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Webster alums selected in MLB draft

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Bryan Gardner (Ithaca - Rochester/Webster) and Jordan Petraitis (Miami, Ohio - Rochester) were among 33 former NYCBLers chosen in the Major League Baseball draft. In the 34th round the Cincinnati Reds chose Gardner with the 1,019 pick in the draft. The Cubbies took Petraitis in the 41st round with the 1,241 selection in the draft. Gardner and Petraitis were teammates during … [Read more...] about Webster alums selected in MLB draft

Webster Yankees Ready to do Battle

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The 2008 Webster Yankees spent the recent college season building a solid resume. Cory Brownsten (M.C.C.), Adam Curynski (Southern Illinois), and Geoff Dornes (R.I.T.) head an impressive list of players who will don pinstripes when Webster opens its New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) season on June 7th at Bolivar. Brownsten earned NJCAA Dll All-American and Defensive … [Read more...] about Webster Yankees Ready to do Battle

McIntyre on the Wallace Watch

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By Paul Gotham Webster Yankee alum, Joe McIntyre, has earned a nomination on the Wallace Award watch list for the upcoming college baseball season. The prestigious award is given annually to the nation’s best college baseball player. McIntyre led the NYCBL with a .409 batting average. The All-NYCBL first-team selection also led the league with sixty-five hits, sixteen … [Read more...] about McIntyre on the Wallace Watch

Geneva Stops Webster

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Jason Bowman (Westchester) tossed six and a third of perfect ball and Chris Vargo’s (Richmond) two-out triple in the bottom of the second scored Nick Spears (Texas/Pan Am) and Brett Burch (Oral Roberts) as the Geneva Red Wings held on to beat the Webster Yankees 4-3. Chris Parkinson (Rhode Island) had two singles, a run scored, and an RBI to pace Coach Dave Herbst’s … [Read more...] about Geneva Stops Webster