BASEBALL 2 more Terps pitchers picked in MLB draft
A day after the Boston Red Sox selected Maryland right-hander Mike Shawaryn in the fifth round with the 148th overall pick, two more Terps pitchers were selected Saturday in the Major League Baseball draft. The San Francisco Giants selected junior right-hander Mike Rescigno in the 25th round with the 755th overall pick, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took senior left-hander Rob Galligan in the 36th round with the 1,079th overall pick. Rescigno, a converted infielder, had a 2.25 ERA with four strikeouts in four innings in 2015 and finished this season 2-1 with 23 strikeouts, 11 walks and a 5.59 ERA in 191⁄3 innings. Galligan was 0-3 with 13 strikeouts, 17 walks and a 3.09 ERA in 231⁄3 innings in 2016 after posting a 2.74 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 621⁄3 innings, including four starts, in 2015.
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Athletic Association Division I All-America third team. PIMLICO RACE COURSE: Jockey Victor Carrasco won five of nine races and set a course record aboard Lael Stable’s Inside Out in the eighth race. Carrasco won the first race with Pure Lemon ($8), the third with Saratoga Wildcat ($6.20), the fifth with Uno Emayo ($5), the sixth with Azia Brown ($6) and the eighth with Inside Out ($9.40). Carrasco’s winning time on Inside Out in the 11⁄16-mile race was 1 minute, 40.24 seconds, beating the mark of 1:40.32 set by Precious Kitten on May 19, 2007. WNBA: Emma Meesseman scored 19 points and had seven rebounds, but the host Washington Mystics (4-7) fell, 83-76, to the Minnesota Lynx (10-0). Minnesota tied the WNBA record for most victories to start a season as Washington lost its seventh consecutive home game. WOMEN’S ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS: Emma Bentov-Lagman, Cristin Connerney and Lilianna Dyer of 1st Class Gymnastics in Annapolis claimed first place in the senior dynamic routine, the second of three events, at the USA Gymnastics Championships in Providence, R.I., with a score of 27.187. Savannah Bentley, Hannah Silverman and Elise Stickley of Emilias Acro Gymnastics in Columbia were second (25.520). The finals will be held tonight at 6. BOXING: Baltimore Boxing Gym’s Stefon “Showtime” McCray (Archbishop Spalding), a former basketball standout at Stevenson, faces Golden Gloves titlist TJ Mottinger in the main event Thursday at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie in a bout for the Maryland heavyweight title and East Coast championship. Baltimore Boxing’s Clayton Frazier meets Elvis Banegas in a rematch. Tyrell Boyd, Justin “Psycho” Sykes, Ashton “The Goon” Sykes, Destiny Day Owens, Allen “The Hampden Hammer” Burris and Tommy Coe Jr. will appear in bouts against opponents to be named. The event will also feature a special tribute to heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, who died June 3 at age 74. For tickets and more information, call 410-375-9175 or go to baltimoreboxing.com. MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE: The inaugural Legends Alumni Game will be held Aug. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Lake Placid Summit Classic in Lake Placid, N.Y. Teams will comprise about 40 former MLL players and coaches. Former players include Gary Gait (Baltimore Bayhawks), Tim Goettelmann (Loyola Maryland) and Josh Sims (Baltimore Bayhawks, Severn). More players will be announced closer to the game. GOLF: Baltimore Municipal Golf Corp. will host the fifth annual Baltimore Putting Championship benefiting the Baltimore’s Classic Five Junior Golf program. Golfers will compete in two divisions — adult (age 18 and older) and junior (17 and under). Qualifying will be held June 26 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and June 27 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at all Baltimore Classic Five Golf Courses. The finals will take place June 29 at 6 p.m. at Mount Pleasant at 6001 Hillen Road. Registration fees are $5 for adults and free for juniors. For more information, go to bmgcgolf.com/-2016-baltimore-puttingchampionship. —