By PAUL GOTHAM Danny Mendick (Pittsford Mendon/Monroe Community College) connected on a fifth-inning grand slam as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Minnesota Twins, 16-4 in Major League Baseball action on Monday. Mendick went deep with a first-pitch offering from Twins right-hander Derek Law. “I was talking with our hitting coaches, that first pitch is most likely the … [Read more...] about Mendick connects on career-first grand slam
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Walk on the Wild Side: MCC advances to District Championship
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- That Trevor Gineau (Henrietta, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) occupied a spot in the Monroe Community College baseball team's lineup on Sunday came as a matter of chance. The freshman second baseman, though, is the reason the Tribunes will have an opportunity to claim their 11th district title in program history. Gineau scampered home from second on a … [Read more...] about Walk on the Wild Side: MCC advances to District Championship
Ferranti, Sobaszek help Mercyhurst to series sweep
By PAUL GOTHAM Former Monroe Community College Tribunes Phil Ferranti (Webster Schroeder) and Cas Sobaszek (Rush-Henrietta) combined for 11 hits, 11 runs scored and 10 RBI as Mercyhurst University swept the IUP Crimson Hawks in weekend PSAC action. Ferranti went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a run scored in a six-run second inning of Mercyhurst's 9-3 win in the opener of … [Read more...] about Ferranti, Sobaszek help Mercyhurst to series sweep
Make it a dozen straight for Monroe CC baseball
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The chance for a perfect game disappeared in the first inning, but Tyler Smith (Fairport N.Y./Fairport) was good for the distance Saturday afternoon. The right-hander improved to 4-1 on the season as the Monroe Community College Tribunes nipped Jamestown CC, 3-1 in the opener of an NJCAA doubleheader from Tribune Field. "We battled," Smith … [Read more...] about Make it a dozen straight for Monroe CC baseball
Tribune win streak reaches double digits
By PAUL GOTHAM A weekend that started with a near-perfect pitching performance ended with a batter almost hitting for the cycle. The Monroe Community College baseball team did not come up short, though, in outcomes. With a pair of road victories (14-5/17-10) on Saturday, Monroe completed a four-game weekend sweep of Genesee Community College and won its 10th straight … [Read more...] about Tribune win streak reaches double digits