By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Johnny Ricotta's time as a Monroe Community College Tribune is nearing its end. His college baseball career, though, will continue. Not that it was ever in doubt. On Thursday, Ricotta signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Ball State University of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the fall of 2017. "It doesn’t even feel … [Read more...] about Ricotta signs NLI with Ball State
No. 15 St. John Fisher clinches Empire 8 regular season crown
Courtesy of SJFC Athletics PITTSFORD, N.Y. – For the second straight season, the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College baseball team clinched the Empire 8 Regular Season Title after the No. 15 Cardinals won a rain-shortened six-inning affair at Dugan Yard against Utica College on Thursday, 3-0. With the win, Fisher improved to 28-8 overall and 15-1 in the Empire 8 … [Read more...] about No. 15 St. John Fisher clinches Empire 8 regular season crown
Fairport walks off with victory over R-H
Fairport 4 Rush-Henrietta 3 Evan Newkirk was hit by a pitch with bases loaded, and the Fairport Red Raiders (9-4/5-1) avenged Wednesday's loss to reclaim the top spot in Monroe County Division-1. Newkirk forced home Anthony Roides with the game winner, and Faiport held off a late Rush-Henrietta rally. Trailing 3-0 going into the seventh, the Royal Comets sent nine to the … [Read more...] about Fairport walks off with victory over R-H
Tanner Cooper, Isaac Nelson, Tommy Ryan and the Section V Roundup
Rush-Henrietta 6 Fairport 3 Casimer Sobaszek finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI to go with two scoreless innings in relief as Rush-Henrietta handed Fairport its first divisional loss. Sobaszek plated Ray Specht and Justin Varney as part of a three-run fourth inning in which R-H took a 6-0 lead. Zach Harter got the Royal Comets on the scoreboard with a one-out RBI single to … [Read more...] about Tanner Cooper, Isaac Nelson, Tommy Ryan and the Section V Roundup
Red Wings, Bisons Postponed Thursday
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Thursday's Rochester Red Wings game at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo with the Bisons has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday, June 26 at 5:35 p.m. This is the sixth postponement of the season already for the Red Wings, joining April 6 and 7 at Syracuse, April 15 vs. Syracuse, … [Read more...] about Red Wings, Bisons Postponed Thursday