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April 9, 2014
This Week's Opponent: San Diego State (28-9, 5-1)
Dates: Friday-Sunday, April 11-13, 2014
Location: Bulldog Diamond, Fresno, Calif.
Game Dates/Times:
- Friday, April 11 - 6 p.m. PT
- Saturday, April 12 - 6 p.m. PT
- Sunday, April 13 - 1 p.m. PT
Online Videostream Link: www.GoBulldogs.com/Videos
All-Time Series: FS leads, 56-10 / 2013 Series: SDSU won, 2-1
Twitter Game Updates: @FresnoStateSB
This weekend, the Fresno State softball team (21-13, 6-3) returns home to host returning MW champion San Diego State (28-9, 5-1) on Friday-Sunday, April 11-13.
Last weekend, the `Dogs went 2-1 at New Mexico with an explosive 38-run performance in 20 innings, and capped by 9-0 and 20-0 second- and third-game wins. In the opener, FS came back from an 8-1 fourth-inning deficit to retake the lead 9-8 before it ultimately fell 11-9 in eight innings.
Off to its best start in school history, the Aztecs (28-9, 5-1) lead in the conference standings with an .833 winning percentage this week. Two other teams - UNLV (6-3) and San Jose State (4-2) - are tied for second place in the conference with Fresno State with identical .667 marks.
- Friday (4/11), 6 p.m. - Youth Jersey Friday means all kids 12 and under receive free admission if they wear their baseball/softball jersey, and kids should look for the Sign-Making Station, and special Bulldog sunglasses will be given away throughout the game.
- Saturday (4/12), 6 p.m. - Kids can again take part in a Bulldog Sign-Making Station, and a special Bulldog sunglasses will be given away throughout the game. Afterward, the 'Dog sophomores will be signing autograph posters for fans.
- Sunday (4/13), 1 p.m. - Salute to Sundays means all active military and vets receive free admission with a valid military ID. Kids are invited to come early for the pre-game Bounce House, free root beer floats, and a Sign-Making Station. Special Bulldog sunglasses will be given away throughout game.
After this weekend, Fresno State hits the road for six mid-week games at St. Mary's (Wed., April 16 doubleheader, 1 p.m.), Santa Clara (Thu., April 17, 6 p.m.), and San Jose State (Tue., April 22 doubleheader, noon; Wed., April 23, noon).
The `Dogs' then host back-to-back three-game home series vs. UNLV (Fri.-Sun., April 25-27) and Colorado State (Fri.-Sun., May 2-4), then wrap the regular season at Nevada (Thu.-Sat., May 8-10).
- The Bulldogs' 20 runs in the five-inning finale was its third-highest total in school history (behind its 24 this year vs. Boise State, and 21 vs. CS Hayward in 1978).
- Fresno State's 18 hits in the finale was a team season high and three shy of its school record (21 vs. UNLV, 1998). The offense also logged a season-high 10 walks (4 shy of its record vs. San Francisco State, 1985 (14)).
- Its five-inning win in the third game gives Fresno State five, +eight-run wins this year in less than seven innings (including three in MW play (and one in each series)).
- Bulldog pitchers own a 12-inning scoreless streak going into the SDSU series, while the offense has racked up 29 unanswered runs in that stretch.
- Also combined for the Albuquerque trip's three games, the `Dogs staked other notable team comparison advantages in (.433-.229), hits (42-16), doubles (6-2), triples (2-0), total bases (58-27), walks (21-10) and stolen bases (6-0), and its pitchers also held advantages in ERA (3.62-12.95) and strikeouts (12-6).
- Six Bulldog batters ended with +.300 marks for last weekend's New Mexico series - freshman left fielder Kierra Willis (.700, 7H, 4 RBI, 2 SB), senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz (.667, 8H, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, SB), sophomore second baseman Whitney Smith (.615, 8H, 2 2B, 8 RBI), junior center fielder Brenna Moss (.462, 6H, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 SB), senior third baseman Vonnie Martin (.429, 3H, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB) and senior first baseman Stesha Brazil (.300, 3H, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB).
With three triples in her last five games vs. Utah State and New Mexico, senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz now has four on the season and ranks 11th nationally and first in the MW (and her 11 career-wise ranks 12th all-time for Fresno State). Against New Mexico, she tied her career high in hits (3) in each of the final two games of the series - both wins - and posted new career highs in RBI (4) and total bases (6) in the finale. She also hit safely twice and walked once in the opener. For the three games, she paced the team in slugging (1.000), total bases (12), hits (8), doubles (2), triples (1) and extra-base hits (3), and stood second in RBI (4), hitting (.667) and on-base percentage (.692). She now has nine multi-hit games on the year and five straight the last two weeks. Three weeks ago, she hit a game-winning RBI infield single in the fifth inning of the 3-1 win over Ohio State.
- Sophomore second baseman Whitney Smith has claimed game-winning RBI in each of the team's last three wins to give her a team-leading four on the campaign. Last weekend at New Mexico, she hit .615 (8-for-13, 2 2B) and raised her hitting streak to 11 games with multi-hit games in each Lobo contest. Her 4-for-5 finale featured a career high in hits and 3 RBI, while her 5 RBI in the second game (2-for-4) was also a career high. Nationally, she ranks 48th in the toughest to strike out (1:21.3 at-bats) and leads the team, and in MW play she ranks third on the squad in hitting (.469) and total bases (13), and also stood second in hits (15) and on-base percentage (.514).
In the last two series vs. Utah State and New Mexico, freshman left fielder / DP Kierra Willis has claimed four of her seven multi-hit efforts of the campaign. After starting all three games at the Lobos, she led the team in the series in batting (.700) and on-base percentage (.750), and ranked second in RBI (4) and stolen bases (2), and third in hits (7). Among her 25 starts on the year, she ranks second on squad in on-base percentage (.463) and ninth overall in the Mountain West conference. Season-wise, she ranks second overall on the team in batting (.333) and walks (17), third in stolen bases (8 in 8 attempts), fourth in multi-hit games (7) and multi-RBI games (4), and fifth in triples (1). In conference play after nine games, she leads the squad in batting (.500) and on-base percentage (.571), and stands third in stolen bases (3).
Last week, senior first baseman Stesha Brazil picked up her first career MW Player of the Week honor after she reached base safely in eight of her 11 at-bats vs. Utah State. She logged multi-hit efforts in the first and second games (2-for-4 / 2-for-3), then walked three times in the finale and went 1-for-1. More recently against New Mexico, she hit safely in all three games vs. the Lobos to up her hitting streaks and reached base streaks to 11 and 14 games, respectively, and the latter is a team season high. On the season, she paces the squad in total bases (58), RBI (35), slugging (.542) and homers (7), and stands top four in hits (second, 31), stolen bases (second, 9), runs (third, 25), triples (third, 2), walks (fourth, 13). Among MW season rolls, she ranks top 10 in homers (fourth, 7), RBI (fifth, 35), triples (sixth, 2) stolen bases (sixth, 9), and also nationally in RBI (49th, 1.03 p/g), triples (114th, 2) and homers (134th, 7).
Returning All-MW center fielder and junior Brenna Moss upped her team-leading hit streak to 12 games vs. New Mexico. With her 2-for-5 opener and 3-for-4 finale, she now has a team-leading 16 multi-hit games on the season. She stole two bases in the finale - her sixth multi-steal game of the year - and has 10 swipes the last eight games. Season-wise, her 21 stolen bases in 2014 ranks fifth-most in school history and raised her career total to 66 (still second-most all-time for the `Dogs). Two weeks before, her three stolen bases vs. Boise State in the finale tied her Bulldog game record. On the year, she also leads the team in hitting (.387) and hits (46), and in the MW this week, she ranked second in stolen bases and hits, third in runs (29) and seventh in batting (.387). She topped in the squad in all four categories this week and stood 22nd nationally in stolen bases.
Junior right fielder Michelle Solomon has hit safely in 12 of the last 14 games, including a seven-game streak vs. Boise State, Utah State and New Mexico. Against the Lobos she had six walks and two hits (including a double) among her 14 at-bats. The week before, her 2-for-4 opener vs. Utah State was her fourth multi-hit game the last 11 contests and one of seven overall in 2014. She knocked in an RBI in all three Aggie tilts and added a double in both the first and third games to give her a team-leading 13 extra-base hits this year. The week before in the team's 24-4 win vs. Boise State, her 3 RBI was one off her season high vs. UC Riverside and marked her sixth multi-RBI tilt of the year (third-most on the squad). She also ranks second on the team in triples (3), homers (4) and RBI (25), and ranks top 10 in the MW this week in triples (fourth, 3) and runs (third, 29), and 38th nationally in triples and 104th in runs (0.85 p/g).
