Horns softball team adds transfer
The Texas Longhorns softball team announced Tuesday the signing of former University of San Diego right-hander pitcher and utility player Paige von Sprecken. As a freshman, von Sprecken led the Toreros with 21 wins and 136 strikeouts in 199 innings.
The Yorba Linda, Calif., resident will join Bekah Alcozer, Christina Bardwell, Reagan Hathaway and Celina Felix as the newest members of the Longhorns in the 2015-16 season.
Coach Connie Clark said von Sprecken will add depth to the pitching rotation while providing a power option from the right side of the plate.
Von Sprecken started 29 games last season and had 18 complete games with four shutouts.
Avery Johnson Jr. leaves A&M for Alabama: Former Texas A&M point guard Avery Johnson Jr. will play for his father at Alabama.
First-year Crimson Tide coach Avery Johnson announced Monday his son is switching Southeastern Conference schools. The younger Johnson has three years of eligibility remaining and will have to sit out next season under NCAA transfer rules.
The Alabama coach said he is “thrilled as both a coach and a father” to have the guard join the program, praising his son’s character and skill set.
Johnson played in 13 games as a freshman at A&M. He averaged 4.3 minutes and 1.4 points, including a 10-point debut in the opener against Northwestern State.
He played on an AAU team coached by Alabama assistant Scott Pospichal in Texas.
FSU kicks quarterback off team: Florida State dismissed freshman quarter- back De’Andre Johnson from the team after prosecutors released a video showing him punching a woman at a bar.
In a statement late Monday, coach Jimbo Fisher announced Johnson’s immediate dismissal. He had been suspended after the June 24 assault.
The video appears to show Johnson and the woman jostling for position at the bar and the woman attempting to hit him before he punches her. He has been charged with misdemeanor battery.