By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Last summer Clifton Davis traveled the roads of Upstate New York calling balls and strikes in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. This summer, the Hermitage, Tennessee native will be doing the same thing except he will switch states and make the jump from amateur to the professional ranks. “I’ve been through a lot just to get to this … [Read more...] about Former NYCBL umpire, Davis earns spot in the Rookie Gulf Coast League
Archives for May 2013
Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami
By Joe Manganiello The Miami Heat won 66 games, had a historic 27-game win streak and is undeniably the favorite to win the NBA title. But just a little over two weeks into the post-season, No. 1 Miami finds itself down 1-0 in a "This Is Going To Be Much Harder Than We Thought" series with the No. 5 (and ailing) Chicago. What happened? I was wrong about the Chicago … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami
Tribunes take the title
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Cass Roberts (Canandaigua, NY) hurled seven-plus innings while tournament Most Valuable Position Player, AJ Kehlenbeck (Oakfield, NY/ Oakfield-Alabama) paced the offense as the Monroe Community College Tribunes never trailed in claiming the Region III Division II championship with a 6-5 victory over the Mercyhurst Northeast Saints, Sunday … [Read more...] about Tribunes take the title
Bona’s Schmidt Brushes Recruiting Woes Aside
By Ryan Lazo Rewind to March 11, 2012 and St. Bonaventure University fans and alumni immediately picture the previously unimaginable — the Bonnies jumping up and down in jubilation after earning the program’s first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship. The victory sent Bona into the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2000, a 12-year gap made even worse … [Read more...] about Bona’s Schmidt Brushes Recruiting Woes Aside
Tribunes fall to Mercyhurst in extra innings
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – The Mercyhurst North East Saints scored three runs on three hits in their final at bat and went on to defeat the Monroe Community College Tribunes, 9-7 in Region III D2 tournament action at Tribunes Field, Saturday afternoon. Gianmarco Concepcion (Bayamon, PR) brought home Kyle Brooks (Akron, OH) with a sacrifice fly, and Austin Alonge … [Read more...] about Tribunes fall to Mercyhurst in extra innings