By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Josh Rolls (Midland Lutheran) went the distance, throwing all nine innings while striking out seven and only walking one, and the Rochester Ridgemen lived to fight another day in the Western Division playoff race with a 4-0 win over the second seed-to be Geneva Twins in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road Field Thursday … [Read more...] about Rolls hurls Ridgemen past G-Twins
Ridgemen complete wild comeback, stay in playoff hunt
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- How wild can postseason races be? Well, heading into the top of the ninth at Basket Road Field Wednesday night, the Genesee Rapids held a 5-3 advantage over the Rochester Ridgemen. About an hour and a half south of Rochester, the Olean Oilers held a 4-3 lead over the Hornell Dodgers. Should the results have held, the Ridgemen would have … [Read more...] about Ridgemen complete wild comeback, stay in playoff hunt
Ridgemen, Nitros get early scoring in DH split
By CAMERON BOON WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -- In a seven-inning game, it is critical for to teams to get the scoring going early. With that being the doubleheader format today in Wellsville, the Rochester Ridgemen and Wellsville Nitros knew that, pounding out 14 runs in the first three innings of both games combined en route to a doubleheader split Monday in New York Collegiate … [Read more...] about Ridgemen, Nitros get early scoring in DH split
Late push gives Oilers series split with Ridgemen
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Ridgemen used an eight-run eighth inning to surge past the Olean Oilers at Bradner Stadium Saturday night. Olean’s answer? Take it up a notch. Jonathan Lapolla (Suffolk U) and David Hollins (St. Petersburg) combined for eight hits and six RBI, and the Oilers scored 12 runs in the final four innings of the game to run away … [Read more...] about Late push gives Oilers series split with Ridgemen
Valentin’s big day leads Ridgemen past streaking Twins
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, NY -- The most hits in a game Armando Valentin (Benedict) has had all season coming into Tuesday night’s affair with the Geneva Twins was three. His game-high for RBI in a game was two. Valentin broke the former and tied the latter with a 4-for-5 performance, driving in a pair of runs and delivering a huge 7-1 victory for his Rochester Ridgemen in … [Read more...] about Valentin’s big day leads Ridgemen past streaking Twins