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Chicago Tribune
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Prospects Noah Schultz and Braden Montgomery prepare to represent the Chicago White Sox in the MLB Futures Game
Braden Montgomery got a taste of the All-Star festivities in 2024 while attending the MLB draft. 'I was able to watch the Futures Game, the skill showcase that they did as well as the All-Star Game,' Montgomery said during a video conference call last week. 'I love everything that has to do with the All-Star weekend.' The outfielder will go from viewing to participating after earning a spot on the American League roster for the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game, which is Saturday in Atlanta. Montgomery and pitcher Noah Schultz are the two players representing the Chicago White Sox at the event that brings together some of baseball's top prospects. 'I love being around baseball and the more talent I can be around, the better I feel it makes me,' Montgomery said. 'So I'm excited to meet those guys and to see what they are like, see what kind of process they go through.' Montgomery entered Tuesday with a .261/.344/.444 slash line with 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 RBIs in 76 games between Single-A Kannapolis and High-A Winston-Salem. He is the No. 3 prospect in the Sox organization according to 'We have one of our coordinators that says it takes a long time to have a good season and a long time to have a bad season,' Montgomery said. 'You've got to figure it out and not give up on yourself and keep thinking through it.' The Boston Red Sox selected Montgomery in the first round of the 2024 draft and he was acquired by the White Sox as part of the Garrett Crochet trade in December. 'I'd say so far my season has been OK,' Montgomery said. 'I'm really, really excited to get the chance to go to the Futures Game. Outside of that, I would say it's been just all right. 'One of the areas I definitely want to continue to stay conscious about is swing decisions. I feel like as I've gotten to pro ball, I just kind of wanted to figure it out, go straight into it, see what pitches I can hit and which pitches I can't hit. From there we'll iron out the process and the approach and continue to take steps forward.' Montgomery, 22, is in his first professional season. He spent 2024 recovering from a broken right ankle suffered in the NCAA Super Regional with Texas A&M. Asked why he described his 2025 as 'just all right,' Montgomery added, 'Just because I've got high expectations for myself and I know what I'm capable of.' 'Pro ball is a completely new experience for me, it's different from college,' he said. 'So just wanting to go in there, and you'll see a whole lot of failure because it's baseball. But I want to iron out that and iron out my process to where I'm eliminating some of those failures.' Montgomery is enjoying the growing process. 'I feel like we've got a really good staff from top to bottom,' Montgomery said. 'I'm glad to be working with them and I'm looking forward to what the future holds as I get more accustomed to professional baseball.' Schultz has spent time at Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte during this year, his third professional season. The left-hander, an Oswego East product who the Sox selected in the first round of the 2022 draft, entered Tuesday 4-4 with a 4.76 ERA in 15 starts. Schultz has 71 strikeouts in 68 innings. 'It's been a big adjustment, changing to shorter schedules and going deeper in games,' Schultz said of his 2025 during a video conference call last week. 'There's been a lot of things I've been working on. I'm really happy with how my body feels and how I've been able to stay healthy throughout the year. I'm looking forward to continuing that. 'There have been some growing pains and some struggles I've had, but there's also been moments I'm happy with. There's a lot I can point out, but the only way to go forward with it is to look at the good things I've done and try to replicate those the rest of the year.' Schultz, 21, said the positives include staying strong and staying with velocity throughout games. 'This year, I've gone to the fifth, sixth inning multiple times,' he said. 'I'm happy, at the beginning of the year it was almost my velocity was going up deeper into games. 'There's a bunch of little pieces you've got to put together, but that was one of the first things I noticed was I was throwing harder later into games which showed the stuff I'm doing behind the scenes, the strength stuff, it's been working. But it's making sure I'm putting everything together.' ranks Schultz as the top prospect in the Sox system. This will be his second Futures Game after participating last season in Arlington, Texas. 'It's an honor,' Schultz said. 'It's something I had a great experience at last year and the opportunity to be able to go back at a different field is awesome and I'm really excited.' The Sox reinstated Luis Robert Jr. from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. The center fielder went on the IL retroactive to June 26, missing time with a left hamstring strain. 'He's ready to go,' manager Will Venable said before Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rate Field. 'He wanted to be in a spot where he could go and be himself and run around the field like we're used to seeing him do. So no limitations from his end. And for me, there won't be any limitations either.' In the corresponding move, the Sox optioned infielder Tristan Gray to Charlotte.
