By PAUL GOTHAM Penfield's Gage Ziehl was named Prep Baseball Report New York State Player of the Year as announced by the online scouting service earlier this week. Ziehl, the Section V Class AA Player of the Year, finished 2021 with a record of 5-0 and a save in leading Penfield to its first sectional title since 2012. The University of Miami commit struck out 91 of the 135 … [Read more...] about Penfield’s Ziehl named Prep Baseball Report NYS Player of the Year
ICBL games postponed, Friday
Friday's Interstate Collegiate Baseball League (ICBL) doubleheader was postponed due to inclement weather. The reschedule dates for the games are to be determined. 2021 ICBL Standings W L T RS RA Strk Orioles 7 3 1 67 51 W3 Blue Jays 6 4 68 49 L1 Monarchs 4 4 1 56 48 W1 Cardinals 4 6 58 78 W1 Ducks 3 7 57 80 L5 Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, July … [Read more...] about ICBL games postponed, Friday
Athena’s Saucke named Gatorade NYS Player of the Year
By PAUL GOTHAM Greece Athena's Casey Saucke II was named the Gatorade New York State Player of the Year as announced Tuesday morning. Saucke hit .483 this past season with 21 extra-base hits including eight home runs for an OPS of 1.862. He finished with 36 runs scored, 24 RBI and 20 stolen bases in as many attempts. The University of Virginia commit joins former … [Read more...] about Athena’s Saucke named Gatorade NYS Player of the Year
Ziehl makes last stand one to remember
By PAUL GOTHAM One play, among the many, stands out to Nick Marcin. When discussing Gage Ziehl, the seventh-year Penfield Patriots head coach naturally focuses on his senior right-hander's exploits on the mound. But it was a sequence that occurred during the 2021 Class AA sectional semifinals that Marcin emphasizes when noting what separates Ziehl from other players. With a … [Read more...] about Ziehl makes last stand one to remember
Saucke delivered on lofty expectations
By PAUL GOTHAM An early season special request became the routine. When a Major League Baseball scout asked Jason Bunting if there was enough time for Casey Saucke II to get an extra round of pre-game batting practice, the Greece Athena head coach accommodated without hesitation. By season's end, Saucke's extended pre-game sessions became the norm for MLB Scouts in … [Read more...] about Saucke delivered on lofty expectations