By PAUL GOTHAM BATAVIA, N.Y. -- One year after taking the Section V Class D1 title, Dustin Allen's Bolivar-Richburg baseball team opened the Class C2 tournament as the No. 7 seed. Saturday afternoon, Allen's Wolverines celebrated their second straight sectional championship. "Everybody was like ‘you got to be disappointed; you’re a seven seed,’" Allen said. "I told … [Read more...] about Bess fans 17; Bolivar-Richburg takes C2 title
Crunick and Vigneri lead Canandaigua into the A1 finals
By PAUL GOTHAM IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. -- One run separated Monroe County Division II rivals when Irondequoit beat Canandaigua twice during the regular season. One swing of the bat was the difference in Thursday's Section V Class A1 semifinal. Seth Vigneri's third inning grand slam provided all the offense needed as Canandaigua advanced to the finals with a 4-0 win. "It … [Read more...] about Crunick and Vigneri lead Canandaigua into the A1 finals
TJ Lucey brought stability to Monroe’s defense
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK -- TJ Lucey spent 45 minutes using a hair dryer Sunday night. No, the Monroe Community College outfielder wasn't working on his 'do. Rather he was getting himself prepared for the next day's game. Heavy rains that caused flash floods in Northern Oklahoma left the outfield grass at David Allen Memorial Ballpark (turf covers the infield) … [Read more...] about TJ Lucey brought stability to Monroe’s defense
Monroe’s season ends with loss in NJCAA World Series
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK. -- For the second straight year and third in the last four, the Monroe Community College Baseball team ended its season with a loss in the NJCAA Division II World Series. One day after pounding out 14 hits in a heart-breaking loss in the series opener, Monroe managed just seven base raps in a 12-3 loss to Lincoln Land Community College. The … [Read more...] about Monroe’s season ends with loss in NJCAA World Series
Wings down Pawtucket
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Rochester Red Wings topped the Pawtucket Red Sox 7-3 in a Memorial Day matinee, in front of a paid crowd of 12,369 at Frontier Field. The PawSox got themselves on the board first against Red Wings' starter Kohl Stewart. Sam Travis hit a solo home run in the top of fourth to make it a 1-0 game. The Wings quickly responded in … [Read more...] about Wings down Pawtucket