Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Samuel Ogazi. Ogazi won the Men’s 400 Meter at the Commonwealth Games with time of 44.25 seconds, which was 0.01 off the Games record. He’s the first Nigerian to win gold in the event at the Commonwealth Games.
Others of note:
Erin Routliffe won the doubles title at the Mubadala DC Open for her first title of 2026.
Kristina Paskauskas won her first doubles title at a professional in Aldershot, England.
Jereem Richards finished second (behind Ozagi) in the Men’s 400 Meter at the Commonwealth Games.
Davis Riley finshed 3rd at the Rocket Classic for his best finish of 2026.
Dicky Pride finished T-9th at the Portugal Invitational.
Rhyan White reached the A Final in all three backstroke events at the Toyota National Championships.
Morgan White, swimming competitively for the first time in 2 years, reached the A Final in the Women’s 100m Backstroke at the Toyota National Championships.
Braylon Myers pitched 5 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts.
Ben Hess took a shutout into the 7th inning in his longest outing of the season.
Chase Lee pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and earned a safe.
Jake Eddington pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowing 1 baserunner and striking out 8 batters.
Pierce George pitched 3 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts, and picked up 2 wins.
Tyler Ras pitched 4 scoreless innings with no hits or walks.
Kade Snell hit .391 with 4 home runs and 7 RBI. Snell had an on-base percentage of .481 and a slugging percentage of .914.
Colby Shelton hit .400 with 4 home runs and 7 RBI, with an on-base percentage of .455 and a slugging percentage of 1.000. Shelton’s week included a 3-HR game.
Jim Jarvis had a 3-hit game with 2 RBI.
Lexi Kilfoyl pitched 7.2 innings with just 1 run allowed, and picked up 2 wins in the International Cup.
Dallis Goodnight was 6-for-8 in two games, with a home rund, 2 doubles, and 5 stolen bases.
