By PAUL GOTHAM Former Greece Athena standout Casey Saucke II earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman team honors as announced recently by the conference. Playing primarily in right field, Saucke started 43 regular-season games for the University of Virginia Cavaliers this past season. The 6-foot-3 right-handed hitter posted a .360 batting average - good for second … [Read more...] about Saucke named to ACC All-Freshman Team
College Baseball
U of R and Brockport host NCAA D3 baseball regionals
Courtesy: Brockport, U of R and St. John Fisher Athletics Both the University of Rochester and Brockport baseball teams earned at-large bids into the NCAA Division III Regionals and both will host four-team double-elimination pods. Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher will travel to SUNYAC Champion Cortland. The nationally-ranked No. 22 Brockport baseball team earned an at-large … [Read more...] about U of R and Brockport host NCAA D3 baseball regionals
Finger Lakes CC baseball advances to Region III Final Four
Courtesy: FLCC Athletics The Finger Lakes Community College baseball team completed a second-straight trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region III Final Four May 19th. The Lakers completed a comeback after finding themselves with their back against the wall. Early in the season, the Spartans swept the Lakers at Falcon Park, and it looked as … [Read more...] about Finger Lakes CC baseball advances to Region III Final Four
McQuaid’s O’Mara improves to 8-0 as Fisher wins Empire 8 baseball
Courtesy: St John Fisher Athletics For the second year in a row – and the fourth time in program history – the St. John Fisher College baseball team has been crowned Empire 8 Conference champions. The Cardinals, the top seed in the E8 tournament, swept the best-of-three series from second-seeded Utica University on Friday by scores of 14-3 and 9-2.With the trophy in hand, the … [Read more...] about McQuaid’s O’Mara improves to 8-0 as Fisher wins Empire 8 baseball
Ferranti’s career day helps Mercyhurst clinch post-season berth
By PAUL GOTHAM Phil Ferranti finished 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI and three runs to lead Mercyhurst University past Slippery Rock, 13-4 in the Game 1 of a PSAC doubleheader. Ferranti's solo shot to lead the third inning put the Lakers on the board. The former Webster Schroeder standout connected on a bases-clearing double in the fourth to give Mercyhurst a lead it did … [Read more...] about Ferranti’s career day helps Mercyhurst clinch post-season berth