B2 MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN SPORTS Pa Wednesday, June 1, 2016 ROSSI From Page B1 is Marco Andretti nearly winning as a rookie in 2006 but the never had any plans to be a participant. Ilis eye was always on Formula One, and he headed to Europe at age 16 to pursuc his dream. "It kind of forced me to grow up pretty quickly," he said. "There was a very firm "goal, and I just committed my life to making that happen, Now that the goal has changed a little bit, I've committed my life to trying to go win an IndyCar championship." When a full-time F1 ride failed to materialize this season, Rossi moved back to the United States to drive for Bryan Herta in a partnership with Andretti Autosport. The team fields cars for Marco Andretti and 2014 Indy winner Ryan.
Hunter-Reay; a newcomer to racing in the U.S., Rossi is the least-known American on the team and maybe even the entire series. It makes him an anomaly of sorts for the Indy 500, where many hoped for anothCr American winner but few. knew anything about this one. Rossi is very American, even though he spent the last eight years based in Europe. Some other things to know.
about him: -His favorite movie is "The Breakfast Club," and his favorite television show is "The Blacklist." -He loves chicken wings, particularly from Indianapo- STANGS From Page B1 hard to make sure the players not only get acclimated to each other, but acclimated to Martinsville. The coach has already. gotten to know the area well. He attended a city council meeting on his first night to hear Mustangs' General Manager Brian McConnell talk, and got to meet Mayor Danny Turner and the members of the council. "That was great meet them.
They seem really committed to it and I learned all the history of Hooker Field and all the teams: that have played here in the past and how they were affiliated," he said. "It's a lot more than I had expected and it's really cool." Higginbotham said he. hopes his players can also get accustomed to the area. "Considering these guys are going to be here all summer we've already started to preach team because it is a short time here that these guys are going to be together but it is the best times. It's summer ball so trying to get them together, trying to get them to enjoy being together and hanging out other than at the field and trying to build the team real quick," he said.
"I think that's probably something we've all been trying to do getting them to know each other, work out together. Brian has done an awesome job helping us get to work out at the YMCA and other things in town so the guys can do things Scoreboard Area Schedule Wednesday BOYS SOCCER Region 2A West Semifinals 6 p.m. Martinsville vs. Virginia High School at SRSC COLLEGE BASEBALL 7. p.m.
Mooresville at Piedmont All-Stars. COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE 7 Mustangs at Petersburg Sports on TV Wednesday COLLEGE GOLF 6 p.m. GOLF NCAA Division Men's Championship, finals, team match play, at Eugene; Ore: MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLB Chicago White Sox at N.Y: Mets OR Minnesota at Oakland (3:30 p.m.) 8.p.m. ESPN L.A.
Dodgers at Chicago Cubs NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. NBCSN Stanley Cup, :5 AUTO PARTS ALEXANDER SI apple DA Associated Press Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi poses during the traditional winners photo Monday. on the Rossi won the 100th line at running Indianapolis' of the Motor Indianapolis Speedway 500 in auto Indianapolis on, race on Sunday. lis' own Big Lug Canteen: -He's a New. England Patriots fan.
-He listens to a variety, of alternative rock, country music and Chris Brown. Rossi but will Jimmy In-N-Out -His world is Martinsville Mustangs players other than going to the field and go back to their host families so it's been nice." Higginbotham used his experience as a recruiting coordinator to help recruit players to the Mustangs this summer. The Mustangs roster boasts players from schools such as Clemson, Appalachian State, VMI, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, to name a few. "It was nice to have that skill set. Just being able to pick up the phone and call some of the contacts you already have and then just network off of there to be ableto find the players you want.
There's certain parts of the roster you want to find, certain types of final, Game 2, San Jose at Pittsburgh SOCCER 1 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Men, national: teams, International friendly, Belgium.vs. Finland, at (Best-of-7; x- necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Cleveland 4, Toronto 2 May 17: Cleveland 115, Toronto 84 May 19: Cleveland 108, Toronto 89 Saturday: Toronto 99, Cleveland 84 Monday: Toronto 105, Cleveland 99 Cleveland 116, Toronto 78 Friday: Cleveland 113, Toronto 87 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Golden State 4, Oklahoma City 3. May 16: Okla. City 108, Golden St.
