As a parent, Lamont McCann first ran into the frustration of the modern collegiate recruiting world when his son, Monty - a standout running back for Douglas High football team - started looking for somewhere to play after his senior season in 2001.
SAN FRANCISCO - Aaron Rowand hit a go-ahead two-run double in the fifth inning and the Giants again backed starter Matt Cain with enough offense, beating the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep.
BOSTON - David Ortiz was the AL's top batter in the month of May, hitting 10 homers and raising his batting average from .143 to .272.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Cole Gillespie hit his third home run of the season and the Aces mounted a furious ninth-inning rally, but ultimately fell 8-7 to Colorado Springs Wednesday night at Spring Mobile Ballpark.
BOSTON - John Lackey had just struggled to make it through the sixth inning when Victor Martinez offered him some encouragement.
SAN FRANCISCO - Clint Barmes hit a two-out RBI double in the 11th inning and the Colorado Rockies won their season-high fourth straight road game by beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1 Tuesday night.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Doug Deeds led the Aces with two doubles and a triple, as Reno snapped its six-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Tuesday evening at Security Service Field.
MESA, Ariz. - The University of Nevada (36-22-1) baseball team saw its season end in extra innings falling to San Jose State University (23-36) 7-6 in 10 innings at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz. The Wolf Pack end their year at 36-22-1 while the Spartans improved to 23-36.
Don't count out the Nevada Wolf Pack in the Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament just yet.
The birthday boy might not have been there, but he was still the man, err, horse of the hour Thursday night at the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ballroom in Minden.
Tom Jameson turned in arguably the best postseason performance by a starting pitcher in Nevada Wolf Pack history on Thursday in the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
Outside of graduation, no other event signifies the onset of summer in Carson Valley like Mountain Madness.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . Are you still questioning the sanity of Armon Johnson for giving up his senior year with the Nevada Wolf Pack to jump into the NBA draft?
MESA, Ariz. - University of Nevada (35-21-1) freshman right hander Tom Jameson was near perfection in the Wolf Pack's 3-1 Western Athletic Conference elimination game victory over Louisiana Tech (27-30) on Thursday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.
MESA, Ariz. - The University of Nevada (34-21-1) was shutout 6-0 by San Jose State University (22-35) in its first game of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz. Wednesday night. The loss drops the Wolf Pack into the loser's bracket as they will play an elimination game with Louisiana Tech at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday morning.
