PRO BASEBALL
The Baltimore Orioles promoted outfielder Ryan McKenna from the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on Saturday. He’ll take the place of outfielder Aaron Hicks, who was put on the 10-day injured list with a low back strain, retroactive to Wednesday.
Also, Baltimore placed right-hander Mychal Givens on unconditional release waivers. He was beset by injuries most of the year, compiling an 11.25 ERA in four innings over six appearances for Baltimore and a 7.27 ERA in 8 2/3 innings during eight games with the Tides.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Hampton drops opener to Robert Morris
Hampton fell 1-0 Friday to Robert Morris in the Pirates’ season opener at Powhatan Field in Norfolk.
The Colonials (2-0), who beat VMI 3-0 Thursday, went ahead of the Pirates when Lidia Nduka converted a penalty kick in the 42nd minute. Robert Morris outshot HU 16-13 and had 10 corner kicks to Hampton’s six.
The Pirates’ Alexis Deveaux made 10 saves, and teammate Maya Martir put all three of her shots on goal.
HU will play again at Powhatan Field at 4 p.m. Sunday against USC Upstate.
The Pirates are under the interim coaching of Landstown High graduate Matheau Hall, who played internationally after competing in college for Grand Canyon. They have six athletes from Hampton Roads; Destiny Dixon, from Grafton High, played 36 minutes and Madisyn Strange, a fellow freshman from Menchville, played 44 against Robert Morris.
ODU awaits home opener
Coming off a 3-0 victory Thursday at George Mason, Old Dominion will play its home opener at 6 p.m. Sunday against Campbell.
ODU looked like a team that will challenge to repeat its Sun Belt Tournament championship, outshooting the Patriots 22-4 and collecting nine corner kicks to George Mason’s zero.
The Monarchs and Camels haven’t played each other since their 1-1 draw in September 2014.
Campbell, in its first year in the Coastal Athletic Association, opened Thursday with a 2-2 draw against High Point, which erased the Camels’ 2-0 second-half lead. But Campbell returns 15 starters from last season’s Big South regular-season champion, which went 11-3-4.
Tribe to play again in Philly
William & Mary, meanwhile, will try to complete a 2-0 trip to Philadelphia when the Tribe faces Saint Joseph’s at 6 p.m. Sunday. Ivey Crain scored twice in Thursday’s 4-0 victory at Temple.
