MIAMI Marlins’ Miguel Rojas (11) and Bryan De La Cruz (14) congratulate Jazz Chisholm Jr. after Chisholm hit a grand slam in the second inning against the Washington Nationals Tuesday. (AP Photos/Marta Lavandier)

As of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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#MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice, including a grand slam, and had a career-high six RBIs as the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 12-2 on Tuesday night.

#Nick Fortes and Jorge Soler also went deep while Avisaíl García had three hits for the Marlins.

#Rookie right-hander Edward Cabrera allowed one run in six innings. In his second start since being promoted from Triple-A last week, Cabrera (2-0) limited Washington to two hits, walked two, struck out four and hit a batter.

#The Marlins have scored 26 times in Cabrera’s first two outings. They beat Colorado 14-1 on June 1.

#Chisholm snapped a 2-for-29 skid with his second-inning grand slam. He drove a 3-0 pitch off Joan Adon (1-10) over the wall in center to make it 5-0.

#Homers from Fortes and Soler keyed another five-run inning in the fourth.

#Fortes’ three-run blast ended Adon’s outing after three-plus innings. Andrés Machado relieved Adon and allowed Garrett Cooper’s one-out double and Soler’s two-run shot.

#Chisholm hit his 10th homer of the season in the fifth, a two-run shot off Machado. It was the second multi-homer game of Chisholm’s career.

#Cabrera’s string of 11 scoreless innings since being called up ended on Luis García’s solo homer in the sixth.

#Adon allowed eight runs on seven hits and two walks. The right-hander became the first major league pitcher with double-digit losses this season.

#CAN WE TALK?

#Marlins players and coaches met for 90 minutes prior to the game. Miami started the season 12-8 but went 7-19 in May. The Marlins began Tuesday fourth in the NL East, 13 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

#ROSTER MOVES

#The Nationals reinstated utility player Ehire Adrianza from the 60-day injured list and optioned infielder Lucius Fox to Triple-A Rochester. … RHP Victor Arano (left knee strain) was placed on the 15-day injured list and utility player Dee Strange- Gordon was reinstated from the paternity list.

#TRAINER’S ROOM

#Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg will make his return on Thursday. He is recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery and has not pitched since June 1, 2021.

#Marlins: OF Jesús Sánchez exited in the second inning because of right upper back tightness. … 3B/OF Brian Anderson (lower back spasms) underwent an MRI Monday and has a follow-up visit with a spine specialist Wednesday.

#UP NEXT

#Nationals RHP Josiah Gray (6-4, 4.71 ERA) will start the second game of the series on Wednesday. Ace Sandy Alcantara (6-2, 1.81) starts for the Marlins.

As of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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WARREN Saunders

BJ Murray

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#WARREN Saunders hit his first home run for the Brooklyn Cyclones while BJ Murray overcame a slow start to emerge as an offensive leader for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in Single A Baseball.

#Saunders hit a solo shot in the Cyclones’ 8-4 win over the Jersey Shore Blue Claws Saturday night at ShoreTown BallPark in CLakewood, New Jersey.

#Saunders extended his hit streak to three games and bring his batting average to .222. with the New York Mets affiliate High A affiliate.

#The Cyclones are 22-26, fourth in the South Atlantic League North division.

#After starting the season 3-28 through the first nine games, he had a strong conclusion to conclude April in the series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods.

#In game two, he went 2-4 with a pair of doubles on April 28 and took that momentum into the series against Aberdeen when he had his multi-hit game. That run continued in May with his first three-hit game, when he went 3-4 and scored a triple with a run in a 3-2 loss to the Wilmington Blue Rooks.

#The 23-year old 6’3” utility player has a .300 OBP with 16 hits and three RBI with seven runs thus far this season.

#In the preseason, Saunders received the call up to join the New York Mets for Spring Training in the Grapefruit League with a sharp line drive to left field for his first hit with the big league club.

#In 2021, he spent the season with the St Lucie Mets in the Low-A Southwest League where he hit .249 with a .632 OPS, 44 RBI and three home runs.

#Murray has had a stellar series for the Pelicans in their five-game set against the Delmarva Shorebirds. He hit .529 (9-17) with four multi-hit games as the Pelicans took a 3-2 series advantage.

#He opened 2-4 with an RBI and a run in a 7-5 win, 2-2 with three runs in an 11-5 win, 2-4 with a double and two runs in a 2-1 loss and finally 1-2 with two runs and an RBI in a 9-8 loss. Murray had an 0-8 start to his first season at the Low-A level but the Chicago Cubs prospect now leads the teams in doubles with 11 and is second with a .333 batting average.

