By BILLY HEYEN Adam Scott once told the Daily Messenger that his favorite sports moment was meeting Andy Pettite on a travel baseball trip. After Tuesday afternoon, that is surely no longer true. A 6-foot-4 lefthander who attended Wofford after graduating from Canandaigua Academy, Scott was selected with the 133rd pick in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians. As … [Read more...] about Wofford lefty, Canandaigua alum Adam Scott drafted by Cleveland Indians
College Baseball
Hillabush gets Fish off the schneid; Henshaw paces Monarchs
MONARCHS 13 LAKE MONSTERS 4 Brandon Henshaw (St. Bonaventure) paced an 11-hit attack with five base raps including a run-scoring single in the first as the Monarchs put a crooked number on the scoreboard and never trailed. Henshaw finished 3-for-5 on the night and collected four RBI. Jason Wasilnak (St. John Fisher) hurled four innings to pick up the win. The left-hander … [Read more...] about Hillabush gets Fish off the schneid; Henshaw paces Monarchs
Povlock and Smith hurl zeroes; Sabatine paces Monarchs
LAKE MONSTERS 8 FLYING FISH 4 Kyle Povlock (RIT) and Tyler Smith (Niagara County CC) combined to throw 2-hit ball for five innings, and the Lake Monster offense took advantage of Flying Fish generosity to register a win in their opener. Povlock struck out six, walked one and faced one batter over the minimum through three innings to pick up the win. The right-hander tossed 52 … [Read more...] about Povlock and Smith hurl zeroes; Sabatine paces Monarchs
Cullen earns Second Team All-America honors
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com TUSCON, Ariz. – Junior shortstop Greg Cullen has been named to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division I All-America Second Team, announced on Thursday. This is the second consecutive year a Niagara baseball player has earned All-America honors (Matthew Brash, 2017). Cullen, who was named the 2018 MAAC Player of the Year, led the … [Read more...] about Cullen earns Second Team All-America honors
ICBL opens this week
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Interstate Collegiate Baseball League (ICBL) opens its second season of play with action in Syracuse on Wednesday, May 30 and in Rochester Thursday, May 31. Six teams (three each in both cities) will play a 30-game regular season scheduled to conclude on July 22nd. Playoffs will immediately follow with a single elimination format. The Flying Fish, … [Read more...] about ICBL opens this week