USA Today
03-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson softball officially adds four transfers to its 2025-26 roster
Clemson softball is bolstering its roster with four new additions from the transfer portal ahead of the 2025-26 season, head coach John Rittman announced this week. The Tigers have landed Kiley Channell (FAU), Abby Dunning (Boston College), Corri Hicks (Oklahoma) and Sierra Maness (USC Upstate) as they look to build on their recent ACC Tournament title and another NCAA Super Regional run. Channell, an infielder from Keystone Heights, Florida, brings an impressive bat after two standout seasons at FAU. She earned 2025 AAC Second Team honors and was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 2024. Channell batted .330 this past season with 59 hits and 44 RBIs, and she set a school record with five hits in the game that clinched the AAC regular-season title against Tulsa. She also ranked among the nation's top doubles hitters as a freshman, finishing with 19 two-baggers in 2024. In the circle, Clemson adds a big arm in graduate transfer Abby Dunning. The Burr Ridge, Illinois native was a mainstay for Boston College, earning spots on the 2024 All-ACC Third Team and ACC All-Tournament Team. She fanned 172 batters last season — third-most in the conference — and posted a 2.46 ERA while limiting hitters to a .207 average over 33 appearances. Dunning was also recognized on the College Sports Evaluators Preseason Top 50 Pitchers List for 2025. Behind the plate, Corri Hicks comes in from Oklahoma with two years of eligibility remaining. Hicks played in 24 games for the Sooners, including a postseason appearance where she homered in an 8-0 Norman Regional win. She wrapped up her freshman year with three home runs and showed flashes of power and run production whenever called on. Rounding out the incoming transfer group is Sierra Maness, a junior right-hander from USC Upstate. Maness was a force in the Big South, earning First Team All-Conference honors this spring after striking out 120 batters in 166 innings. Over two years with the Spartans, she notched 34 wins, three saves and 244 total strikeouts with a career ERA of 2.34. The new transfers will join a core group of 13 returners who helped guide Clemson to its first ACC Tournament crown and third Super Regional berth in the past four seasons. They'll also be part of a large 2025-26 signing class that includes seven incoming freshmen: Sarah Breaux, Sophie Burmeister, Keira Crosby, Lexie Hames, Maddie Johnson, Mac Pavese and Sarah Rocheleau. With a mix of experienced talent and young prospects, Rittman and the Tigers look poised to stay in the national conversation and build on the momentum they've created in recent years. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
USA Today
09-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Duke-Murray State baseball live score: Updates, highlights, how to watch super regional
Duke-Murray State baseball live score: Updates, highlights, how to watch super regional Show Caption Hide Caption Louisville baseball coach, players on super regional win vs. Miami Louisville baseball beat Miami 8-1 in the NCAA Super Regional Friday. The Cardinals are one win away from going to the College World Series in Omaha. The final ticket to Omaha will be punched on Monday. After splitting their first two meetings, Duke and Murray State baseball will face off in the third game of the Durham Super Regional on June 9 at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, North Carolina, with the winner becoming the eighth and final team to make it into the 2025 College World Series field. The Racers have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 NCAA tournament, a No. 4 seed that won the Oxford Regional, knocking out No. 10 Ole Miss in the process, and fighting off elimination Sunday against Duke with a 19-run effort. REQUIRED READING: Where is Murray State? What to know of Racers baseball in NCAA super regionals While Murray State has never been to the CWS, it's been a long wait for Duke, which hasn't qualified for the event since 1961. The Blue Devils are 41-20, marking the first time they've won at least 40 games in back-to-back seasons in program history. Follow along here for the live score, updates, highlights, information on how to watch and more from Duke and Murray State baseball's super regional finale in the 2025 NCAA tournament: Duke vs Murray State baseball super regional live score Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F Murray St 2 — — — — — — — — — Duke — — — — — — — — — — REQUIRED READING: Who's in College World Series? Updated bracket, schedule for NCAA baseball tournament Duke vs Murray State baseball live updates Murray State came out swinging, as five of its first six batters have reached base with hits against Henry Zatkowski. The Racers have the bases loaded with one out here in the top of the first inning, and Duke has started to get its bullpen warm. Carson Garner nearly goes deep, launching a double off the right-field wall with one out. Dom Decker then