5 prospect Alex Freeland hits a two-run home run to left field for Triple-A Oklahoma City Ryan Ward hits a walk-off inside-the-park homer Channelsreels-429338Reelsarrow-expand-429339Kyle Freeland's five strikeoutsRockies @ GiantsMay 1 2025 | 00:00:32add-reel-429340Reelsshare-square-2-429341ShareKyle Freeland impresses on the mound as he accrues five strikeouts and only gives up three runs during his 6-inning start You can now search for over 3 million videos by player Use the search box to start your search with a player or a team and then use the filter panel to refine your results You can also start by selecting filters from the panel Videos can be embedded and shared directly from MLB.com Bienvenido a la nueva búsqueda de videos de MLB Ahora puede buscar más de 3 millones de videos por jugador Use el cuadro de búsqueda para comenzar su búsqueda con un jugador o un equipo y luego use el panel de filtro para refinar sus resultados También puede comenzar seleccionando filtros desde el panel Los videos se pueden insertar y compartir directamente desde MLB.com/es There was an error when executing your search Please refresh the page or try another query to get results If you are still having trouble, please describe your issue here and we will do our best to resolve it Por favor vuelva a cargar la página o intente con otros parámetros para obtener resultados Si aún así continua teneindo problemas, por favor descríbalo aquí y haremos todo lo posible por resolverlo It looks like there are no results for your search Please note that \\\"Play\\\" filters are only available after the 2015 season Videos from 2015 and prior can be searched by player Examples of \\\"Play\\\" filters:Hit ResultPitch ResultPitch Type\"},\"es\":{\"title\":\"¡Ponchado!\",\"body\":\"Aparentemente no hay resultados para tu búsqueda tenga en cuenta que los filtros de Play sólo están disponibles después de la temporada 2015 Los videos de 2015 y anteriores se pueden buscar por jugador There were no clips found for this selection Please refresh the page or try again later No se encontraron clips para esta selección Actualiza la página o vuelve a intentarlo más tarde Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville (UE) officials, Major League Baseball (MLB) Pitcher Kyle Freeland and his wife, Ashley officially broke ground on The Freeland Clubhouse during a ceremony Friday The state-of-the-art facility will redefine the future of Purple Aces Baseball Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of alumni Kyle '15 and Ashley '15 Freeland the clubhouse represents the largest philanthropic gift in UE Athletics history Announced in May 2024, The Freeland Clubhouse marks the launch of a pivotal project within the University's athletics strategic plan, Pathway to Excellence Located near German American Bank Field at Charles H The Freeland Clubhouse will include a locker room and a lounge designed to foster a culture of excellence and camaraderie "It's truly an honor for Ashley and me to give back to the University of Evansville and support this baseball program," said Kyle Freeland a standout pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and former UE baseball player "I owe so much of my development as a player and a person to my time at UE and Coach Wes Carroll This gift is our way of saying thank you and ensuring future Purple Aces have the tools and environment to reach their potential We can't wait to see this vision become a reality." who earned her Bachelor of Science in Sport Management at UE emphasizing the importance of creating a lasting legacy for future student-athletes Just a month after the announcement, the UE baseball team won their first MVC tournament title since 2006 and made an historic run for the program's first-ever NCAA Regional Tournament title UE Head Baseball Coach Wes Carroll has been instrumental in shaping a program renowned for its success and development of players "This clubhouse is a game-changer for our program," said Coach Carroll "It represents the commitment of Kyle and UE to providing a first-class experience for our student-athletes Their generosity will propel us forward as we continue to compete at the highest level." Kenneth "Ziggy" Siegfried praised the Freeland family's transformational gift and this generous investment further solidifies our position in the Missouri Valley Conference and beyond Kyle and Ashley's belief in Coach Carroll's vision and their commitment to our student-athletes exemplify what it means to be a Purple Ace." Kyle Freeland's journey from UE standout to Major League Baseball pitcher reflects the program's ability to develop talent and build character UE aims to continue attracting top-tier recruits and setting the stage for even greater success The University of Evansville extends its deepest gratitude to Kyle and Ashley Freeland for their historic generosity and creating a new exciting chapter for Purple Aces Baseball For more information, please visit gopurpleaces.com/FreelandClubhouse. Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Sign In Join now Kyle Freeland did not play in the Colorado Rockies' 4-3 win against the San Francisco Giants on May 1 Kyle Freeland did not take the mound in the Colorado Rockies' 4-3 win against the San Francisco Giants on May 1 with a record of 0-4 and an ERA of 5.93 over 30 1/3 innings Freeland's ERA was 7.15 with a K/9 of 8.3 His road performance shows a better ERA of 4.39 indicating stronger outings away from home Get in on the action—here’s where to bet on the Rockies this season: Can April showers bring May flowers for the Rockies After a miserable month of games in March/April, the Colorado Rockies (5-25) sit at the bottom of baseball with one of the worst starts in baseball history the hope is that the last month's showers will start to bring about some flourishing for the Rockies Unfortunately, the Rockies start the month with a trip to unfriendly territory as they square off against the San Francisco Giants (19-12) 5.93) has struggled with blisters on his hand as well as a lack of run support while getting hit hard by opposing