By ANTHONY SCOTT SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Syracuse Junior Chiefs lost the regular season series to their dorm-room rival Syracuse Salt Cats. That did not matter Tuesday night when the Jr. Chiefs tamed the Salt Cats 8-1 in New York Collegiate Baseball League playoff action. The starting pitching matchup featured two NYCBL all stars in Jimmy Skiff (Purdue Univ. Calumet) and … [Read more...] about Junior Chiefs advance with rout of Salt Cats
Joe DeLuca wears the lessons of perseverance
By ANTHONY SCOTT As a high school senior at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Joe DeLuca was cut from his high school baseball team. Tuesday night, the senior at the College of St. Rose will lead the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs into the New York Collegiate Baseball League post-season. DeLuca out of Cicero, New York overcame the odds and made a college ball club after being cut … [Read more...] about Joe DeLuca wears the lessons of perseverance
Salt Cats beat Junior Chiefs in playoff preview
By ANTHONY SCOTT SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After a wild and long night of baseball that took four hours to complete. The game came down to one swing. The Junior Chiefs trailed by two, but were able to bring the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with one out. Salt Cat closer Matthew Colon (James Madison) was able to stand tall and get the final two batters out, to … [Read more...] about Salt Cats beat Junior Chiefs in playoff preview
Ridgemen end season on high note
By MIKAEL DeSANTO ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Devin Cerrato (Covenant College) went 3-for-5 with four runs batted in and a run scored in the Rochester Ridgemen's 9-7 season finale win over the Cortland Crush in New York Collegiate Baseball League action Saturday night at Basket Road Field. "It was great, everyone came out here with a lot of energy, it was a lot of fun," Cerrato … [Read more...] about Ridgemen end season on high note
Ridgemen win battle, take game from Rapids
By MIKAEL DeSANTO ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Ethan Luna (Southwestern University) went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and a run scored to help the Rochester Ridgemen to a 6-5 win over the Genesee Rapids in New York Collegiate Baseball League action Friday night at Basket Road Field. "It was awesome, even from the beginning we were just battling, competing," Luna said. "That's … [Read more...] about Ridgemen win battle, take game from Rapids