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Badger Softball Advances in Big Ten Tournament

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Preparing to play in Madison – Photo courtesy of WIAA

The Wisconsin Badgers softball team beat Purdue 8-0 in 5 innings in the Big Ten tournament opener Thursday at Goodman Diamond in Madison.

Freshman Haley Hestegan threw a 2-hitter and drove in two runs. Taylor Johnson homered while Lauren Foster and Samantha Arents both drove in 2 runs. Johnson’s homer was her team leading eigth of the season. The Badgers outhit the Boilermakers 8-2, which included four doubles. The game also marked the team’s first run rule win in Big Ten Tournament history.

The Badgers will take on second seeded Minnesota at 11 am Friday in the second round of the tournament.

Badger Womens Golf Fail to Qualify for Nationals; Curtis Qualifies Individually

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Wisconsin’s Gabby Curtis (File Photo)

Despite having home course advantage, the Wisconsin Badgers womens golf team came up short in its quest to reach the NCAA National Tournament this week.

The women’s team had to deal with windy and wet conditions that forced a shotgun start to the third day of the tournament Wednesday, and couldn’t make up enough ground to move into the top six spots at University Ridge. The top six finishers moved on to the NCAA national tournament.

However, the ninth place finish by the Badgers was their best in a regional since 2014, and their 54-hole total of 874 was its second best this season. Their season scoring average of 292.25 was nearly four strokes better than the school record of 296.16 set last year.

Individually it was a great day for UW Senior Gabby Curtis. She shot a bogey-free-4-under 68 to finish fourth and became the first Badger since 2001 to qualify individually. Curtis tied the 54-hole school record, with a 209 (-7), which was the best finish of her career and her fourth career top 10. She will break Kris Yoo’s school record for rounds played at 138.

Curtis will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma and take part in the NCAA Championships May 18-23 at Karsten Creek Golf Club. She is the second Badger to ever advance to the NCAA championships as an individual.

Brewers fall to Indians, split 2-game series

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Junior Guerra File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Carlos Carrasco did something that you don’t see much in today’s Major League Baseball.  He went the distance, walking one and striking out 14 Milwaukee hitters to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.

Carrasco (5-1) gave up five hits and tossed his 10th complete game in 149 big league starts.

Carrasco also helped his own cause by driving in a run with a ninth-inning single.

The Indians put four runs on the board against Brewers starter Junior Guerra (2-3) in the fourth inning.  Tyler Naquin’s three-run homer was the big blow.

Guerra allowed four runs on six hits in five innings of work.  He walked two and struck out nine.

Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run in the seventh, off of Brewers reliever Corey Knebel, who had been activated from the disabled list (hamstring) before the game.

The Brewers open a four-game series at Colorado starting Thursday night.  Jhoulys Chacin (2-1, 4.08) gets the start for the Brewers.  Chacin pitched for the Rockies from 2009-14 and is 1-1 in three career starts against his former team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Badgers receive All-Big Ten awards

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Kelsey Jenkins

The Big Ten Conference awarded six Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten honors on Wednesday, the most the program has ever had in a single season.

Senior Kelsey Jenkins was named to the All-Big Ten first team, senior Brooke Wyderski and Freshman Haley Hestekin were named to the All-Big Ten second team, while Hestekin and fellow freshman Taylor Johnson earned spots on the All-Freshman team.  Sophomre Kaitlyn Menz was named to the All-Defensive team and senior Samantha Arents was recognized as the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree.

Jenkins earned a spot on the All-Big Ten first team for the third time in her career.  The senior standout finished the regular season first in the league in batting average (.420) and on-base percentage (.578).  Her stellar on-base percentage also ranks fifth nationally.  The second baseman also racked up a team-high 42 runs, 55 hits, and 44 walks this season.  She is the program’s all-time leader in career runs (179) and walks (180) and has started in every game in her for years as a Badger.  Jenkins was also named Justin’s World of Softball Big Ten Player of the Year.

The Badgers host the Big Ten Women’s softball Tournament starting Thursday at Goodman Diamond.  Wisconsin (27-10, 11-9 Big Ten) finished 7th in league play and will face Purdue in the opening round at 11 a.m. Thursday.

