The 20-year-old right-hander finished the month among the top three Texas League pitchers in WHIP (0.84, 2nd), strikeouts (3rd) and opponent average (3rd).Īt Lancaster, OF Drew Ferguson was named August Player of the Month and RHP Andrew Thome was named August Pitcher of the Month. 190 opponent average (23x121) in five starts in August. Corpus Christi's Pitcher of the Month honors went to RHP Francis Martes, who went 3-1 with a 2.16 ERA (8ER/33.1IP), 37 strikeouts, five walks and a. 944 OPS (.414 OBP/.529 SLG) in 24 August games with the Hooks. 318 (27x85) with 15 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, four homers, six steals and a. The 16th-round pick in the 2014 draft batted. OF Ramon Laureano received his second consecutive Player of the Month award, and his first with Corpus Christi. For the season, Valdez led the PCL in walks per 9.0 innings (0.85) and ranked third in ERA (3.12) and tied for fourth in wins (12). RHP Cesar Valdez was named Fresno's August Pitcher of the Month, as he went 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA (7ER/34IP), 35 strikeouts and just two walks in five August starts. The 25-year-old led all Pacific Coast League hitters in extra-base hits (19) during the month, while ranking second in homers. 906 OPS (.338 OBP/.568 SLG) in 31 games during the month. 280 (35x125) with 10 doubles, one triple, eight homers, 25 RBI and a. OF Jon Kemmer received Fresno Player of the Month honors for August after batting. 1 seed in its playoff bracket, finishing 3-0 in round-robin play.HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Astros Player Development Department has named the August Minor League Players and Pitchers of the Month at Triple A Fresno, Double A Corpus Christi, Class A Advanced Lancaster, Class A Quad Cities, Class A Short Season Tri-City, Rookie Level Greeneville and the Rookie Level GCL Astros, DSL Astros Blue and DSL Astros Orange. John Safe pitched a complete-game three-hitter, striking out six. YOUTH BASEBALL: Dexture McCall's two-run homer and Jimmy Herget's three-run shot led Tampa Boys & Girls Club over Harrisburg, Pa., 15-3 in five innings in the senior division of the RBI World Series in Minneapolis. Manchester United is the British bookmakers' favorite to defend its Premier League title at 6-4 odds. soccer who left MLS in the 2007 season, signed with MLS's Philadelphia. SOCCER: Freddy Adu, 22, the once-great hope of U.S. Pete Times Forum next season, both to 7 p.m. NHL: The Lightning announced time changes for two games at the St. LeDoux earned a draw with Norton and Leon Spinks, and lost a title fight to Holmes by technical knockout. He died Thursday at his home in the Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids, almost three years after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, friend and attorney Bob Dolan said. Induction is during next season's kickoff weekend.ĪRENABOWL XXIV: Jacksonville beat host Arizona 73-70 on a TD pass on the final play.īOXING: Scott LeDoux, a former heavyweight contender who took on Larry Holmes, George Foreman and Ken Norton and twice fought for the title from 1974-83, has died at 62. The Hall board of directors opted to induct all 10 people who were nominated. The 10-member class also includes former AFL and NFL quarterback Kurt Warner. She faces Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Andrea Petkovic6-4, 6-3.įormer Storm standouts Stevie Thomas, Sylvester Bembery and George LaFrance were elected to the Arena Football Hall of Fame. Tampa resident Samantha Stosur made the semis, beating Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-1. She plays Victoria Azarenka, who beat Galina Voskoboeva 6-1, 6-2.
On the women's side, Serena Williams rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova to gain the semis. Fish takes onJanko Tipsarevic, who ousted Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, and Tampa resident Mardy Fish defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 6-0 to also advance.ĭjokovic faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who, coming off a victory over Roger Federer, downed Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-4. The class also included coaches Tara VanDerveer, Tex Winter and Herb Magee former NBA players Tom "Satch" Sanders,Artis Gilmore and Arvydas Sabonis the late Reece "Goose" Tatum of the Harlem Globetrotters and women's star Teresa Edwards. Chris Mullin, a five-time All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, opened the night as the other headliner.