A-D seeking fall schedules

The Appeal-democrat sports desk is seeking high school sports schedules for the upcoming fall season.

Athletic directors and coaches are asked to email their schedules to sports@ appealdemocrat.com.

– Appeal-democrat

PHOENIX – No player in baseball appeared in more games over the last five seasons than Evan Longoria, the Tampa Bay Rays ironman who showed up in at least 156 box scores every year from 2013-2017.

So when a challenging first half with his new team was interrupted by a fastball that left him with a fractured pinky, Longoria was desperate to repair more than just his hand.

After a six-week stint on the disabled list, Longoria is attempting to make up for lost time and he did so Sunday by smashing three hits including the goahead home run in the eighth inning to lead the Giants to a 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

“We fail so much in this game that you have a tendency to get down on yourself when you continually fail in those situations,” Longoria said. “It’s nice to have some success and be able to take that into the next plate appearance and just positivity.”

Longoria crushed a 97-mile per hour fastball over the 413foot sign in left center field off of reliever Archie Bradley to untie the game and help the Giants secure their first winning road trip