LAKE MONSTERS 8 FLYING FISH 4 Kyle Povlock (RIT) and Tyler Smith (Niagara County CC) combined to throw 2-hit ball for five innings, and the Lake Monster offense took advantage of Flying Fish generosity to register a win in their opener. Povlock struck out six, walked one and faced one batter over the minimum through three innings to pick up the win. The right-hander tossed 52 … [Read more...] about Povlock and Smith hurl zeroes; Sabatine paces Monarchs
Wings beat Bulls to complete series sweep
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Red Wings hit three home runs Thursday night as they beat the Durham Bulls 5-4 to earn their first ever sweep at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Rochester (27-23), who is now 17-8 away from Frontier Field, got homers from Jake Cave, Taylor Featherston and Kennys Vargas as they've now homered 17 times over the last 12 games after … [Read more...] about Wings beat Bulls to complete series sweep
Cullen earns Second Team All-America honors
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com TUSCON, Ariz. – Junior shortstop Greg Cullen has been named to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division I All-America Second Team, announced on Thursday. This is the second consecutive year a Niagara baseball player has earned All-America honors (Matthew Brash, 2017). Cullen, who was named the 2018 MAAC Player of the Year, led the … [Read more...] about Cullen earns Second Team All-America honors
Bencomo pitches Wings past Bulls Wednesday
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Omar Bencomo retired the final 16 batters he faced and allowed just one hit over 6.0 innings as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Durham Bulls 5-2 Wednesday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Bencomo (1-0), who came up from Double-A Chattanooga, started in place of the regularly scheduled starter Aaron Slegers. He allowed a … [Read more...] about Bencomo pitches Wings past Bulls Wednesday
ICBL opens this week
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Interstate Collegiate Baseball League (ICBL) opens its second season of play with action in Syracuse on Wednesday, May 30 and in Rochester Thursday, May 31. Six teams (three each in both cities) will play a 30-game regular season scheduled to conclude on July 22nd. Playoffs will immediately follow with a single elimination format. The Flying Fish, … [Read more...] about ICBL opens this week