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Astros top prospect goes yard in first at-bat for River Bandits
By Jake Seiner / Special to MLB.com | May 28, 2013 8:51 PM ET
Tuesday did not get off to the best start for Jonathan Singleton. But once he finally got back in the batter's box, it was like the slugging first baseman had never left.
The Astros' top prospect homered in his first at-bat and ended up going 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs in Class A Quad Cities' 7-5 rain-shortened win over Kane County. It was his first appearance since serving a 50-game suspension for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
"I felt a little bit [nervous]," said Singleton, who tested positive for marijuana. "I tried to just relax and take a deep breath and go out there and play hard."
Singleton, MLB.com's No. 25 overall prospect, missed his early-morning flight Tuesday morning and didn't arrive at Modern Woodmen Park until around 6 p.m. He got into uniform for the 7 p.m. start, serving as the River Bandits' designated hitter.
Singleton slugged the first-inning homer off Cubs prospect Dillon Maples (0-1), driving a two-strike pitch out to the opposite field.
"Honestly, I was just up there trying to swing the bat hard," he said. "Two strikes, just trying to put the ball in play. I wasn't really thinking too much, which is a good thing. Normally, I think a lot when I come back from something like that, and it's my first time playing under the lights. But it's a good day today."
The left-handed hitter slugged 21 homers in 131 games with Double-A Corpus Christi last season, positing an .893 OPS. Acquired from the Phillies with pitchers Jarred Cosart and Josh Zeid and outfielder Domingo Santana for Hunter Pence at the 2011 trade deadline, Singleton has become a prize piece of the Astros system.
Singleton, who had never played in the Midwest League before Tuesday, was joined on the field by Astros No. 2 prospect -- and last year's No. 1 overall Draft pick -- Carlos Correa as well as No. 5 prospect Lance McCullers and No. 8 prospect Rio Ruiz.
"This is the first time I've played on the same field as them," he said. "They're very good ballplayers and they're exciting to watch."
Singleton had been in extended spring training in Kissimmee, Fla., working primarily on his defense and getting stronger in the weight room. He is on assignment with Quad Cities and said the plan is for him to spend time with the River Bandits and with Double-A Corpus Christi before moving up to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old was slated to head to Triple-A before he was suspended.
Singleton said he expects to play first base on Wednesday.
"I was pretty anxious," he admitted. "I actually didn't get too much sleep, but once I got to the ballpark today, I was calmed down a little bit. Once I got the uniform on, I was ready to go."
Correa, ranked No. 28 among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects, also had two hits and drove in runs. He's 5-for-9 with seven RBIs in his last two contests. McCullers (1-4) appeared in relief and picked up his first professional win, striking out three and walking one in a scoreless inning.
Jake Seiner is a contributor to MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Jake_Seiner. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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The Phoenix Art Museum will be hosting its 7th annual, black-tie fundraising event this November with the pARTy, aptly named for celebrating the art housed in the Museum as well as the lively feel for which the occasion strives.
Initially an event to celebrate the Museum's grand opening after the completion of a multi-year construction project, the pARTy was such a success, it was turned into an annual fundraising event for the Phoenix Art Museum's exhibitions and educational programs, which include tours with experts, lectures, festivals, cultural performances and an award-winning film program.
"Over the past six years, an average of 795 individuals have attended the event each year," says Alesha Corey, head of media relations for the pARTy. "The pARTy has raised more than $9 million."
Coordinators behind the event have maintained their focus on keeping the pARTy an unsponsored event, only receiving money from those who donate without the influence of personal benefits.
"This is not a typical event as it is not a sponsored event," Corey adds. "The guests are not buying sponsorship; they are buying tables and donating to the Museum. There are options to underwrite various aspects to the event and those are strictly donations with no benefits attached."
At the pARTy, attendees can either purchase individual tickets or tables for groups. There are 4 different table options, varying in price from $7,500 to $50,000. Individual tickets range from $750 to $5,000, depending on the table.
The pARTy is also run entirely by volunteers who have taken an interest in the Phoenix Art Museum.
"The Museum has a cadre of eager and outstanding volunteers that work for the Museum in numerous ways," says Corey. "On the night of the event, there are also staff members that volunteer to work to be part of this huge event for the Museum. For the volunteers that evening, the pARTy is a highlight event of the year."
Corey has no doubt this year's event will amaze its guests. She says with the stunning décor, "this year's black-tie event … promises to dazzle and delight guests."
For more information on the Phoenix Art Museum and The pARTy, visit phxart.org.
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North Melbourne's Scott Thompson has given evidence he took a broken rib into last week's game against Geelong, helping Cats' star Steve Johnson beat a charge of kneeing.
Johnson had been offered a one-match ban by the AFL's match review panel but chose to contest the charge on Tuesday night and risked a two-game suspension.
After a one-hour hearing, the tribunal's three-man jury deliberated for 10 minutes before ruling the Norm Smith Medallist had applied insufficient force to Thompson's ribs to constitute a reportable offence.
Johnson said as he left AFL House that he was a relieved man.
"The correct decision was made and I'm really looking forward to an important game this week," Johnson said.
His third-placed Cats host fourth-placed Fremantle in a huge round-20 clash in Geelong on Saturday night.
The three-time All-Australian Johnson admitted he had yelled at Thompson and accused him of faking pain when the incident occurred during the first quarter of Saturday night's game at Etihad Stadium.
