Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Aaron Slegers faced one batter over the minimum in 6.0 innings and the Red Wings held off a 9th inning rally as Rochester beat the Gwinnett Stripers 4-2 Saturday night at Coolray Field. The Wings have now won three games in a row to begin this seven-game road trip. Slegers (1-0) surrendered three hits and did not walk a batter … [Read more...] about Slegers pitches Wings to third straight victory
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Turley named International League Pitcher of the Week
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Rochester Red Wings left-hander Nik Turley has been named the International League Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Turley made one start and fanned a career-high 15 batters over 6.0 scoreless innings on Tuesday vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 15 punch outs set a Frontier Field record. The first 10 outs … [Read more...] about Turley named International League Pitcher of the Week
Syracuse highlights day of upsets, close calls
Saturday's Top 25 action. SYRACUSE 82 No. 6 FLORIDA STATE 72 John Gillon, a transfer from Colorado State, scored all 10 points of a 10-2 run to end the game for the Syracuse Orange as they defended the Carrier Dome and upset the Florida State Seminoles. Andrew White III gave the Orange 24 points, and Gillon (21 points, 11 assists) and Tyler Lydon (14 points, 11 … [Read more...] about Syracuse highlights day of upsets, close calls
No. 14 Wildcats take down No. 3 Bruins
Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 14 ARIZONA 96 No. 3 UCLA Lauri Markkanen scored three of nine points, and the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats ended the game on a 9-4 run to upset the UCLA Bruins. The Wildcats held UCLA, the top ranked three-point shooting team in the country at an average of 44.1 percent per game, to 10-31 (32.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The Wildcats are … [Read more...] about No. 14 Wildcats take down No. 3 Bruins
Minnesota knocks off No. 15 Purdue in OT
Sunday's Top 25 action. MINNESOTA 91 No. 15 PURDUE 82 Freshman forward Eric Curry scored seven during a 13-2 Minnesota run in overtime. The Gophers held Purdue, the ninth best three-point shooting team in the country (41.3 percent per game), to 9-for-28 (32.1) from behind the arc. Junior guard Nate Mason paced Minnesota with a 31-point, 11-assist and six-rebound … [Read more...] about Minnesota knocks off No. 15 Purdue in OT