, but first since The International in 2003. Eric Axley and Steve Flesch tied for third.

MetroSource News 06/07/2011 02:09:09 Salt Lake City Sports

>>The Latest (Undated) -- Here is the latest sports news: Real forward garners award. Bees shot down in Reno. Utah junior picked at 17 by Angels.

>>Alexandre Selected MLS Player Of The Week (New York, NY) -- Real Salt Lake forward Jean Alexandre scored his first Major League Soccer goal and assisted on another in a 2-0 win for his side over Vancouver Whitecaps FC, earning him MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 12 on Monday. With RSL short on attacking options because of the Gold Cup, Alexandre was moved up front and he delivered 32 minutes into the match. His goal was his first in MLS action in 26 appearances. Alexandre joins teammate Javier Morales as recipients of the award. Morales garnered the MLS prize in week two.

>>Aces Smash Bees (Reno, NV) -- The Reno Aces jumped out to a five run lead and held on to defeat the Bees, 7-4. Ronald Bay surrendered six runs in only four-innings to take the loss. Bay gave up seven hits and walked three. Jeremy Moore had a triple in leading a trio of Bees with two hits. Eften Navarro drove in the lone Salt Lake run off Reno's winning pitcher Barry Enright. The series finale is set for tonight. After a night off Wednesday the Bees begin an eight-game homestand with a four-game set against Fresno.

>>Angels Pick Utah's Cron #17 (Secaucus, NY) -- The Los Angeles Angels selected Utah junior first baseman C.J. Cron with the 17th pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The right-handed slugger had 15 home runs and 59 RBI while finishing third in the nation in hitting at .434 this season. Cron sports a career average of .396 in three years while a member of the Utes. He is the first college player selected in the opening round by the Angels since Jered Weaver was picked in 2004.