I-# I TUESIM; AUG. 31, 2010
Yankees
By Mike Fitzpatrick
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK Robinson Cano,
Mark Teixeira and the New York
Yankees tagged Trevor Cahill for
• ;le second time this season,
mphatically ending the All-Star's
an of pitching excellence in an 11-
~ rout of the Oakland Athletics on
ionday night.
Marcus Thames hit a three-run
'qot to extend his home run
reak and New York (81-50) got
'ack-to-back long balls from
•eixeira and Cano to move a sea
-iin-best 31 games over .500. Nick
-wisher added three hits and
ree RBIs, including a two-run
,9uble in the first inning that
ciped the Yankees erase a 3-0
Still, they couldn't shake Tampa
illy atop the AL East. The
Inkees and Rays, who beat
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lrackett spent most of his time
atching passes over the middle
itit seniors Derrick Williams
and Deon Butler outside of him.
He totaled 13 catches for 160
• ards and ended his season with
hree receptions in the Rose
loss to USC.
Brackett then moved outside in
09 and endured his worst statis
' :cal season to date.
- 'I think he understands the
:. , lays better, he understands the
:'lefense better, he's a better fit
Bob Brackett said. "Being
wideout. some people don't
ank he has the speed the rest of
'iern have, which is not totally
-. But he's a big guy, he's got
:)od hands, and I think he'll do
ell lin the slot!"
Brackett's coach at Lawrence
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'ight edge -- for now over freshman Mikinzie Moydell
t the race to replace the graduated Alisha Glass as the
‘;im's starting setter.
Carpenter played so well she even received a compli
ient from the team's biggest critic coach Russ Rose.
- At the end of the tournament, Coach looked at me and
-aid he likes the way I work hard and likes the way I play,"
~:arpenter said. - He doesn't give compliments too often,
.0 you take it once you get one."
The comment was especially sweet for Carpenter, who
asn't even recruited as a setter.
The bubbly 5-foot-6 Mechanicsville, Va., native, who is
.-trely seen without a smile, came to Penn State as a
efensive specialist.
But Kabbes said Carpenter is incredibly athletic, she
n Din anmhere on the court.
it's true. Since her volleyball career began at age 8,
tell she would tag along with older sister, Kasey, to var
ily high school practices, Carpenter has played every
-ingle position on the court. "Even middle hitter," Curtis
'it rpenter said. "When she was 12 playing on a 14's team,
.I , ‘r coach once was mad at the middles, so he put Kristin
That definitely took people by surprise."
'arpenter has been impressing people ever since.
Vtendy Wadsworth, who coached Carpenter for four
vears at Hanover High School, said Carpenter would've
tarted as an eighth grader if the school would've allowed
Her athleticism is really remarkable," Wadsworth
She probably would've been our best middle, our best
!!be • o. our best right side hitter. Heck, the football coach
would've wanted her on the football team. -
The Hawks retired Carpenter's No. 5 jersey
<he even graduated
Now, she's looking to make the same kind of impact for
I 'enn State, the three-time defending national champions.
And Wadsworth has no doubt Carpenter will.
- She has a love of the game and a willingness to do any
ling." Wadsworth said. "She kind of just wanted to prove
to people you don't have to be 6-foot-whatever to be a
L.reat volleyball player."
At practice, Rose will often ask Carpenter, - Where do
you want to play?"
And. according to Curtis Carpenter, her answer is
.:rthvays the same.
Wherever you need me, Coach
open series with rout of Oakland
Toronto 6-2, remained tied for
first place for the eighth straight
day.
The Yankees said that's the
longest stretch 'that two major
league teams have been tied for
first this late in a regular season,
according to the Elias Sports
Bureau.
Demoted starter Javier
Vazquez (10-9) replaced Dustin
Moseley in the fifth and earned his
second win in three relief outings
this year.
Aided by Shortstop Derek
Jeter's fine play in the field,
Vazquez allowed one run and two
hits while striking out six in the
final 4 2-3 innings.
Jeff Larish homered and drove
in four runs for the As, who fell to
4-18 against the Yankees over the
past three years including 1-6
this season.
Oakland began the day with the
High School in New Jersey, Rob
Radice, noted the difficulties of
the position, aside from catching
passes over the middle with Big
Ten linebackers bearing down on
a defenseless receiver.
"Probably the most difficult
skill to do in football is to go from
one point to another point and
block a defensive back who's
super fast, and I think that's a
skill Brett has to work at to get
better," Radice said. "Certainly I
imagine it'd be challenging to do
with the speed of some of those
guys, but he tells me he's really
working hard."
Radice said he wasn't worried,
pointing to Brackett's versatility
and athleticism as the main rea
sons he'll readjust to the chal
lenges of the H-Back role.
Brackett played quarterback in
high school, and made the switch
to receiver during his freshman
season at Penn State,
changed his skillsets before,
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"He's an athlete," Radice said.
"He has great hands, he has good
speed for a big man. He has good
knowledge of the game, but his
work ethic sets him apart from
others. He really is a hustler and
really has a great work ethic and
a great attitude."
Both Radice and Bob Brackett
noted that attitude as a key ele
ment to Brackett's game.
Radice said it is a trait Brackett
has had since he started playing
football, and a trait that has
helped him emerge as one of the
leaders on a very deep wide
receiver unit.
