The Sound of State
What a long and eventful summer it has been for San Diego’s sports teams. Let’s run it back. It all began with San Diego State pole vaulter Bonnie Draxler finishing her Aztec career on a high note with a silver medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Another Aztec made headlines the following week. Men’s Basketball […]
This past week, the San Diego State Athletic Department announced the five newest members of the Aztec Hall of Fame. Let’s take a closer at these former Aztecs. First is former baseball head coach, Jim Dietz. Dietz coached the Aztec baseball team for 31 seasons and by retirement, finished with 1,231 wins and a .620 […]
Early August meant a lot to Mr. Padre. August 6 was his mother’s birthday and on that same day 26 years ago, he recorded his 2,000 career hit at Qualcomm Stadium. Six years later to the day in 1999, he would record his 3,000-hit in Montreal. But 25 years ago, the 1994 Major League Baseball […]
The July 31 trade deadline for all 30 Major League Baseball teams has come and gone, but this year was different from the years past. Before 2019, teams had the opportunity to make trades in August, but it was eliminated before the start of the season. Now teams have to decide two months in advance […]