Senior third baseman Vonnie Martin hit safely once in all three games vs. New Mexico and also walked once in each game to give her a .429 hitting mark vs. the Lobos. On the season, she now has 31 walks - seventh most in a season for the `Dogs - and also ranks ninth nationally. She hit her fifth homer of the season against UNM - a two-run shot in the sixth inning of the first game. Her .471 on-base percentage ranks eighth in the conference and tops on the squad. Season-wise, she also ranks second on the team in rounder-trippers in 2014 and third in slugging (.453) and RBI (22). Two weekends ago in the 24-4 win at Boise State, she hit her second career grand slam in the 13-run first inning. The week before in the Fresno State Classic vs. Pacific, she logged one of her six multi-hit games of the season with her 2-for-3 day that included a homer and RBI single.
Sophomore catcher Paige Gumz has hit safely in eight of the last 10 games, including a double in back to back games vs. Utah State and New Mexico. Three weeks ago, she hit her first career homer in the Boise State second-game win, and her 3-for-4 day also featured her career highs in hits (3-tie) and RBI (3). In mid-February, her first multi-hit effort of the year came in the Mary Nutter Classic vs. Virginia (2-for-5). Defensively, she threw out base stealers that day vs. Virginia (twice) and against Texas, and also last week against New Mexico.
Junior first baseman/DP Kelly Megee enjoyed the first multi-hit game of her career in the finale vs. Utah State (2-for-2) after she stroked her first career double in the fifth inning. That start - her fifth the last three weeks - also gave her seven on the season and 16 career-wise. The week before in the 24-4 win vs. Boise State, she drilled her first career homer and reached base in all four appearances with her two walks and hit by pitch. She also had a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning in the first game vs. the Broncos the day before - her first hit of the season. Against New Mexico she logged a career-high two walks in the finale, and also had a sixth-inning single in the opener.
Senior left fielder Kapri Angotti hit safely in six straight games against Boise State and Utah State, including her third multi-hit effort of the season in the second game win at Boise State (2-for-3, RBI). Against the Aggies, she added her fourth stolen base of the year in the opener, and also made a running catch in the seventh inning in the left center field gap for the penultimate out.
- In last week's New Mexico series, sophomore Bulldog pitchers Hannah Harris (6-5) and Jill Compton (13-6) each pitched two-hit shutouts in the second and third games to give the squad 10 shutouts on the year.
In the finale vs. UNM, the All-MW returnee Compton struck out four and allowed one walk en route to her sixth shutout of the year - a category that she ranks 17th nationally in this week. In conference rankings, she stands third in opponent batting (.226) and ERA (2.27), fourth in wins (13), and fifth in strikeouts (88). The week before in the finale vs. Utah State, she posted six strikeouts in four innings of relief, and her one hit allowed was a season low among her 16 games that she has pitched four innings or more. Her six strikeouts was her fifth-highest tally of the campaign and best among efforts of four innings or less. She also pitched one of her 12 complete games this year in the 6-0 opening win vs. the Aggies, and struck out five, walked one and scattered three hits.
Against New Mexico, Harris (6-5) logged her second shutout of the season in the 9-0 second-game win, struck out a career-high four batters, and walked none for the first time among her four complete games on the campaign. In the first game, she made her fourth appearance of the year in relief, and struck out one among the four outs she retired en route to her second game finished in 2014. On the year, she ranks top eight in the MW in fewest hits allowed (fourth, 60) and opponent batting (eighth, .265), and second on the squad in wins (6), appearances (16), starts (12), innings (57.2), strikeouts (26), lowest opposing batting (.265) and complete games (4).
A month ago, redshirt sophomore Kiley Shae Aldridge was tabbed the MW Pitcher of the Week after her first career shutout and 1-0 win over No. 6 Washington the Sunday before. That start was her first in nearly two years after redshirting last year because of a knee injury/surgery and featured nine strikeouts - a team season high (and three times her previous career best (3)) - and only three hits allowed.
Again this week, sophomore Taylor Langdon led the league in saves (4), and stood third in games finished (9) and games in relief (11).
Former All-MW honoree and sophomore right-hander Jill Compton added third-place rankings in starts (19), opponent batting (.226) and ERA (2.27), and stood fourth in wins (13), and fifth in innings (117.1) and strikeouts (88); and sophomore Hannah Harris stood fourth in fewest hits allowed (fourth, 60) and eighth in opposing batting (.265).
At the plate, senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz topped the triples category (4), and six other `Dogs were spotted offensively - All-MW center fielder and junior Brenna Moss (stolen bases, second, 25; hits, second, 46; runs, third, 29; batting, seventh, .387), senior third baseman Vonnie Martin (walks, second, 31; on-base percentage, eighth, .471), junior right fielder Michelle Solomon (runs, third, 29; triples, fourth, 3), senior first baseman Stesha Brazil (homers, fourth, 7; RBI, fifth, 35; triples, sixth, 2; stolen bases, sixth, 9), and freshman left fielder Kierra Willis (on-base percentage, ninth, .467) and senior left fielder Kapri Angotti (sacrifice bunts, ninth, 4).
Team-wise, the Bulldog pitchers still pace the conference in fewest homers allowed (17) and lowest opposing batting average (.254), and stood second in ERA (2.91), saves (4) and fewest hits allowed (219). Offensively, the `Dogs rank first in triples (12) and second in stolen bases (56).
In the fifth edition of the NCAA's weekly softball rankings released this week, sophomore pitcher Taylor Langdon ranked sixth nationally in the saves category (4).
Nine other `Dogs stood top 140 nationally - senior third baseman Vonnie Martin (walks, ninth, 0.91 p/g), sophomore pitcher Jill Compton (shutouts, 17th, 6; ERA, 125th, 2.25; strikeouts, 139th, 89), junior center fielder Brenna Moss (stolen bases, 22nd, 0.62 p/g; toughest to strikeout, 141st, 1:14.9 at-bats; runs, 104th, 0.85 p/g ; triples, 114th, 2) senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz (triples, 11th, 4); junior right fielder Michelle Solomon (triples, 38th, 3; runs: 104th, 0.85 p/g), senior first baseman Stesha Brazil (RBI, 64th, 1.00 p/g), sophomore second baseman Whitney Smith (toughest to strikeout, 48th, 1:21.3 at-bats), senior first baseman Stesha Brazil (triples, 114th, 2) and sophomore right-hander Hannah Harris (shutouts, 137th, 2).
Team-wise, Fresno State's highest national rankings were in triples (10th, 0.35 p/g), double plays (16th, 0.47 p/g), stolen bases (32nd, 1.62 p/g), win-loss percentage (65th, .618) and ERA (81st, 2.91).
Fans can find NCAA statistics updated every Monday at the http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/ranking_summary URL address.
Fresno State owns a 56-10 all-time advantage vs. San Diego State in the series that dates back to 1981. Last year, SDSU won the first and second games (5-3, 3-2), while the `Dogs took the finale, 4-0.
Last year for the three games vs. SDSU, three `Dogs topped .300 - Vonnie Martin (.545, 6H, RBI), Stesha Brazil (.333, 3H, 3B) and then-senior Diane Runge (.300, 3H, BB). In the circle, Jill Compton started twice (1-1, 13 IP, 8 SO, 3 BB, 10 H), and Hannah Harris started the second tilt (0-1, 6.0 IP, 1 SO, 3 BB, 9 H).
Team-wise, the `Dogs held series edges in hits (9-8), batting (.264-.253), runs (9-8), homers (1-0) and stolen bases (4-1), while SDSU sported advantages in walks (6-1), doubles (4-1), triples (1-0) and ERA (2.00-2.95).
In the first game last year, the Aztecs won 5-3 after it scored a pair of runs in first and fifth innings and another in the third. Fresno State scored its first two runs on a two-run Michelle Solomon homer in the sixth inning, while Brenna Moss hit her first (and only) career homer in the seventh inning.
SDSU won the second game, 3-2, with its one run in the second inning and two in the fourth. The Bulldogs plated their first run in the first inning after Moss singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Vonnie Martin. Moss added an RBI single in the fifth inning after Whitney Smith reached on an error, and advanced on a sacrifice bunt and ground out.
Fresno State took the third game, 4-0, behind a shutout by Compton as she struck out four batters, walked two, and scattered five hits. In the fifth inning, the team's first run came after singles by Brazil, Paige Gumz, Smith and Kapri Angotti. In the sixth inning, its final three runs came via Runge and Martin singles, a Solomon RBI double, fielder's choice and ground out.