plates Garner in the next at-bat, as his single to center field makes it 2-0 Murray State in the top of the first inning. Great start for the Racers. It didn't take long for Murray State to take a 1-0 lead, as Jonathan Hogart launches a leadoff home run to left field. Hogart is up to 21 home runs on the season and gives the Racers an early edge. Freshman left-hander Henry Zatkowski is getting the start for Duke against Murray State's Kane Elmy. Zatkowski has a 4.85 ERA this season in 55 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs with four strikeouts across 4 2/3 innings in his last outing against Oklahoma State in the Athens Regional. Elmy, a right-handed senior, has a 4.33 ERA in 54 innings this season. He faced Ole Miss in the Oxford Regional and allowed four runs in 2 1/3 innings. CF Jonathan Hogart RF Dustin Mercer 3B Carson Garner 2B Dom Decker 1B Luke Mistone C Will Vierling LF Dan Tauken DH Nico Bermeo SS Conner Cunningham SS Wallace Clark CF AJ Gracia 3B Ben Miller 1B Jake Hyde DH Ben Rounds LF Tyler Albright C Macon Winslow 2B Jake Berger RF Kyle Johnson What time does Duke vs Murray State baseball start? Date: June 9 June 9 Time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET Where: Jack Coombs Field (Durham, North Carolina) Duke and Murray State are scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET first pitch at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, North Carolina for the third game of the Durham Super Regional. What TV channel is Duke vs Murray State baseball on today? TV channel: ESPN ESPN Streaming options: ESPN app | ESPN+ Game 3 of the Durham Super Regional between Duke and Murray State on June 9 will air on ESPN. Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and former MLB all-star Gregg Olson (analyst) will be on the call. Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app, which requires a valid cable login) and ESPN+, ESPN's subscription streaming service. Watch Duke vs Murray State baseball live with ESPN+ UCLA vs UTSA baseball predictions, picks, odds Odds from BetMGM Spread: Duke, -2.5 Duke, -2.5 Over/under: 16.5 runs 16.5 runs Moneyline: Duke, -250 | UTSA, +190 Prediction: Duke 8, Murray State 2 The deeper an NCAA tournament series goes, the more it often favors the deeper and more talented team. That should be Duke, despite a spirited push from Murray State, including a 19-run effort on June 8. NCAA baseball schedule The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament began on May 30 with the regional round of play. The tournament's now in the super regional round, which began June 6 and will run no later than June 9. The super regionals are eight different best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the College World Series, which will begin on June 13. The double-elimination tournament will run through June 22 or 23, depending on whether the best-of-three championship series goes two or three games. Here is more detailed look at the latest college baseball schedule and NCAA Tournament bracket update.
USA Today
09-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn baseball: Five players join roster through transfer portal
Auburn baseball: Five players join roster through transfer portal Auburn's coaching staff worked double-duty this weekend to help build its 2026 roster. Auburn baseball experienced a historical weekend by hosting its first-ever NCAA Super Regional, and the Tigers' coaching staff took full advantage by using it as an edge to fuel its transfer portal recruiting efforts. While Auburn fans were cheering on the Tigers at Plainsman Park, several transfer portal targets were fielding recruiting pitches behind the scenes. The 2026 roster is now taking shape as five experienced transfers are set to join the team in their pursuit of another College World Series appearance. Several key names will need to be replaced next season as Cooper McMurray, Carson Myers, Deric Fabian, and Sam Dutton are out of eligibility, and Ike Irish is receiving first-round chatter ahead of next month's MLB draft. Players such as Bub Terrell, Chris Rembert, Eric Snow, Chase Fralick, and Cade Belyeu are set to return next season, and the addition of these transfers will fit in nicely as Butch Thompson aims to fill the voids with the best talent available. Here is a look at the haul Auburn baseball secured over the weekend from the transfer portal. Jake Marciano Auburn added a left-handed pitcher in Jake Marciano, a rising sophomore, over the weekend. Marciano was Virginia Tech's primary Saturday starter this season, and finished with a 4-2 record with a 6.08 ERA and 71 strikeouts. He struck out at least two batters in all but one of his 14 starts this season, and struck out a personal-best nine batters in the Hokies 6-1 win over Notre Dame on April 5, where he allowed one earned run on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. 