By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA You would think, just on mechanics alone, Jimmy Kerrigan would be perfect for today's game of hit it high and hit it far. The right-handed hitting Rochester Red Wings outfielder doesn't need to work on launch angle in order to ensure balls are propelled skyward with the desired trajectory. Except he contends his natural swing isn't what he needs to … [Read more...] about Kerrigan anti-homer swing produces two HRs as Wings win
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Wings drop series finale
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A late-inning rally came unglued. The Rochester Red Wings erased an early-inning deficit before falling to the Norfolk Tides, 9-7 Thursday afternoon at Frontier Field. DJ Stewart and Ryan Mountcastle connected on back-to-back ninth inning solo shots off Wings reliever Gabriel Moya as the Tides took the finale of the three-game … [Read more...] about Wings drop series finale
Wings pound Norfolk for second straight night
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- If only the Rochester Red Wings played more games against the Norfolk Tides. For the second straight night, the Wings rocked Norfolk pitching. Six different batters recorded multi-hit nights in a 10-5 Rochester victory. "Hitting’s contagious," said Wings nine-hole man Jimmy Kerrigan who was one of four players with three hits. "It’s … [Read more...] about Wings pound Norfolk for second straight night
Bostick, Cullen, Mendick and Scott combine for big night from Section V alums
By PAUL GOTHAM One player went yard against his hometown team. Another connected on a walk-off single. A third hit a bomb, and one more tossed five-plus scoreless innings. Section V alums Chris Bostick, Greg Cullen, Danny Mendick and Adam Scott did work on minor league diamonds Tuesday night. Bostick connected on his 12th home run of the season - a two-run shot in the … [Read more...] about Bostick, Cullen, Mendick and Scott combine for big night from Section V alums
New dad Bostick still enjoying the baseball ride
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA You might think that after nine seasons in professional baseball, that after wearing the uniform of 11 different teams and being traded four times, Chris Bostick would a little ambivalent about his journey in the game. That's not Chris Bostick, however. That's not his outlook on life. Sure, he'd like to have spent more time in the majors than he has; … [Read more...] about New dad Bostick still enjoying the baseball ride