Injuries force Brewers into more roster moves

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All-Star closer Corey Knebel

The Milwaukee Brewers made a handful of injury-related roster moves on Wednesday, prior to their series finale against the Cleveland Indians at Miller Park.

Starting pitcher Wade Miley, who suffered an oblique strain in the first inning of Tuesday nights 3-2 win, was placed on the 10-day disabled list.

The Brewers filled Miley’s roster spot by reinstating All-Star closer Corey Knebel.  Knebel will be in the bullpen Wednesday afternoon for the series finale against the Indians after missing time with a hamstring injury.

Utility infielder Nick Franklin was called up on Tuesday, then suffered a leg injury in his first game.  He was placed on the 10-day disabled list today as well.  The Brewers filled Franklin’s spot on the roster by recalling Tyler Saladino from the minor leagues.

 

 

College Scout Alonzo leaving the Packers

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Former Packers scout Alonzo Dotson

College scout Alonzo Dotson is leaving the Green Bay Packers for a job with the New York Jets.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dotson’s exact title with the Jets is unclear, but the franchise needs a national scout and a director of college scouting.

Dotson joined the Packers in 2013 after two seasons at the University of Houston.  His departure means the Packers are looking for his replacement, as well as executives Alonzo Highsmith and Eliot Wolf, both of whom joined the Cleveland Browns.

 

Wisconsin slips to 10th in NCAA Women’s Golf Regional

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Wisconsin’s Gabby Curtis (File Photo)

The Wisconsin Badger women’s golf team slipped from sixth to tenth after two rounds of the NCAA Regional at University Ridge golf course in Madison.  The Badgers are six shots behind sixth place Illinois heading into Wednesday’s final round.

The top six teams advance to the National Championship later this month.

First round co-leader Gabby Curtis shot a 2-over-74 and shares seventh place individually at three-under par.  Lexi Harkins fired a three-under 69 and is tied for ninth at two-under.

Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast for today.

The top six teams from the regional advance to the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City.

In addition, the top three players not on advancing teams also advance.

Suter powers Brewers past Indians (AUDIO)

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Brent Suter File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Brent Suter tossed 4 2/3 innings of two-run ball after coming in for injured starter Wade Miley, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

Suter also helped himself with a 430+foot blast to dead center field off of AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber.

Kluber (5-2) allowed three runs on five hits over six innings.  He also served up a two-run homer to Travis Shaw and has now allowed eight homers over his last four games.

Suter entered the game with one out in the first after Wade Miley suffered a strained right oblique.  He allowed five hits, including a pair of solo home runs to Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor, striking out five.  He helped hand the Indians their fourth straight loss. [Read more…]

Wisconsin’s Curtis tied for the lead at NCAA women’s golf regional

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Senior Gabby Curtis fired a career-low 67 and is tied for first after day one of the NCAA Madison women’s golf Regional at University Ridge Golf Course.  As a team, the Wisconsin Badgers finished at +2, good for sixth place in the 18-team field.

Curtis made six birdies over her last 10 holes.  Her 67 is the second-lowest round by a Badger in NCAA Regional competition and the second lowest by a UW women’s golfer at University Ridge.

Seniors Lexi Harkins and Becky Klongland both shot 1-over par 73’s and are tied for 26th place.

Wisconsin’s 290 was the best score for a Big Ten team, two shots ahead of Illinois, three up on Ohio State and four ahead of Northwestern.

Round two tees off at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.  Wisconsin tees off on the first hole starting at 8:54 a.m.

 

Packers sign six draft picks

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6th round pick Equanimeous St. Brown

One day following the end of the Green Bay Packers rookie minicamp, the team announced the signing of eight players, including six of this years draft picks.

Missouri wide receiver J’Mon Moore is the highest of the draft picks to sign.  He was picked in the 4th round.

Fifth round selections Cole Madison (G-Washington State) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR-South Florida) signed deals with the Packers.  So did sixth round selection Equanimeous St. Brown (WR-Notre Dame) and seventh round selections James Looney (DT-California) and Kendall Donnerson (LB-Southeast Missouri).

The Packers also signed a pair of undrafted free agents today, Greer Martini (LB-Notre Dame) and Ryan Smith (TE-Miami/Ohio).

Both rookie free agent signees participated in the Packers rookie orientation camp this past weekend.