By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — Victor’s two and three hitters, on deck and in the hole to start the bottom of the eighth inning Monday, both threw their bats into the air. They wouldn’t need to hit, after all. Santino Rosso had just turned on a 2-1 fastball right down the middle and lined […]
On a day that baseball truly proved to be a day of inches, it couldn’t end quietly. Of course, the Braves’ leadoff man singled to start the seventh, forcing Sean Rucker to bring on Drew Delaney to close it out. Canandaigua successfully advanced him to second on a bunt, and then to third on a groundout…
By BILLY HEYEN WEBSTER, N.Y. — When Jack Willard crossed the plate in the top of the fourth inning, he flexed and screamed. “Let’s go!” he shouted. “Let’s go!” The Webster Schroeder starting pitcher had just doubled and come around to score the go-ahead run on an error. The other Warriors didn’t get quite as […]
By BILLY HEYEN PITTSFORD, N.Y. — On Senior Day at Pittsford Mendon High School, the Vikings’ seniors bookended the day with pictures. Prior to the game, they lined up along the left field line with their families for one snapshot. Then afterwards, they leaned on an adjacent fence, along which hung their Senior Day […]
Derek Childs allowed the first three Eastridge batters he faced to score. The Honeoye Falls-Lima senior gave up a single, a walk, and then a three-run home run by Shane Harisis off the HF-L left fielder’s glove…
Micah Wright (Newark/Maine) turned his second NFL rookie camp into his first NFL contract. After attending Arizona Cardinals rookie camp last weekend, he’s set to sign a contract with the New Orleans Saints after this weekend’s mini camp…
By BILLY HEYEN Zuril Hendrick (Pittsford Mendon), Marquis Young (Fairport) and Micah Wright participated in NFL rookie mini-camps last weekend. None were immediately signed by the teams they were in camp with, but all three received further mini-camp invites from different teams. Hendrick will work out with the Denver Broncos this weekend. Young will be […]
By BILLY HEYEN WEBSTER, N.Y. — Michael Sculli has heard the two-word shout from behind the backstop many times. So has Seth Vigneri, the Canandaigua catcher. “Power curve!” That’s Sculli and Vigneri’s fathers, taking turns, imploring the Braves’ southpaw to break off his big hook. On Monday, Sculli’s curve may have been more inconsistent than […]
By BILLY HEYEN BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Nick Serce hasn’t needed his changeup to be working this season. The Irondequoit lefty entered Saturday with a scoreless innings streak in the mid-20s relying almost exclusively on his fastball and curveball. Serce found his change on Saturday at Brighton, though. The senior with a 0.00 ERA had another […]
Marquis Young (Fairport/Massachusetts) thinks that people sleep on his speed. But even as a freshman at UMass, he proved he could run with the top competition, taking a carry 83 yards to the house against Notre Dame…