By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- There was Leon Stimpson running along the right field line fence exchanging high fives with the denizens of McDonough Park. Less than four days earlier he breathed life into a season on life support. Now, Stimpson and his Geneva Red Wing teammates have a chance to play for a championship. No one knows the value of this opportunity … [Read more...] about Stimpson’s perseverance paying dividends for the Red Wings
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Geneva Red Wings advance with a 6-5 victory over Adirondack
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- Pitcher and team went looking for redemption. The hurler sought to put a disastrous start behind him. The club needed to make sense of a season of unfulfilled expectations. Both reached their goals. Aaron Benusis (Alvernia) notched a series-clinching win as the Geneva Red Wings defeated the Adirondack Trail Blazers, 6-5 to sweep the New … [Read more...] about Geneva Red Wings advance with a 6-5 victory over Adirondack
Salt Cats playoff run ends early with a pair of one-run losses to the Jr. Chiefs
By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- As if the final games of the year for the Syracuse Salt Cats weren’t dramatic enough, game one of the NYCBL playoffs between the Jr. Chiefs and Salt Cats gets crazier. The Salt Cats got 6.2 innings of brilliant work from Maso Cotton (Virginia State University), holding the Jr. Chiefs to just two runs in his work. The Salt Cats got … [Read more...] about Salt Cats playoff run ends early with a pair of one-run losses to the Jr. Chiefs
Niagara defeats Olean 14-7; advances to divisional finals
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- As they say in London, let the Games continue. And here were the medal winners Sunday night as a roaring throng of 407 watched the Power evaporate the Olean Oilers 14-7 and advance to tonight’s final round of the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s Western Division championship. The gold – … [Read more...] about Niagara defeats Olean 14-7; advances to divisional finals
Base Paths sounds off on Utica
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith It’s gotta’ be better in the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s West than East, where one of the leading teams left the league with four games to play. Minor- and collegiate-league baseball is always subject to the vagaries of attendance and enthusiasm. The minor-league encyclopedia is littered with notations “Hornell … [Read more...] about Base Paths sounds off on Utica