By PAUL GOTHAM Former Newark Reds star Ben Cowles was chosen by New York Yankees in the 10th round (303 selection) of the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. A Third Team All-American selection at the University of Maryland this past season, Cowles started all 48 games at shortstop for the Terrapins. He led the Big Ten with 18 home runs and ranked second in … [Read more...] about Newark’s Cowles selected in 10th round by Yankees
Friday ICBL Wrap: Blue Jays inch closer to first-place Orioles
BLUE JAYS (7-5) 7ORIOLES (8-4-1) 2 Three players finished with multi-hit nights, and a pair of pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Blue Jays stopped the Orioles' four-game winning streak. Tyler Curtis (Finger Lakes CC) finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Blue Jays offense. The left fielder doubled in the first inning when the Jays took a lead they … [Read more...] about Friday ICBL Wrap: Blue Jays inch closer to first-place Orioles
Sherron among three Tribunes playing in MLB development league
By PAUL GOTHAM The new partnership between MLB and USA Baseball has a Monroe Community College connection. A trio of MCC Tribunes will play in the Appalachian League for the remainder of the 2021 summer season. Patrick Sherron (Rush-Henrietta), Dylan Wanat (Williamsville North) and Camden Wypior (West Seneca) will each get a chance in the "Prospect Development Pipeline" … [Read more...] about Sherron among three Tribunes playing in MLB development league
Tradition continues with release of Senior Exceptional Game rosters
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dan Hoyt recalls the experience well. Then a senior at Brockport High School, he reached first base when he was hit by a pitch. Greece Olympia's Glen Dow followed with a line drive off the center field fence. Hoyt scored from first. "He had the prom that night," Hoyt said of Dow. "He bounced one off the centerfield wall and then had to exit. … [Read more...] about Tradition continues with release of Senior Exceptional Game rosters
Countryman, Demitrovic earn ICBL weekly honors
By PAUL GOTHAM A shortened week (holiday and weather) didn't slow Maxx Countryman (Finger Lakes CC) and Ryan Demitrovic (Alfred State). Countrymann nearly doubled his slugging percentage while Demitrovic picked up his league-leading third win of the season. The pair earned Interstate Collegiate Baseball League's Player and Pitcher of the Week for June 28-July … [Read more...] about Countryman, Demitrovic earn ICBL weekly honors