To this point of the season, it’s been one step forward and two steps back for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Kendrick critical of Upton, Drew as D-backs struggle
Since 2006, the best academic high school baseball players have taken part in the Surprise Academic All-Star Baseball Classic.
The season began with a preseason ranking as the number one in the nation and all indications were that the ranking was well deserved.
The Diamondbacks first pick (third overall) last year is on the fast-track to success and judging from his steady climb through the Dbacks minor league affiliates, don’t be surprised to see the 6’1 right-hander with the quirky delivery at Chase Field in the near future.
The Diamondbacks and All-Star catcher Miguel Montero recently came to terms on a five-year, $60 million contract extension.
Prior to Friday night’s series opener against the Brewers, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson took time to speak to the media, and talked about the first meeting between the teams since their playoff series last fall.
Coming off an improbable season a year ago which included a National League West title, 94 regular season wins and a trip to the NL Division Series, nobody would have expected Kirk Gibson’s Arizona Diamondbacks to be 20-25, near the bottom of the division and 10.5 games behind the Dodgers in late May.
The top-seeded River Valley Dust Devils got a major scare from the sixth-seeded Estrella Foothills Wolves on Saturday night in the Division III baseball championship.
It is not often that an 8th seed in a double elimination tournament makes it all the way to the championship game unscathed.
There were only four teams left in the division II state playoffs and for Salpointe against Liberty, it was win or go home.