#He is also tied for fifth on the team with three home runs and third with 24 RBI.

#He previously earned Player of the Game honours when he finished 2-3 with a home run, double, an RBI and three runs scored in the Pelicans’ 9-1 win over the Columbia Fireflies, April 30 at TicketReturn. com Field in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

#Murray was selected by the Cubs with the 22nd pick in the 15th round, no. 454 overall in the 2021 MLB Draft and spent his first season in the Arizona Complex League.

#Through 16 ACL games, he hit .286, slugging .482 with a .826 OPS, 16 hits, including two home runs, three doubles, a triple, 12 runs scored an eight RBI.

All Bahamas Equestrian Scholars.

As of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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Adiza Albury

Hannah D’Aguilar Junior Sportsmanship Winner.

IEA medallists.

Mariposa Monarchs Varsity BIEL Champions.

Reagan Moxey

#MEMBERS of the Equestrian sport community turned out in style at the Balmoral Club last weekend to celebrate the accomplishments of an eventful 2021-2022 competition season. Attendees enjoyed a raffle and silent auction as well as dinner and dancing.

#The highlight of the evening was the presentation of awards, with Mario Bowleg, Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture, on hand to congratulate the athletes who proudly stepped up to receive the trophies, prizes, and beautiful aqua, black and gold prize rosettes awarded to the high point scorers in each category of competition.

#Also in attendance was Derron Donaldson, the secretary general of the Bahamas Olympic Committee.

#The ceremony began with the recognition that this year marked The Bahamas’ first year participating as an affiliated region of the US-based Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA).

#Twenty-one riders accrued enough points over the course of the year’s competitions to qualify for regional competition, receiving medals from the IEA for this accomplishment.

#To date, The Bahamas remains the only international regional affiliate of the IEA.

#Riders who participated in the Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League Team competitions were the next to be recognised.

#The Mariposa Monarchs were Champions in the Varsity Team Division while the Mariposa Gold Drops were the Futures Team Champions.

#After the Champions and Reserve Champions in each competitive category were recognized, it was time for the Special Awards. The Junior High Point Rider of the Year was Adiza Albury of Mariposa Stables.

#Albury, who was also Champion in the Long Stirrup Equitation Division, won the D’Aguilar Equitation High Point Rider Trophy, awarded to the rider(s) amassing the most points in a single equitation division.

#Below is a list of the winners of the excellent horsemanship 2021-2022 End of Year Awards:

#Winners

#Perpetual

#Awards

#Jumper Horse of the Year – Laureanna CF Owned by Linda D’Aguilar

#Jumper Pony of the Year – Trade Secret Owned by CEC

#Dr. Francis Adderley Perpetual Trophy Winner – Laureanna CF Owned by Linda D’Aguilar

#D’Aguilar High Point Equitation Rider Perpetual Trophy Winner – Adiza Albury

#Equestrian Bahamas Junior Sportsmanship Award Winner – Hannah D’Aguilar

#Equestrian Bahamas Junior Sportsmanship Award Nominees –

#· Nicholas Astwood

#· Henricia Beauchesne

#· Lea Beauchesne

#· Katerina Coello

#· Hannah D’Aguilar

#· Sennen Fitzmaurice

#· Emma Johnston

#· Alexis Osazuwa

#· Kelsey Pyfrom

#· Ella Saidi

#· Sienna Tin

As of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#AFTER winning their opening game of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association (Concacaf) Nations League 1-0 over St Vincent & the Grenadines at home on Friday, the Bahamas men’s national soccer team suffered the same fate to host Trinidad & Tobago Monday night in game two of their home-and-away series.

#The “Junkanoo Boys,” coached by Nesly Jean, could not hold off the “Soca Warriors” in the much-anticipated matchup in the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. The team had to make the trip to Trinidad immediately after pulling off their win over St Vincent & The Grenadines.

#Suiting up for Team Bahamas were Lesly St Fleur, Jean Francois, Julio Jemison, Troy Pinder, Evelt Julmis, Wood Julmis, Ian Lowe, Alexiou Cartwright, Roen Davis, Vance Wheaton, Kenaz Swain, Michael Massey, Derrick Ferguson, Jordin Wilson, Nathan Wells, Christopher Rahming, William Bayles, Omari Bain, Quinton Carey, Marcel Joseph, Logan Russell and Nicolas Lopez

#But despite falling short, head coach Nesly Jean indicated that the team performed to the best of their abilities.

