ROCHESTER, NY – The New York Collegiate Baseball League opens its 2015 season on Saturday May 30th with a pair of games including the reigning champion Hornell Dodgers traveling to Olean for a battle with the Oilers. Wellsville’s Nitros will host the Genesee Rapids also on the first day of action. Two days later, the NYCBL will be in full swing with six games in what is sure … [Read more...] about NYCBL announces 2015 season schedule
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Base Paths and a “Barber Shop” history
Last week Base Paths read elsewhere that “thousands” of pro ballgames have been played at Sal Maglie Stadium. That figure seemed as high as a Maglie fastball. Base Paths dived out of the box and into the record books, notably Miles’ Wolff’s four-pound Minor League Encyclopedia. It lists only won-lost records, so Base Paths took each season’s total … [Read more...] about Base Paths and a “Barber Shop” history
Cortland Crush sign first recruit for 2015
CORTLAND, NY – Coach Bill McConnell wasted no time working on his roster once the New York Collegiate Baseball League season ended, landing one of the biggest names and risers in baseball circuits around the country. Chris Mattison, a 6’4”, 190 lb. sophomore catcher out of Lancaster, Pa., and Frederick Community College in Frederick, Md., will be joining the Cortland Crush as … [Read more...] about Cortland Crush sign first recruit for 2015
Hunter Pence, J.D. Martinez, Tyler Brunneman and the NYCBL rundown
Keeping up with the NYCBL alum. Hunter Pence (Schenectady '02) and heckling in the internet age Hunter Pence, the lanky, affable outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, is widely admired for his abilities on the field and for his quirkiness off of it. He was selected, for the second straight year, as the Giants’ winner of the Heart & Hustle award, given by the … [Read more...] about Hunter Pence, J.D. Martinez, Tyler Brunneman and the NYCBL rundown
Trio of NYCBL alums meet in Carolina League playoffs
By Paul Gotham Carlos Asuage (Oneonta '11) and Joe Gunkel (Oneonta '11) led Oneonta's Outlaws to the 2011 New York Collegiate Baseball League championship. Chris Bostick (Webster '11) helped Webster's Yankees get in position for the organization' s only championship series appearance. The three NYCBL alums are squaring off in the Advanced-A Carolina League Southern Division … [Read more...] about Trio of NYCBL alums meet in Carolina League playoffs