By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Syracuse Salt Cats well-documented needs to reach the playoffs took a hit on Thursday. In a wild 3 ½ hour game the Salt Cats dropped into a tie for fifth place with the Geneva by losing to the Red Wings 11-10 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action. The 11-10 slugfest was filled with two teams looking desperate to hang on to … [Read more...] about Red Wings win wild one over Salt Cats; create bottle neck in East
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Sherrill loss to Adirondack tightens playoff race
By: Dave Van Gorder SHERRILL, N.Y.- Sherrill’s pitchers couldn’t stop the Adirondack Trail Blazers, as the team lost 15-7 Thursday night. The Trail Blazers knocked Sherrill starter Nate Eastman out in the first and then promptly scored in seven of the next eight innings, never relinquishing the lead. Adirondack starter Charles Parsons went seven innings to pick up the … [Read more...] about Sherrill loss to Adirondack tightens playoff race
Crunch time for the Salt Cats playoff chances
By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- With less than a week in the New York Collegiate Baseball League regular season remaining, the Syracuse Salt Cats are on the ledge of a playoff spot, trailing the Sherrill Silversmiths by a full game for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Division. With seven games left to play, including two more with the Silversmiths, the … [Read more...] about Crunch time for the Salt Cats playoff chances
Salt Cats edged by Trail Blazers, 6-5
By Justin Lada BOONVILLE, N.Y. -- With a week left in the season, the Syracuse Salt Cats find themselves clinging to a shot at the final playoff spot in the NYCBL East. Getting into a home run derby with the Adirondack Trailblazers and the short right field fence at Robert S. Sports Complex, did not help them gain any traction. Adirondack scored the last five of the game … [Read more...] about Salt Cats edged by Trail Blazers, 6-5
Jr. Chiefs double up Utica; inch closer to East crown
UTICA, N.Y. -- The Syracuse Jr. Chiefs sent 11 men to the plate in a seven-run eighth to blow open a one-run game and go on to defeat the Utica Brewers, 14-7 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Donovan Stadium, Wednesday night. Alex Sanchez, Jr. (Ave Maria) plated Frank Salerno (St. Thomas Aquinas) and Tim Locastro (Ithaca) with one of his three hits on the … [Read more...] about Jr. Chiefs double up Utica; inch closer to East crown