teams He’s done well keeping walks down this season and had a moderate amount of strikeouts but opponents have a career-high .310 average against him The Giants aren’t exactly firing on all cylinders offensively but they are still dangerous against the Rockies The Giants counter with Justin Verlander (0-2 Verlander has been off to a bit of a slower start this season The 42-year-old has worked at least five innings in all but one of his six starts but he’s given up multiple runs in most of them he’s looked like the Verlander of old as he’s allowed just two earned runs over 12 innings He can still get plenty of strikeouts and won’t many meaning the Rockies are going to have to take advantage of what’s given to them Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish) It’s gonna be Mayyyy pic.twitter.com/MbJPelaD8d Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting The Colorado Kid tops the list.Congratulations, @KFREE_21! pic.twitter.com/NWZU0CiQSq Freeland sets franchise record as Rox earn 1st back-to-back wins of '25May 2nd SAN FRANCISCO -- Growing up in Denver, didn’t give much thought to ever pitching for the Rockies let alone taking up a slot in their history books that’s exactly where the veteran left-hander is Freeland made his 207th career start on Thursday at Oracle Park, pitching six strong innings in Colorado’s 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants He left without a decision for the third time in seven starts this season “I thought he threw the ball well,” Rockies manager Bud Black said He started finding the release point for the breaking ball And he pitched in a little bit more effectively He had to because [Justin] Verlander pitched well.” pitched effectively into the seventh inning before three Giants relievers combined to finish the eight-hitter The Rockies didn’t get much going off Verlander until Ryan McMahon snapped a 2-for-59 funk with a 400-foot blast in the seventh Colorado’s starting pitcher was the best thing going Freeland worked around a game-opening home run to Heliot Ramos and a small blister that formed mid-game allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings The Colorado Kid tops the list.Congratulations, @KFREE_21! pic.twitter.com/NWZU0CiQSq That propelled him into the Rockies’ history books Freeland has made more starts than any pitcher for a club he grew up idolizing “Growing up as kid in Denver [I] never even thought I’d be playing for the Rockies let alone being at the top of a lot of the leaderboards with this organization," Freeland said being able to be a part of this organization for so long to be able to create those milestones for myself I couldn’t do it without my teammates and family around me “It’s truly an accomplishment that I’m able to be very happy about [I can] look back at how long of a career I’ve had so far at this point and know that I’ve done a lot of good things with this organization When Black removed the 31-year-old southpaw following an RBI double from Jordan Beck and a two-out RBI single by Hunter Goodman in the eighth inning the Rockies were in front on their way to posting back-to-back victories for the first time this season he didn’t factor in the decision and is still searching for that elusive "W," which will be his first since last September “I thought overall he did what he needed to do,” Black said Jordan Beck and Alan Trejo had two hits apiece for Colorado Angel Chivilli followed Freeland and retired four batters Scott Alexander set down two before Zach Agnos worked the ninth for his second save Colorado’s win was just its second in 15 road games this season Channelsreels-431987Reelsarrow-expand-431988Kyle Freeland strikes out Wilmer FloresRockies @ GiantsMay 1 2025 | 00:00:08add-reel-431989Reelsshare-square-2-431990ShareKyle Freeland gets Wilmer Flores to strike out on a foul tip for the first out in the bottom of the 1st inning © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Freeland earns Rox-record 4th Opening Day nod: 'He was our guy'March 17th SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Lefty will make his Rockies-record fourth Opening Day start on March 28 against the Rays in Tampa Rockies manager Bud Black announced Sunday “His total commitment to the organization and how he’s throwing the ball this spring he was our guy to take the ball,” Black said will surpass current rotation mate Germán Márquez in Rox Opening Day assignments The pair have started every Rockies opener since 2019 and Márquez receiving the assignment in ‘20 “Whenever you get called into Buddy's office in a situation like this you start getting those butterflies and start getting excited,” Freeland said and he's been able to name me four times as the Opening Day starter.” The announcement comes during a mostly solid spring from Freeland, although Sunday was tough in a 10-2 loss against the Royals at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Freeland gave up seven earned runs in the Royals’ eight-run second inning He’s now struck out 13 in his past two outings “I was fighting my mechanics in the bullpen and was able to skate by in the first inning,” Freeland said “And the second inning unraveled on me with my mechanics “But [Black] pulled me after all that happened in the second inning I was sitting in the dugout to kind of collect myself this is what I need to work on.’ Sure enough and changed the name of another -- with what was called a slider last year now being called a cutter He also has a solid fastball and a changeup which has taken work but became a solid pitch “He’s worked so hard over the years to find a good changeup,” Black said he’s been very diligent on wanting to improve his game -- like all great players do They want to consistently improve and work Sunday’s struggle against the Royals could be a good omen He went 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA in five Cactus League starts Then he began the regular season at Arizona and gave up 10 runs in 2 1/3 innings It was the start of a slow start in which he posted a 13.21 ERA in four starts before going to the injured list with a left elbow strain Freeland posted a 3.96 ERA in 17 starts for the rest of the season Martini leaves with wrist injuryVeteran non-roster invitee went 1-for-1 against the Royals to raise his batting average to .406 but left the game after being hit by a pitch from Royals lefty Angel Zerpa Martini was removed from the game and sent for X-rays Thanks for visiting WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks reopened Caroline Freeland Urban Park in downtown Bethesda on Saturday Montgomery Parks Director Miti Figueredo and Montgomery Planning Board Chair Artie Harris were joined by special guests Maryland State Delegates (D-16) Marc Korman and Sarah Wolek Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson granddaughter of Caroline Freeland.   