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Serruto HR lifts Indiana past Kentucky, 5-3 in Lexington Regional

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Peter Serruto drilled a three-run home run in the seventh inning to bring Indiana back from a two-run deficit en route to a 5-3 win Saturday over top-seeded Kentucky at the Lexington Regional.The third-seeded Hoosiers, who have knocked off the No. 1 and No. 2 seed to start the tournament, await the winner of an elimination game between Kentucky and West Virginia on Sunday. Phillip Glasser hit a first-inning home run to give Indiana a 1-0 lead, but Kentucky answered with a run in the second and took a 3-1 lead in the seventh after Patrick Herrera scored on a fielder’s choice and Grant Smith scored on Devin Burkes sacrifice fly. Josh Pyne opened the seventh inning with a double and Hunter Jessee was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Serruto’s home run to right field to take a 4-3 lead. Devin Taylor scored on a wild pitch in the eighth to add an insurance run. Connor Foley hit two batters in the top of the ninth to bring the winning run to the plate,...

DC United hands Inter Miami fifth straight defeat, 2-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Christian Benteke scored an insurance goal in the 90th minute that proved to be the difference as D.C. United held off Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday night.Benteke used an assist from Victor Pálsson to score his eighth goal of the season, giving DC United (6-6-5) a 2-0 lead. It was the difference in picking up three points after 20-year-old defender Ian Fray took a pass from Robert Taylor in the second minute of stoppage and scored his first career goal in his fifth appearance for Inter Miami (5-11-0).Neither team scored until United defender Donovan Pines found the net for the third time this season, scoring unassisted in the 76th minute.Inter Miami lost its fifth straight match. The club’s struggles continued under interim manager Javier Morales, who was handed the reins after Phil Neville was fired earlier in the week.DC United improves to 4-1-1 all-time in the series and 2-0-1 in road matches with Inter Miami. United got back in the wins column af...

Gavin Kash hits 2 HRs to help Texas Tech beat Florida 5-4 at Gainesville Regional

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Gavin Kash two home runs, including a two-out two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Texas Tech beat top-seeded Florida 5-4 Saturday night at the Gainesville Regional. Florida (45-15), the No. 2 national seed, plays Connecticut in a loser-out game on Sunday. The winner will have to beat Texas Tech (41-21) twice to advance to the super regionals. Zac Vooletich singled to left before Kash hit a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left center to give the Red Raiders a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning. The Gators took a 1-0 lead when Wyatt Langford scored on Josh Rivera’s sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth. Kevin Bazzell walked before Austin Green hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning and Kash led off the bottom of the fifth with a homer to give the Red Raiders a two-run lead. After Langford drew a lead-off walk in the top of the sixth, Jac Caglianone hit a two-run shot over the wall in left to make it 3-3. Dale Thomas hit a one-out pinch-h...

Indiana State moves within win of 1st super regional; No. 2 Florida faces tall task

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

Indiana State is within a win of its first NCAA Tournament super regional. South Carolina is breaking out of its late-season slump at the right time, and No. 2 national seed Florida is a loss away from getting eliminated from a home regional for a third straight year.The first two national seeds were knocked out of the tournament Saturday, with No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 13 Auburn each failing to win a game as a regional host for the first time.No. 1 national seed Wake Forest got a late start to its game against Maryland because of rain, and weather also caused delays at regionals hosted by Arkansas, LSU and Miami.Indiana State, the No. 14 seed and hosting for the first time, came from behind in a second straight game to beat Iowa 7-4.Iowa will play an elimination game against North Carolina on Sunday, with the winner having to beat the Sycamores twice to advance.The Sycamores wiped out a 4-2 deficit with a five-run eighth inning. They went ahead on two-run doubles by Miguel Rive...

Sandercock leads Florida State past Washington 3-1, into Women’s College World Series semifinals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kathryn Sandercock was strong in relief, and No. 3 seed Florida State held on to beat No. 7 Washington 3-1 on Saturday night and clinch a spot in the Women’s College World Series semifinals.Sandercock allowed one run on six hits in 5 2/3 innings to claim the win.Devyn Flaherty had two hits and scored twice for the Seminoles (57-9), who will play the winner of Sunday’s Tennessee-Oklahoma State game on Monday. Florida State remained unbeaten in the double-elimination bracket and will need to win once on Monday to advance to the best-of-three championship series. The Seminoles would have to lose twice to be eliminated.Washington (44-14) will play No. 9 Stanford in an elimination game on Sunday. The winner of that game would advance to the semifinals and play No. 1 seed Oklahoma on Monday. Sandercock stepped in for Makenna Reid in the second inning. Sandercock gave up a single and hit a batter before escaping a bases-loaded jam without allowing a run.Jos...

