
John Devine
Sports Director at The Monterey County Herald
Sports columnist and 19 time award winner John Devine has in-depth analysis of the latest results and sports news in Monterey County
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5 days ago |
montereyherald.com | John Devine
Marley Panziera is the only player on the UC Davis softball team to have started all 41 games this spring, extending her streak of consecutive starts to 46. The Aggies shortstop has been an iron woman this season, shoring up the middle of the defense, having turned seven double plays. Panziera is hitting .250 for Davis, with three homers and 15 runs batted in. The sophomore has 10 extra base hits and has scored 13 runs, compiling a .310 on-base percentage.
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6 days ago |
montereyherald.com | John Devine
Erasing a slow start at the plate, Trent Toole has put together a college career high seven-game hitting streak for the Villanova baseball team. Spending time at first base, the sophomore is 8-for-18 during the hitting streak, erasing an 0-11 start, raising his average to .280 this spring. Toole has scored eight runs in seven starts, having appeared in 24 games for the Wildcats with four RBI. He’s been hit five times — second on the team, compiling a .432 on-base percentage.
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1 week ago |
montereyherald.com | John Devine
Moved back to the starting rotation at least for now, Ryan Jensen had a strong first outing for the Minnesota Twins Triple A affiliate in St. Paul. The hard-throwing right-hander, with a fastball that approaches the century mark, Jensen did not allow an earned run in 4.2 innings, striking out six in a 100-pitch outing. A former No. 1 draft choice out of Fresno State by the Chicago Cubs in 2019, the Salinas High grad has spent the last two years in the Twins organization.
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1 week ago |
montereyherald.com | John Devine
SALINAS – Watching her glide around a track, you can barely hear Clara Adams’ spikes sink into an all-weather surface. As others fade down the backstretch, the North Salinas sprinter is gaining strength, erasing the fatigue from her mind, making the final 80 meters of a 400-meter race look effortless. Adams isn’t chasing ghosts from the past. Instead, it’s her own shadow that provides her with a burst as she is creating a legacy at just 16 years old.
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1 week ago |
montereyherald.com | John Devine
SOLEDAD – Eric Rodriguez had to relinquish his duties in 2020 as Soledad’s head football coach because of commitments at his other job for the school district. Yet, it did not keep him off the sidelines as Rodriguez remained an assistant coach for the Aztecs when sports resumed following the pandemic for the next four seasons, serving under two different coaches.
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Cecil Short doubles home a run, while Kayleb Stockton knocks in one in Rancho San Juan's 4-3 loss to Greenfield. Aiden Munoz, Vince Fernandez and Andy Figueroa all have hits

Brady Mugan caps a two-run seventh inning with a walk-off single in Stevenson's 5-4 win over Alisal. Phinn Thomas tied the game with one of his three hits on the day

Oli Perez has two hits and CSUMB's only RBI in a 7-1 loss to Stanislaus in Game 2. Abreanna Alba adds two more hits