Tag: walk
Clayton Kershaw earns his first win of 2025 as Dodgers beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career. And they’ve rarely been disappointed. So they did it again on a sultry Sunday afternoon in St. Louis and once again Kershaw delivered, earning his first win of the season in a…
With Patrick Mahomes rooting, NiJaree Canady’s pitching and a walk-off hit power Texas Tech over Oklahoma in WCWS
If you’re wondering what Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was doing on Monday night, it’s not hard to find the answer. Just head to his X account, where he was firing off tweets about his alma mater’s softball team. Seeded 12th in the NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech is still alive in its first ever…
Prep baseball: West Ranch defeats Mater Dei for Division 2 title
It was a night when gnats came out by the hundreds at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field. Fans swatted them away. Players endured. “In my ears, on my eyes,” said West Ranch pitcher Hunter Manning of the insect invasion. “You have to keep going.” After 101 pitches in the Southern Section Division 2 championship game…
Dodgers acquire former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz in Reds trade
Two years ago, Alexis Díaz was an All-Star closer with the Cincinnati Reds. Now, the 28-year-old right-hander is set to become a Dodgers reclamation project. Amid a wave of early-season injuries to their bullpen and rotation, the Dodgers agreed to acquire Díaz from the Reds on Thursday, the team announced. Díaz, who was demoted to…
What are the best softball walk-up songs? UCLA, South Carolina had great ones at a NCAA Super Regional
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Have you ever heard a song by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at a baseball game before? How about a softball game? Before this weekend, I couldn’t say that I had either. With apologies to the great talents of Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone and Flesh-n-Bone, “Crossroads” and “1st of tha Month”…