By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- As if the final battles 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 made things 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 … [Read more...] about Game one of Salt City rivalry suspended in the 11th
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Salt Cats looking to be next New York college baseball Cinderella
By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- New York State has already witnessed a pair of baseball Cinderella stories this summer. Stony Brook's Sea Wolves and the St. John’s Red Storm both made magical runs in the College World Series. The summer isn’t over, and that slipper is waiting for another foot. Enter the Syracuse Salt Cats, who were 2-10 early in the season and at the … [Read more...] about Salt Cats looking to be next New York college baseball Cinderella
Jr. Chiefs walk off and end Sherrill’s season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The task was daunting. To earn a spot in the post-season, the Sherrill Silversmiths needed to defeat the first-place Syracuse Jr. Chiefs and move on to a one-game playoff. The challenge proved too much. Zach Blanden (Binghamton) plated Riley Moonan (Fairleigh Dickinson) with a walkoff base hit as the Jr. Chiefs trimmed the Silversmiths, 8-7 on the final … [Read more...] about Jr. Chiefs walk off and end Sherrill’s season
Power and the NYCBL playoffs
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- The crackling-hot Niagara Power greet the Olean Oilers Friday night in game one of the New York Collegiate Baseball League playoffs. Not since September of 1993 has Sal Maglie Stadium played host to a summer baseball game of this import. While the NYCBL makes no claim to professional status, most … [Read more...] about Power and the NYCBL playoffs
Stimpson punches Geneva’s playoff ticket with walkoff hit
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- Around half-past ten EST Wednesday night, the playoff scenarios in the New York Collegiate Baseball League's Eastern Division were as tangled as a weed bed in nearby Seneca Lake. A three-way tie for the final two playoff spots looked probable. Then everything changed. Once given up for dead, the Geneva Red Wings turned certain defeat into … [Read more...] about Stimpson punches Geneva’s playoff ticket with walkoff hit