By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When May 27, 2017 was brought up to several McQuaid Knights recently, they spouted off one-word synonyms of each other. “Craziness.” “Chaotic.” “Pandemonium.” That’s the day Frontier Field played host to the Class AA Section V final between McQuaid and Rush-Henrietta. That’s the day that a sophomore homered to half a deficit, then … [Read more...] about ‘A crazy story forever’: Looking back at McQuaid’s 2017 sectional title
Anthony Roides leads Fairport to 6-1 sectional opener win against Schroeder
By BILLY HEYEN WEBSTER, N.Y. – As Fairport starting pitcher Anthony Roides walked away from his postgame interview, his catcher, Tyler Holmes, walked over to answer a few questions. It was posed to Holmes that Roides had just completed a solid game. “Oh, hell yeah,” Holmes interjected. Nine-seed Fairport will play another day thanks to Roides, who pitched 5.1 scoreless … [Read more...] about Anthony Roides leads Fairport to 6-1 sectional opener win against Schroeder
‘That was a tank’: Drew Bailey’s walk-off homer sends McQuaid to postseason on high note
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The wind was blowing out all day, and on a number of occasions, it seemed like McQuaid hit balls that it should’ve carried out of the ballpark. On the game’s final pitch, a swing by cleanup hitter Drew Bailey, he might not even have needed the wind. Bailey turned on a first-pitch heater, sending it high and far and gone to left field. … [Read more...] about ‘That was a tank’: Drew Bailey’s walk-off homer sends McQuaid to postseason on high note
Collin Burdett twirls another gem in Hornell’s 3-0 win at Livonia
By BILLY HEYEN LIVONIA, N.Y. — As Hornell’s Collin Burdett walked toward his catcher, he remained stoic for a few seconds. He’d just struck out the side in the seventh inning to shutout the No. 2 team in the state. But as part of what his coach called an “even-keeled group,” Burdett wasn’t going to overdo it. After nine steps toward the third-base line, though, Burdett … [Read more...] about Collin Burdett twirls another gem in Hornell’s 3-0 win at Livonia
Penfield pulls out 8-4 win on Senior Day over Webster Thomas
By BILLY HEYEN PENFIELD, N.Y. — Bobby Bradley missed homering on his Senior Day by a foot. He crushed a ball to left-center field in the bottom of the first inning for Penfield. It hit the yellow tape at the top of the wall but bounced back into play. His bench yelled at him to “Eat a burger one time.” After the game, his dad said he’d have to fire up the grill to cook … [Read more...] about Penfield pulls out 8-4 win on Senior Day over Webster Thomas