Courtesy of OwlSports.com PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Redshirt junior first baseman Matt Elko has been garnered with Player of the Week recognition by the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Philadelphia Big 5 after having a very productive three-game series at St. Bonaventure this past weekend. Elko batted .667 for the series, going an impressive 8-for-12 at the dish. In all three … [Read more...] about Former Silversmith Matt Elko receives weekly accolades
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Niagara Power outlook
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette From Base Paths for March 19-24 By Doug Smith Program pushers once upon a time cried, “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” In the New York State Collegiate League’s Western Division this year, you can hardly tell the teams, either. Only two true holdovers from ’11 dot the Power schedule that opens at newcomer Olean … [Read more...] about Niagara Power outlook
Geneva Strength Coach Ray Ciancaglini featured on ABC news
Courtesy ABC News Though words and names escape him, Ray Ciancaglini said he will never forget the first time he saw Carmen Basilio throw a punch. "My grandparents owned a restaurant and the bar room was filled with people watching the fight," said Ciancaglini, who was six years old when Basilio beat middleweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957. "I said, 'I'm … [Read more...] about Geneva Strength Coach Ray Ciancaglini featured on ABC news
Trail Blazers name Foster and Leahy to coaching staff
Courtesy of AdirondackTrailBlazers.com. The Adirondack Trail Blazers have named Ryne Foster head coach and Matt Leahy pitching coach for the summer of 2012 season. Coach Foster grew up in Danville Indiana. He played his high school baseball at Danville High School for his father Rick Foster. He then went to Anderson University in Anderson ,Indiana and majored in … [Read more...] about Trail Blazers name Foster and Leahy to coaching staff
Bostick tabbed NYCBL Player of the Year
By PAUL GOTHAM Add another to the list of accomplishments by the 2011 Webster Yankees. The team which set a New York Collegiate Baseball League record with 14 consecutive wins and reached the league finals for the first time in the organization's history placed the a club record five on the all-league team including Player of the Year, Chris Bostick. "I'm not surprised," said … [Read more...] about Bostick tabbed NYCBL Player of the Year