By PAUL GOTHAM A pair of Section V alums etched markers on their professional timelines in the same weekend. Ernie Clement needed 89 Major League at-bats to connect on his first career home run, Friday night. One day later, Ben Cowles made good on his 27th professional at bat. Clement delivered a two-out solo shot in the third inning of the Cleveland Indians 7-4 victory over … [Read more...] about Clement and Cowles connect on pro firsts
UBL Saturday: DI Red uses late-inning rally to gain tie; Haarr, Nassivera combine on 1-hitter
DI RED (1-0-1) 7 DI GOLD (0-0-2) 7 Tommy DiFranco (Penfield) connected on a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh to cap a late-inning rally as DI Red erased a five-run deficit to stay undefeated. DiFranco plated Parker Goodness with his third hit of the week. Trailing 7-4, Ben Kazel (Brighton) led the inning with his second hit of the game. After Kazel moved 90 feet on … [Read more...] about UBL Saturday: DI Red uses late-inning rally to gain tie; Haarr, Nassivera combine on 1-hitter
UBL Friday: Shutts leads DII Blue to second straight win
DII BLUE (2-0-0) 15 DII RED (0-0-0) 5 Henry Shutts (Gananda) finished 3-for-4 on the night and highlighted a six-run third inning with a bases-clearing double to lead DII Blue. Shutts plated Dylan Dumont (Webster Schroeder), Nicholas O'Toole (Greece Athena) and Anthony Getty (Hilton) with his first double of the season. He scored one batter later when Conor Forkey followed with … [Read more...] about UBL Friday: Shutts leads DII Blue to second straight win
Mendick enjoys “once in a lifetime event” at ‘Field of Dreams’
By PAUL GOTHAM Danny Mendick had the chance to live out a movie of his childhood on Thursday night. The former Monroe Community College and Pittsford Mendon star was among the players who emerged from a cornfield as part of Major League Baseball's "Field of Dreams" Game. "Everything about it was incredible," Mendick said of the game via text message. "The people there, the … [Read more...] about Mendick enjoys “once in a lifetime event” at ‘Field of Dreams’
UBL Wednesday: Cole and Shutts pace DII Blue to Opening Night win
DII RED 4 DII BLUE 12 Dylan Cole (Greece Athena) and Henry Shutts (Gananda) combined for five RBI and two runs scored to pace DII Blue to a convincing win. Cole's single in the second brought home Conor Forkey (Fairport) and Dylan Dumont (Webster Schroeder) with the first two runs in a game in which DII Blue never trailed. Shutts was the first of six straight in the fifth … [Read more...] about UBL Wednesday: Cole and Shutts pace DII Blue to Opening Night win