By JONATHAN SAWYER With a sure glove and plus arm, Cole Peterson (St. Bonaventure) garnered New York Collegiate Baseball League Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Peterson’s stats don’t lie. Accounting for 79 put outs and 131 assists while committing just nine errors over 46 games, he finished with a fielding percentage of .959. Peterson anchored … [Read more...] about Peterson named NYCBL top defensive player for second straight season
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Bell named NYCBL Manager of the Year
By PAUL GOTHAM Bobby Bell's 2016 Olean Oilers rattled of a record 24 straight wins on their way to setting the regular season mark of 39 victories and winning their second straight New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series. Getting the two-time NYCBL Manager of the Year to talk about his personal accomplishments might be more difficult than beating his … [Read more...] about Bell named NYCBL Manager of the Year
Hollins play anything but ordinary
By PAUL GOTHAM OLEAN, N.Y. -- The box score read 8-5 representing the second out. A simple entry. The play was anything but ordinary. Trailing 3-2 in the sixth inning of Sunday night's New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series game, the Olean Oilers Dave Vaccaro (St. Bonaventure) came up throwing from right center field. At the other end, David Hollins … [Read more...] about Hollins play anything but ordinary
Oilers claim back-to-back NYCBL titles
MIKAEL DeSANTO OLEAN, N.Y. -- Championship Series Most Valuable Player Cole Peterson (St. Bonaventure University) finished 2-for-4 with a run batted in and two runs scored as the Olean Oilers defeated the Syracuse Junior Chiefs 13-6 to claim their second straight straight New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship in front of 2,876 fans at Bradner Stadium, Sunday … [Read more...] about Oilers claim back-to-back NYCBL titles
Vaccaro made his mark in championship series
By JONATHAN SAWYER OLEAN, N.Y. – The Syracuse Jr. Chiefs came to the plate in the sixth inning of Sunday night’s New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series game looking to add to their one-run lead. By the end of the frame, their slight edge turned into an insurmountable deficit, and the Olean Oilers Dave Vaccaro (St. Bonaventure) played a leading … [Read more...] about Vaccaro made his mark in championship series