By PAUL GOTHAM OLEAN, N.Y. -- So much for best-selling books which encourage readers to avoid sweating the small stuff. For Bobby Bell it's all about the little things. And how they add up. Austin Bizzle (Alabama St.) fashioned a complete-game gem, and Championship Series Most Valuable Player Isaac Dillard (Gulf Coast CC) delivered again as the Olean Oilers swept the … [Read more...] about Bizzle, Dillard deliver as Olean claims NYCBL crown
Olean clinches spot in NYCBL Championship Series
By PAUL GOTHAM OLEAN, N.Y. -- Not even the chilly post-game ice water shower he received from his players could erase the smile from Bobby Bell's face. This was a night to celebrate. Nathan Grant (St. Bonaventure) gave a shutdown effort out of the bullpen, and the Olean Oilers defeated the Niagara Power 3-2 in the decisive game of the New York Collegiate Baseball League … [Read more...] about Olean clinches spot in NYCBL Championship Series
Krider punches Oneonta’s ticket with ninth-inning bomb
By PAUL GOTHAM SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- His coach was looking to get a runner in scoring position. A teammate was looking to score from first. Zachary Krider (USC-Upstate) took care of it all with one swing of the bat. Oneonta third baseman Zachary Krider connected on a two-run blast in the top of the ninth to send the Outlaws to the New York Collegiate Baseball League … [Read more...] about Krider punches Oneonta’s ticket with ninth-inning bomb
Pordes, Oilers take game one
By PAUL GOTHAM OLEAN, N.Y. -- At the start of the day on July 19th, Bobby Bell's Olean Oilers sat in fifth place a half-game out of the playoffs in the New York Collegiate Baseball League's Western Division. Eleven days later, the Oilers are one win from reaching the NYCBL Championship Series. Yet one would never know this from talking to the Olean skipper. Bell's Oilers … [Read more...] about Pordes, Oilers take game one
Sons of former MLB teammates to do battle in NYCBL WDCS
Conner Combs (East Texas Baptist University) does his work with the glove on the right side of the infield. Bubba Hollins plays the left side. Combs hails from Southlake, Texas - Hollins Orchard Park, New York. Combs wears the two-tone blue of the Niagara Power. Hollins dons the black and red of the Olean Oilers. But the two opponents have this in common: their fathers … [Read more...] about Sons of former MLB teammates to do battle in NYCBL WDCS