PADRES-DIAMONDBACKS
D-backs score 5 in the 7th to beat Padres 5-2
PHOENIX (AP) - Brandon McCarthy pitched seven effective innings for his second straight win and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run double to cap Arizona's five-run seventh inning, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Arizona managed two hits over the first six innings against Eric Stults (4-4) before breaking it open in the seventh.
Martin Prado had a run-scoring double, pinch-hitter Wil Nieves followed with another and A.J. Pollock added an RBI single for his third hit. Goldschmidt capped it with a double off Anthony Bass to put Arizona up 5-1.
McCarthy (2-3) allowed a run and five hits and Heath Bell worked around two runners in the ninth for his seven save.
Everth Cabrera led off the eighth inning with a homer off David Hernandez for the Padres, who have lost three straight.
PADRES-MOVES
Padres bring up LHP Layne from Tucson
PHOENIX (AP) - The San Diego Padres have recalled left-hander Tommy Layne from AAA Tucson and optioned right-hander Burch Smith.
The 28-year-old Layne was 1-3 with a 4.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 19 appearances at Tucson. He went 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 26 games with the Padres last season after being acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 23-year-old Smith made three starts for the Padres, going 0-1 with an 18.41 ERA and 11 strikeouts.
COYOTES-MALONEY
Coyotes GM Maloney signs contract extension
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney signed a long-term contract extension Friday with the NHL-owned team. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
Maloney has directed the team for six seasons, leading the franchise to the Western Conference finals last year despite the restrictions of league ownership. The Coyotes missed the playoffs this year, going 21-18-9 in the lockout-shortened season.
The 54-year-old former NHL player joined the Coyotes after 10 seasons in the New York Rangers' front office. He also worked for the New York Islanders, serving as general manager in 1992-95, and was a scout for the San Jose Sharks in 1996-97.
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NCAA WOMEN
Park leads Southern California to national title
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Annie Park shot a 1-under 71 to top the individual standings and help Southern California take its third NCAA women's tournament title with a record-setting team performance Friday.
Southern California finished at 19-under 1,133 - 15 strokes better than the previous tournament mark set by UCLA in 2004 - to beat second-place Duke by 21 strokes.
Third-place Purdue was 21 over - 40 shots behind Southern California.
Park, a freshman from Levittown, N.Y., finished at 10 under for a six-stroke victory over Duke's Lindy Duncan. Kyung Kim and Sophia Popov tied for sixth at 1 over for Southern California, which finished second to Alabama last year by one shot.
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