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Show StatesmanSports Monday, April 21, 2008 Track: Aggies find success j a y S in only home meet 01 continued from page 13 3:22.27. For the women junior Krista Larson led the way as she improved on her NCAA region mark in the hammer throw. Larson placed third overall with a distance of 185-feet-lO-inches, which is the fifth best throw in Utah State history. Two other Aggie women, sophomore Ashlee Cannon and freshman Sonia Grabowska posted NCAA regional marks. Cannon ran a time of 13.75 in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing second. Grabowska competed in the pole vault and finished in second place with a height of 12-feet-7.5-inches. The only women to beat the freshman was an unattached participant by the name of Stacy Dragila. Dragila, a native of Pocatello. Idaho, is the U.S. pole vault record holder and held the world record in 2003. Dragila is trying to qualify for her third U.S. Olympic team. The women's 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams matched the men, as both teams claimed first place in their respective relays. The 100-meter team consisted of Cannon, sophomore Brittany Chadwick and freshmen Katelyn Jensen and Kamiko Kamo, who all ran a time of 47.09. The distance relay ran a time 3:49.38. The athletes on that team were freshman Camille Fehlberg, sophomore Jennifer Day, junior Katie Thatcher and senior Cachet Webb. This Friday and Saturday the Aggies will send athletes to Berkley, Calif, to compete in the Cal Berkeley Invitational, as well as to the Clarence Robison Invitational in Provo, Utah. Following this weekend's meets, the Aggies will participate in the Utah Collegiate Challenge on May 7. That will be their final tune-up before participating in the Western AthleticConference Championships, May 1417 at Boise, Idaho. •sum.bryiter@tiggiamiH.usu.edu an<j[ Sox win close games TORONTO (AP) - David Eckstein hit a three-run homer, supplying some of the power Toronto might miss without Frank Thomas, and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday. A.J. Burnett (2-1) issued a seasonhigh six walks in five innings but still managed to win for the first time in four starts. He allowed three runs and four hits. Toronto released Thomas before the game, one day after the slumping designated hitter became angry for being taken out of the lineup. The move leaves the Blue Jays on the hook for the remainder of the $18 million, two-year contract the 39-year-old Thomas signed in November 2006. Thomas' replacement, Rod Barajas, went 0-for-3. Fans briefly chanted "We want Frank" when Barajas was up in the seventh. Nate Robertson (0-2) remained vvinless. giving up five runs and eight hits in five innings for Detroit. Jeremy Accardo worked the ninth for his fourth save. Detroit was without designated hitter Gary Sheffield (sore shoulder) and second baseman Placido Polanco (stiff back). Red Sox 6, Rangers 5 AGGIE SOPHOMORE ERIN S T R A T T O N leads a pack of runners at the Mark Faldmo Invitational in Logan on Saturday. The meet was the only one Utah State has in Logan all year. TYLER LARSON photo Page IS BOSTON (AP) - Sean Casey's bases-loaded walk capped a four-run eighth inning and Boston won for the eighth time in nine games. The Red Sox overcame a 5-0 deficit and have taken the first three in a tour-game series that concludes Monday with the annual 11:05 a.m. start on Patriots Day. On Saturday night, Manny Ramirez homered during a three-run comeback in the eighth for a 5-3 victory. Ramirez was ejected early this time for arguing a called third strike. Ian Kinsler led off the game with a home run for Texas. Milton Bradley had a three-run homer off Tim TORONTO BLUE JAYS SHORTSTOP DAVID ECKSTEIN jumps over Detroit Tigers' Magglio Ordonez as he throws to first for the double play on a ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto Saturday. AP photo Wakefield (2-0) in the sixth, a shot that hit an advertising sien above the Monster seats in left field and made it 5-0. Boston closed to 5-2 in the seventh against starter Kevin Millwood on RBI singles by David Ortiz and J.D. Drew. C.J. Wilson (0-1) got the loss for Texas. Astros 6, Colorado 4 HOUSTON (AP) _ Kaz Matsui hit a two-run single in the eighth inning against his former team, helping Houston ended a three-game losing streak. Hunter Pence led off the eighth with a single and Mark Loretta walked against reliever Brian Fuentes (0-1), who allowed a run for the first time in 10 appearances this season. Both runners moved up on an infield out to set up Matsui's hit. Miguel Tejada followed with an RBI double for the final run. Wesley Wright (2-0) worked the eighth and Jose Valverde got three outs for his second save. Padres 9, Diamondbacks 4 PHOENIX (AP) _ Justin Huber connected off Randy Johnson for his first career home run, ruining the Big Unit's second start and helping San Diego snap a four-game losing streak. The Padres had mustered a total of six runs in their previous four games, all losses. They scored that many against Johnson, who had back surgery last year. Huber supplied the big blow, a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Johnson (0-1) gave up six runs, four of them earned, and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. He walked three and struck out six. Randy Wolf (2-0) allowed four runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings for the Padres, striking out seven and walking one. \mm i. !^L » • ?.w .ff ••••-'- - > * ^•fc ' = j a**1 »Jft _ - ' <* • S.' Go Ahead, Hit the Snooze Button. We're Serving Breakfast All Day Long! 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