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Seven Tigers in Six Innings
Apr 17th
The Padres like having Ian Kennedy start games at Petco Park.
He’s a fly-ball pitcher, which typically bodes well in a big, spacious ballpark. He’s had success pitching in San Diego since the Padres acquired him at the Trade Deadline last summer.
Kennedy, who gets the start in Thursday’s series finale against the Rockies, is 4-3 with a 3.30 ERA in eight starts with the Padres at Petco Park. He will go against left-hander Franklin Morales, who appeared headed to the bullpen until lefty Brett Anderson suffered a broken finger Saturday, forcing the Rockies to change their plans.
Kennedy allowed four runs in six innings in his last start, a loss to the Tigers at home. He struck out seven and had one walk.
One plus for him in that outing? His changeup was the best it had been in the past three seasons.
“I’m happy to see that come around,” he said.
Source: MLB
2 Players 7 Goals
Apr 14th
Sarah Lautman, University of Colorado sophomore, netted an overtime game-winner to help her lacrosse team to victory.
After an extra minutes buzzer beater on Friday to push the Buffaloes over the USC Women of Troy, Lautman once again gave CU its late push, scoring the sudden victory goal here Sunday to give CU a 7-6 win over San Diego State.
With a reading of 34 degrees on the thermometer at opening draw, snowy and overcast conditions seemed to slow both teams’ rhythms. SDSU went into the break up 4-2, but the Buffs, who managed just 11 shots in regulation, outscored the Aztecs four to two in the second half to send the game into extra minutes.
The Aztecs took six shots in overtime play, while limiting the Buffs to two, but CU once again showed its late game strength. Over four minutes ticked away as the teams both pushed for a sudden victory in the final minutes of overtime, and Lautman hammered one home to claim the win.
“In all honesty, we have struggled a lot in the other games we played when it was cold and snowy,” CU head coach Ann Elliott said. “I thought we came out hard in the beginning and we were playing well, the best we’ve played in the cold weather. As the snow picked up you knew it was going to be an ugly game on both sides and you had to just keep fighting and you needed someone to pick up and make a play. Sarah did that for us.”
After recording her second hat trick in Friday’s 12-11 OT win against USC, Lautman had another performance for the books against SDSU. She netted a career-high four goals and took six of CU’s 13 shots.
Source: CU Buffs
CU to Host Invitational
Apr 11th
The CU Invitational this Friday and Saturday will be hosted by the University of Colorado track and field team, April 11-12, at Potts Field.
The men’s and women’s javelin and hammer throws will be contested on Friday, starting at 3 p.m. Saturday’s events will start at 11 a.m. with the shot put, discus, pole vault, long jump, high jump and steeplechase.
The field events will run on a rolling schedule while the track events will follow a time schedule. The final event scheduled for the track is the men’s 4×400-meter relay at 3:30 p.m.
The Buffaloes will host many Front Range schools this weekend, including region rivals Colorado State along with many unattached athletes.
The forecast for Friday is a high of 81 F with partially cloudy skies and light wind. Saturday’s outlook is also partly cloudy with a high of 73 F and a 20 percent chance of precipitation with winds that can reach up to nine mph (as of Thursday afternoon). Should inclement weather force a cancellation of the meet, such notice will be posted on www.CUBuffs.com as well as a message left on the track and field office voice mail at 303/492-5227.
Source CU Buffs
