Ben Beauchamp, Tyler Griggs take Junior College detour to get back on track
Former McQuaid standouts Ben Beauchamp (MCC) and Tyler Griggs (Central Arizona) both have chose Junior Colleges to jumpstart their baseball careers.
Tribune Reflections: Coaches look back on a decade
With the release of the program’s All-Decade team, current and former head and assistant coaches of Monroe Community College baseball looked back on the decade of the 2010 to 2019 and reflected upon the success of the Black and Gold…
Tribune Tilt: Two squads make up MCC All-Decade team
Along the way, there have been All-America honors, Gold Glove awards, graduation to four-year schools and professional contracts signed. An abundance of talent has played on the diamond at East Henrietta Road…
Tim Redding enjoyed pitching on May 19
Tim Redding, who starred at Churchville-Chili and Monroe Community College, had multiple solid MLB outings on May 19.
“If you had a Mount Rushmore of MCC baseball, he’s on there.” Longtime assistant Jack Christensen passes away
A graduate of SUNY Brockport and member of the U.S. Army, Christensen started as an assistant with the MCC program while keeping the scorebook for eventual MCC and NJCAA hall-of-famer Dave Chamberlain during the 1971 season. By the following spring, he took over duties in the third base coaching box, a role he held for nearly two decades…
Birthday bash: Danny Mendick homers for White Sox on his 26th birthday
By BILLY HEYEN Danny Mendick may have provided himself the best present he receives for his 26th birthday Saturday. On a 3-2 fastball from MLB veteran Edwin Jackson, Mendick drove a flyball to left field and out of the ballpark for a two-run home run. It’s Mendick’s second MLB home run since the White Sox […]
Mendick connects for first Major League home run
The former Pittsford Mendon and Monroe Community College star sent a 3-1 Jaime Barria slider into left field as part of a 5-1 Chicago White Sox victory…
Danny Mendick hits safely for second-straight night for Chicago White Sox
By BILLY HEYEN Baseball’s irony extends between MLB lines, too. Danny Mendick hit three balls relatively hard on Friday night, all of which turned into outs. He hit safely for the second night in-a-row, though, on the softest of four balls he put in play at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mendick finished 1-for-4 on Friday night […]
Mendick collects first major league hit
Making his first major-league start Thursday afternoon, Danny Mendick recorded the first two hits of his major league career. Facing an 0-2 count and still being asked to sacrifice in the sixth inning, Mendick laid a bunt down the third-base side which was fielded by a sliding pitcher who was unable to make a play anywhere, resulting in Mendick’s first big-league hit…
Danny Mendick called up to Chicago White Sox for potential MLB debut
Danny Mendick (Pittsford Mendon/MCC/UMass Lowell) has been called up to the major leagues. He’ll join the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland after completing his season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights on Monday. When Mendick enters a game for Chicago, it’ll be his Major League Baseball debut…