The daily pitch from Sports Editor : May 16, 2026
May 16—➜ , landing three Class of 2027 commits since last Saturday. The latest happened on Friday when St. Laurence linebacker committed to 's team.
➜ . Fresh off a run to the Final Four, six of his staff members are set to receive three-year contract extensions and significant raises to their salaries. .
➜ softball regional tournaments, girls' track and field state meet, girls' soccer regional tournaments and boys' tennis sectional tournaments. Enjoy. strikeouts by this season for the Arizona State softball team.
Brown, a 2021 Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond graduate, should likely get the ball on Saturday when the Sun Devils (42-16) play host Texas A&M (37-17) in an NCAA tournament regional game after Arizona State cruised past McNeeese 8-0 on Friday. Brown, who is 15-6 with a 2. 29 ERA this season, earned Big 12 tournament MVP honors last week after helping the Sun Devils win the tournament title.
➜ . EIU (36-22) tries to stave off NCAA tournament elimination when it faces the Tigers (33-14) at 2:30 p. m.