Legion baseball Monday wrap: James Cooke, Rayson Miller stay atop league
Scores and recaps from Monday’s American Legion action…
Former HF-L battery of Smith, VanNewkirk guide Rayson Miller to shutout win
By BILLY HEYEN PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Owen VanNewkirk had caught for Hayden Smith at Honeoye Falls-Lima in 2018, and the battery was scheduled to be reunited for Rayson Miller Post on Monday. First, VanNewkirk had to pick Smith up to drive him to the game. VanNewkirk was running late from work, though, and Smith had […]
Jake Chittenden’s 2-hitter helps James Cooke sweep doubleheader in 1-0 win
By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — After Owen Delforte had pitched a stellar game one for James Cooke Post, Jake Chittenden knew he had to deliver, too. The last thing he wanted to do was ruin a game one win with a poor follow-up performance on the mound. “I really wanted to match it,” Chittenden […]
Carpin, Delforte lead James Cooke to 7-5 game one win over Rayson Miller
By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — On his walks to and from the mound, Owen Delforte rarely shows emotion. But on a strike three to end the fifth inning Sunday, Delforte let a fist pump go before strolling to his dugout. It’d been a while since he’d pitched that effectively and deep into a ballgame, […]
Spooner’s sac fly puts Braman Post in the ‘W’ column
Braman Post turned the tables, rallying for a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to win their first game of the season, 8-7, over Brooks Shepard at Fairport High School…..
Lukas Haefner does it all in Rayson Miller’s 7-2 win over James Cooke
Lukas Haefner contributed in all facets of Rayson Miller Post’s 7-2 win over James Cooke Post on Wednesday at Pittsford Sutherland High School. He pitched 4.1 innings with four strikeouts, allowing two runs to get the win. He went 2-for-4 at the plate, scoring two runs…
Jake squared: Keller, Carroll lead Doud Post to 8-4 win over Greece Post
Jake Keller didn’t play a big role on Churchville-Chili’s varsity roster this season, Doud Post and C-C head coach Guy Puglia said. But he got the ball Monday evening to make a Legion start for Doud…
Rayson Miller bolsters its rotation to start season off with 3 wins
By BILLY HEYEN PITTSFORD, N.Y. — A year ago, when Rayson Miller Post came up two wins shy of the state American Legion title, head coach Tom Sapienza’s team was an arm or two short. He took that into account when putting together this year’s group. If Wednesday’s game was any indication, the arms that […]
Fayad’s field day leads Irondequoit Post to rout of Greece Post
Fayad collected five hits in five at-bats to lead Irondequoit Post to a 13-2 victory over Greece Post, Tuesday evening, at Gates-Chili Middle School…..
‘Happy to be out here again’: Owen Delforte leads James Cooke to win
By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — It’d been almost a year since Owen Delforte had pitched in a game on the Victor High School mound. He’d been in the rotation for the 2018 sectional champion Blue Devils and pitched in American Legion ball last summer. It’d also been almost a year since he’d pitched in […]