BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - A perfect ending for Birmingham Barons star catcher Zack Collins in the 2018 Southern League Home Run Derby at Regions Field. Collins slammed eight home runs, including five in the final round, to win to the derby.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Five-star 2019 forward and Mountain Brook star Trendon Watford has narrowed his college choices down to eight, and one of the schools is Alabama. The 6-foot-9 forward posted his final eight colleges on Twitter on June 13th. He's listed as the 11th-ranked 2019 recruit, according to 247sports.com.
AUBURN, Ala. (Auburn Athletics) - The postseason accolades continued to pour in for Casey Mize, who was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) District 3 Player of the Year, a First Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the NCBWA and Perfect Game/Rawlings, and a Second Team All-American by D1 Baseball this week.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WIAT) - Phil Savage is taking his talents to the new Alliance of American Football. He's been named general manager of the Phoenix Alliance, according to an announcement by the league. Savage will oversee operations, along with Phoenix head coach Rick Neuheisel.
(WIAT) -- A sport that started in Canada, is starting to take the United States by storm. Axe Throwing is quickly growing across the United States, including at Autobahn Indoor Racing which debuted its brand new Axe throwing range on Wednesday.
College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school. The NCAA Division I Council approved the change effective Oct. 15 on Wednesday. The council also decided that D-I football players will be allowed to play in up to four games in a season without losing a year of eligibility if they can no longer play because of injuries "or other factors."
