cardinals to a 5-4 victory against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to split their 6-game series, and take over first place in the Texas League North Division. The switch hitting catcher got the best of the Naturals pitching in the bottom of the 1st and 3rd innings, when he cranked a 2-run home run that gave Springfield a 2-0, then a 4-0 cushion. The homers were Bernal's 7th and 8th home runs of the season. The win helped the Cardinals go 3-3 against the Naturals in the their 6-game series, and push them to the best record in the Texas League North Division, at 27-24. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
4 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
Aaron Walton hits 3 of Arizona's 6 homers and Wildcats drub Cal Poly to reach another super regional
EUGENE, Ore. — Aaron Walton hit three home runs and drove in six runs on Sunday night, leading Arizona to a 14-0 win over Cal Poly and a berth in the super regionals. Maddox Mihalakis added two home runs and drove in three runs. Tommy Splaine added a two-run homer and also drove in three runs for the Wildcats (42-18).
Yahoo
4 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Aaron Walton hits 3 of Arizona's 6 homers and Wildcats drub Cal Poly to reach another super regional
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Walton hit three home runs and drove in six runs on Sunday night, leading Arizona to a 14-0 win over Cal Poly and a berth in the super regionals. Maddox Mihalakis added two home runs and drove in three runs. Tommy Splaine added a two-run homer and also drove in three runs for the Wildcats (42-18). Advertisement Walton was the second Arizona player to hit three home runs in a game in the regional. Mason White hit three out on Saturday against Utah Valley. The Wildcats will play in the super regionals for the sixth time and are 4-1 in their previous appearances. Walton got Arizona started with a two-run home run in a five-run first inning. In the second inning, he hit another two-run shot and Mihalakis added a solo homer to make it 8-0. Walton added a third two-run shot that made it 10-0 in the sixth inning and Splaine went deep for two runs in the seventh. Mihalakis added a two-run shot in the eighth. Four pitchers combined for the shutout. Starter Smith Bailey (3-3) went six innings and allowed four hits. Hunter Alberini, Julian Tonghini and Matthew Martinez pitched one inning each, allowing a total of two hits. Advertisement Cal Poly starter Ethan Marmie (4-4) pitched one batter into the second inning and was charged with six runs. Nate Castellon had two hits for the Mustangs (43-19). ___ AP college sports:
