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 Lexington beats Asheville 5-2, thwarting rally in ninth
LEXINGTON, Ky. ?? A late comeback effort was to no avail, as the Lexington Legends clipped the Asheville Tourists 5-2 in baseball last Sunday.
Trailing 5-0 in the ninth, shortstop Chris Nelson swatted a two-run shot, but it was too little too late, as the Tourists could muster no more runs.
Asheville starter Brandon Durden (5-2) allowed nine hits and four runs ?? two unearned ?? in five innings. He fanned four.
Legends nip Tourists 4-3 with ninth-inning comeback
LEXINGTON,
Ky. ?? With a rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Lexington
Legends edged the Asheville Tourists 4-3 in baseball last Saturday
night.
Trailing 3-2 in the ninth, Lexington batter hit three consecutive
singles off Asheville closer Andrew Johnston (0-2), culminating in a
two-run double by left fielder Mitch Einerston.
Earlier, Tourists?? starter Xavier Cedeno had scattered six hits and two unearned runs over six innings.
Offensively, Asheville left fielder Cole Garner and third baseman Phillip Cuadrado each swatted a home run.
Asheville tops Lexington 4-2 in rain-shortened game
LEXINGTON, Ky. ?? The Asheville Tourists beat the Lexington Legends 4-2 in a rain-shortened baseball game last Friday night.
All of the scoring for both teams occurred in the sixth inning.
Starter Andrew Johnston (6-3) earned the victory for Asheville. He
allowed five hits, two runs and one walk in five-plus innings. In
addition, Chad Bailey, who allowed one hit and struck out one in an
inning of relief, earned his first save of the season.
Tourists whip Legends 5-2 to win second-half opener
LEXINGTON,
Ky. ?? The Asheville Tourists topped the Lexington Legends 5-2 in both
teams?? second-half season-opener in baseball last Thursday night.
Asheville starter Chaz Roe (2-3), who was credited with the win,
allowed five hits, two runs and four walks in six innings. He struck
out five.
At the plate, the Tourists were led by second baseman Eric Young Jr., who finished 1-for-3 and scored three runs.
Asheville southpaw named SAL??s Pitcher of the Week
Left-hander Brandon Durden of the Asheville Tourists was named the South Atlantic League??s Pitcher of the Week for June 12-18.
Durden, the Colorado Rockies?? 2005 fourth-round draft pick from Georgia
College, finished 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA over two starts during the week.
Durden, a native of Adel, Ga., recorded a no-decision while allowing
only three hits and one unearned run over 6-2/3 innings in Asheville??s
4-1 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on June 13.
He then followed with a 5-1 victory over the Greenville Drive on June 18. He allowed eight hits and no runs over seven innings.
As of last Thursday, Durden was 5-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts.
13 area baseball players named to all-state team
Thirteen high school players from Western North Carolina have been
named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association all-state team.
The honorees included Cameron Duckworth (Reynolds) representing the
area in 4-A; Justin Jackson and Josh Thrailkill (Roberson) in 3-A;
Mathew Pruitt and Seth Grant (West Hendersonville), Jackie Corn and
Seth Baldwin (North Hendersonville) and Justin Wilson (Pisgah) in 2-A;
and David Ricker (Hendersonville), Brett Vaughan and Aaron Patton
(Hayesville), Shane Galloway (Rosman) and Cody Goodwin (Blue Ridge.)
Former Roberson slugger invited to Futures Game
Cameron
Maybin, an outfielder from Roberson High who now plays for the Detroit
Tigers?? Single-A affiliate in West Michigan, has been invited to play
in the Futures Game at 4 p.m. July 9 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The
game will be broadcast live in ESPN2.
Only 50 top prospect get the opportunity each year, and those are chosen from all levels of affiliated minor league baseball.
The Tigers?? first-round draft pick last summer injured his hand and missing playing from May 8 until June 8.
The Futures game features a U.S. team against a World squad, each comprised of 25 big league hopefuls.
Despite rain, Grizzlies win 22-16 in exhibition opener
The Asheville Grizzlies, a semi-professional football team, opened the
2006 exhibition season with a 22-16 win in the rain over the Miami
(Fla.) Knights at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Ex-UNCA freshman star makes transfer to Mercer
Guard
Michael Ellis, who left the UNC Asheville men??s basketball program last
season after being named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year,
has transferred to Mercer University, a Division 1 program in Macon, Ga.
Ellis averaged 9.8 points per game for the Bulldogs. He also recorded
single-game scoring highs of 29, 28 and 25 points after moving into the
starting lineup near the midway point of the season.
UNCA women??s team lauded for sportsmanship
CHARLOTTE
?? UNC Asheville has been awarded the Big South Conference??s Team
Sportsmanship Award for women??s outdoor track and field, the league
announced recently.
It is UNCA??s second team sportsmanship award of the year, as the Bulldogs?? men??s soccer squad was honored in the fall.
UNCA, coached by Dean Duncan, received three first-place votes and 12
points for the award to edge Virginia Military Institute, which
finished with one first-place vote and 11 points.
MHC receives largest-ever gift to its athletics programs
MARS HILL ?? Justus ?®Jud?∆ and Jo Ellen Ammons of Raleigh have given Mars
Hill College a gift of $1.6 million, the majority of which will be
directed to upgrading the school??s athletic facilities.
It is the largest athletic donation ever received by MHC. The gift will
create the Jud and Jo Ellen Ammons Football Center, which will include
refurbished grandstands, a new all-weather field turf playing surface,
an entry plaza, and the new Merrill Press Box.
Mr. Ammons is a Mars Hill native who is a descendant of one of the
founding families of MHC, and also holds the distinction of having an
ancestor serve as the college??s president. He is a current member of
the Board of Trustees and is past chair of the Building and Grounds
Committee and the Finance Committee.
Mrs. Ammons is a graduate and member of the Meredith College Board of Trustees.
At the family-run business in Raleigh hangs a sign providing insight
into the Ammons?? and their spirit of helping others: ?®Don??t wish you
had. Be glad you did.?∆
UNCA senior harrier named to scholars track-field team
UNC
Asheville senior LaTanya Harris recently was named to Diverse
magazine??s Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2006 Track Team, which
honors undergraduate minority students who excel on and off the
athletic field.
More than 600 students were nominated for the highly competitive award,
which was inspired by tennis legend Arthur Ashe??s commitment to
education and sportsmanship.
?®This accomplishment allows me to realize that I can be successful both
on the track and in the classroom, as well as with any other activity I
may take on,?∆ said Harris.
Harris, a psychology major from Loxahatchee, Fla., will attend North
Carolina Central University School of Law this coming fall. She made
the Big South Presidential Honor Roll for three years and been part of
two Big South All-Academic teams for track and field.
As vice president of UNC Asheville??s chapter of Psi Chi, a national
psychology honor society, Harris spearheaded efforts to raise more than
$1,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims.
She also serves on UNC Asheville??s Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Black Student Association.
As one of the best sprinters in UNC Asheville??s history, Harris is the
first UNC Asheville women??s track-and-field athlete to advance to a
National Collegiate Athletic Association regional meet. She recently
qualified for the NCAA Regional Track and Field Championship in May.
Coached by Dean Duncan, she has won two Big South 400-meter dashes and
finished second in the Big South??s 2005 Indoor Meet 200-meter dash and
the Outdoor Meet 400-meter dash.
?®It takes a lot of discipline and perseverance to do what Tanya has
done,?∆ said Janet Cone, UNC Asheville athletics director. ?®She proves
that it is possible to get a great education, compete at a high level
and still have a life in the community. We often talk to athletes about
excelling in three areas-- on the track, in the classroom and
throughout the community. Tanya is by far a winner in all of these.?∆
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