#He noted that although they had some players who never played at this level before, they showed that the Bahamas is capable of playing against any team in the region.

#The team, which was managed by Larry Minns and had Kevin Davies and Avery Kemp, is placed in Group B with three other teams. They have two more games to play in March against St Vincent & The Grenadines on the road and Trinidad & Tobago here at home.

#Team Bahamas would have to either win the group or finish in the top two in order to be able to advance to the next level.

As of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#All attention this weekend will be on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships when at least seven Bahamian athletes and four coaches are expected to compete for their respective schools at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

#The championships will be staged starting today and is scheduled to wrap up on Saturday.

#Heading the men’s list of entries is Texas Tech’s Terrence Jones Jr, who will be competing in the preliminaries of the men’s 100 metres with a season and lifetime best of 10.03 seconds.

#The Grand Bahamian who has already qualified for the World Championships will compete in lane four in the first of three heats that starts today at 5:46pm. The top two finishers and the next three best times will advance to the final on Friday at 6:52pm.

#The men’s 200m will have a competitor in Wanya McCoy, a freshman at Clemson, who will run out of lane five in the second of three heats that get underway at 6:44pm. He has produced his season and personal best of 20.48 coming into the meet. Again, the top two finishers and the next three best times will advance to the final on Friday at 7:37pm.

#It’s not known if either or both Jones and McCoy will compete on their men’s 4 x 100m relay team, but junior Adrian Curry is listed on Ohio State’s team that will compete in lane nine of the third and final heat, which begins at 4:32pm on Friday. The two winners of each heat and the next three best times will advance to the final on Friday at 6:02pm.

#Two competitors will round out the men’s participation in the meet as they go head-to-head in the men’s high jump.

#Shaun Miller, a junior at Ohio State, will be the first of 24 competitors with Kyle Alcine, a senior at Kansas State, will be the fifth competitor in action. They will compete on Friday, starting at 5:30pm.

#They are both enjoying their best seasons ever, having recorded personal bests of 7-feet, 3 ¾-inches or 2.23m for Miller and 7- ½ (2.15m) for Alcine.

#The lone competitor competing in an individual women’s track event will be University of Kentucky’s sophomore Megan Moss, who will run out of lane four in the first of three heats in the 400m with her season and personal best of 52.07. The competition will start at 7pm on Thursday and the top two winners in each heat and the next three finishers will contest the final on Saturday at 3:32pm.

#Moss is also listed on Kentucky’s 4 x 400m relay team that includes Karimah Davis, Dajour Miles and Alexis Homles. They are entered in lane six in the last of three heats, starting at 8:48pm.

#The top two each of heat and the next three fastest finishers will advance to the final on Saturday at 4:51pm.

#And Tennessee’s junior Charisma Taylor, who is nursing a slight injury, will round off the Bahamian participation in the women’s triple jump.

#She is entered with a season’s best of 44-4 (13.51m) and a personal best of 44-8 ¾ (13.63) as the 12th and final competitor in the first of two flights. Their competition will get underway on Saturday at 2:50pm.

#At least four Bahamian coaches will also be participating in the championships with their athletes.

#Head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene and his assistant Debbie Ferguson- McKenzie will represent the University of Kentucky, head coach Norbert Elliott will lead Purdue University and triple jumper Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands will be a part of the Florida State University delegation.

As of Thursday, June 9, 2022

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DENISHA Cartwright

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#MINNESOTA State Mavericks sprinter Denisha Cartwright has been honoured by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for her stellar outdoor season.

#Cartwright was named the USTFCCCA Women’s Track Athlete of the Year yesterday when the organisation announced its annual rewards.

#Cartwright recently led the Mavericks women’s team to a third place finish and added a 100m hurdles national championship title at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.

#She topped the field in 13.35 seconds to become the first Maverick to win a national title in the event in programme history. After a bronze medal finish in the 2021 championships, Cartwright returned to improve on that performance with a gold medal and one of three First Team All-American honours in 2022.

#She also earned All- America Honours in the 100m, 200m and as a member of the 4x100m relay team.

#Cartwright teamed up with Makayla Jackson, Ja’Cey Simmons, and Rose Cramer to finish first in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.29, another first in Maverick history.

#A busy meet for Cartwright also included a fourth place finish in the 200m (23.55) and seventh place finish in the 100m (11.94) to earn another pair of First Team All-American Honours.

