By PAUL GOTHAM The 2020 college baseball season offered great promise for Shane Marshall and the Binghamton University Bearcats. Picked as the America East preseason favorite, Binghamton looked to add to their combination of 10 regular season and championship titles over the past 13 years. Entering his junior year, the now draft-eligible Marshall had the opportunity to … [Read more...] about Webster Schroeder’s Marshall has time on his side
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‘This was the year’: Junior College baseball sophomores cope with altered recruiting timeline
By BILLY HEYEN Within five minutes of his season’s cancellation, Ryan Ballard cried. A bit more than a year earlier, he’d looked down on the idea of playing junior college baseball. But in the time since, he’d realized the competition, camaraderie and possibilities it provided. In mid-March, due to the coronavirus, that was all temporarily taken away. “Realizing this could be … [Read more...] about ‘This was the year’: Junior College baseball sophomores cope with altered recruiting timeline
Pittsford Mendon’s Troiani named to Cape Cod All-League team
By PAUL GOTHAM Pittsford Mendon alum Max Troiani garnered 2019 Cape Cod All-League honors as announced earlier this month. Troiani finished third in the CCBL hitting .345. In 41 games, he drove in 19 runs and scored another 17. His on-base percentage (OBP) of .427 was good for fourth in the league. Originally signed to a temporary contract with the Orleans Firebirds, … [Read more...] about Pittsford Mendon’s Troiani named to Cape Cod All-League team
Graham named ICBL MVP; Broderick, Moffat and Pasquale garner end-of-season honors
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Justin Graham (St. John Fisher College) led the Wings to the 2019 Interstate Collegiate Baseball League (ICBL) championship. Dylan Broderick (Pitt-Johnstown) topped the ICBL in extra-base hits. Donnie Moffat (St. Bonaventure) set the standard among pitchers, and Thomas Pasquale (St. John Fisher College) established a level of defensive … [Read more...] about Graham named ICBL MVP; Broderick, Moffat and Pasquale garner end-of-season honors
Vintage Cooper: Crunick dominates on the mound, leads Wings to ICBL title
By JOHN LIKANJE ROCHESTER, N.Y. - It has been a joy ride of a summer for Cooper Crunick. In early June, the 6-foot-1 right-hander lifted a sectional title block with his fellow Canandaigua teammates. Now, in late July, Crunick pitched another team to a title: the Wings to the 2019 Intercollegiate Baseball League championship. "It's been a fantastic summer," Crunick said … [Read more...] about Vintage Cooper: Crunick dominates on the mound, leads Wings to ICBL title