2025 stats (Virginia Tech): 4-2, 6.08 ERA, 15 appearances (14 starts), 60 2/3 innings pitched, 70 hits, 42 runs allowed (41 earned), 71 strikeouts, 18 walks Ryne Farber Auburn added an infield piece in Ryan Farber, a shortstop from Texas State. The switch hitter has recorded at least two home runs, 48 hits, and 25 RBI over the last two seasons. He struck out 36 times last season, up from the nine he recorded as a freshman in 2024, but his stolen base production has increased from eight in 2024 to 17 in 2025. In the field, he fielded at a .962 clip in 2025 while recording 75 putouts and just eight errors. 2025 stats (Texas State): .267 average, 59 hits, 4 home runs, 33 RBI, 30 walks, 36 strikeouts, 17 stolen bases Drew Whalen Whalen, a right-handed pitcher from Western Kentucky, earned a spot on the Conference-USA All-Freshman team in 2024, and followed suit as a sophomore by building a 9-3 record in 16 starts, where he struck out 90 batters and walked 31 over 81 2/3 innings. His season-best performance came against Sam Houston State, where he struck out 10 batters and allowed zero runs on three hits over 6 2/3 innings. He led the conference in wins (9), fifth in ERA (3.53), and third in strikeouts (90). 2025 stats (Western Kentucky): 9-3 record, 3.53 ERA, 16 appearances (16 starts), 81 2/3 innings, 90 strikeouts, 31 walks. Todd Clay There is no place like home. That is the case for Todd Clay, who returns to his hometown club after spending the 2025 season at UAB. Clay had a magical season at UAB, where he led the team in several categories inclduing hits (69), and slugging percentage (.539). The former Blazer infielder logged a .962 clip this season with only five errors and 31 putouts. Clay, a graduate of Auburn High School, was a member of the Tigers' 2021 state championship squad and is a member of the All-American Athletic Conference 2nd team. 2025 stats (UAB): .361 average, 53 games played (53 starts), 69 hits, 7 home runs, 51 RBI, .539 slugging percentage, six stolen bases, .962 fielding Garett Brewer The third pitching commit of the weekend is a left-hander formerly of Michigan State, Garrett Brewer. The rising junior appeared in 17 games in relief for the Spartans this season, where he recorded a career-high in innings pitched (34 1/3), strikeouts (41), opponent batting average (.223), and ERA (3.47). In Michigan State's 11-10 win over Minnesota on May 17, Brewer logged a season-best seven strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. 2025 stats (Michigan State): 2-2 record, 3.47 ERA, 17 appearances (0 starts), 1 save, 34 1/3 innings pitched, 41 strikeouts, 13 walks Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Oregon State's offense explodes to end FSU baseball's season in NCAA Super Regional
Florida State baseball's season ended in Corvallis as Oregon State blasted five home runs to beat the Seminoles 14-10 in game three of the NCAA Super Regional Sunday night. The Beavers advanced to Omaha on the back of two explosive innings that produced 13 runs, including a seven-run first inning. Oregon State's offensive outburst in the first three innings outdid FSU's best offensive showing of the Super Regional. Advertisement The Seminoles (42-16) chipped away at the lead but couldn't overcome the mountainous task, aided in part by leaving 10 runners on base. FSU outhit Oregon State 17-12, but failed to convert in a few big spots, ending two innings with the bases loaded. Of Oregon State's 14 runs, 11 came on the long ball, including a grand slam from Trent Caraway in the third inning, and six runs came with two outs. While the Beavers put up two touchdowns, FSU held them scoreless after the fourth inning, which allowed FSU to chip away at the deficit. Wes Mendes started for FSU, and he was unable to make it out of the first inning, just a week removed from a career-long outing of eight innings pitched. In his 0.2 innings on the mound, he allowed five hits, two being home runs, seven runs and struck out none while walking a batter and hitting another. The Seminoles used six pitchers, with Chris Knier going the deepest in his 3.2 innings of relief work. After his heroics in game two, FSU turned to Peyton Prescott again in the seventh inning, but he exited the game after throwing a pitch and appeared to injure his throwing arm. Advertisement Max Williams, Myles Bailey and Chase Williams all hit home runs for the Seminoles. M. Williams gave FSU its only lead of the night in the first inning with his two-run blast, quickly undone by the seven runs from Oregon State. C. Williams hit his second career homer in the second inning. Bailey blasted a two-run shot in the sixth to cut the lead to six. FSU scored a pair in the ninth inning on a C. Williams fielder's choice and Gage Harrelson's double. Four FSU players finished with three hits in the game, with Hunter Carns, Harrelson Bailey and C. Williams all combining for 12 of FSU's 17 hits. The Seminoles struck out nine times, their lowest number of strikeouts in the super regional after 29 combined in the first two games. Advertisement Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@ or on Twitter @__liamrooney This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU baseball vs. Oregon State: Seminoles sent home in Super Regional