Families and community members joined the celebration The $3.3 million renovation introduced a spacious central lawn and accessible pathways that connect to a larger playground The new entry plaza on Hampden Lane welcomes pedestrians and provides emergency vehicle access when needed “We are so proud of the renovated Caroline Freeland Park,” said Miti Figueredo “The combination of the new playground and seating areas in this location furthers Montgomery Parks mission to create spaces where people of all ages can gather and enjoy physical activity and develop social connections.”  Caroline Freeland Urban Park is named for the first female chair of The Maryland- National Capital Park and Planning Commission During Freeland’s tenure as chair from 1963-1971 parkland more than doubled in size from seven thousand to sixteen thousand acres  The park occupies a prime location near the downtown Bethesda central business district the Connie Morella Library and nearby housing Its location makes it a hub of activity for the community    “ My grandmother would have been so thrilled to see the generations that gathered to celebrate the park’s reopening,” said Megan Raymond  “She was wheelchair-bound in her later years and it would’ve been incredible to wheel her along the park’s accessible pathways to see this new design The new layout now closely links the park to the library next door which is named for a long-time friend of my grandmother’s A panel commemorating Caroline Freeland’s accomplishments will be installed in the park later this year    ### 2425 Reedie Drive, 12th Floor Wheaton, MD 20902Call Montgomery Parks Customer Service: (301) 495-2595 Freeland (8 K's) sharp in spring outing vs Fernandez homer; updates on bullpen candidatesMarch 12th GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The sensors and the pitching glossary will catch up with Rockies left-hander which is fine as long as the hitters lag behind Making more-frequent-than-normal use of his new slider -- which for a brief period in camp was called a sweeper -- Freeland struck out eight in 4 2/3 innings during Tuesday’s 8-5 loss against the Reds Mining through how his 73 pitches were defined by MLB Gameday Freeland provided a guide for when the Rockies’ analytics team and the Gameday crew compare data before the regular season it’s either my slider or my actual knuckle-curve.” has grabbed a leadership role with the Rockies’ pitching staff After helping the Rockies to the postseason in his first two seasons Freeland struggled and was sent to Triple-A to develop his changeup He has kept adapting through hot streaks and occasional struggles and injuries “The breaking ball was good,” manager Bud Black said “I know he’s changed the grip a little bit It’s still curveball-slurvish-sweeper-slider Freeland finished last season with a 5.24 ERA but after a slow start and a left elbow strain that sidelined him from mid April to late June he pitched to a 3.96 ERA in his final 17 starts “I’ve probably said it a million times and it’s been drilled through my head – you can’t stop learning in this game,” Freeland said “The little things that you can pick up along the way – a new pitch harness it and use it to the best of your ability it’s going to help carry you to more success.” Rough one for HalvorsenRighty , a rookie with closer stuff serving up Dominic Pitelli’s solo homer during a 2/3-inning outing in which he surrendered five runs on three hits and two walks “It’s an education for young pitchers when you get to this level,” Black said “Even though those guys he faced were Minor League players He’ll get the ball again this Spring Training and he’ll get going.” Is the force arriving?Outfielder has a long home run this spring but hasn't made consistent hard contact But his first-inning single had a 107.4 mph exit velocity “There's an upside that we hope shows up soon,” Black said Keen on Veen, Yanquiel for realNo. 8 prospect launched his second home run of the spring 441-foot shot off the Reds’ Sam Moll in the seventh to give the Rockies a lead Veen’s last two seasons at Double-A Hartford have been interrupted by hand and thumb injuries but he has shown enough to continue in Major League camp Outfielder and No. 6 prospect optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque earlier in the day clubbed his first homer of the spring – an opposite-field shot to left off righty Ian Gibaut in the eighth Every game is a testThe competition for a roster spot is on for a long reliever role Righty (2.35 ERA through 7 2/3 innings this spring) was solid before giving up two runs on one hit and three walks against the Giants on Monday Wednesday’s home game against the Padres will feature multiple candidates – right-handers Jake Woodford Right-hander who is out of Minor League options and therefore a candidate to begin the year with the Rockies Herget’s next outing is scheduled for Thursday Return of the fastballRighty limited to three starts last year after undergoing Tommy John surgery fanned six in four innings against the Angels on Monday Black said Senzatela’s fastball was reminiscent of his best pre-injury days in terms of effectiveness and his zeal for using it “He’s always been very proud of his fastball – he’s aggressive with it,” Black said “There are some pitchers who like their fastball but tend to mix pitches a little bit more But I like that Senza really believes in his fastball so that when he does throw his secondary pitches He needs to have that sort of philosophy about how to use his stuff.” Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball Channelsreels-432103Reelsarrow-expand-432104Kyle Freeland sets down four RedsReds @ RockiesApril 25 2025 | 00:00:32add-reel-432105Reelsshare-square-2-432106ShareKyle Freeland strikes out four Reds over his 4 1/3 innings of work during his start against Cincinnati Freeland still energized by challengesFebruary 24th SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Left-handed pitcher ’s idea of excitement is attacking something others would rather not try That would be pitching for the Rockies and constantly tinkering to combat the head-turning effects of altitude Freeland has done it successfully. He pitched in the postseason his first two seasons and finished fourth in National League Cy Young Award voting in 2018. He’s been paid well for it, thanks to a five-year, $64.5 million contract extension he received in 2022 But Coors Field and the rigors of Denver have turned on Freeland. There was a chastening option to Triple-A Albuquerque in 2019, inconsistency and poor luck since he signed the deal and a lengthy absence with a left elbow strain last season The injury occurred with his ERA through four starts at an unsightly 13.21 Freeland returned in much better form and pitched to a 3.96 ERA over his final 17 starts even if it’s a place with such a daunting reputation that established starters rarely choose to sign with the Rockies Freeland, who will turn 32 on May 14, chose to stay, partly because he loves the challenge of finding new ways to evolve. But they’re spoken with a conviction that there will be joy “You’ve got to buy in and understand that we’re the only team that plays in this elevation for half of our games making adjustments and coming back home and making adjustments every three to seven to 11 days,” Freeland said “It’s going to make it that much sweeter in the end when we’re doing just what we were doing in 2017 and 2018 when we knew that no matter who comes to our park So how do starters for a team that’s lost over 100 games the last two years find a way to believe “I like to see myself as more knowledgeable more polished as a pitcher and as a teammate than I was my first couple years,” he said In his first Cactus League start of 2025, Freeland allowed two hits over two scoreless innings in a 6-1 split-squad victory over the Brewers (the other squad lost to the Athletics, 4-0 Freeland’s outing was a combination of where he wanted to be before last year’s elbow injury and where he wants to go in the future Last year, Freeland showed up with greater fastball velocity than at any point since the early part of his career, when he mostly pounded right-handed batters inside with a fastball and hard slider. The harder fastball velocity and the more mature pitch mix were supposed to make Freeland dominant Instead, Opening Night was a pratfall – 10 runs and 10 hits yielded to the D-backs in the worst start of Freeland’s career Freeland suspected too much offseason throwing affected his health and led to bad habits he feels his arm is fresher and his mechanics are sound he showed fastballs a tick below 93 mph on the four-seam and slightly below 92 on the two-seam changeup – the pitch that alternately worked with and against him earlier in his career – and a curveball that took years to perfect because of an arm slot that’s lower than ideal for the pitch But he finished the outing by striking out left-handed-hitting Ernesto Martinez Jr on his new pitch – a manipulated slider that has characteristics of a sweeper “It's the same grip as my curveball,” Freeland said “We're just seam-orientating it a little bit differently but it's got a little more horizontal movement to it it's showing some things out of my hand that they haven't seen Zone awarenessImproved strike zone awareness could allow shortstop Ezequiel Tovar to reach the stardom the Rockies believe should be his already Tovar hit 26 homers and an NL-leading 45 doubles last year he walked once on Saturday and twice on Sunday with a successful ABS challenge involved in one of the walks Get to know Coach Freeland! 🤩#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/UP0LFcc20b Thanks for visiting Channelsreels-436229Reelsarrow-expand-436230Kyle Freeland strikes out Santiago Espinal for first KReds @ RockiesApril 25 2025 | 00:00:08add-reel-436231Reelsshare-square-2-436232ShareKyle Freeland strikes out Santiago Espinal looking to end the top of the 3rd inning We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Goldfinch Funeral Home is committed to the safety of the families we serve \u003ca href=\"/coronavirus-notice/\"\u003eRead More\u003c/a\u003e The family of Linda Kay Freeland Clarke created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne Channelsreels-429834Reelsarrow-expand-429835Kyle Freeland's five strikeout start Brewers @ RockiesApril 8 2025 | 00:00:51add-reel-429836Reelsshare-square-2-429837ShareKyle Freeland tallies five strikeouts through 6 1/3 frames on the mound during his outing against the Brewers the Sharks didn’t compete in the 2020-2021 basketball season Jordan Tully was named All-SSC First team at the end of the 2019-2020 season the Sharks made their ninth straight SSC tournament appearance II Elite Eight for the fourth time in program history in 2018-19 winning the South Region Tournament after entering as the No Christen Prasse and Alison Hughes were named to the All-SSC Second Team while Claire McMahon was named to the All-SSC Newcomer Team Alison Hughes received two postseason nods from the Sunshine State Conference finding her name on the All-SSC Second Team and All-SSC Newcomer Team including Maria Bardeeva who was named the 2016-17 SSC Freshman of the Year Christen Prasse was selected to the All-SSC Second Team and Samantha Logan was placed on the 2016-17 All-Newcomer Team The 2015-16 SSC regular-season champion Sharks went 24-7 overall and Freeland surpassed both the 100-win mark at the school and 