By BILLY HEYEN After a 15-yard gain on a trick play in the second quarter, Earnest Edwards put his hands on his hips and looked back at the defender he’d just sprinted by. It was if Edwards was saying, Is anyone going to stop me? Maine lost Saturday to Villanova, but that didn’t stop Edwards […]
By BILLY HEYEN Danny Mendick may have provided himself the best present he receives for his 26th birthday Saturday. On a 3-2 fastball from MLB veteran Edwin Jackson, Mendick drove a flyball to left field and out of the ballpark for a two-run home run. It’s Mendick’s second MLB home run since the White Sox […]
By BILLY HEYEN The McQuaid Invitational, one of the biggest high school cross country meets in the country, took place Saturday at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester on Saturday. It was the 55th annual running of the event. Section V’s day was highlighted by varsity race wins from Pittsford Mendon’s Sam Lawler and Marion’s Mack […]
University of Maine receiver Earnest Edwards (Aquinas) was named the STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week. Edwards returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in Maine’s 35-21 win at Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y…
By BILLY HEYEN In an Instagram post over the weekend, Seven McGee wrote, “Momma told me one day you will be the face of this city.” That’s still got strong potential to be true. But on Wednesday, the potential future face of Rochester was told he won’t be starring on a gridiron in Section V […]
Seven McGee’s not hurt. He’s not academically ineligible. McGee is simply waiting on paperwork from a school he attended last spring in California. Without it, transfer rules may prevent McGee from playing for the same school he played for last year…
By BILLY HEYEN Baseball’s irony extends between MLB lines, too. Danny Mendick hit three balls relatively hard on Friday night, all of which turned into outs. He hit safely for the second night in-a-row, though, on the softest of four balls he put in play at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mendick finished 1-for-4 on Friday night […]
Making his first major-league start Thursday afternoon, Danny Mendick recorded the first two hits of his major league career. Facing an 0-2 count and still being asked to sacrifice in the sixth inning, Mendick laid a bunt down the third-base side which was fielded by a sliding pitcher who was unable to make a play anywhere, resulting in Mendick’s first big-league hit…
You see, the 40-man roster is a tricky thing. For much of the season, Chicago’s has been full, and placing a player on the 40 affects roster construction down the line. A player cannot be called to the big leagues without being on it, though, and as of Monday, Danny Mendick wasn’t on it. The White Sox had to designate a player for assignment to make room for Mendick…
Danny Mendick (Pittsford Mendon/MCC/UMass Lowell) has been called up to the major leagues. He’ll join the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland after completing his season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights on Monday. When Mendick enters a game for Chicago, it’ll be his Major League Baseball debut…