"We found out later (about the injury). I'm glad that he came in and it helped my case, no doubt," Johnson told reporters.
Thompson was called to give evidence by player advocate Peter Murdoch and revealed he had suffered a cracked rib the previous week and wore a protective guard for the match against Geelong.
Johnson and the North fullback had tangled and Johnson said he tried to pull away from Thompson's hold of his jumper.
"I then put my knee down in another way of trying to leverage myself away to get away from him," Johnson said.
"I did place my knee down on him. It was very minor impact and I was quite surprised by his reaction."
Thompson said he was holding onto Johnson because he didn't want him to get away and make a play for the ball.
"In the previous round, I cracked my rib, a broken rib on my right side," Thompson said.
"I had to wear a guard. It's pretty sensitive.
"I didn't think there was much force. It just got the right spot of my previous injury.
"Once we stood up, he said a few things.
"I didn't really want to say why I was in pain because then I could get targeted."
Tribunal spokesman Wayne Schimmelbusch said the jury found Johnson guilty of misconduct but the force used was deemed to be negligible.


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I just saw that too...I can't wait. This summer has been pretty small so a head high wave would be an inviting site.
Yeah hopefully it holds up. Any idea what the tides will be like from moday to wednesday?
on every forecast page there is a link to a 5 day tide chart.
Look in the Current Weather section at the top of the forecast page. Above the high and low tides, you will see a link for the 5 day tide chart.
going down on wends till sat morn. any idea of how things will be? the forecast doesn't show anything too promising, but it's still a great excuse to get out of work,and go camp with your bros and get in the water after a month, gills are going dry.:D


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Arizona 3, Penn 2 (8)
WP: Estele Pinon (13-8), 4.1 IP, H, 0 ER, 2 BB, K
LP: Alexis Borden (17-12), 7.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), K
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Pennsylvania softball team (30-20) saw its historic season come to a close on Saturday evening. The Quakers dropped a heartbreaker, 3-2 in eight innings, to Arizona (33-25) in an elimination contest. Penn accomplished much in 2013, including winning its second Ivy League title in program history and qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. The Red and Blue graduated seven core seniors of this year's squad, including three of their four captains, and will now look toward 2014 and continuing their success in the Ivies.
The second game in NCAA postseason history for Penn started out much better than its first. Sydney Turchin led off the top of the first inning with a single through the right side, although the half inning would end on a tailor-made double play. In the home half, the first two batters would reach safely for Arizona, but the Quakers would get a double play of their own – albeit unorthodox. The Wildcat batter would hit a grounder to Samantha Erosa, who would toss to Stephanie Caso at second for the out, and reach safely on what look to be a fielder's choice. Then, thinking she had been called out, the Arizona batter started to head to the dugout. Alexis Borden had the presence of mind to toss the ball to Georgia Guttadauro at first for the second out for the 4-6-1-3 double play.
Brooke Coloma and Kayla Dahlerbruch led off the top of the second by drawing a pair of walks, but Penn was unable to bring them home – Jessica Melendez did hit a nice line drive to left-center, although it was right at the Arizona centerfielder. Borden came back to pitch a flawless inning in the home half. Erosa factored into all three outs, getting the first two on popups and the third on a groundout.
Penn would go down in order again in the top of the third, but Arizona would not fair any better in the home half. Borden recorded the first out, catching a line drive right at the circle. Then, after a two-out bunt single, Borden would field the groundout to end the inning. Through three, the game was still knotted at zero apiece.
That would change in the next half inning though, as Penn jumped out to the 2-0 lead thanks to a two-run shot off the bat of Guttadauro. Erosa would lead off with a single right back up the middle. Then, with two away, the Red and Blue's junior first baseman turned on a pitch low and in, sneaking the homer just inside the rightfield foul pole for two runs. A Melendez walk in the following at-bat would eventually chase Arizona's starting pitcher.
The Wildcats would also get on the board in the fourth, pulling within one on a no-out RBI-single through the left side. Borden would clamp down after that at-bat though, sending down the next three Arizona batters to end the inning with Penn out in front 2-1 through four. Things would stay scoreless in the fifth – Penn had a single and two walks in the top half and Arizona eked out an infield single in the home half.
The sixth inning saw three up and three down for both teams, but not without some flair from Guttadauro. The Ivy League's top fielding first baseman made a diving catch in foul ground for the second out of the bottom half of the inning, earning the title of SportsCenter top play nominee from ESPN play-by-play broadcaster Pam Ward.
Penn went quietly in the top of the seventh, going down in order. Arizona came back with the pressure on in the bottom of the seventh, getting an RBI single through the left side to knot the game at two and send it to extra innings. The Quakers were unable to get anything going in the top of the eighth and were left to keep it alive in the home half. Unfortunately for Penn, the Wildcats were able to get a one-out sacrifice fly to take the walk-off victory and send the Red and Blue home.
With the loss, Penn's season officially came to an end, but it was nothing short of historic and record-breaking. As mentioned, the Quakers won the Ivy title for the second time in program history, won the South Division for the third time, and earned a berth to the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. Additionally, the Quakers showed that they are a top tier Division I program and competed with a national powerhouse in Arizona on national television until the very end.
Despite the graduation of seven key seniors, the Red and Blue will return in 2014 with a vengeance, hoping to top their amazing feats from this season.
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