By IAIN HIGGINS Noah Fasso led Livonia with his arm and bat as the Bulldogs won 18 games and advanced to the Class B1 sectional semifinals as the top seed last season. At the dish, the 5-foot-9 senior paced the club in batting average (.500), hits (31), home runs (two), on-base percentage (.624), runs batted in (41), slugging percentage (.790) and triples (four). Fasso … [Read more...] about Livonia’s dual threat: Noah Fasso
This Day in Red Wings History: Grich goes deep in front of All-Star Game home crowd
By JOHN LIKANJE Bobby Grich was the Red Wings' top slugger in 1971. The 6-foot-2 second baseman led the team in batting average (.336), hits (159), home runs (32), on-base percentage (.439) and slugging percentage (.632). These accolades awarded him the starting shortstop position for the 15th annual International League All-Star Game at Silver Stadium. Grich led six Red … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Grich goes deep in front of All-Star Game home crowd
Ryan Dineen excelled as Greece Athena’s ace
By NIC ROHLOFF Ryan Dineen was the ace for a Greece Athena squad which exploded for a 20-3 record in 2019 and finished as the Class A1 sectional runner-up as the top seed. The 5-foot-10 right-hander posted an 8-1 record with a 0.79 earned run average in 18 appearances last season. Dineen's victories, earned run average and appearances all led the Athena staff. Then a junior … [Read more...] about Ryan Dineen excelled as Greece Athena’s ace
Spencerport’s Gino Pellett produced on the mound and at the plate
By NIC ROHLOFF Gino Pellett was one of the best hitters on a Spencerport squad which won nine games and advanced to the Class A1 sectional quarterfinals as the No. 7 seed. The senior infielder collected 25 hits in 72 at-bats (.347 batting average) in 2019, including four doubles and a home run. Pellett's lone home run came on May 9th against Webster Thomas. Pellett's batting … [Read more...] about Spencerport’s Gino Pellett produced on the mound and at the plate
Joshua Ferris provided consistency to Churchville-Chili’s rotation
By NIC ROHLOFF Josh Ferris was the No. 2 starter for a Churchville-Chili squad which added two more wins from 2018 and was the No. 6 seed in Class A1. The senior pitcher posted a 3-2 record with a 1.83 earned run average in 2019. Ferris led the team in both earned run average and strike percentage (70 percent), was tied for first in victories with Wes Colucci, second in … [Read more...] about Joshua Ferris provided consistency to Churchville-Chili’s rotation