By BILLY HEYEN HILTON, N.Y. — After Neale McMullen’s last start one week ago, Greece Post head coach Dan Ford lamented that his starter shows up 20 minutes before game time because it leads to a rough first two innings. On Friday at Grace and Truth Sports Complex, with the game due to start at 6 p.m. and McMullen scheduled to be on the bump, he arrived at 5:40. Unlike a … [Read more...] about McMullen cuts arrival close, doesn’t affect his ‘groove’ in Greece Post win
James Cooke Post turns tables with 7 runs in the 7th to win, 8-3
By BILLY HEYEN EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Through the first six innings on Tuesday, James Cooke Post had six hits and just a sole run to show for it. The visitors trailed by two to the hosts Brooks Shepard. James Cooke had its 7-8-9 hitters coming up to try to mount a comeback. The message from James Cooke coach Joseph Kurnath was simple. “Make the pitcher battle,” Kurnath … [Read more...] about James Cooke Post turns tables with 7 runs in the 7th to win, 8-3
Greece Post overcomes early deficit, walks-off to beat Brooks Shepard
By BILLY HEYEN GREECE, N.Y. — Greece Post’s Victor Torres had been going the other way all night Monday. He’d flown out twice to right field. He’d fouled balls out of play to the right side. Torres had nothing to show for his opposite field approach through six innings. But in the bottom of the seventh of a tie game, that changed. Torres got a pitch out over the plate and … [Read more...] about Greece Post overcomes early deficit, walks-off to beat Brooks Shepard
One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Austin and Brandon Drury have both spent time with the New York Yankees this season. They’re major league-level hitters stuck in Triple-A because of a numbers crunch. In the sixth inning Saturday, they showed their hitting abilities. Rochester’s Aaron Slegers had thrown five shutout innings to begin the ball … [Read more...] about One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
Greece Post grinds out win while 4 of its players graduate
By BILLY HEYEN GREECE, N.Y. — Greece Athena has held its graduation on Saturday in the past, said Greece Post head coach Dan Ford, so he never considered checking to be sure it was still then. Tuesday, he learned the graduation would be Friday at 7 p.m., beginning an hour after Greece Post’s Friday game began. Four of Greece Post’s players would be walking the stage on … [Read more...] about Greece Post grinds out win while 4 of its players graduate