102 May 18: Golden St. 118, Okla. City 91 Sunday: Okla. City 133, Golden St. 105 Tuesday: Okla.
City 118, Golden St. Thursday: Golden St. 120, Okla. City 111 Saturday: Golden St. 108, Okla.
City Monday: Golden St. 96, Okla. City 88 NBA FINALS Cirreland vs. Golden State Thursday: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m. Sunday: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.
June 8: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. June 10: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-June 13: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-June 16: 19: Golden Cleveland State at at Golden Cleveland, State, 9 8 p.m.: AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION: Pot GB Boston 31 20.608 Baltimore 28 21.571 Toronto 27 26.509 New York 24 26.480.6% regular pair of jcans slim-fitting cut that ans prefer. "Depends on the and the girl that you're on a date with," he said.
In many respects, 6-foot-2 Rossi is very a millennial. In others, hyper-focused race car who tolerates very little promise or deviation strict regimen. He's had to make changes this ycar as he's ed from Fl to IndyCar, in his exercise routine. works out seven days a but has switched from a on cardiovascular activities more strength training. Theupshot, is he can cat chicken "For the past three I've been very, very cerned about the weight I am because in Formula it's hyper-critical," he "Being 6-2, it's a little ficult to manage that.
In Car, it doesn't really so that means Ican cat I want." Rossi called his Indy victory the biggest win carcer, and likely the he'll ever have. He several times that it's be a life-changing victory, expanded on that by saying it answered questions about himself his goals. "There was huge marks rightly so over and IndyCar, and oval racing, having zero background," he think that this has A Bulletin photo by Harrison Hamlet at Hooker Field it's just pounding the Vruggink said. "A lot we give hitters too much Hitting baseball is hard. thing that I've' been with them the first couis really attacking the them beat you.
Don't in a spot to fail by guys or putting them in hitters, Hutchinson adjusting to using a wood using BBCor bats for school season isn't that an adjustment, and he players will get used to quickly. said the biggest thing College Station Regional hosted by Texas (45-14) vs. hamton (30-23), 9 p.m., Minnesota (34-20) vs. Forest (34-25), 4 p.m., ESPN3 Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina South Carolina (42-15) vs. Rhode Island (30-25), 7 p.m., ESPN3 UNCW (39-17) vs.
Duke 22), 1 p.m., ESPN3 Coral Gables Regional hosted by Miami (FL.) Miami (FL) (45-11) vs. (29-29), 7 p.m., ESPN3 Fla. Atlantic (38-17) vs. Beach St. 1 p.m., ESPN3 Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida (47-13) vs.
BethuneCookman (29-25), 6 p.m., Georgia Tech (36-23) vs. UConn (37-23), 1 p.m., ESPN3 Louisville Regional hosted by Louisville (47-12) vs. Mich. (22-32), 6 p.m., ESPN3 Ohio St. (43-18) vs.
Wright (44-15), 2 p.m., ESPN3. Oxford Regional hosted by Ole Ole Miss (43-17) vs. Utah 27), 8 p.m., ESPN3 A Tulane (39-19) vs. Boston lege (31-20), 4 p.m., ESPN3 Raleigh Regional hosted by NC NC State (35-20) vs. Navy 14), 7 p.m., ESPN3 Coastal Caro.
(44-15) vs. Mary's (CA) (33-23), 2 p.m., ESPN3, A Tallahassee Regional hosted by Florida State Florida State (37-20) vs. bama St. (38-15), 6 p.m., ESPN3 Southern Miss. (40-18) vs.