AZTEC SCOUTING REPORT (www.GoAztecs.com)
Last week, San Diego State (28-9, 5-1) swept Nevada at home (4-0, 10-1, 3-1) and went 2-1 two weeks before at New Mexico (11-9, 11-3 wins; 8-6 loss) ... Earlier in the year, the team scored notable wins over No. 23 California (7-3), BYU (2-0), Fordham (5-4), Oklahoma State (6-0) and Oregon State (6-3), while it dropped its other three tilts vs. top-25 foes to No. 2 Tennessee (3-1), No. 12 Texas A&M (2-1) and No. 16 Missouri (11-2 (5)) ... Team-wise this week, the Aztecs rank top 60 nationally in win-loss percentage (24th, .757), triples (36th, 0.27 p/g), ERA (40th, 2.34), batting (53rd, .304) and stolen bases (57th, 1.38 p/g). ... On the NCAA individual charts this week, senior DP Patrice Jackson leads the nation in walks (1.19 p/g), and also ranked top 10 in slugging (sixth, .892), on-base percentage (sixth, .582) and homers (eighth, 13). ... Four other Aztec hitters also rank top 100 nationally - senior second baseman Katie Mathis (triples, 38th, 3), freshman first baseman Sydnee Cable (RBI, 54th, 1.00 p/g; walks, 63rd, 0.68 p/g; batting, 76th, .404), junior shortstop Haley Miles (walks, 55th, 0.69 p/g) and senior center fielder Dominique Dinner (stolen bases, 77th, 0.43. ... In the circle, sophomore Danielle O'Toole ranks top 50 nationally in wins (third, 20), fewest walks allowed (19th, 1.00 p/g), ERA (31st, 1.48) and strikeouts (46th, 135), while freshman Erica Romero stood 40th in saves (2). ... The squad returns 12 letterwinners, seven starters and two pitchers form last year's NCAA Tournament qualifiers that went 36-20 overall and won the MW with a mark of 13-5. ... Jackson was an NFCA All-Region First-Team choice in 2013, and junior shortstop Hayley Miles was an All-Region Second-Team honoree in 2012 ... Head Coach Kathy Van Wyk is in her 19th year at the helm and owns a 605-403-1 mark. The four-time Mountain West Coach of the Year has led the team to nine NCAA trips (2001, '03, '06, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, `13) and coached five All-Americans, 26 All-Region choices and 59 all-conference selections.
In the third NCAA RPI ratings of the season Fresno State still ranked second in the league (59th) - its third straight week in the top 60. The remaining MW teams' rankings follow: San Diego State (36), San José State (67), Colorado State (83), UNLV (91), Boise State (106), Nevada (141), Utah State (152) and New Mexico (165).
This week's RPI rating is again well ahead of last year's year-end position (116), and a full current listing is available here ( http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/softball/d1/ncaa-womens-softball-rpi ).
With four saves already this season, sophomore Taylor Langdon has already tied a team season record, and that same total ties for seventh-most in a career for the `Dogs.
At the plate, senior first baseman Stesha Brazil drilled her seventh homer of the season last week at New Mexico, and her 23 career-wise is seventh-best in school history (not to mention the four she hit as a freshman at Houston in 2011).
Junior center fielder Brenna Moss stole three more bases last weekend vs. the Lobos to up her career total to 66 - second-best for Fresno State. That total ranks 29th nationally among active collegians (and seventh among players that are juniors or younger). Her 21 stolen bases this year is fifth-most in a season for Fresno State all-time, and 13 behind her school record from last year (34).
The Bakersfield, Calif., native's triple against New Mexico moved her to 16 career-wise and fifth all-time for the `Dogs (and third nationally among active collegians). Moss's nine triples in 2013 is also second-best in Bulldog history behind former Olympian and All-American Laura Berg (11, 1995),
Among all-time game bests, her three stolen bases vs. Boise State tied her school record vs. UNM in 2013, and her four runs opening week vs. UC Riverside also matched a school game record.
With her triple last weekend vs. Utah State, senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz has four, three-baggers on the season and 11 career-wise - a tally that stands 13th nationally among active collegians and one shy of Fresno State's ninth-best career mark.
In her first month as a collegian, sophomore pitcher Jill Compton made history in February 2013 with the program's 70th no-hitter vs. St. Mary's. Her seven-inning, five-strikeout performance also made her the first Bulldog freshman to achieve the feat since 2006.
Last year, the squad combined for a school record 87 stolen bases in 54 contests. For comparison's sake in 2014, the `Dogs have already swiped 56 bases after 34 games (which would equate to 78 in a 52-game season).
Second-year Fresno State head coach Trisha Ford welcomes back starters at seven of the eight field positions, and 2013's top three pitchers.
All four of last year's All-MW picks are also back - senior infielder Vonnie Martin, junior outfielder Brenna Moss and sophomore pitcher Jill Compton and catcher Paige Gumz - while senior infielder Brooke Ortiz was an All-WAC choice in 2011.
Other starters back from 2013 include senior outfielder Kapri Angotti, senior first baseman Stesha Brazil, junior outfielder Michelle Solomon and sophomore infielder Whitney Smith. Last year in Ford's first season, the Bulldogs went 30-24 overall and tied for second in the MW Conference with an 11-7 mark.
Head Coach Trisha Ford and the Bulldogs have looked to their seven-member newcomer class to make an immediate impact in the spring of 2014.
Her first recruiting class is entirely from California and includes catcher Niki Kaleialii (Oakley), infielder Liza Liddell (La Verne), and outfielders Melissa Gilbert (Merced), M.J. Jimenez (Newark), Alanna Layton (Acton), Christina Rodriguez (Livingston) and Kierra Willis (Pleasant Hill).
Kaleialii helped her team to three Bay Valley Athletic titles and was a two-time captain; Liddell was a four-time all-league selection at third base and shortstop; Jimenez was a three-time All-League pick; Gilbert helped lead Merced High School to three CCC titles; Layton was a CIF All-League First-Team choice; Rodriguez was a multiple all-conference choice; and Willis was a four-time first-team all-league selection.
Willis has started 25 games at DP and in left field this year, while Liddell has made six starts at second base among her 14 appearances. Rodriguez had appeared in 21 games as a pinch-runner and stole bases vs. Sacramento State, Long Beach State and Utah State; Jimenez pinch-ran ran vs. No. 8 Oregon and Riverside; and Kaleialii has seen time behind the plate vs. UC Riverside, No. 25 Texas, Boise State and New Mexico.
After senior Stesha Brazil and sophomore Kiley Shae Aldridge were rewarded with MW Player and Pitcher of the Week honors the past month, five current Bulldogs have combined for seven honors the past 1 1/2 years.
The Turlock, Calif., native Brazil led the `Dogs to a late-March home sweep of Utah State, and topped the team for the three games combined in hitting (.625), slugging (.875), on-base percentage (.727), hits (5), stolen bases (3) and total bases (7).
Three weeks ago, Aldridge won her first MW weekly career honor after she logged a 1-0 shutout versus No. 6 Washington. Her nine strikeouts came in her first start in nearly two years and tripled her previous Bulldog best from this season (3) and also 2012. She also limited the returning WCWS advancers to three hits.
Among other recent Bulldog honorees in the circle, sophomores Jill Compton and Taylor Langdon combined for three honors in 2013, while senior third baseman Vonnie Martin was a two-time MW Player of the Week last season. Other current `Dogs honored with WAC Player of the Week honors include senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz (2012).
Among the Bulldogs' 53 games this year against 31 opponents, its non-conference slates features five WCWS returnees in 2013 national runner-up Tennessee, Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas and Washington.
In the opening months of the year, Fresno State faced another Super Regional advancer (Oregon), a seventh NCAA Regional Finalist (N.C. State) and four other NCAA tourney qualifiers (Arizona, Houston, San Diego State and San Jose State).
Among the tilts in February and March, the `Dogs posted 1-0 shutouts vs. No. 6 Washington and No. 14 Nebraska on the same day in the finale of the Judi Garmin Classic, while it lost by one run the opening three weeks to No. 2 Tennessee (5-4) and No. 8 Oregon (10-9 (8)).
Overall, the `Dogs will play 16 contests against 11 squads that advanced to last year's 64-team NCAA tournament field (not to mention four teams that have combined for 12 national titles in their school histories).
Not only do 23 of the 24 members of the Bulldog roster hail from California, but many proudly call the Central Valley their home.
Two players are from the Fresno area directly - seniors Kapri Angotti (Clovis) and Kim Fisher (Fresno) - and also played their initial collegiate seasons at Fresno City College. Two others' hometowns are less than an hour's drive away - freshman Melissa Gilbert (Merced) and sophomore Bria Kennedy (Hanford) - and two other starters are from the Central Valley, senior Stesha Brazil (Turlock) and junior Brenna Moss (Bakersfield).
Looking northward, seven players matriculated from the Bay Area - freshmen Christina Rodriguez (Livingston), Niki Kaleialii (Oakley), M.J. Jimenez (Newark) and Kierra Willis (Pleasant Hill), sophomores Kiley Shae Aldridge (Lompoc) and Whitney Smith (Auburn) and senior Brooke Ortiz (Lodi).
Ten players hail from the nation's most fertile softball fields (Southern California) - freshmen Alanna Layton (Acton) and Liza Liddell (La Verne),sophomores Jill Compton (Oceano); Hannah Harris (Santa Barbara), Taylor Langdon (Glendora) and Paige Gumz (Chino Hills) and juniors Michelle Solomon (Beaumont), Maria Sio (Lake Forest), Kelly Megee (Riverside) and Taylor Green (Chino Hills).
The team's only non-California resident is senior Vonnie Martin (Plano, Texas) who is only a 22-hour 1,556-mile drive from Fresno.
After a successful season on the field and in the classroom, six Fresno State softball players were named to the 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete team that was released last October.
