By PAUL GOTHAM Former Aquinas Institute standout Jason Hawkes earned a spot on the Siena College roster as announced by the school on Friday. Hawkes will join former Li'l Irish teammate Jalen Pickett on the Saints. Hawkes had most recently played with Monroe Community College during the 2018-19 season. The 6-foot-5 forward started his college career at Daemen College in … [Read more...] about Hawkes earns roster spot with Siena
Fornarola makes most of changed plans
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Tom Fornarola was two days removed from Spring Training when COVID-19 changed the sporting world's plans. Instead of calling balls and strikes at the minor-league level this season, the Rochester native has spent the summer umpiring games in the Interstate Collegiate Baseball League (ICBL). "This whole thing has definitely been very … [Read more...] about Fornarola makes most of changed plans
ICBL Saturday: Provenzale does double-duty; Monarchs run win streak to six
DP GREEN (1-15) 2 DP ORANGE (9-10) 3 Edward Hall started and struck out six over four anD two-thirds innings to pick up his third win of the season. The right-hander allowed one run on six and five walks. Max Stuver registered the save with 2.1 innings of work. Stuver came on with bases loaded in the fifth and struck out the first batter he faced to escape the jam. Aiden … [Read more...] about ICBL Saturday: Provenzale does double-duty; Monarchs run win streak to six
Sulimowicz finds stride in the ICBL
By PAUL GOTHAM If Lucas Sulimowicz appears to have more enthusiasm than the rest of the players of the Interstate Collegiate Baseball League, there's a reason for it. Time away from the game will do that. One year after a knee injury kept him off the field, the former Greece Athena Trojan hoped to join his teammates on the diamond this past spring. COVID-19 took away that … [Read more...] about Sulimowicz finds stride in the ICBL
With transformed game, McCrea looks to take next step in career
By PAUL GOTHAM If Javon McCrea has anything to do with it, fans will need a double-take next time they see him on a basketball court. The former Newark High School and University at Buffalo star who dominated games from the post has worked on his perimeter game. With a pair of NBA workouts scheduled for the near future, McCrea will look to take the next step in his … [Read more...] about With transformed game, McCrea looks to take next step in career