LAKE MONSTERS 9 MONARCHS 6 Christian Montanez (Roger Williams) hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to put the Lake Monsters to cap a furious comeback. Montanez drove in Nate Sanderson (Hilbert), AJ Nestler (Finger Lakes CC) and Evan Newkirk (Castleton) for four of his team's seven runs in the inning. Newkirk drove in Evan Signorelli (Elmira) the batter before to … [Read more...] about ICBL Tuesday: Montanez slam highlights Lake Monsters rally; Faynor paces Wings comeback
ICBL Sunday: Gauer paces Lake Monsters; Monarchs show no mercy
LAKE MONSTERS 10 WINGS 4 Erik Gauer (Gordon) led the Lake Monsters offense by going 4-for-4 with three RBI. Two of his four hits were triples and he also scored three runs. Gauer was not alone in producing big offensive numbers for the Lake Monsters, as many of their hitters that were lower in the order contributed in a big way. Nicolas Fiore (SUNY Fredonia), Evan Newkirk … [Read more...] about ICBL Sunday: Gauer paces Lake Monsters; Monarchs show no mercy
Red Wings collapse leads to disappointing loss to Clippers
By PAUL CIFONELLI All was well heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. The Rochester Red Wings held a comfortable 8-4 lead with the offense clicking. Then, the bullpen duo of Gabriel Moya and Preston Guilmet imploded and the offense could not mount a rally. To build the lead, Rochester jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings. Willians Astudillo and Wilin … [Read more...] about Red Wings collapse leads to disappointing loss to Clippers
ICBL Sunday Wrap: Cooper sparks Fish; Capital City rallies in game two
CAPITAL CITY REDS 1 FLYIN' FISH 2 Zachary Carpin (Clarkson) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to propel the Flyin' Fish past the Capital City Reds. Carpin stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs and showed enough patience to extend the at bat until be was plunked. The Reds struck first in this one, with Mike Snow driving in … [Read more...] about ICBL Sunday Wrap: Cooper sparks Fish; Capital City rallies in game two
Jones hurls shutout to lead Shenendehowa to NYS Class AA final four
By PAUL CIFONELLI When Baldwinsville was upset by seventh-seeded Fayetteville-Manlius in the Section III Class AA sectional final, Shenendehowa could have let out a sigh of relief and taken it easy in practice the next week knowing it avoided a potentially dangerous match-up. However, instead of letting its guard down, the Plainsmen focused on what they could control and … [Read more...] about Jones hurls shutout to lead Shenendehowa to NYS Class AA final four