Carranza sparks Union to 3-0 victory over Montreal.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Julián Carranza scored a goal in each half to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night.Carranza staked the Union (9-4-3) to a 1-0 lead when he took a pass from Matt Real in the 12th minute and scored.Philadelphia increased its lead to 2-0 on Mikael Uhre’s sixth goal this season — unassisted in the 36th minute.Carranza used an assist from Dániel Gazdag in the 61st minute to net his ninth goal of the season and cap the scoring.Andre Blake did not have to make a save to earn his seventh clean sheet for the Union. Blake has 22 shutouts since the start of the 2021 season. He has saved 83.6% of shots on goal for his career. No other goaltender who has faced a minimum of 25 shots is over 80%.James Pantemis did not have a save, making his second start this season for Montreal (6-9-1).Montreal had a 3-2 home win over Philadelphia earlier this season to snap a six-match winless run in the series. Despite the loss, Montreal is 4-...

Will Brennan’s rare homer against Sonny Gray gives Guardians a 4-2 win over Twins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Will Brennan hit the first homer allowed this season by Sonny Gray in the seventh inning and Logan Allen pitched six strong innings for the Cleveland Guardians in a 4-2 win against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.Brennan drove in three runs and Andrés Giménez and Gabriel Arias each reached base three times in front of him. Steven Kwan added a solo homer in the ninth for Cleveland, which had lost three of four — including the first two games of the four-game series in Minnesota.Allen (3-2) allowed a leadoff homer to Jorge Polanco in the first and then settled in, giving up seven hits and two runs. The 24-year-old left-hander hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in any of his first eight major league starts.James Karinchak, Enyel De Los Santos and Emmanuel Clase each pitched an inning of relief with one total hit allowed. Clase earned his MLB-leading 18th save.Gray (4-1) gave up a season-high 10 hits and tied a season high with three runs allowed, includ...

Chicago Cubs place LHP Justin Steele on 15-day IL with forearm strain

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Justin Steele on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with strained left forearm.Steele, who turns 28 on July 11, has been one of Chicago’s best pitchers so far this season. He is 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts. He has 58 strikeouts and 16 walks in 68 innings.The Cubs also recalled catcher Miguel Amaya from Triple-A Iowa before their game at San Diego. Amaya made his big league debut last month. He went 3 for 13 with two RBIs in his first six games.Steele was removed from Wednesday’s start against Tampa Bay after three perfect innings. He had an MRI exam on Thursday.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Aaron Judge homers, makes big catch in Yankees’ 6-3 win over Dodgers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 19th homer and made an outstanding catch in the corner in right, Jake Bauers had a pair of two-run homers and Gerrit Cole stayed unbeaten with six innings of four-hit ball before leaving early in the New York Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.Judge put a line drive into the short left-field porch in the sixth inning for the Yankees, who rebounded from an 8-4 loss Friday night in the opener of the high-profile interleague series.The AL MVP then hung onto J.D. Martinez’s line drive in the eighth inning despite knocking open the door to Dodger Stadium’s visiting bullpen at the end of his sprint into the right field corner. The play might have prevented a run for the Dodgers, who had Max Muncy on first when Judge came up big.Oswaldo Cabrera hit a solo homer in the ninth for the Yankees, who have won five of seven. Cabrera began the day in Newark, catching a cross-country flight to join the roster in pla...

Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston explains campaign funding

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver mayoral runoff election is this week, and candidate Mike Johnston addressed his campaign funding on "Colorado Point of View."Johnston told "Colorado Point of View" that he has more than 3,000 donations from Denver voters. But candidate Kelly Brough released a new ad highlighting political contributions her opponent received from out-of-state billionaires. Mike Johnston fires back about campaign contributions So where is Johnston's funding coming from? "Colorado Point of View" host Ashley Michels discussed his contributions and also talked about the debt ceiling with political analysts Andy Boian and Michael Fields. You can watch the full episode that aired at 7:30 p.m. on Colorado's Very Own Channel 2 on Saturday in the player above.