The group of senior infielder Brooke Ortiz, junior infielder Kelly Megee and catcher/infielder Taylor Green, sophomore pitcher/utility player Hannah Harris and Taylor Langdon and former senior outfielder Diane Runge were selected based on their +3.50 grade point averages for the 2012-13 academic year.
The six-member class tied the largest in Bulldog softball history, and are among 39 Fresno State players that have received similar honors since the 1997-98 school year. Runge and Ortiz are three- and two-time honorees and the 10th and 11th Bulldogs to claim multiple honors. In addition, Runge and Ortiz were CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team choices in 2013 and `12, respectively.
Last spring, nine `Dogs picked up Academic All-Mountain West honors - Harris, Langdon, Megee, Ortiz, Runge, senior catcher/infielder Stesha Brazil and infielder/outfielder Vonnie Martin, junior center fielder Brenna Moss and sophomore infielder Whitney Smith.
Overall in school history, the softball team has racked up 108 academic all-conference honors since it began WAC play in 1993 and MW action in 2013.
Bulldog fans can watch the Bulldogs online at all home games and also all MW away games through video streams at wwww.GoBulldogs.com/Videos.
Twenty of the team's games will also be radio broadcast locally by ESPN 790AM The Deuce this spring. Thirteen will come the first six weeks of the season in non-conference play, followed by seven MW games against Utah State, San Jose State, UNLV and Colorado State.
Christian Lukens and Andrew Haynes will share the radio broadcast duties, while Stephen Trembley and Keenan Sanders will handle the video stream play-by-play.
On March 25, the California State University Board of Trustees Committee on Institutional Advancement voted unanimously to approve the renaming the softball stadium to Margie Wright Diamond.
Wright, who led Fresno State to its first-ever team national championship in 1998, was a driving force behind the construction of the 3,288-seat Bulldog Diamond in 1996. The NCAA's all-time winningest Division I softball coach retired in 2012 after amassing 1,294 wins in 27 seasons with the Bulldogs, including 10 Women's College World Series appearances and 17 conference titles. Wright's resume also includes a stint as U.S. Olympic coach and National Coach of the Year honors.
Under her direction, Fresno State was ranked in the national top 25 polls for 27 consecutive years while the Red Wave fan base led the nation in average attendance 13 times.
Stolen Bases
2. 66 Brenna Moss, 2013- (1st is 86)
5. 16 Brenna Moss, 2013- (4th is 17)
12. 11 Brooke Ortiz, 2011- (9th is 12)
Home Runs
7. 23 Stesha Brazil, 2012- (6th is 29)
Hitting Streak
8. 14 Vonnie Martin, 2013
7. 4 Taylor Langdon, 2013- (4th is 5)
10. 2 Hannah Harris, 2013- (8th is 3)
Stolen Bases
1. 34 Brenna Moss, 2013 (2nd is 27)
6. 21 Brenna Moss, 2014 (4th is 23)
2. 9 Brenna Moss, 2013 (1st is 11)
Sacrifice Hits
14. 19 Maria Sio, 2013 (9th is 20)
7. 31 Vonnie Martin, 2014 (5th is 34)
1. 4 Taylor Langdon, 2014
9. 2 Harrah Harris, 2013 (4th is 3)
Fresno State Softball Twitter: @FresnoStateSB
NCAA: www.ncaasports.com NCAA Playing Rules: http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4319-2014-and-2015-softball-rules.aspx
NCAA Championships Handbooks: http://www.ncaapublications.com/
NCAA Record Books: http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-softball-records-books
Mountain West Conference: www.theMWC.com
National Professional Fastpitch League (NPF): www.profastpitch.com
International Softball Federation: www.internationalsoftball.com
USA Softball: www.USAsoftball.com
National Fastpitch Coaches Association: www.nfca.org
Ultimate College Softball: www.ultimatecollegesoftball.com
KSEE (NBC): www.YourCentralValleyHome.com
KFSN (ABC): http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn
KMPH (Fox): www.KMPH.com
Fresno Bee: www.FresnoBee.com
Daily Collegian: collegian.csufresno.edu
ESPN2 Radio: www.1430espn.com/790
Team MW Record Pct. Overall 1. San Diego State 5-1 .833 28-9 2. Fresno State 6-3 .667 21-13 UNLV 6-3 .667 16-21 San Jose State 4-2 .667 21-15 5. Colorado State 3-3 .500 22-9 6. Utah State 4-5 .444 15-20 7. Nevada 3-6 .333 21-16 Boise State 3-6 .333 18-18 9. New Mexico 2-7 .222 11-25
Taylor Langdon, Saves, 1st, 4 (6th); Games Finished, 3rd, 9; Games in Relief, 3rd, 12
Jill Compton, Starts, 3rd, 19; Opp. Batting, 3rd, .226; ERA, 3rd, 2.27 (125th); Wins, 4th, 13; Strikeouts Looking, 4th, 28; Innings, 5th, 117.1; Strikeouts, 5th, 88 (139th); Appearances, 8th, 22; Shutouts, 6 (17th)
Hannah Harris, Opp. Batting, 8th, .265; Fewest Hits Allowed, 4th, 60
Michelle Solomon, Triples, 4th, 3 (38th); Runs, 3rd, 29 (104th)
Vonnie Martin, Walks, 2nd,, 31 (9th); On-Base Pct., 8th, .471
Brenna Moss, Stolen Bases, 2nd, 21 (22nd); Hits, 2nd, 46; Runs, 3rd, 29 (104th); Batting, 7th, .387 (147th); Triples, 6th,, 2 (114th)
Stesha Brazil, Homers, 4th, 7 (134th); RBI, 5th, 35 (49th); Triples, 6th,, 2 (114th); Stolen Bases, 6th, 9
Kierra Willis, On-Base Pct., 9th, .467
Whitney Smith, Toughest to StrikeOut 1:21.3 (48th)
Brooke Ortiz, Triples, 1st, 4 (11th)
Kapri Angotti, Sacrifice Bunts, 9th, 4
Triples - 1st, 12 (10th)
Stolen Bases - 2nd, 56 (32nd)
RBI - 5th, 159
Walks - 5th, 123
Runs - 5th, 182
Scoring - 5.35 rpg (59th)
Opposing Batting - 1st, .254
Fielding - 1st, .963
Saves - 2nd, 4
ERA - 2nd, 2.91 (81st)
Fewest Hits Allowed - 2nd, 219
Fewest Homers Allowed - 3rd, 17
Fielding - 3rd, .963(92nd)
Batters Struck Out Looking - 4th, - 43
Strikeouts - 5th, 144
Double Plays - 2nd, 16 (16th)
Complete NCAA Stats - http://bit.ly/1gPx6rG
Complete MW Stats - http://bit.ly/1dCQGFB
Pl. Team Pts. 2013 Finish Overall 1. SDSU (7) 63 1st 13-5 35-18 2. Fresno State (2) 56 2nd 11-7 30-24 3. Boise State 42 4th 9-9 25-26 4. Colorado St. 38 2nd 11-7 25-24 San Jose St. 38 1st-WAC 17-4 42-15 6. Nevada 36 4th 9-9 30-23 7. UNLV 27 6th 7-11 21-31 8. New Mexico 13 7th 3-15 21-35 9. Utah State 11 8th-WAC 5-16 11-43
Tuesday, April 8
UTAH STATE at Idaho State, 4 p.m. MT
Friday, April 11
NEW MEXICO at SAN JOSÉ STATE*, 3 p.m. PT
BOISE STATE at NEVADA*, 4 p.m. PT
COLORADO STATE at UNLV*, 6 p.m. PT
SDSU at FRESNO STATE*, 6 p.m. PT
Saturday, April 12
BOISE STATE at NEVADA*, 1 p.m. PT
NEW MEXICO at SAN JOSÉ STATE*, 1 p.m. PT
COLORADO STATE at UNLV*, 1 p.m. PT
SDSU at FRESNO STATE*, 6 p.m. PT
Sunday, April 13
BOISE STATE at NEVADA*, 1 p.m. PT
SDSU at FRESNO STATE*, 1 p.m. PT
NEW MEXICO at SAN JOSÉ STATE*, 1 p.m. PT
COLORADO STATE at UNLV*, 1 p.m. PT
Sunday, April 6
Saturday, April 5
Friday, April 4
Wednesday, April 2
COLORADO STATE 6, Northern Colorado 5 (8)
UTAH STATE 10, Utah Valley 9
Tuesday, April 1
Utah Valley at UTAH STATE, PPD
Stanford at SAN JOSÉ STATE, PPD
FRESNO STATE at Pacific, PPD
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The Los Angeles D-Fenders defeated the Bakersfield Jam 107-94 tonight at the Toyota Sports Center.
In the first quarter, the D-Fenders (7-7) got off to a sluggish start by shooting 29.2 percent from the field and found themselves down 15 points to the Jam (8-9). The D-Fenders defense led a comeback in the second frame forcing Bakersfield into eight turnovers and 37.5 percent from the field. In total, the D-Fenders hit 21 of their 52 shot attempts (40.4%), amassed 10 steals and trailed by three points entering half-time.