#The Mavericks scored 57 points to finish third in the team standings, the best team finish in programme history.

#At the conference level, she was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year.

#Cartwright won four All- NSIC honours at the NSIC Championships last month, including first place finishes in the 100m hurdles and the 4×100 relay events.

#Over the course of the season she was named the NSIC Track Athlete of the Week four times.

#In her debut season with the Mavericks, Cartwright was named the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year in 2021.

#Her Maverick outdoor campaign included first team All-American honours in four events at the Division II Championships.

#She finished third in the 100m hurdles, seventh in the 200m, eighth in the 100m and was a member of the second-place finishing 4x100m relay team.

#At the Conference level, Cartwright was the NSIC champion in the 100m hurdles and also won all-conference honours in the 100m and 200m.

#Prior to Minnesota State, Cartwright was a member of the Central State Marauders in her true freshman season.

#She was named to the USTFCCCA South Region Athlete of the Year and was scheduled to become the first CSU women to compete in multiple events at the NCAA Div. II Indoor Championships in March 2020 prior to the event being cancelled due to the public health threat of COVID-19.

MIAMI Marlins’ Miguel Rojas (11) and Bryan De La Cruz (14) congratulate Jazz Chisholm Jr. after Chisholm hit a grand slam in the second inning against the Washington Nationals Tuesday. (AP Photos/Marta Lavandier)

As of Thursday, June 9, 2022

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr broke out of his recent slump with an electrifying performance and continues to build his résumé toward a 2022 National League All-Star berth.

#The Miami Marlins star had two home runs, including his first grand slam and a career high six RBI to power the Marlins’ 12-2 win over the Washington Nationals Tuesday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.

#He joined Jorge Soler as the only Marlins players with multi home-run games this season.

#Chisholm entered the game 2-29 at the plate since his return from a hamstring injury on May 29, but dominated Tuesday night’s contest.

#In the second inning, Chisholm faced a 3-0 count from Nationals pitcher Joan Adon with the bases loaded and connected on a four-seam fastball outside the strike zone and sent it over the centrefield wall for his first career grand slam.

#“My first at bat I honestly wasn’t about to swing because he’s not really in the zone as much. Honestly it was a ball, I saw it and it looked good to me so I just went and swung at it and it resulted in a homer. First career grand slam.”

#According to ESPN Stats and Into, he became the first player in Marlins history to hit a grand slam on a 3-0 count. He is now on pace for 30 home-runs which no Marlins middle infielder has done since Dan Uggla (2010).

#Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Chisholm and the remainder of the lineup generally has the freedom to swing with the favourable 3-0 count.

#“Honestly it’s always on their own, unless I don’t want them swinging, so then it’s more of a take off,” he said. “There it’s easy to say don’t do it but on the other side of that coin we can break this game wide open and that’s really what happened there.

#“Some guys don’t like to swing there but obviously that was one he must have felt good about.”

#Chisholm returned in the fifth inning and blasted a two-run shot off Andres Machado to give Miami a 12-0 lead. He attributed his recent struggles to become reacclimated to his pre-injury timing and routines.

#“That’s just getting your timing back, getting the feeling back. It’s like not playing for months and getting back into spring training.

#“With this it was going from playing everyday and then you go into seven days of not playing, you just got to try to revamp what you had going on, I’m just trying to get back to that and [Tuesday night] it felt better. This entire week it felt better than the past week.”

#Offensively, the Marlins hit four home runs, but Chisholm celebrated the performance on the mound from Edward Cabrera, the no.47 prospect in MLB Pipeline.

#He was the first Marlins prospect to pitch at least six innings and allow two hits or fewer in each of his first two starts of a season.

#“That’s my boy,” he said. “Edward, he goes out there, he works hard, he wants to win everyday and shout out to him because he comes out everyday and gives his all. I have a lot of respect for Edward.”

#The Marlins offensive outburst reportedly came after a 90-minute “players only” meeting.

#“We’re good,” he said. “We just came out there and knew what we had to do, and that’s all I can say about that.”

#Through 43 games this season, Chisholm is second on the Marlins with 10 home runs and is hitting .255 with a .310 OBP, slugging .541 with an .851 OPS, seven doubles, four triples, 37 RBI, 40 hits and nine stolen bases.

#Voting for the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game is now underway. Ballots can be cast on MLB. com and cast your ballot, up to five times a day every 24 hours.