"What made him as a young
athlete is that he always out
worked everyone else," Radice
said.
"He was always the first guy to
finish the sprints. He was very
determined to always set the
bar"
so he's
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because there are a ton of other peo
ple who are running past me on my
team and we just push each other
through. Sometimes it's rough and
sometimes you feel like giving up, but
that's not the Penn State mentality"
Nairn hasn't scored yet this year,
but not from a lack of trying. The
sophomore launched a world-class
effort from 40 yards out against West
Virginia, which was barely saved and
another blast from about 25 yards hit
off the crossbar Sunday.
With seven seniors last year, Nairn
wasn't required to be a substantial
leader on the field, but the sophomore
grew into that role this offseason.
After Sunday's loss to William &
Mary, the midfielder sat on the field
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league's best ERA at 3.48, but that
was before facing off against New
York's high-powered offensive
lineup.
The Yankees scored 11 times in
the first five innings to chase
Cahill (14-6) after he entered 5-1
with a 0.77 ERA in six starts since
July 28.
The sinkerballer gave up eight
earned runs and nine hits, both
season highs, in four-plus innings
of work his shortest outing of
the year.
Cahill was touched up for six
runs by New York in six innings of
a 6-1 loss at home July 6, when
Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam
and a solo homer off the right-han
der.
Rodriguez, on the disabled list
with a strained left calf, wasn't
even a threat Monday night but
the Yankees have hardly missed a
beat when he's out, going 16-3
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without the three-time MVP this
season.
Teixeira returned to the lineup
after sitting out Sunday's victory
over the Chicago White Sox with a
bruised right thumb.
The slugger certainly looked
healthy, reaching base safely all
four times up with a single, double,
homer and walk
With two outs in the third, the
Yankees snapped a 3-all tie when
Teixeira and Cano hit consecutive
line drives just over the short
porch in right.
It was Cano's career-high 26th
homer this season, surpassing his
total from last year
No. 9 batter Ramiro Pena added
an RBI single with two outs in the
fourth, then Jeter turned in a diffi
cult play to preserve a 6-4 lead in
the fifth.
With runners at the corners and
two outs, he made a backhand
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pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in
June, threw six innings in the
outing, allowing just one run on
four hits.
Brown, who went 1-for-3 with a
double and scored one of the two
State College runs, said Gast
threw a firm fastball from the left
side, which is a pitch the Spikes
have had very little experience
hitting against this season.
"He pounded the zone well,"
Brown said of Gast.
"I thought we hit the ball hard a
couple of times but never really
cashed in on those key situa
tions."
The first of the Spikes' runs
came from right fielder Cole
White, who got his team on the
board with a solo home run to
center field off Gast in the sixth
inning.
after the final horn with a look of dis
appointment on her face after spend=
ing the last five minutes doing every
thing she could to get the tying goal.
"She's become a better leader and
she's organizing for us," Lions coach
Erica Walsh said. "The team is start
ing to turn to her in that role so she's
become a big piece, talent wise and
leadership wise."
However, the start to the season
hasn't been perfect for Nairn. Friday
against Virginia, she had a penalty
kick saved late in the first half and
looked frustrated on the field before
halftime. The sophomore picked up a
yellow card a few minutes later for
kicking a ball away from the official in
frustration and said it took about 10
minutes until halftime for her to clear
her head.
Though she isn't as involved in the
offense as she was last year, Nairn is
pickup and one-hopped a jump
throw to first to get third baseman
Kevin Kouzmanoff by a half-step.
New York broke it open as the
first five batters reached safely in
the bottom half.
Teixeira led off with a double
and scored on Cano's single,
which chased Cahill. Swisher hit
an RBI double off Henry
Rodriguez, Jorge Posada was hit
by a pitch and Thames drove a
three-run shot into the second
deck in left, just inside the foul
pole.
It was Thames' sixth home run
in his last five starts.
Teixeira, Cano and Swisher,
New York's 3-4-5 hitters, went 8 for
9 with five extra-base hits and
seven RBIs through the first five
innings as the Yankees got off to a
big start in the opener of a 10-
game homestand, their longest
this season.
White said he was looking fast
ball the entire way on the 2-1 ball
he hit out of the yard for his third
long ball this season.
The second State College run
came in the ninth inning on an
RBI single by designated hitter
Gerlis Rodriguez.
Spikes left fielder Adalberto
Santos, who was named the New
York-Penn League's Offensive
Player of the Week on Sunday
added a single and a double
Monday night to improve his bat
ting average to .321, but the
Spikes' combined six hits were
not enough to snap the losing
streak
"We keep battling every single
night and baseballs just like this
you're going to have your ups
and downs. - White said.
"It's all about learning right
now and just continuing to fight
out there every single night."
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"She's become a better
leader and she's
organizing for us."
Penn State women's soccer coach
still the team's primary corner kick
taker and her service has led to one
goal and numerous other chances.
Despite her new role, Nairn isn't wor
ried about a drop off in production'
"We have great targets like Hayley
[Brock] and Maya [Hayes] and [Dani
Toney] and they seem to be getting
the work done and getting us some
goals," Nairn said. "So I don't think
that I'm really missed and they're
doing great, so just keep it up."
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