A running floater from Manny Harris gave the D-Fenders their first lead of the game one minute into the third quarter. Los Angeles outscored Bakersfield 28 to 25 in the period and tied the game at 79 with the final frame ahead. The lead would change hands four times in the first five minutes of the final quarter before the D-Fenders took grasp of the game. Los Angeles mounted a 17-6 run over the final seven minutes to seal their seventh victory of the season and fourth in a row.
Manny Harris notched his second straight double-double (27 points, 12 rebounds) to lead Los Angeles. Jamario Moon (20 points, five steals, three blocks), Josh Magette (14 points, nine assists) and Brandon Costner (12 points) also finished in double-digits. Terrence Williams, in his D-Fenders debut, pitched in 12 points off of the bench as well.
The Jam were paced by Toronto Raptors affiliate Dwight Buycks (19 points), Atlanta Hawks affiliate Jared Cunningham (16 points), Ike Diogu (15 points, 11 rebounds) and James Nunnally (13 points). Brian Butch (14 rebounds) and Utah Jazz affiliate Rudy Gobert (12 rebounds) also contributed double-digit rebounds for Bakersfield.
Overall, the D-Fenders were outshot 42.4 percent to 41.0 percent; however they forced Bakersfield into an opponent season-high 31 turnovers. Los Angeles held the edge in assists (28-23), steals (17-9) and blocks (9-6) as well.

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I REALLY need to get a clear answer on this please!
We pay spousal and child support to my husbands X. In additional to the monthly support, he also earns a yearly bonus which varies GREATLY year to year. Since his bonus is speculative, he pays out a percentage of his bonus when he receives it.
His bonus was put into the dissomaster program, and a table was created with a sliding scale and percentages. He has been paying his wife these percentages off his net bonus that he receives for the last several years.
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Does anyone out there know the correct answer to this? I can't see why monthly SS & CS would be calculated and paid off of net disposible income, but bonus income would be calculated and then paid of gross. That would leave nothing to us, and his X would be receiving WAY more than we put into our own pockets.
We are located in California. I have reveived a cople replies that are referencing child support. We are not talking about the child support, we are trying to clairify how the BONUS is paid out and why would it be calculated any different than the monthly support that we pay??? Meaning, paying off of net disposible income, not gross income. We have two different San Diego attorneys giving us different answers.
Desperate for a correct answer to this taunting problem.
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Bonus payout - gross vs. Net
Started by ScubaTerri , Dec 06 2012 03:46 PM
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Posted 06 December 2012 - 03:46 PM
Posted 06 December 2012 - 07:44 PM
Each state's child support guidelines are different, and you didn't identify the state. Furthermore, what's meant by the terms "net" and "gross" in this context may vary according to the wording of the applicable statute(s) in that state. You don't say who told you you "should be paying off the gross" but if it wasn't a licensed, practicing family law attorney you need to take what they said with a large grain of salt. To get a definitive answer to your question, you really need to speak to a local family law attorney. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 12:29 PM
we are in San Diego, CA
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Posted 07 December 2012 - 12:38 PM
I agree with the previous poster, this is a matter you may wish to consult with a local California Family Law Lawyer to address. I also suggest you visit the Family Law Center and read Child Support as a good resource.
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- Light complected black male, red hooded sweatshirt, armed with handgun
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Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the center city area of Wilmington last night.
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Iowa Football Practice Photos (Dec. 24) | Don't Miss This Greeting From the Hawks
TEMPE, Ariz. -- It's Christmas Eve and University of Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker is happy he can be AWAY from home for the holidays. Nothing against Parker's family and friends, but when you're a college football coach...
"That's the way it's supposed to be," Parker said Friday after the Hawkeye practice at Corona del Sol High School. "If you're doing alright in football, you're supposed to be gone for the holidays and you're supposed to be working."
Parker and the Hawkeyes are definitely working. Friday marked their third practice since arriving in Arizona for the Insight Bowl and the preparation and toil is showing on the practice field.
"Some days we look very good and some days we've looked a little shaky, but it's like that all the time," Parker said.
Iowa (7-5 overall) is getting ready for No. 14 Missouri (10-2) on Dec. 28 in Sun Devil Stadium. While Missouri's defense has gained attention for leading the nation in red zone scoring percentage (54.8 percent), the Parker-led Hawkeyes have a thing or two to hang their hat on as well. Iowa is seventh in the nation in scoring defense (16.42 points per game, one position below Missouri's 15.17), tied for sixth in rushing defense (103.50 yards per game; Missouri is 57th at 146.92), and 15th in total defense (317.08 yards per game; Missouri is 41st at 350.67).
"We're coming along slowly, but surely," UI senior All-American defensive end Adrian Clayborn said. "We're getting certain things done and practices have been going well since we've been down here."
"We're getting a lot of work done," senior defensive tackle Christian Ballard said. "We have to stay focused and know this is a whole-week process and everyone has to stay grounded and know that we are playing against a great team. Everybody is feeling pretty good right now."
Not only has the return of Parker been a boost to the Hawkeye defense, but the Hawkeyes will also receive a boost with the return of senior linebacker Jeff Tarpinian. In seven games this season, Tarpinian has compiled 44 tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble.
"I'm fully expecting to play. I'm feeling good out there," Tarpinian said. "I'm excited. I feel a lot stronger, the trainers are doing a great job, so I'm excited."
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NO BREAKDOWNS HERE: Warren Wyatt, Nana Kersh Winters, and Rick Rozas (from left to right).
NO BREAKDOWNS HERE: Warren Wyatt, Nana Kersh Winters, and Rick Rozas (from left to right).
Designers on the Verge
[ Of a breakthrough, that is ]
Definitely no nervous breakdowns here. These three up-and-coming designers don't have time for anything so trivial. Warren Wyatt, Nana Kersh Winters, and Rick Rozas are far too busy forging their unique styles, turning heads, and wowing clients. Don't hate them because their combined design IQ surpasses what you scored on the math section of the S.A.T. (even on the third try). Start the new year by resolving to redirect your genius envy into admiration, emulation, and inspiration. If you must, place the magazine under your pillow and learn by osmosis. Whatever works.
Making Headlines
After spending nine years working for a newspaper, Wyatt has a new beat now: interiors. Though he possessed architectural aspirations as a wee child, it took him a few years to surrender to his design destiny. Wyatt first sharpened his pencils designing restaurants for Ron Guest before cub reporting for Richard Trimble & Associates. In the last year he opted for freelancing, and now he's scooping his colleagues with his classic, soft-edge contemporary, singularly poetic décor. The result is a frenzy of residential projects that will most certainly attract the paparazzi: two homes in Preston Hollow and one on Strait Lane, a Buena Vista townhouse, two homes in East Texas, and one in Oklahoma. And he's just getting started. Where will fate lead him next? If Warren's got anything to do with it, to more prized projects, exotic travel, and his own personally designed furniture and fabric lines. We suspect they will most likely be a reflection of the mood of his beloved hometown of Jefferson, Texas: quiet, clean, and idyllic.
Wyatt made the most of this small Uptown townhouse by focusing on masculine
sophistication. He commissioned Matt Sunderman to create a reproduction of Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," with a twist. Instead of women, he requested the painting be men. Wyatt's considers his "element of surprise" necessary in every design.
"I like to pair beautiful French, English, and American pieces with a contemporary use of color and materials. I think this allows the beauty of a fine piece of furniture to shine."
Rogers & Goffigon fabrics, for their linen velvet paired with silk that makes for an intriquing combination... Nick Brock Antiques, for Nick's great eye, for period English and Continental antiques, and his accessory selection... East & Orient, for the back room, a.k.a. the "back stage."
Clutter-free, pared-down rooms that aren't overdone... Fresh, new colors... Downsized homes... Vendor invoices (no secrets here!)
"My dream project would be clients who had a fabulous art collection and a contemporary wooden house in the mountains, and who wanted to mix in fine, period antiques. And they would do everything I suggested." --Wyatt
Southern Comfort
The interior design world almost lost this southern beauty to the fashion industry. Winters began her academic career at TCU, seeking the runway's bright lights. When she realized she might end up designing cowboy boots for Justin, she returned to her home state and took full advantage of the University of Arkansas' exemplary interiors program. Justin's loss was our gain. Nana made her Dallas design debut eight years ago, and now she's vice president of Schooler, Kellogg & Company after working with owner Ann Schooler Kellogg for a little more than a year. Their select client base allows her to work on sumptuous residences in Dallas' most exclusive neighborhoods (the Park Cities, Preston Hollow) and high-end vacation homes with enviable locales (Rancho Santa Fe, Sun Valley). Though she's usually too busy working for her clients to take in the sights, she does find inspiration on her European jaunts. Winters' haute couture du jour? Eighteenth- and 19th-century Swedish antiques in the Gustavian manner.
"Classic design with an eclectic mixture, incorporating special finishes, antiques, and textured fabrics to create unique and livable spaces."
Cortina Leathers, for the most amazing textured leathers... Rose Tarlow, for hand-screened print fabrics and supple leathers... The Mews, for beautiful antique decorative accessories.
