Jamal Collier got his break in sports reporting by covering the losing team. The recent University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate said his diligence and past experience interning with Major League Baseball is what landed him his spot at the institute.
After playing 34 games in the minors over the course of almost two years, Andrew Heaney was promoted to Class AAA New Orleans on May 20 — bringing him one step closer to the big leagues.
Walks come back to haunt Rodriguez and the Zephyrs.
Jordany Valdespin is ejected after a heated exchange with the home-plate umpire, but New Orleans goes on to a 3-2 victory over Nashville.
The Zephyrs scored four times in the seventh inning and overcome a depleted bullpen for a second-straight come-from-behind victory.
Top pitching prospect, Andrew Heaney, makes impressive debut and Zephyrs rally for an extra-inning win.
Eight of the nine starters in the Zephyrs lineup left at least one runner on base.
The Zephyrs pitchers have season high of walks en route to 12-0 loss.
Rebecca Burton has always enjoyed writing. She merged her longtime interest in science and health to morph into a science reporter. Ms. Burton is also an avid hula-hooper, trapeze and aerial silks performer.
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute in New Orleans for 2014 is now concluded. We will resume in May 2015 in Tucson, Arizona.
Julia Craven went to Tulane University looking for a controversy. What she found was a young custodial worker with a phenomenal story.
The National Weather Service of New Orleans/Baton Rouge issued a flash flood watch Wednesday afternoon remaining into effect through Thursday evening.