Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Kade Snell. With South Bend trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th, Snell hit a pinch-hit 3-run home run to give the Cubs a 7-5 win over Cedar Rapids.
Others of note:
Jeremy Gschwendtner won his 3rd career doubles title at the ITF tournament in Buzau, Romania.
Enzo Aguiard advanced from the qualifying draw to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP Challenger event for the first time in his career.
Jereem Richards finished 2nd in the Men’s 400 Meter at the Diamond League finale with a personal-best time of 43.68 seconds. The time was also a Trinidadian record.
Doris Lemngole finished 2nd in the Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase at the Diamond League finale, and lowered her personal best by over 3 seconds.
Filippa Fotopoulou won the gold medal in the Women’s Long Jump at the Mediterranean Games.
Connor Prielipp pitched 5 scoreless innings with 3 hits, a walk, and 5 strikeouts.
Pierce George struck out 5 batters over 3 innings, and recorded a save and a hold in his two outings.
Justin Lebron had 3 mult-hit games and hit 2 home runs.
Max Williams homered 3 times in his first two Double-A games.
Tyler Gentry had a 2 home run game and a 4-hit game. For the week, he had 6 extra-base hits.
Ian Petrutz hit a grand slam for his first Double-A hit.