Kitchens and family rooms opening to one another for easy entertaining... Dedicated
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"I'd love to have the opportunity to refurbish an antebellum Southern estate, along with a client that truly appreciates the history of the residence." --Winters
Versatility Rules
What can't Rick Rozas do? This native Louisianan and superman of the design industry played with the big boys - Bill Blass and Mark Hampton - when he was just a newbie, an experience that inspired him to open his own doors early on. He soon found balance forming alliances with other talents while continuing to create marvelously diverse interiors on his own throughout the United States and Mexico, many of them in the once-in-a-lifetime category. From a luxurious soft contemporary in Preston Hollow to innovative historic lofts in Paris, Texas, to an ever-evolving - yet highly functional - renovation-turned-ground-up construction project for a family in Austin, this design whiz can do it all. Oh, and did we mention the latest addition to his résumé? A collaboration with hotel designer/restaurateur Alice Cottrell (whose Deep Ellum restaurant Local is a local favorite) on his San Jose, California, Hotel Montgomery, where he combines the classics with pieces from Bay Area artists.
"My signature style is clean, simple, elegant, functional, and personal with a profound sense of calm."
Brent Comber, for fabricating spectacular furniture out of old fallen trees found in the Vancouver area... Lucian Rollin, for timeless elegance... Knoll, for their mid-century tables and chairs.
"Macassar ebony seems to show its face in nearly every job I do. The color, warmth, and beauty of the wood are awe-inspiring. Two of my favorite projects are ones in which I've finished entire rooms and kitchens with the material."
Great sound systems in the family room and kitchen and doing away with media rooms... Built-in coffee systems (Miele is my favorite!)... Very energy-conscious homes with alternate power sources.
"A fantasty job would be a 5,000-square-foot contemporary home on the ocean with an incredibly generous client who has a great big budget and will leave all the decisions to me." --Rozas


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Climate graph
Precipitation is the lowest in February, with an average of 69 mm. Most precipitation falls in November, with an average of 116 mm.
Temperature graph
At an average temperature of 23.6 °C, July is the hottest month of the year. In January, the average temperature is 5.6 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.
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Track Travels To Hayward For Pepsi Team Invite
Ducks, Cougars, and Aggies of Texas A&M await the Huskies in the first of just two regular season scored meets.
Track And Field Captain's Blog - Mar. 25
Throws captains Joe Zimmerman and Jordin Seekins waited a long time for the outdoor season to start.
Taiwo Sets World Record In Heptathlon High Jump
Megan Goethals moves up to 10th in the NCAA with a sub-16-minute 5,000-meter run.
Intensity Ratchets Up For UW Invitational
Washington hosts large contingents from Stanford, Oregon, Cal, UCLA and several more teams around the nation.
U.S. Olympians Help Open Up Dempsey Indoor
Nine Husky All-Americans will be in action on Saturday.
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Careers at Mint Velvet
The Mint Velvet story began in 2009 with three women who, inspired by a desire for something new, set about creating a collection which was contemporary, stylish and had a luxe everyday feel to it, without the matching price tag. All working mothers with modern lifestyles, they wanted a collection which enabled them to look effortlessly stylish, even on the busiest of days. The relaxed glamour concept was born.
Mint Velvet is a multi-channel retailer serving our customers through the web, boutiques and concessions in leading department stores. We have an obsession with providing a fantastic shopping experience for our customers and as a result we are always looking out for the best talent in retail.
If you would like to work for our vibrant and fast-growing business, then take a look at the positions below. We offer competitive salaries, significant staff discount and a generous bonus scheme.
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Our smaller stores offer a perfect first time management opportunity, whilst the standalone boutiques offer an exciting challenge for someone with more experience. Our simplistic philosophy means all the focus is on our customer, and on creating a gorgeous environment for her to shop in.
Current UK Vacancies
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Head Office Opportunities
Based in Buckinghamshire, our office is a hub of innovation, creativity and hard work. Our intimate set-up means we look for people who respect and support their colleagues; absolutely everyone takes their turn to make a cup of tea! A small team, we enjoy making decisions and taking responsibility. We work hard to get the best results.
We have no vacancies at Head Office at the moment, please check back soon.
Internships & Work Experience
We offer a very limited number of year-long student placements at Mint Velvet and recruit for these jobs every Autumn. They're aimed at people who are doing sandwich courses with a year in industry and we are delighted to work with a number of universities to place interns: Westminster College and Manchester Met.
Sadly, outside of these placements, we're not able to offer regular internships or work experience at Mint Velvet. If there's nothing here for you at the moment, please don't give up! If you've come this far, we're sure you'd be someone we'd like to talk to and we update this page as soon as we start searching for new people, so please do check back here again.
To apply for a role, please complete the application form and either email to firstname.lastname@example.com or take the completed form into your local store.
Regrettably, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are only able to respond to successful candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview.
At Mint Velvet we always recruit our staff directly and are successful in doing so. We therefore do not need to use the services of recruitment agencies. We ask that you do not contact any of the Managers or HR Team in order to introduce your services. We do appreciate the interest you have in our company and thank you for your understanding.
Frequently Asked Questions
I want to apply at my local store but there are no vacancies.
Fill in an application form at your local store or check back here regularly for vacancies.
How many interview stages will there be?
It depends on the position you are applying for but generally we have two interview stages – one of these could be a telephone based interview. At an interview we want to let you know as much about working for Mint Velvet as much as we want to know about you!
Where is the office based?
Our office is based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
The online application form isn't working – what do I do?
Apologies if you are having trouble with the form. Send an email to email@example.com including your CV with the name of role you're applying for.


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Lansal, a food manufacturer that sells products under assorted names, has issued a recall of more than seven tons of hummus, according to a Fox News story published May 22, 2014.
The hummus recall is due to concerns of possible listeria contamination. Health regulators were alerted to possible contamination in Archer Farms Traditional Hummus sold at a Target location in Texas. This prompted FDA action and a full recall.
Other stores selling the potentially harmful hummus include Trader Joe's and Giant Eagle. The recall includes hummus and dip products. A full list of the affected products can be found by clicking here.
No illnesses have been reported yet relating to the recalled hummus. But anyone who purchased an item on the recall list is strongly encouraged to return it immediately to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Listeria can cause fever, headaches, and abdominal pain in adults regardless of present health. Its effect on the elderly, young children and others with weakened immune systems can be even greater. The bacteria can even lead to death in some instances.
Parents and others who have purchased hummus or dips containing hummus from Target, Trader Joes, or Giant Eagle should check the FDA website link above to see if what was purchased is on the recall list. Listeria contamination is not something to take lightly, so consult the Food and Drug Administration web site and protect your family from this potential threat.


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Mercedes-Benz will recall about 284 thousand C-class cars sold in the US and Canada due to an issue of rear lights.
The recall involves about 253 thousand cars sold in the US, that include the C300, C300 4Matic, C350, and C63 AMG vehicles with model years between 2008 and 2011. These cars were manufactured between Jan. 26, 2007 and July 13, 2011.
"The taillights appear to have a connector problem as can affect corrosion to the car and weaken the electrical ground connection and may cause the rear lights to dim or shut off altogether. This increases the risk of a crash by reducing "the ability to warn other motorists of the driver's intentions of stopping or turning," according to the recall notice from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration.
Fortunately, no accidents or injuries have been reported. Mercedes will notify affected car owners, and dealerships will replace bulbs and corroded connectors is free-of-charge. In accordance with the automaker, replacement parts are not currently available.
Eventually, recall of over a quarter million cars would be a big deal, but in 2014 it hardly raises an eyebrow. Nearly 13 million vehicles have been recalled in the US, so far this year setting a pace to break the record set in 2004, when 30.8 million vehicles were recalled, according to the NHTS. Last year, the auto industry recalled 20.2 million US vehicles.
The magnitude of this year's recalls has come from General Motors, as they recalled about 6 million vehicles with series of problems, which include: ignition switches defect (responsible for at least 13 deaths}. Several other recalls this year have hit neared the 1 million mark, including Nissan's recall of 1 million cars (Sentra and Altima sedans, among others); Honda's recall of 900 thousand Odyssey minivans, and Toyota's recall of about 700 thousand Prius hybrids.
Customers with more questions about the Mercedes recall can contact the automaker at 1-800-367-6372, call the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236, or visit the notice on the NHTSA's website, click here.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor


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They bested Wiz Khalifa.
They slayed Ed Sheeran.
They conquered Blake Shelton.
Thanks to the voting efforts of Girls' Generation's intrepid SONEs, the K-pop super-girl-group's hit "I Got a Boy" won three straight Pop-Off bouts.
This wasn't the SONEs' first rodeo here at Popdust. Girls' Generation's "Gee" was voted the Greatest K-pop Song of All Time after millions (really, millions) of votes. We couldn't possibly let such behavior go unrewarded. So, dear SONEs, please accept this mobile wallpaper of your Girls as a token of our extreme admiration. Can't wait to see you all in action again soon!
(If you're on your phone, just save the images and chose one as your wallpaper. If you're using a computer, just right-click to download, then send them to yourself or connect your phone to the computer.)