200-win mark overall 3 and was in the national polls 14 of 15 weeks Junior forward Kayla Wright was Third Team All-American First Team All-South Region and SSC Player of the Year Senior point guard Monaye Merritt joined her on the SSC's First Team and was the league's Defensive Player of the Year while Taylor Buie made the All-SSC Second Team That comes on the heels of Freeland adding even more accomplishments to her coaching resume in 2014-15 earned the rare double championship of both the SSC regular season and postseason and pushed the team to their third straight South Region title and national Elite Eight appearance She earned her first SSC Coach of the Year award as voted on by her fellow coaches as well as the same distinction by Women's DII Hoops Bulletin the Sharks earned the top seed in the SSC Tournament and won over Saint Leo Tampa and Barry by an average of 23.3 points for the program's second crown in a row and third overall they went on the road for the South Region Tournament All of that comes on the heels of a landmark year in 2013-14 The Region 5 Coach of the Year as named by the WBCA coming off an Elite Eight appearance the year prior to the National Semifinals as one of the final four teams left in all of DII setting new program standards for consecutive wins to start a season and top-seeded Tampa for Freeland's first-ever conference tournament championship 1 seed and host site of the NCAA South Region for the second year in a row to take home their second consecutive South Region Championship Though the team would come up short in the semifinal round against No they set another program standard for total wins The team was ranked fourth in the preseason and slotted in the top 10 in every poll all throughout Sophomore guard Taylor Buie was named honorable mention All-American by two entities (the WBCA and Women's Division II Bulletin) and All-South Region Second Team by Daktronics She and redshirt junior forward Jasmine Wilkins were named All-SSC Second Team as well The year prior had been arguably the most successful in women's basketball history Following a regular season that saw the Sharks earn a share of the SSC Conference Title the team was selected as the top seed and host of the South Region Tournament They defeated their three opponents at the NSU Arena by an average of 22 points earning their first trip to the national Elite Eight Freeland and the Sharks finished the year 23-9 with an overtime loss in that quarterfinal round to No The 23 wins ranks as the second most in program history 12 national ranking in the final USA Today Sports NCAA Division II Top 25 serves as the program's highest ranking ever many Sharks received individual accolades as well Meixandra Porter became the program's first-ever first-team All-American She was also named third-team All-American by Women's DII Hoops Bulletin first-team Daktronics All-South Region and first-team All-Sunshine State Conference Sophomore Danielle Robinson was chosen as SSC Co-Defensive Player of the Year second team All-South Region by Daktronics Amanda Burakoski received second team All-SSC honors and was chosen to the SSC All-Newcomer Team and Tailor Jones was also named to the Newcomer squad Jones was named Most Outstanding Player of the South Region Tournament and was joined on the All-Tournament squad by Porter and freshman Taylor Buie Freeland led the Sharks to a 17-11 overall record a .500 (8-8) mark in Sunshine State Conference play and advanced the team to the SSC Tournament semifinals for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign The 17 wins was the most since the 2007-08 season Freeland coached at the University of Indianapolis from 2006-11 where she owned the highest winning percentage in Greyhound program history at 89-35 (.718) while taking Indianapolis to three-consecutive NCAA Tournaments The 2010-11 Greyhounds owned a 17-13 overall record while posting an even 9-9 in Great Lakes Valley Conference action The Greyhounds charged all the way to the GLVC Championship game During the course of the year UIndy beat consistently strong Southern Indiana in a triple overtime game while also being able to string two three-game winning streaks The 2009-10 UIndy squad posted a 26-4 record and finished the regular season atop the GLVC East Division Freeland herself was named the GLVC Coach of the Year with her team posting a 16-2 mark in the league UIndy also put together a 24-game winning streak during the year and received the highest ranking in program history 2 in the USA of Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll Freeland’s squad toppled a pair of top-10 teams on the way to the school’s first-ever Sweet 16 appearance UIndy’s two tournament wins brought its season total to 24 matching the second-highest sum in program history while earning the No 24 ranking in the final 2008-09 USA Today/ESPN Division II Poll Freeland won her very first game as head coach and didn’t stop winning through the first 11 contests setting a program record for most wins to start a season The Greyhounds finished the season with 13 conference victories and a trip to the GLVC Tournament semifinals in UIndy’s first NCAA appearance since 2005 and sixth overall Freeland’s inaugural campaign ended in a one-point first-round loss to eventual national champion and fellow GLVC-member Northern Kentucky Over the course of her coaching career in the GLVC Freeland mentored nine All-GLVC performers and 19 academic all-conference players at the helm a former assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast University took over the helm at UIndy in June of ‘07 as the seventh head women’s basketball coach in program history she was the top assistant for FGCU and helped the Eagles compile an impressive 102-20 record during her tenure Freeland helped the Eagles finish the regular season ranked No making it all the way to the NCAA Division II National Championship game FGCU was a staggering 63-3 in her final two seasons there Freeland was the top assistant at her alma mater one Great Lakes Valley Conference regular-season title and two GLVC tournament