By BILLY HEYEN Greece Post and Brooks Shepard just played Monday, on the last day of the regular season. Greece Post won a seven-inning game, 3-2, to vault ahead of Brooks Shepard in the race for a playoff spot. But in the resumption of a previously suspended game that followed, Brooks Shepard scored a run and won 5-4. Over at Victor High School, James Cooke beat … [Read more...] about Previewing Greece Post v. Brooks Shepard: 1 game for the last playoff spot
Run it back: Greece Post and Brooks Shepard split to force play-in game
By BILLY HEYEN EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After Brett Heininger threw strike three, Brooks Shepard head coach Chris Sullivan, Greece Post head coach Dan Ford and District 7 commissioner George Debay all looked at each other. That third strike had created the nightmare scenario. Brooks Shepard, Greece Post and James Cooke entered the night competing for the final two district … [Read more...] about Run it back: Greece Post and Brooks Shepard split to force play-in game
Ernie Clement on a tear at High-A Lynchburg
Ernie Clement hit .472 in his high school baseball career at Brighton. In the early going of his time with High-A Lynchburg, he's come close to matching that, hitting .436 through 10 games. That 17-for-39 start is a much smaller sample size than Clement would have finished his time with the Barons with. But the middle infielder, who went to Virginia after … [Read more...] about Ernie Clement on a tear at High-A Lynchburg
Trevor Plouffe, former Red Wing, beats up on Rochester in Lehigh Valley win
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Before Saturday’s game, Garrett Jones was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame. A familiar face, longtime Rochester favorite Trevor Plouffe, poked his head out of the Lehigh Valley dugout and came out and embraced Jones. The two had a few words and took a picture together. “When I first got to Rochester, he was here and a … [Read more...] about Trevor Plouffe, former Red Wing, beats up on Rochester in Lehigh Valley win
Countryman, ‘clip’ play lead Rayson Miller in win at Brenton Jacob Memorial baseball game
By BILLY HEYEN EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rayson Miller Post had yet to score a run off Zach Salisbury. Runners stood on first and third with two outs in the fourth. Colin Smith had just gone to courtesy run at first for Rayson Miller’s catcher. On an 0-1 pitch to Grady Smith, Colin Smith appeared to trip leading off first base, but Grady Smith fouled it off. On the next … [Read more...] about Countryman, ‘clip’ play lead Rayson Miller in win at Brenton Jacob Memorial baseball game