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The Official Press Archives of Ginger Baker
Welcome to the Ginger Baker Press Archive
In the Ginger Baker press archives you can read original press releases about Ginger and his prolific career from 1964 to the present day and discover more stories, facts, and band reviews of the time. We have a lot more press coverage to add, so it'll be an ongoing process to get it all up here. We will be adding new material as often as possible. Stay tuned!
Official Historical, Pictorial and Video Archives of The World's Greatest Drummer


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The decision to take up a close friend's offer to visit her at her rustic home in a Spanish mountain village was definitely a great one. One look at the book will show you why.
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Lobsters, Lighthouses and Leaves Published July 15, 2014
Dingle & the Ring of Kerry Published May 26, 2014
The Hukins et al. Published November 27, 2013
Still Crazy Published October 30, 2013
Pairing up in Jersey Published October 14, 2012
Sharks and Dogs in the North Atlantic. Published January 10, 2012
At home in the Cotswolds Published March 04, 2011
Chris in Concert Published February 21, 2011


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Common Grounds Coffee Talk Stirs the Pot for EMU
This article was published in the EMU WeatherVane, a student newspaper. A Nicaraguan coffee farmer and a local roaster teamed up last Thursday to discuss their efforts in supplying Common Grounds coffee in a way that is responsible and fair to the global community. Jamie Miller talked mainly about the challenges of coffee farming in ...More


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Winona Lake man sentenced to 120 years in New Paris home invasion
Jeffrey Hunt pleaded guilty to four counts accusing him of breaking into a home and beating an elderly man with a tire iron.
GOSHEN — A man involved in a violent home invasion Nov. 4, 2013, in New Paris, was sentenced three weeks after he pleaded guilty.
Jeffrey Hill, 43, received a sentence of 120 years in prison. Earlier in March, Hill admitted to breaking into the home of Don and Beverly Neer, who were 82 and 79 years of age at the time, and beating Don Neer with a tire iron before taking the couple's money, guns and electronics.
According to court files, Hill and his son, Jeffery Hunt, knocked at the Neer's home and waited until Don Neer went to check who was outside. As Neer closed the door, the two men forced their way into the house.
Beverly Neer testified during the sentencing hearing, saying Hunt hit her husband numerous times with a tire iron. She told the court she saw her husband's shirt soaked in blood as a result of the beating and begged Hill and Hunt to stop and to take whatever they wanted.
Alisha Long, one of the victims' daughters, said it wasn't until Hill and Hunt carried the Neer's television that the couple was able to escape and lock themselves in the bathroom and call 911.
Hill was arrested Nov. 12. He and his son were charged with robbery while armed with a deadly weapon and resulting bodily injury, burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and criminal confinement.
By taking a plea, Hill avoided getting an additional charge, as well as an enhancement, filed in his case.
Don Neer sat in the front room in the courtroom. He did not testify, but he, along with his family, has attended every court hearing for Hunt and for Hill.
Behind Neer, a group of at least 20 people, including his family and friends, sat to watch the sentencing hearing.
Brad Osswald, one of the Neer's son-in-laws and a police officer who has been in the force for about 25 years, also testified.
Osswald described how in the early morning of Nov. 5 he was contacted by a fellow officer, who told him dispatch was trying to reach him because some members of his family had been victims of a home invasion.
The Osswalds drove two hours from Hamilton County, which is north of Indianapolis, to New Paris, where they got to see the scene. As they approached the house they saw blood on the floor.
"While surveying this mess, the only thing I could think of was how someone could do this to two innocent, elderly people who had done nothing wrong to deserve this."
Amber Osswald, Brad Osswald's wife, read a letter to the court in which she described her parents as survivors. She said her parents "would not stay victims."
"While they only have a short time left on this earth, each siblings will continue to follow the whereabouts of Jeffrey R. Hill," Amber Osswald said. "We will make sure long after our parents are gone that he never sees freedom again or hurts anyone else. That is a promise we make to our loving parents."
After Neer's family spoke, Hill stood up and addressed the victims offering what Circuit Court judge Terry Shewmaker later described as an eloquent and heartfelt apology.
"What we did was wrong. I'm sorry. Pretty much my life is over with. I understand that you are angry because what happened to you shouldn't have happened to you, I would be angry if they were my parents too," Hill said. " I can't take it back. If I could I would. And if I have to spend the rest of my life in prison, well so be it. But I am sorry."
A trial status conference for Hunt, Hill's son, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. June 19.


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A wave of arrests has occurred across the United States as police are leveling criminal charges against anyone who says or does anything they deem to be disruptive in the wake of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
In Strasburg, VA, site of another elementary school coincidentally named Sandy Hook Elementary, a man was arrested for walking into the school with a two-by-four which carried the words "high powered rifle" written on it in black magic marker.
According to the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office, Christopher Garret Johnson, 33, walked into the school with the offending piece of lumber at about 11:40 a.m., on Wednesday, and made general statements about school safety and awareness.
According to police officials, he walked into the school and was met immediately by a school resource officer, which is a police officer who is assigned to a permanent patrol within a school.
"His actions were inappropriate at best," a Shenandoah County sheriff's officer said. "But the reality was, it was disruptive."
Johnson is charged with disorderly conduct.
In Columbia Station, Ohio, 20 year-old Joseph Resovsky, faces criminal charges after posting his approval of the shootings on his Facebook page.
Last Saturday, just a day after the shootings, resovsky made a post to his facebook page that read, "I'm so happy somebody shot up all those little (redacted). Viva la School Shootings!!!!"
When asked why he did it, Resovsky reportedly told police he was tired of all the Facebook posts about the tragedy, and he just wanted to see if he could get comments.
"I had a bet with my friends that it would just be forgotten," said Resovsky, who later admitted that he had misjudged public sentiment.
Medina police said it was the equivalent of yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater, and that they were inundated with calls about the post.
Resovsky faces 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for the charge of 'Inducing Panic'. He was also forced to apologize and take down his Facebook page.
In Linwood, NJ, two unidentified 15 year-old students are charged with making potential threats in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.
Washington Township police have stated that they are beefing up security after arresting two Westwood Junior/Senior High School students, who have been accused of using social media to make unspecified terroristic threats and creating a public false alarm.
Police stated that the student is accused of creating a text message that was circulating around the school which was perceived as a threat.
The charge of Making Terroristic Threats is a felony in New Jersey and is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
Police have also stated that they are investigating rumors of violence at Vineland High School on Friday.
In Savannah, Mo., a teenager was arrested and remains custody after allegedly making an unspecified threat against a northwest Missouri school.
Savannah Police Chief David Vincent has stated that the student is under an investigative hold at the Andrew County Jail for allegedly making the threat against Savannah High School.
According to police, students on Wednesday reported that they heard an unspecified threat to be carried out Friday. Police have refused to release the details of the alleged threat, but have stated that they have determined the threat did not require further action.


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Nothing signifies the promise and renewal of spring better than a wedding, right? The only problem, of course, is that weddings, especially of the spring variety (and especially of the outdoor spring variety), often ask us to step outside our comfort zones and don outfits that we might never wear to anything but a garden party. That doesn't mean that sort of dressing can't be fun, of course; it just take some of us longer to get into the swing of things than others. Fret not, wedding attendees – we've taken the liberty of doing your spring wedding shoe shopping for you.
There are a few things to consider when selecting a successful pair of shoes for a spring shindig, of course. First, if the ceremony or reception are outside and you're going to be walking in grass, you want to choose either a flat or a thick heel so that you don't accidentally aerate the venue's lawn with your Louboutins. Second, any good wedding includes a lot of both dancing and boozing, and you don't want to break your ankle while combining the two. With those things in mind, we've chosen a slew of fabulous spring shoes, from flats to stilettos and from $150 to $1,500, that'll get you through the season. (At least until the beach weddings start.)


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The Horizon Report 2007 lists the technologies that your university or school library should watch in the next 5 years or so. It is a joint publication of the New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE learning initiative – both are groups of universities, museums and corporations concerned with using Information Technology for better education.
Even if your library is not in the education sector, it is worth reading to understand the trends affecting the lives of many of your clients.
The executive summary identifies Key Trends (eg. Information literacy increasingly should not be considered a given) and Critical Challenges (eg.While progress is being made, issues of intellectural property and copyright continue to affect how scholarly work is done).
It includes overviews of each technology, how they might be used and references to projects in place and further reading.
The trends identified are:
Time-to-Adoption:One year or less
- User created content – Tagging on sites like del.icio.us, wikis, machinima, photostreams. Audience is no longer only listening, but creating
- Social Networking – Contributing, sharing, communicating and collaborating via social networks
Time to Adoption:Two to Three years
- Mobile phones – As a gateway to digital lives
- Virtual Worlds – Customised settings allowing collaboration, exploration and role-playing in a safe but compelling way
Time to Adoption: Four to Five years
- The New Scholarship and emerging forms of publication –New tools and new ways to create, critique and publish
- Massively Multiplayer Educational Gaming – Open source gaming engines allowing educational bodies to create purpose built game environments
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Can you make a park out of the desert? The studio was asked to re-conceive a major piece of public land in Abu Dhabi. Following the rapid pace of the city's recent development there was a desire to provide a local park as a public space devoted to the well-being of the people of the city.