championships as well as two NCAA Tournament appearances The 2001 squad advanced to the NCAA DII Elite Eight She spent the 1998-99 year as a social studies teacher and volleyball and basketball coach at Castle Junior High in Newburgh She ended her playing career as the most decorated player in Southern Indiana history She was named First Team Division II All-American three times and was inducted into the GLVC Hall of Fame She led the Screaming Eagles to the 1997 NCAA Division II Championship game Freeland was named the College Sports Magazine Player of the Year in 1995 including scoring (2,269) and rebounding (961) as well as three single-season marks and three single-game marks She was inducted to the GLVC Hall of Fame in 2004 and was one of ten players nominated for the NCAA Division II 25th Anniversary Team in 2005 Freeland is married to John Curry and they reside in Plantation Thanks for visiting 5 prospect Alex Freeland mashes a solo home run to left-center field putting the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets up 5-3 in the top of the 7th inning If you are experiencing difficulty accessing information on the Florida Atlantic University website due to a disability, visit the website accessibility page. Florida Atlantic University embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the diverse internal and external communities that it serves Channelsreels-438894Reelsarrow-expand-438895Kyle Freeland strikes out Nathaniel LoweNationals @ RockiesApril 20 2025 | 00:00:09add-reel-438896Reelsshare-square-2-438897ShareKyle Freeland gets Nathaniel Lowe to strike out swinging for the first out of the top of the 2nd -- Florida Atlantic hired LeAnn Freeland as its new women's basketball coach on Tuesday Freeland comes to the Owls after 13 seasons as the coach at Division II's Nova Southeastern which is only about 30 miles south of FAU's campus Freeland went 274-124 in her 13 seasons at Nova Southeastern "Having lived and coached in this area for quite some time I've seen first-hand the awesome things happening at Florida Atlantic," Freeland said "I know there is tremendous potential for the women's basketball program to be successful and we will hit the court and recruiting trails as soon as possible to build a championship program." Freeland -- who went to the Division II Elite Eight four times at Nova Southeastern -- is replacing Jennifer Sullivan The Owls announced that Sullivan stepped down last week after four seasons to take a job as an assistant coach at Missouri have not finished a season over the .500 mark since 2013-14 and have not had a 20-win season since 2005-06 Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement Kyle Freeland started with a new tool in his arsenal: a sweeper that’s so far been bringing success to the Colorado Rockies lefty started throwing it in ‘pens before spring training started,” Freeland said “kind of got a good feel for what I was looking for what we wanted to see out of it and just carried that through spring.” “I got a nugget of information from a buddy,” Freeland said “and then we implemented into our into our pitching lab to figure everything out And sit down with our analytics crew and our pitching lab guys and let them help me out It wasn’t a difficult pitch for Freeland to master “Me being a supination guy those kind of things kind of fall a little easier for me,” Freeland said “But this new slider-sweeper thing that we’ve picked up something I was able to wrap my head around pretty easily and understand it and get it to where I wanted right now it’s still in somewhat of a developmental stage He’s thrown it 87 times so far this season (53 times vs he’s only given up five hits when using his sweeper he’s seeing some swing-and-miss success with it Freeland has struck out nine hitters with his sweeper he’s struck out four using his knuckle curve.) Freeland’s sweeper is moving 2390 rpm with a vertical drop of 41.5 and a 9.0 horizontal break to the glove-side hitters have a .192 batting average against the pitch which suggests perhaps that hitters have not yet adjusted to Freeland’s addition it’s working though it’s also worth noting that it has a 47.1% Hard Hit% Since the Rockies tend to pitch to contact it leaves Freeland and the defense with little margin for error Mario Delgado Genzor of Baseball Prospectus (and a Purple Row alum) says of Freeland’s new offering: While I definitely think the pitch’s performance so far has outpaced its raw quality I do think it’s a good offering for Freeland It’s sort of a cross between a traditional slider and a sweeper it covers an important role in Freeland’s arsenal: a proper swing-and-miss weapon versus lefties This has enabled him to use his cutter (which lefties crushed) less and pick his spots more since the sweeper plays a better east-west game with his sinker Freeland’s always been more than the sum of his parts I think it’s his best pitch moving forward But I also don’t think it’s as good as its current results Freeland likes what the new sweeper brings to his game and then immediately see good results off of it Automatic confidence booster right there,” Freeland said and I think it matches well with his other pitches.” He added that it matches up well with Freeland’s fastball “Being able to see lefties and righties take bad swings on it and get the results that we want to see with it right off the bat 9 News’ Kyle Clark has a new Rockies-centric game A post shared by Kyle Clark 9NEWS Denver (@kyleclark9news) It’s a humorous reminder of the Rockies stalled offense (so far) in 2025 My elderly neighbor across the street is an avid baseball fan and he’s followed the Rockies from the beginning His wife called me today to say he’d had enough to ask about cancelling Rockies.TV and picking up MLB.TV Rockies’ Austin Gomber explains his move to 60-day injured list | Yardbarker the Rockies made the lefty’s move to the 60-day IL official after a spring of struggling with shoulder soreness Gomber spoke with Kevin Henry about what’s next Thomas Harding spoke with Rockies reliever Zach Agnos about his MLB callup and what it