Front Row Seat: SDSU Aztecs steamroll Stony Brook 42-0
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Aztecs score early and often in 42-0 season-opening win over Stony Brook - San Diego Union-Tribune
It was SDSU’s first shutout since a 6-0 win over Weber State in the 2019 season opener. While the Aztecs subbed liberally on offense in the final period, several starters remained on the field late in the game.
“We wanted to keep that zero on the board,” said Chambliss, who saw to it that the Seawolves didn’t complete a fourth-quarter pass to move into scoring range. “That’s our standard. We’re not going to give anything up.”
Mayfield Shines, but Storm Fall 3-2 - MadFriars
Despite a stellar five-inning shutout performance by 2024 top draft pick, left-hander Kash Mayfield, the Storm went down in extra innings on Wednesday night, 3-2.
Mayfield, 20, in his first full season of pro ball, struck out the side in the first inning and recorded five of the first six outs by strikeout.
What's Padres' plan for getting more from No. 2 spot? - MLB.com
What can’t be argued is that the Padres need more production from the No. 2 spot. The question is whether Arraez is the one best suited to give it to them. He’s posted a .704 OPS this season, the lowest mark of his career. That’s coming off three consecutive batting titles. He seems unlikely to win a fourth.
“I’m a human,” Arraez said prior to Wednesday’s game. “Every player has a bad year, bad weeks, bad months. I just try to work hard every day, do the little things to help the team win. The good thing is we’re winning.”
It’s always worth digging deeper than batting average with Arraez, who isn’t much of a threat to slug or walk. But if he could find the version of himself from the past three seasons, he would be perfectly suitable toward the top of the lineup. In that span, he reached base at a .371 clip – and and a .385 clip against righties. The Padres would absolutely take that in the No. 2 spot – especially against righties.
#65 What's left to decide? - The Bandwagon
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