By Hannah Yoshinaga, Saints Reporter Saints alum Blake Harris is in the middle of the action at the 2020 World Series, covering the Los Angeles Dodgers as a beat reporter for True Blue LA, the Dodgers’ SB Nation affiliate. After interning with the Saints as a reporter in 2017 and covering sports at his alma […]

By Hannah Yoshinaga, Saints Reporter —   For most baseball players growing up, they dream of earning a scholarship and playing for a major college program en route to a career in professional baseball. Former Saints Pitching Coach Mathew Troupe had the same aspirations—and is certainly on that track—but as a coach, instead of as […]

By Hannah Yoshinaga, Saints Reporter —   As a minor league baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Brandon Van Horn spent countless hours on the diamond improving his swing and strengthening his already above-average glove. The 6’-2” infielder’s efforts paid off, allowing him to establish himself in the San Francisco farm system and move […]

By Jake C. Piazza, Saints Reporter — At 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Arroyo Seco Saints’ Eric Smith never turned any heads with his sheer size. He did not run an above average sixty-yard dash. He did not even crack his Stanford collegiate lineup at the position he was recruited at. In an age of analytical […]