Michael Lev
Senior Writer at Arizona Daily Star
He/him. Senior writer/columnist for AZ Daily Star. Also: husband, dad, softball pitcher, Gulf of Mexico stan. Story idea? Email me: [email protected] 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Michael Lev
It appears that Arizona is in the market for a pitching coach for the second time during the Chip Hale era. Kevin Vance — who elevated the Wildcats’ performance from the mound and helped the team reach the College World Series this season — is headed to San Diego State to become the head coach for his hometown Aztecs. The San Diego Union-Tribune first reported the news Tuesday. Vance has been Arizona’s pitching coach the past two years and has played a pivotal role in the staff’s turnaround.
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Michael Lev
Arizona’s season ended in unexpected and painful fashion Sunday with an 8-3 loss to Louisville in a College World Series elimination game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. Here are my top five takeaways from a game that got away and a season that portends positive things for Chip Hale’s program:1. 8th was enough (again)Just like Friday’s CWS opener vs. Coastal Carolina, everything turned in the eighth inning. Arizona had been nearly flawless in late-inning situations this season.
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2 weeks ago |
tucson.com | Michael Lev
Arizona lost to Coastal Carolina 7-4 in the opening game of the College World Series on Friday — a contest that was a lot closer than the final score would suggest. Here are my top five takeaways from another heartbreaking Wildcats defeat vs. the Chanticleers in Omaha, Nebraska:1. Blooper and buntHow cruel is baseball? After being the beneficiary of some breaks in the Super Regional finale Sunday at North Carolina, Arizona couldn’t catch one in two pivotal situations Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
tucson.com | Michael Lev
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2 weeks ago |
tucson.com | Michael Lev
Is it possible for a memory to be frustrating and fond at the same time? That’s how several members of the 2016 Arizona baseball team look back at the end of that season. If ever there was a time to look back, it’s right now. The '16 Wildcats lost to Coastal Carolina in the final game of the College World Series in crushing fashion. On Friday, the Cats and Chanticleers meet again to open this year’s CWS in Omaha, Nebraska. Coastal coach Kevin Schnall was an assistant for the Chanticleers back then.
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