By PAUL LIOTTI When a team tastes success with a championship, it’s time to savor the feeling. But then reality sets in: You are no longer the HUNTER; you have become the HUNTED. Such are the sentiments at Wilson and McQuaid as they prepare for the upcoming season. Last year McQuaid reigned supreme by sweeping their 5 RCAC opponents to take home the league championship which … [Read more...] about Wildcats and Knights take their turn at looking over their collective shoulders
Pirates trade opens door for Bostick as he joins big league roster
By PAUL LIOTTI PITTSBURGH – Rochester’s Chris Bostick, a 2011 Aquinas graduate, was called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night, after Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay completed a 4-player trade. The Pirates made the spot for Bostick, who has starred for the International league’s Indianapolis Indians this season, after they struck a deal to acquire starting pitcher Chris … [Read more...] about Pirates trade opens door for Bostick as he joins big league roster
Brockport, Canandaigua advance to A1 Title Game
Class A1 Semfinals (2) MENDON 7 (3) BROCKPORT 9 Pittsford Mendon’s furious rally fell short as Brockport’s Gordon Fisher got out of a self-induced jam in the bottom of the seventh by striking out the last batter with two men on to preserve a 9-7 victory for the Blue Devils. Brockport moves on to take on top-seeded Canandaigua in Saturday’s Class A1 … [Read more...] about Brockport, Canandaigua advance to A1 Title Game
Sculli delivers on the mound and at the plate; Wayne turns 2 to advance
A1 Quarterfinals (1) CANANDAIGUA 1 (8) BRIGHTON 0 Canandaigua pitcher Michael Sculli did it all from the mound and from the plate as his top-seeded Braves topped Brighton 1-0 in a good old fashioned pitcher’s duel in the Class A1 Quarterfinals. Sculli pitched a complete game and allowed only 2 hits, while striking out 2 and issuing 3 walks. But it was his sacrifice fly … [Read more...] about Sculli delivers on the mound and at the plate; Wayne turns 2 to advance
Victor survives and advances; Mendon dispatches Arcadia
AA QUARTERFINALS (1) VICTOR 6 (9) HILTON 5 Owen Delforte pitched 4 innings of relief giving up just 3 hits and striking out 7 – the last strike out coming to end the game with a base runner on third – to ensure top-seeded Victor’s season stayed alive and pace the Blue Devils to a 6-5 victory over #9 Hilton in Class AA Quarterfinal action. With Victor seemingly in … [Read more...] about Victor survives and advances; Mendon dispatches Arcadia