June 12th, 2009 09:02pm
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Nevada junior center fielder Westley Moss, a native of Irving, Texas, who played two years at Santa Rosa Junior College, was selected in the 34th round by the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
The 6-2, 165-pound Moss hit .305 with 15 steals at Nevada. In his career at SRJC, he hit .281 with 22 steals.
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June 12th, 2009 06:30pm
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University of San Diego junior right-hander Matt Thomson (El Molino) was drafted in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday by the Detroit Tigers.
Thomson, who played his freshman year at Santa Rosa Junior College, went 5-5 with a 5.98 ERA this past season at USD. Professional scouts are attracted by Thompson’s fastball, which consistently hovers around 92-93 mph. Thomson was drafted in the 22nd round by …
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June 11th, 2009 05:42pm
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UC Davis distance runner Sarah Sumpter (Healdsburg) has been named the Aggies’ Freshman of the Year.
Sumpter finished fourth in the 10,000 meters at the Big West Conference Championships. Her time of 36 minutes, 35.03 seconds ranks 10th in school history. Sumpter won the Division IV cross country state title as a senior at Healdsburg High.
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June 11th, 2009 05:37pm
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Sonoma State senior Jarin Todd and sophomore Patrick Bauer have been named second-team All-Americans by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America after leading the Seawolves to the Division II national championship.
With the honor, Todd, a two-time National Player of the Year, became just the fourth three-time All-American in school history joining Melissa Costa (track and field), Amy Apodoca (women’s soccer) and Mike Stone (track and field). Todd won …
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June 11th, 2009 03:53pm
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo outfielder D.J. Gentile (Casa Grande) was selected in the 43rd round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Indians and Sonona State pitcher Gary Moran was selected in the 41st round by the San Francisco Giants.
Gentile, who will be a redshirt junior, hit .304 with five homers and 41 RBIs for the Mustangs, who went 37-21 and reached the NCAA Tournament.
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June 9th, 2009 08:07pm
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Patrick Scott, a 6-foot-3 guard from Bear River High in Grass Valley and one of Sonoma State’s most heavily recruited players in years, headlines the Seawolves’ incoming four-person recruiting class.
Scott will be joined by 6-7 forward Steve Lackey from Ponderosa High in Shingle Springs, 6-4 guard James McLaughlin from Douglas High in Minden, Nev., and 6-4 guard Jason Walter, who played at Spring Valley High in Las Vegas.
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June 9th, 2009 08:01pm
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Sonoma State sophomore point guard Ashley Arnott is expected to play next season after undergoing offseason surgery for a back injury.
Arnott, from Australia, sat out last year after injuring his back in an exhibition against the University of Arizona. Arnott, who has two bulging discs, undwerent microscopic surgery in March. SSU coach Pat Fuscaldo said doctors told Arnott he could be full recovered in five or six months.
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June 9th, 2009 07:50pm
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Seawolves women’s water polo coach Coralie Simmons has been selected to be an assistant coach on the women’s senior national water polo team. Simmons will help guide Team USA at the World Championships in Rome this summer.
Simmons was a two-time National Player of the Year in 1997 and ‘98 at UCLA, where she played under current U.S. National Team coach Adam Krikorian.
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