Riley Zayas
Sports Journalist at Freelance
Managing Editor at True To The Cru
Contributor at D3sports
Contributor at D3sports
Jesus is Lord • Texan • Sportswriter covering D3 athletics • #d3hoops WBB Top 25 Voter • Managing Editor @TrueToTheCru.
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1 week ago |
truetothecru.com | Riley Zayas
Photo of Kolby McBee courtesy of UMHB AthleticsBROWNWOOD — 12-run losses are never easy to swallow. Especially at home. And even more so against a team you beat just a month prior. But on Wednesday night under the lights at Howard Payne’s Don Shepard Park, UMHB put Tuesday’s 15-3 loss to Trinity in the rearview mirror, displaying its offensive firepower complemented by a steady dose of pitching from both starter Kolby McBee and the three relievers that followed.
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1 week ago |
truetothecru.com | Riley Zayas
Photo of Dr. Hunter Sims courtesy of Howard Payne AthleticsBELTON — After over eight years spent as the Director of Athletics at Howard Payne University, Dr. Hunter Sims is heading to Belton. On Wednesday, Sims was announced as Mary Hardin-Baylor’s next Vice President for Athletics, a role he will officially assume on June 2.
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2 weeks ago |
truetothecru.com | Riley Zayas
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the success of UMHB’s baserunning in baseball and softball this spring. The series originated from our conversations with head baseball coach Mike Stawski and head softball coach Melissa Mojica, as UMHB is currently one of three D-III institutions whose baseball and softball teams each rank in the Top 15 nationally in stolen bases per game. Part 1 featuring Cru Softball can be read at the link . BELTON — Mike Stawski knew he had a serious problem.
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2 weeks ago |
truetothecru.com | Riley Zayas
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the success of UMHB’s baserunning in baseball and softball this spring. The series originated from our conversations with head baseball coach Mike Stawski and head softball coach Melissa Mojica, as UMHB is currently one of three D-III institutions whose baseball and softball teams each rank in the Top 15 nationally in stolen bases per game. Part 2 featuring Cru Baseball and Mike Stawski will be published on April 8.
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3 weeks ago |
truetothecru.com | Riley Zayas
File photo by Luke Zayas/True To The CruBELTON — There was no shortage of excitement at Dee Dillon Field on Saturday afternoon, and that went all the way to the final play of the ASC doubleheader between UMHB and LeTourneau. With one out and the bases loaded in a game tied at 6-6, Jordan Iverson stepped to the plate for The Cru. The junior had already lined an RBI single to left field in the second inning, cutting LETU’s early lead to 3-2.
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