Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Ben Hess. In his start last week, Hess took a no-hitter into the 7th inning, and finished with 9 strikeouts in 6.2 IP. He retired 17 batters in a row at one point, and now has struck out 9 batters in 3 of his 5 starts this season.
Others of note:
Justin Thomas finished T-2nd at the Truist Championship in his first event since winning the RBC Heritage.
Kristen Gillman finished a season-best T-8th at the Mizuho Americas Open.
Davis Shore, playing on a sponsor exemption, finished a PGA Tour personal-best T-13th at the Myrtle Beach Classic.
Chris Robinson was part of the gold medal Mixed 4 x 400 Meter relay team at the World Athletic Relays.
Khaleb McRae ran a sub-44 second leg to qualify the United States for the World Championships in the Men’s 4 x 400 Meter relay team at the World Athletic Relays.
Kieran McKeag won the Men’s Hammer Throw at the Tom Gage Invitational.
Mason Phillips finished 2nd in both the Men’s 200 Meter and Men’s 400 Meter at the Len Paddock Open.
Maria Martinez Vaquero was a Women’s Doubles finalist at the ITF Platja d’Aro tournament.
Garrett McMillan pitched 5 scoreless innings in his Double-A debut for Altoona.
Dylan Ray pitched 6 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts, and picked off 2 baserunners for Amarillo.
Connor Prielipp threw 4 scoreless innings with a career-high 6 strikeouts in his start for Cedar Rapids.
Dylan Smith picked up a save (his first career save) and a hold, and pitched 4 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts.
Gage Miller hit safely in all 5 games played, with a .450 batting average and .522 on-base percentage.
Hunter Hoopes pitched 3.2 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts.
Jim Jarvis had a 4-hit game (double, 3 singles, HBP) for Erie.
Levi Randolph had 15 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s quarterfinals series-clinching win.