South Ala. (40-20), Noon, ESPN3 (Best-of-7; x-If necessary) STANLEY CUP FINALS A Pittsburgh 1, San Jose 0 Monday: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2 San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Saturday: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. June 6: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. 9: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
and the cemented the fact that, I Europe- don't have an issue with it. I do enjoy it. I'vefully comscenario mitted to this program and going being successful in IndyCar, and this is what I'm looking the toward for the future." much And there's the $1 million he's a question: Just what does the driver future hold for Rossi? com- Jacques Villencuve won from a the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and was world champion in some Formula One two years later. adapt- Juan Pablo Montoya won the mostly Indy 500 in 2000 and immeIle made the leap to Fl. week, Rossi is still a reserve focus driver for the Manor Fltcam.
to Should a seat come open on that team, he could be called now on to He also could try to posiyears tion his win Sunday into a con- full-time return to F1. He that- was passed over by Gene Haas One when he launched his North said. Carolina F1 team this bit dif- year, but llaas could try to Indy- position more marketability in the future with an Ameriwhat can driver and Indy 500 champion. 500 It's not something Rossi of his wanted to discuss a day after. biggest his big win.
mentioned happening in the going to, long-term, I don't know, and and I'm frankly not that interestMonday ed at the moment," he said. many. "I watched the Monaco race and Sunday morning, and it was a great race. Then I forgot question about it and moved on and me went and drove in the Indy specifically 500, and we came out with a absolutely win. For the time being, that's said.
all that matters to me, and I'm kind of going to carry that forward." doesn't cat carbs, make an exception for Johns sandwiches and burgers. favorite place in the Lake Tahoe. share a laugh in the players, and having helps to spread from there," He said one playing at Hooker the turf as an extra the players. The Mustangs' 14 pitchers, Vruggink said a rotation of but have a good and relievers, and their numbers in He said the be making sure throwing strikes wood bats in the "It's not as Tampa Bay 22 27.449 8 CENTRAL DIVISION L. Pct GB Kansas City 28 22.560 Cleveland 26 23.531 Chicago 27 25.519 2 Detroit 24 26.480 4 Minnesota 15 35.300 '13 WEST DIVISION Pct GB Texas 30 21.588 Seattle 29 21.580 Los Angeles 28.451 7 Oakland 23 29.442 Houston 23 29.442 TV Tuesday's Games ALL LATE Houston at Arizona San Diego at Seattle Texas at Cleveland Boston at Baltimore N.Y.
Yankees at Toronto White Sox at N.Y. Tampa Bay at Kansas City, Detroit at L.A. Angels Minnesota at Oakland Wednesday's Games White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1) at N.Y. Mets. (deGrom 3-1), 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Dean 1-1) at Oakland (Manaea 1-3), 3:35 p.m. Texas (Hamels 5-1) at Cleveland (Bauer 3-2), 6:10 p.m. Boston (Kelly 2-0) at Baltimore (Wright 2-3), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Fulmer 4-1) at L.A. Angels.
(Shoemaker 3-5), 7:05 p.m, N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 3-0) at Toronto (Sanchez 4-1), 7:07 p.m. Arizona (Ray 2-4) at Houston (Fiers 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 3-6) at Kansas City (Duffy 0-0), 8:15 p.m.. Seattle (Hernandez 4-4) at San Diego (Friedrich 1-1), 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Pct GB Washington 31 21.596 New York 29 21.580 Philadelphia 26 25.510 Miami 26 25.510 15 35.300 15 CENTRAL DIVISION AWL Pct GB Chicago 35 14.714 -He grew up racing NASCAR star Kyle Larson and the two were rivals as children. As for his preferred fashion? Well, Rossi can switch back and forth between a dugout during Tuesday's win a base network adjustment out even more zone really," Higginbotham said. of times nice thing about credit. Field was using The biggest selling point to stressing ple of days roster includes zone, make including six lefties. put yourself they will stick with walking about six starters, base freely.
mix of starters For the feel good about said the bullpen. bat after biggest thing will an entire the pitchers are much of to adjust to the thinks his league. it pretty much of a huge. Vruggink Pittsburgh 29 21.580 St. Louis 27 25.519 Milwaukee 23 28.451 13 Cincinnati 417 34.333 19 WEST DIVISION Pct: GB San Francisco 32 21.604 3 Los Angeles 27 25.519 Colorado 23 27.460 Arizona 23 30.434 9.
San Diego 20 32.385 Tuesday's Games ALL LATE Houston at Arizona San Diego at Seattle Washington at Philadelphia White Sox at N.Y. Mets Pittsburgh at Miami San Francisco at Atlanta a L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs St. Louis at Milwaukee. Cincinnati at Wednesday's Games Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1) at N.Y.