meant to his family (The Agnos family was seated under the press box — we counted nine — and I’m here to tell you they were enjoying the moment Renck vs. Keeler: How bad are Rockies? Like ‘62 Mets? ‘24 White Sox? | Denver Post ($) Except these kinds of comparisons to continue as the Rockies season unfolds Channelsreels-438948Reelsarrow-expand-438949Bud Black on Kyle Freeland, offensive strugglesRockies @ PhilliesApril 2 2025 | 00:01:24add-reel-438950Reelsshare-square-2-438951ShareBud Black discusses Kyle Freeland's strong outing against the Phillies Kyle Freeland’s excellent start to 2025 took a hit tonight as the Rockies lost to the Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers arrived at Coors Field with a decimated pitching staff. Still, they had their ace, Freddy Peralta, who kept the Colorado Rockies on their heels for the first half of the game with the Brew Crew’s bullpen — including old friend Nick Mears — locking down the win That all changed in the third when the Brewers tagged Freeland for five hits and four runs Another miracle stop by Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar ended the inning he seemed strong as his pitch count approached 100 Jimmy Herget entered the game in relief of Freeland and promptly gave up home runs to Christian Yelich and William Contreras The pitching staff combined for seven strikeouts Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Rockies offense was ineffective When Peralta struggled early to establish the fastball Brenton Doyle would get the Rockies on the board at the bottom of third It was followed by a rare Tovar walk and another by Ryan McMahon the Rockies were unable to score runners after a Kris Bryant strikeout and a Kyle Farmer groundout Peralta’s fastball was up in the zone and working The Rockies strikeouts followed with the bullpen picking up where Peralta left off after the fifth inning Zac Veen brought his patented chaos to Coors Field A throwing error by Abner Uribe saw Veen landing on second base and advancing Kyle Farmer to third Jacob Stallings struck out (his third of four) to end the rally it was mostly strikeouts and missed opportunities (Peralta accounting for six and the bullpen eight.) The Rockies were 0-8 with runners in scoring position Whether Freeland could have fared better with some run support is a question is a question worth debating Michael Toglia continues as the Rockies’ First Base Ironman Tonight marked his 100th consecutive start meaning he passed Andres Galarraga (99) for most consecutive games started at first base in franchise history It is also the second-longest stretch of consecutive starts at any defensive position in franchise history trailing Vinny Castilla’s franchise record of 222 consecutive team games at third base So he has a ways to go before breaking that record Also worth noting is that Mickey Moniak had some defensive gems tonight including an impressive catch of a Joey Ortiz line drive in the ninth inning The Rockies will try to win Game 2 tomorrow night behind the pitching of Antonio Senzatela , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Channelsreels-435615Reelsarrow-expand-435616Kyle Freeland escapes bases-loaded jamRockies @ PhilliesApril 2 2025 | 00:01:06add-reel-435617Reelsshare-square-2-435618ShareKyle Freeland strikes out three consecutive batters with the bases loaded to end the bottom of the 5th inning EVANSVILLE — Kyle Freeland believes the timing was almost scripted His family made a $3 million donation to the University of Evansville baseball program last May the Purple Aces won the Missouri Valley Conference on their home field The team later came within one victory of reaching the College World Series UE had the baseball world talking last spring More: Evansville baseball's Cinderella run joins school's Division I-era Mount Rushmore of wins He and his wife, Ashley, returned to Evansville on Friday for the official groundbreaking of the Freeland Clubhouse, a state-of-the-art facility to be located near the right field line of German American Bank Field at Charles H The anticipated completion date is Fall of 2025 This comes not only during positive momentum for the baseball program but an evolving era of college athletics Image and Likeness became the dominant topics in recent years It’s created a power vacuum between mid-major programs like Evansville and those in the Power Four conferences had not been to campus in approximately 10 years Both saw the importance in giving back to their alma mater The Purple Aces were the first college program to offer Freeland who couldn’t point to Evansville on a map when he was first recruited The Denver native has won 60 games in eight seasons with the Colorado Rockies “This past year everything lined up so perfectly,” said Freeland “Evansville winning the MVC and going to Super Regionals It was all perfect timing to let the world know this mid-major UE coach Wes Carroll pitched the idea of a clubhouse to Freeland during his recruiting visits over a decade ago He knows first-hand how programs like his are required to bridge the gap AstroTurf was installed prior to the 2020 season the single-largest from an individual in UE athletics history is set to enhance the student-athlete experience At a time when the largest schools and conferences attempt to distance themselves “Mid-majors do not get these kinds of opportunities,” he said “We’ve been able to take gigantic steps over the last five or six years with our facilities and overall support It’s about the student-athlete experience here and how unique it is.” More: UE baseball lost to No. 1 Tennessee in last year's Super Regional Freeland was the MVC Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-American as a junior with a 10-2 record and 1.90 earned run average in 14 starts He was selected eighth overall by the Rockies in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft The baseball program also used the moment to retire his No “Evansville is the first place to recruit me out of high school,” he said humbling and honoring to have my number retired at my alma mater.” Last season