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One would think that since the date for Oscars had been fixed for months, those in the business of dressing attendees would finalize those looks far in advance of the event. But somehow, the styling always goes to the eleventh hour and this year the fires kept coming till the last client got in their limousine. It was all about getting the right shoes, jewelry and trouble shooting a wardrobe malfunction.
Finding a pair of super fly Oscars-worthy pumps proved elusive this year since the pair I was in love with from Stella McCartney were eight inches high and my vegan client feared she would topple over. Top quality, fashion forward, vegan shoes are virtually impossible to find If Stella doesn't make them. So if I can offer one piece of advice to designers, it's that there is a neglected audience of consumers demanding non-leather accessories—dig deeper to find skins alternative. Jewelry was another issue this year, not for a dearth of stunning baubles but because I needed 3 different sets per client depending on the final look we decided on. In one case after holding on to millions of dollars worth of jewels from several vendors, the client decided to go with her own set of emeralds when the zipper of her first choice custom made dress broke.
It all came together in the end, clients were happy and the looks were solid. The awards ceremony was generally a flat affair with equally uninspired fashions that provided gristle for my live tweeting during the ceremony. I like Zoe Saldana's dress and thought Queen Latifah was really well pulled together. She showed that you could dress fabulous no matter what size you are. It took me the better part of the week to rebound and now I'm back in the trenches of producing editorials, synthesizing the Fall 2010 collections, and conceiving next quarter's Trend Report. With minimalism in the air, I'm fascinated by the cultural implications of the trend (more to come on that).
The events in Hollywood are constant. After lying low for over a week, this past weekend, I was invited to a benefit at private home in the Hollywood Hills to support building schools and temples in Israel. The fantastic Vietnamese pianist Chan-Giang Thi Nguyen played along with a gifted group of opera singers from Domingo-Thornton Young Artists program, performing bits of La Boheme and Don Gionanni "Finch'han dal vino." The salon like event was full of Hollywood power brokers and fashion folks such as Loree Rodkin and Pamela Skaist-Levy of Juicy Couture. The event reminded me that I've neglected to explore the cultural side of Los Angeles. In the coming months, I plan to attend LA Philharmonic and LA Opera. I've already started to beef up on my opera exposure by listening to the Dallas Opera soundtrack all last night en route from New York to Santa Catarina, Brazil where I'm spending the weekend.


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Last night our new pub brewer Ben heated the water for todays brew while I attended the first ever meeting of Dogfish book club.Mike in sales put this together and lead a discussion on our first book,
I recently had a sweet male bonding experience taking my 12 year old son Sammy to his weekend soccer tournament in Lancaster, PA. While the Amish folk in horse-drawn carts were probably underwhelmed by
So lately we've been on a bit of a collaborative-tear. With companies large and small. We just bought a bunch of pears and peaches from Fifer Orchards here in lower Delaware for an extremely-local-centric
Our friends Janis and Gary Billings run Ripley Farm a maple house just down the hill from our familys farm in Montague, Massachusetts. Garys family has been running this maple house for three generations
Lead Cook JB debriefs our Rehoboth brewpub staff on today's yummy and local beer and food specials. A great combo today would be Life & Limb paired with the curry
Our friend Annemarie runs Salt Water Farm in Lincolville, Maine just outside of Camden; one of the prettiest harbor towns in mid-coast Maine with a vibrant art scene and half a dozen great new and used book stores.
Just got done with a great brew day with my buddy, Tod Mott, at Portsmouth Brewery. Last night we raised over $1,500 for the Krempels Center. Besides a great spiced wheat beer from Portsmouth Brewery and
Yesterday our friends and fellow craft beer evangalists Lee Williams (@hoptopia) and Stevie Caldarola (@basicallyred) rolled into Milton, Delaware at the same moment that an epic thunderstorm shut down all power at our brewery.
Balance is the word of the day. The muscles I pulled in my right thigh trying to keep up with the Short's Brewery gang playing softball yesterday are perfectly balanced against the muscle I pulled near my left ribs water-skiing on beautiful Elk lake this morning.
The sixth annual Dogfish West Coast Intergalactic Bocce Tournament was a whole lot of fun. This year we held the tournament in San Diego and mother nature complied with perfect sunny breezy weather. The teams all brought their A game and dressed to the nines.


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Michael Lucas and exclusive Jonathan Vargas delve deep INSIDE PRAGUE, where they fuck hardcore with a fresh cast of kinky twinks! This Director's Edition is available only from LucasEntertainment.com and has 3 hours, 17 guys, 5 scenes, 2 bonus kink scenes and 8 watersports scenes on a two disc set!!!
Single guy Anton may identify as bi, but you'd think he's all dick watching his scene in Inside Prague. He and Jacky Jackie flip flop fuck and eat each other's cum like there's no tomorrow!
Cesar's kinky MEMBERS ONLY scene with Dante features feet, whips, fingering and 69. Their watersports scene can be scene on Inside Prague.
Brown-haired Dante loves all kinds of sexual positions, and he tries them out with Toni Luka in Inside Prague!
Devin's kinky MEMBERS ONLY scene with Marik features feet, whips, and ass-play. Their watersports scene can be scene on Inside Prague.
Elgin is a student in Prague who loves working out. His buffed physique is proof of that... and his sexy threesome with Jonathan Vargas and Jon Agasi in Inside Prague is further proof that he should be fucking on camera for years to come!
Blond twink Jacky loves to 69 and does just so for us in Inside Prague with Anton Artis. They also eat each other's cum after flip-flop fucking!
Cutie Jon's threesome scene in Inside Prague with Jonathan Vargas and Elgid Lars is a must see. Who knew two hungry buttholes propped up in the air next to each other for a good fucking could be so hot?
Newbie Jonathan has the looks, the smarts, and the boundless sex drive that we look for in all of our exclusive models. A New York City native, he's loving the life as a student in the city, and even though he's been seeing someone special, he's dedicated to getting his porn career up and running! Based on his debut sex scene in Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita with Pete Ross and his scenes with Jason Ridge in The Intern and Encounters 5 (the last of which he bottoms for the first time), it's a career with LOTS of potential!
Hottie Jonathan gets pounded by Ralf Angelo in Inside Prague's steamy foursome scene. Michael Lucas, who also appears in the scene, picked Jonathan specifically for the hot fuck!
Marik is one dirty, sexy twink. He gets fucked by Ryan Smirnov in a scene for Inside Prague and he has a kinky scene with Devin in an exclusive scene only for LucasEntertainment.com members!
What is there to say about Michael Lucas? A good place to start is the beginning: Lucas Entertainment founder and president Michael Lucas was born in Moscow, Russia, on March 10, 1972. He was raised in Moscow and attended college there, graduating with a degree in law. In 1995, Michael Lucas moved to Germany, then to France, where he began modeling and appearing on several European television programs and covers of many European magazines. In 1998, Lucas opened his own production company, Lucas Entertainment, in New York City. Later that year, he made his directorial debut with the well-received Back in the Saddle. This first production sparked the Michael Lucas "renegade" vision that is indelibly New York. Additionally, basing his company in New York City, as opposed to the more traditional Los Angeles, enabled Lucas to showcase the diversity of types and ethnicities found nowhere else. MIchael Lucas started Lucas Distribution, Inc. in 2004 and LucasBlog.com in 2005. Both are pioneering ventures in the competitive realms of adult video distribution and online media, respectively. In the summer of 2005 he released GayVN's Best Picture of the year, a high-budget adult film remake of Dangerous Liaisons, featuring celebrity cameos from RuPaul, Boy George, Graham Norton, Bruce Vilanch, and Michael Musto. In 2006, filming began on his most buzzed about film ever, Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita. The production included a big-budget fashion show, a sextra-filled club orgy scene, a headline-making fountain scene with Vivid star Savanna Samson. On November 12, 2004, Michael Lucas was proudly sworn in as an American citizen.
Misha's kinky MEMBERS ONLY scene with Wayne Jacob features whips, feet, dick-play and deep-throating. Their watersports scene can be scene on Inside Prague.
Nicolas gets fucked hard by Michel Lucas in the big foursome scene of Inside Prague. Lucky guy! He loves riding bicycles... and he loves riding big cock!
Security guard Ralf has a hot foursome with Michael Lucas and two other European studs in Inside Prague. Watch as he tops Jonathan Maldini in said scene!
Ryan loves to 69 and suck cock. His scene with Marik in Inside Prague is one of the movie's hottest!
Toni (a.k.a. Jakub Korous), a student in who loves to 69, has a hot fuck with Dante in Inside Prague. He also appears in a kinky leather mask in Twinks in Jail!
Wayne's kinky MEMBERS ONLY scene with Misha Marik features whips, feet, dick-play and deep-throating. Their watersports scene can be scene on Inside Prague.