The smile on Blair Veenema’s (Rochester) face said it all. The lefty struck out Mike Perkins (UNC-Charlotte) to retire the side in the seventh, and the Webster Yankees went on to defeat the Elmira Pioneers 8-4. After a rocky start Veenema tamed the league’s top-hitting team. Elmira entered the game with a team batting average of .288, and the Pioneers showed why as they … [Read more...] about Have No Fear; Veenema Is Here
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Carmody Quiets Hornell
Kevin Carmody (Iona) scattered six hits over seven innings, and the Webster Yankees downed the Hornell Dodgers by a score of 3 to 1. The left-hander from Massapequa, New York struck out two and walked two to earn his first win of the season. Adam Curynski (So. Illinois) worked the eighth and ninth to earn the save. ‘Bomber’ faced seven batters and was aided by a double play … [Read more...] about Carmody Quiets Hornell
Webster Takes Two From Bolivar
With the opportunity to win two games the Webster Yankees found production from some rare sources on Sunday night. Bolstered by the hot-hitting of Dan Bertolini (Mercyhurst) and a sparkling pitching performance by Josh Johnson (Toledo) the Yanks took two from the Bolivar A’s: 3 to 2 in the first and 6 to 3 in the nightcap. Bertolini’s single in the ninth scored Adam Perlo … [Read more...] about Webster Takes Two From Bolivar
Geneva Shuts Out Webster
Needing to make up ground in the crowded NYCBL West Division the Webster Yankees opened the second half of the 2007 season against the Geneva Red Wings. Three pitchers held Webster to two hits and zero runs as the Wings topped the Yanks 4 to 0. Paul Bertuccinni (LSU) earned the win as he struck out six, walked one, and limited Webster to two hits through seven innings of … [Read more...] about Geneva Shuts Out Webster
McIntyre and Veenema Lead Webster
Joe McIntyre (North Carolina A&T) led a fourteen-hit attack and Blair Veenema (U of R) pitched six strong as the Webster Yankees defeated the Bolivar A’s 7-3. The win comes on the heels of a heart-breaking, extra-inning loss at Hornell and halts a two-game slide for the Yanks. Webster established early that it would challenge Bolivar. McIntyre led off the second being … [Read more...] about McIntyre and Veenema Lead Webster