saw the program reach heights unseen in its history. Carroll wants to continue dreaming big especially when momentum is at an all-time high One of UE baseball’s more prominent alumni joined in that belief “The timing of it all is what life’s all about,” said Carroll “We’re catapulting off an overall lift from when Kyle and Ashley Freeland announced this gift It’s going to elevate our facilities and overall program moving forward This is a special place full of special people Channelsreels-437596Reelsarrow-expand-437597Kyle Freeland K's Fernando Tatis Jr.Rockies @ PadresApril 13 2025 | 00:00:06add-reel-437598Reelsshare-square-2-437599ShareKyle Freeland fans Fernando Tatis Jr for his first K of the game in the 1st inning Channelsreels-430093Reelsarrow-expand-430094Kyle Freeland, Bud Black give their spring thoughtsWhite Sox @ RockiesMarch 22 2025 | 00:01:46add-reel-430095Reelsshare-square-2-430096ShareKyle Freeland discusses his preparation for his Opening Day start and Bud Black discusses Colorado's offensive potential Channelsreels-432678Reelsarrow-expand-432679Bud Black on Kyle Freeland's outing in the lossBrewers @ RockiesApril 8 2025 | 00:01:12add-reel-432680Reelsshare-square-2-432681ShareBud Black discusses Kyle Freeland's outing in the loss to the Brewers the lack of offense for the Rockies this season By Christine WinterPublished: Apr 2025 at 1:01 PM EDTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInFREELAND (WNEM) - Big crowds of runners and walkers honored a devoted mom and longtime runner in Freeland over the weekend The Awesome April Kade 8K Run/Walk was held on Saturday Kade died in September 2018 in a bicycle accident Friends said the daycare owner poured her heart into her family Race organizers said Kade’s vibrant and generous spirit lives on through the Awesome April Kade Scholarship two $2,000 scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors at Freeland High School The program recognizes students who embody Kade’s passion for making a difference as well as her commitment to caring for others Subscribe to the TV5 newsletter and receive the latest local news and weather straight to your email every day Channelsreels-438266Reelsarrow-expand-438267Kyle Freeland on his start vs. the GuardiansRockies @ GuardiansFebruary 28 2025 | 00:01:18add-reel-438268Reelsshare-square-2-438269ShareKyle Freeland discusses his spring start against the Guardians Channelsreels-433741Reelsarrow-expand-433742Kyle Freeland fans seven in his start vs. RaysRockies @ RaysMarch 28 2025 | 00:00:57add-reel-433743Reelsshare-square-2-433744ShareKyle Freeland fans seven batters over six innings in his Opening Day start against the Rays #Rockies       LHP Kyle Freeland just threw the 14th quality start on Opening Day in club history. Freeland today, Mike Hampton ('01) and Kyle Kendrick ('15) were scoreless. Baseball-Reference chart: pic.twitter.com/96EzAl8vei Freeland 'set the tone' during 'outstanding' Opening Day vs TAMPA -- Rockies left-hander ’s Friday afternoon was a complete reversal of last year’s opener #Rockies       LHP Kyle Freeland just threw the 14th quality start on Opening Day in club history. Freeland today, Mike Hampton ('01) and Kyle Kendrick ('15) were scoreless. Baseball-Reference chart: pic.twitter.com/96EzAl8vei “Everything’s been working coming out of camp,” Freeland said “I’m very happy with the adjustments I made and some of the additions to the mix that we’ve made over the spring I’m very happy with where I’m at to start the season.” The message from Freeland and manager Bud Black was while it was a start comparable with few Opening Day starts in the Rockies’ 33-season history Unlike Mike Hampton in 2001 against the Cardinals at Coors Field and Kyle Kendrick in 2015 at Milwaukee Freeland’s scoreless quality start in the opener at George M Steinbrenner Field didn’t result in a victory for him The Rays’ two-run seventh against Tyler Kinley erased the Rockies’ lead Kameron Misner led off the bottom of the ninth with his first Major League home run The Rockies hope Freeland’s performance Friday is a sign for the next 30 or so starts protecting Freeland’s next starts was part of the reason Black removed him before the seventh But the two most closely involved -- Black and Freeland -- felt it was best Freeland had an honest conversation with Black who has managed him from his first Major League pitch in 2017 but you’ve got to think about the up-downs [breaks between the innings] and the innings,” Freeland said “It was the second time I’ve touched six innings this year I’ve said in the past that you’ve got to have a good rapport with your manager and let him know how you’re feeling and what you want to do.” Logic backed the decision to go with Kinley After struggling since undergoing right elbow flexor tendon surgery in 2022 Kinley developed a curve and increased use of a changeup to go with a hard slider and a fastball and he impressed with eight scoreless Spring Training outings Bad counts and less-than-solid hits felled him Friday Kinley expects more chances to follow excellent Freeland outings “That was outstanding,” Kinley said. “The last time I saw Kyle throw like that on Opening Day, I was with the Marlins in '19, and he came to Miami [seven innings, two hits, one run in a 6-3 Rockies victory].” Freeland and the Rockies believe more good than bad will happen if he pitches as he did on Friday Freeland has won on a fastball high and inside to right-handers plus a curveball and a changeup to vary the speeds The hard slider with dramatic downward movement Freeland said he vetoed just two pitches from Hunter Goodman who finished his rookie year of 2024 catching frequently Goodman said Freeland executed whatever he wanted “I liked the way he controlled the zone, attacking hitters early with a bunch of different pitches,” said Goodman, who celebrated his start with a single and a double Freeland's strikeout rate on Friday was higher than the 6.7 per nine innings of his previous eight seasons As long as he is filling the zone the way he did against the Rays “We had everything going today from the jump,” he said.