#The first phase of the voting runs through June 30 at 2pm. Then, there will be two finalists announced at each position (six outfielders) and the vote totals reset for the final days of voting July 5-8.

As of Thursday, June 9, 2022

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#THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is pleased to partner with the urban renewal programme to provide tennis lessons to the wider community.

#This initiative of the Ministry of Social Services under the auspices of urban renewal will be offered to scores of children in the inner cities of Nassau and eventually all over The Bahamas. Minister of State Lisa Rahming, who has spearheaded this noteworthy venture, welcomed the young people at Lou Adderley Park in Marathon to participate in the sporting activities along with First Lady Ann Marie Davis.

#Uniting with urban renewal to branch out into the communities has been a God sent for the association which continues to build on outreach, development and tennis sustainability. The BLTA welcomed over 60 children to the National Tennis Centre in the first week.

#The majority of the kids had their first encounter with tennis on the tennis courts at NTC. Despite the rainy conditions, this did not overshadow the lessons and, in fact, this was an opportunity to do some creative drills before heading on the court.

#BLTA President Perry Newton stated that there are many talented young children in the inner cities who will now have this wonderful opportunity and experience.

#“We intend to run a structured programme that will introduce young people to the sport. It is exciting to see the opportunity that the government’s urban renewal programme is offering. We are pleased that tennis will be a medium for the children to learn new skills, improve health and wellness and encourage camaraderie and build social skills.

#“Transforming the lives of so many through the Play Tennis Bahamas programme will meet the goal of urban renewal to develop and empower young people. The BLTA is extremely excited to be a part of this worthy initiative with urban renewal to build up, inspire, challenge, develop and grow the youth of our nation.”

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As of Thursday, June 9, 2022

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#AFTER finishing 1-1 in the first weekend of 2022 Concacaf Nations League play, the Bahamas senior men’s national team returns home to the Thomas A Robinson Stadium to face Nicaragua.

#The Bahamas continues play in Group C of League A on June 10 when they host Nicaragua at 5pm. They complete the home and away series against Nicaragua on June 13 at 8pm at the Nicaraguan National Stadium.

#After a 1-0 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines at home followed by a 1-0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on the road, veteran striker and team captain Lesly St Fleur said Team Bahamas remains confident headed into the weekend.

#“I think we have shown we can play against any team,” following the matchup against Trinidad and Tobago. “Going back to our home game against Nicaragua, we are going in hard and we will come away with the victory.”

#Nicaragua also comes in at 1-0-1 after they defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 and played St Vincent and the Grenadines to a 2-2 tie.

#“We had a chance to watch the game and we saw the cracks in Nicaragua’s defence. We’re working on capitalising on that,” said Bahamas goalkeeper Julio Jemison. “We saw a few weaknesses in Nicaragua’s defensive line, we’re looking to make runs behind them and also a lot of balls in the air because they’re a really short team. We plan on utilising [our taller players], that height will be a real advantage for us and we are expecting a good result. The result against T and T wasn’t what we needed but the game was good, it helped show us that we can compete with these teams and even more so we can beat them.”

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For over eight intense hours, young chess players paired up at boards, fists on cheeks, contemplating their next moves at the 46th Annual Bahamas Junior Chess Championships. In the end, it was Curtis Pride Jr. who came out on top as the overall champion.

This championship was a qualifier for the Bahamas National Championships set for November 2002 and Pride has earned a spot. The Bahamas Junior Chess Championship was organized by the Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF). Participants played an intense five rounds of two-hour games.

BCF President Candidate Master (CM) Kendrick Knowles congratulated Pride for the victory and the other players.

“It’s a pleasure seeing our juniors compete during this tournament,” Knowles said. “In chess there are players and pieces, and the ratio is 1:16. One player has to manage 16 pieces; this many to one ratio is very similar to other aspects of life.”

Pride defeated his younger brother Avian Pride to be crowned junior champion. Curtis Pride finished with 4.5 points while Avian scored four points. Noah Albury also scored four points and finish third overall. The top female was Chika Pride.

Knowles continued, speaking about how the juniors can learn life lessons from chess.

“It’s always good to reflect that although we teach and encourage young people to play chess, we are also imagining how we can transfer the skills of managing a chess game to managing a group of people. It’s all very exciting when you think of the possibilities. Problem solving, self-control and effective management of resources are all virtues that young people can carry on to adult life – through playing chess,” Knowles said.

The next tournament on the BCF’s calendar is the Warren Seymour Classic scheduled for Saturday June 25.