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
This has the makings of a long and no-fun summer for Wings
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Red Wings finally got a little help from Mother Nature on Friday night. It was 68 degrees at sun-drenched Frontier Field when the doubleheader against the Pawtucket Red Sox began, and while the temperature slowly dipped toward 60 throughout the 14 innings of baseball, it stayed dry. The respite was long overdue, especially for an … [Read more...] about This has the makings of a long and no-fun summer for Wings
Now with the Wings, Hildenberger still searching
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The final stat line for Trevor Hildenberger wasn't pretty. Again. He pitched two innings — the eighth and ninth — and surrendered five hits and three runs as the Rochester Red Wings lost 5-0 to the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday night. But Wings manager Joel Skinner said that, despite the hits and runs, the slumping, side-arming right-hander did good … [Read more...] about Now with the Wings, Hildenberger still searching
From day off to game-day hero for grand-slammin’ Andreoli
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA If John Andreoli has learned one thing during his 10 years in professional baseball, it's to expect the unexpected. "In this game," the Rochester Red Wings outfielder was saying late Sunday afternoon, "a lot can happen fast." Want proof? Andreoli can provide it with real life examples from: a) his off-season, and b) his Sunday when his grand slam … [Read more...] about From day off to game-day hero for grand-slammin’ Andreoli