Pine Pieces
The Rochester Red Wings had a chance to retake first place in the International League second half on Wednesday but instead fell back into second, as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs pounded Red Wings pitching for 18 hits- the most given up by Rochester this season- en route to a 10-2 win. The IronPigs scored at least one run every inning from the third through the fifth, including five runs in the fourth, while the Red Wings managed five hits all night.
It’d been a long time since the Rochester Red Wings’ last game at Innovative Field: 16 days. Their return ended in chaos… and victory, as center fielder Dylan Crews singled with two outs in the ninth, only for a desperate attempt at a forceout by Lehigh Valley IronPigs shortstop Scott Kingery to go sailing past the second baseman, allowing the walk-off run to score to give the Red Wings a 4-3 win.
High School
Four seniors capped off their varsity careers with Player of the Year honors. Two juniors and one sophomore took the next step this season to garner the honor. Four seniors capped off their varsity careers with Player of the Year honors. Two juniors and one sophomore took the next step this season to garner the honor…
CBB
The Le Moyne College athletics director, who navigated the Dolphins’ move from Division II to Division I last year, has been named vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics at St. Bonaventure, Dr. Jeff Gingerich announced today. Beretta will begin work later this summer…
Read MoreA 6-foot-4 product of Rochester, Council earned First Team All-Conference honors for NEC champion Wagner last season. He appeared in all of his team’s 33 games, averaging 15 points and nearly six rebounds along with over three assists in nearly 38 minutes per game. He will have one year of eligibility remaining…
Read MoreSt. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt has announced the signing of guard Jonah Hinton, a 6-foot-3 transfer from Panola (Texas) College, to join the Bonnies program for the 2024-25 season…
Read MoreThe oldest ballpark in the country. Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Giants and the Cardinals played a game there last week. It was meant to honor the Negro Leagues, which earlier this month were granted full and complete access to the game’s record books. But more to the point, it was meant to honor Willie Mays…
Walton first appeared on our radar in 1970 for his basketball abilities. He won his last 44 games in high school. His last 88 in college. Won two national championships, two NBA crowns. A league MVP. A finals MVP. He was the Sixth Man of the Year in his next to last professional season. And a Hall of Famer. Obviously. But among the week’s many tributes, few had much to do with basketball…