MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
It’s been a pretty cool week for the Gelof brothers.
On Sunday, University of Virginia infielder Jake Gelof was selected 60th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the MLB draft.
Then on Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics announced that infielder Zack Gelof, his older brother, will be promoted prior to Friday night’s game against Minnesota to make his MLB debut.
Zack, primarily a second baseman who played for the Cavaliers from 2019-21, is the A’s No. 3 overall prospect, according to MLB.com. He was hitting .304 with 12 homers, 44 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 69 games for Triple-A Las Vegas this season.
Like his brother, Zack was also the 60th overall pick. The A’s selected him in the 2021 MLB draft.
Ex-NSU standout signs with Giants
Former Granby High and Norfolk State player Ty Hanchey has signed with the San Francisco Giants.
Hanchey played three seasons at NSU before transferring to Florida A&M, where he played the past two seasons.
He batted .318 with 132 RBIs, 126 runs, 20 homers and 28 stolen bases during his college career. He played catcher primarily, but also was a designated hitter.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
ODU announces nine signees
Old Dominion women’s basketball coach DeLisha Milton-Jones announced the addition of nine signees to the 2023 recruiting class, seven of which were junior college players.
Jenny Nkem Womsi, a 6-1 forward/center out of Barton (Kansas) Community College, was a first-team NJCAA All-American who averaged 15 points and 8.9 rebounds a game.
En’Dya Buford, a 5-7 guard out of Jones (Mississippi) College, was a third-team NJCAA All-American who averaged 17.5 points a game.
The other JUCO players are De’Shawnti Thomas, a 5-10 forward, and Halima Salat, a 5-6 guard, both from Seward County (Kansas) Community College, Maya Cunningham, a 5-10 guard/forward from Shelton State (Alabama) Community College, Makiyah McCollister, a 5-6 guard from Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College and Ladajah Huguley, a 5-4 guard from Chipola (Florida) College.
The other two signees are Lanetta Williams, a 6-3 forward who transferred from Memphis, and Nnenna Orji, a 6-2 forward who transferred from Hawaii.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UVA’s Bennett makes three staff moves
UVA head coach Tony Bennett has promoted Johnny Carpenter and Isaiah Wilkins to assistant coaches and added Chase Coleman as a graduate assistant.
Carpenter served as UVA’s director of player personnel the past five seasons and enters his ninth season with the program. Wilkins, a former Cavaliers player, has been a graduate assistant the past two seasons. Coleman, a former Maury High star, just finished a four-year playing career with the Cavs.
MORE COLLEGES
UVA wins VaSID all-sports survey
The University of Virginia won nearly 66% of its athletic events in the 2022-23 season to finish first in the Virginia Sports Information Directors University Division all-sports survey.
The Cavaliers went 261-133-8 for a 65.9% winning percentage to snap a two-year run by Liberty.
James Madison was second at 65.5%, followed by Liberty (63.1%), Virginia Tech (58%) and Old Dominion (55.2%).
Washington & Lee won 74.7% of its contests to win the College Division, edging Christopher Newport (73.8%).
Briefly
- The Baltimore Orioles announced Wednesday that catcher Anthony Bemboom cleared outright waivers and has accepted an assignment to the Norfolk Tides.
- Princess Anne High in Virginia Beach won the 2022-23 National Guard Cup for academic activity with 355 points, easily defeating second-place Clover Hill.
