By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Bill Mendick had just finished high school and the family business was calling. Well, more like his father was calling. Why would you pay someone else to work when you have perfectly capable help right in the family? So in 1947, fresh out of Franklin High School, Bill went behind the counter at Mendick's Market on Joseph Avenue in Rochester. His … [Read more...] about It’ll be a Mendick homecoming and reunion at Frontier Field
Who are these guys? Astudillo, Wings run streak to eight
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For the first two months of the Rochester Red Wings' season, about the only thing worse than the weather at Frontier Field was the play on the diamond. After losing a doubleheader to Pawtucket on May 24, the Wings were 12 games under .500 (16-28) and seemed destined for doom. But in a matter of 12 days, the Wings have been revived. They've gone … [Read more...] about Who are these guys? Astudillo, Wings run streak to eight
Sculli, Canandaigua blank Athena for the sectional four-peat
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA You would think that after doing this Section V Class A1 championship celebration thing for four straight years, the final-out choreography by Canandaigua Academy's baseball team would be worthy of SportCenter. The sheer unbridled joy shown Saturday afternoon, however, is proof that title No. 4 was every bit as special as Nos. 1, 2 and 3. As Jesus … [Read more...] about Sculli, Canandaigua blank Athena for the sectional four-peat
Saucke’s 10th-inning walk-off lifts Athena over Mendon in A1 semis
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They had battled run for run, pitch for pitch and catch for catch for 9 1/2 innings on Thursday evening. Top-seeded Greece Athena built a 3-1 lead before No. 4 Pittsford Mendon staged a two-out, two-run rally in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. And thus, this Section V Class A1 semifinal continued. Through a scoreless eighth. Through a … [Read more...] about Saucke’s 10th-inning walk-off lifts Athena over Mendon in A1 semis
Just-promoted Poppen helps Wings gain split with Pawtucket
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Sean Poppen's first appearance at a Triple-A ball park came before he had even gone through high school graduation ceremonies. A native of Virginia Beach, Va., he sang the national anthem at a Norfolk Tides game. Now he's making music with his fastball and sinker from the mound, not the microphone. Poppen joined the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday — … [Read more...] about Just-promoted Poppen helps Wings gain split with Pawtucket