Mets (deGrom 3-1), 1:10 p.m. St. Louis (Garcia 4-4) at Milwaukee (Davies 2-3), 1:40 p.m. a Washington (Scherzer 5-4) at Philadelphia (Morgan 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Niese 5-2) at Miami (Conley 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 1-5) at Atlanta (Perez 2-1), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 1-1) at Chi- cago Cubs (Lester 5-3), 8:05 p.m. Arizona (Ray 2-4) at Houston (Fiers 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Lamb 0-3) at Colorado (Chatwood 6-3), 8:40 p.m.
Seattle (Hernandez 4-4) at San Diego: (Friedrich 1-1), 10:10 p.m. ACC teams Games in the begin NCAA Friday Regionals a Charlottesville Regional hosted by UVA Virginia (37-20) vs. Willlam Mary (29-29), 1 p.m., ESPN3 Bryant (47-10) vs. East Carolina (34-21), 6 p.m., ESPN3 Clemson Regional hosted by Clemson Clemson (42-18) vs. Western Carolina (30-29), 7 p.m., ESPN3 Oklahoma St.
(36-20) vs. Nebraska (37-20), Noon, ESPNU will be getting used to playing at Hooker Field, which can be a bit. of a pitchers park at times. "The first day we were here we took batting practice on the field and it seemed like the ball kind of jumped off the bat a little bit here but yesterday it scemed like it played a little more natural. It's a bigger field so I guess you can call it a pitchers park right now," Vruggink said.
The Coastal Plains League offers a wide variety of teams, which can often mean a lot of travel and time on the bus. Luckily, Higgenbotham said that with all the games being night games he doesn't worry about the late nights. too much. "Shout out to games at 7:17 at the ball park so we're a little bit different than some other: teams in the league. It's some late nights but you've got some time to rest the next day.
We're not in a bad location. You've got some long trips but some are mostly hour and a half, maybe two hours and that's not too bad," he said. Ultimately, the main thing all the coaches hope is that they can compete and help each player get better through the summer before. heading back to their colleges in the fall. 3 "You're playing against really, good guys.
There's a reason everyone comes in here and plays," Hutchinson said. "We're really looking forward to the competition, that's the reason we're all here. It's playing against the best to become the best." A 12: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-June 15: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. BingFRENCH OPEN TENNIS Wake: Day 10 of the French Open on Tuesday: Weather: Rain, washing out all but 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 hours of play.
High of 59 degrees (15; Celsius). Stat of the Day: 2 Number of singles matches completed, out of 12 on the (33- schedule; four were suspended in progress, six never started. Quote of the Day: "No one cares about Stetson the piayers, in my opinion. I don't care that I lost the match today, but I was Long close to (getting) injured." Halep, upset that part of her loss was played Florida while it was raining. Women's Tuesday fourth round results: Tsvetana Pironkova beat No.
2 Agnieszka Radwanska 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 No. 21 Sam Stosur beat No. 6 Simona Louisville Halep 7-6 (0), Schedule 6-3 Wednesday: Western Singles matches scheduled to start St. at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m.
ET). Men's fourth round Miss No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 14 (25- No.
Roberto 7 Tomas Bautista Agut (resumption) Berdych vs. No. 11 Col- David Ferrer (resumption). No. 13.
Dominic Thiem vs. Marcel State Granollers (resumption) (42- David Goffin vs. Ernests Gulbis (resumption) Women's fourth round St. No. 1 Serena Williams vs.
No. 18 Elina Svitolina No. 8 Timea Bacsinszky vs. No. 9 Ala- Venus Williams No.
12 Carla Suarez Navarro VS. Yulia Putintseva No. 15 Madison Keys vs. Kiki Bertens Men's quarterfinals No. 2 Andy Murray vs.
No. 9 Richard Gasquet No. 3 Stan Wawrinka vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas: Women's quarterfinals No. 4 Garbine Muguruza vs.
Shelby Rogers Stosur vs. Pironkova. Wednesday's forecast: Cloudy, with chance of rain in the evening. High of 68 degrees FU.
