By Paul Casey Gotham (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) Dave Brust's Webster Yankees travelled west Thursday night seeking to recapture their winning ways. After takings five games in a row, the pinstripes dropped two of three including a shutout loss to Elmira Wednesday. For one night at least the home nine got back on the good side. Matt Boulter (So. New Hampshire U.) and Monte … [Read more...] about Webster Doubles Up Niagara
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Webster Salvages A Split
By Paul Casey Gotham (Webster, N.Y.) On a night where a stiff breeze from the north brought a chill to Webster, a Canadian-born catcher delivered his own gust and cooled off the first place team in the New York Collegiate Baseball League's Western Division. Ollie Bertrand (Flagler) slapped a two-out frozen rope single into right field plating Wes Winkle (Ball State) with … [Read more...] about Webster Salvages A Split
Minor Tour With The Webster Yankee Alums
By Paul Casey Gotham Major League Baseball's 2010 amateur draft included the names of 36 players with ties to the New York Collegiate Baseball League. In the last three drafts 112 former NYCBLers have heard their names called. While modest in comparison to the totals of the Cape Cod League, the NYCBL, in its 32nd year of existence, continues to build an impressive resume. … [Read more...] about Minor Tour With The Webster Yankee Alums
Guilmette Hurls A Gem
By Paul Casey Gotham (Webster, N.Y.) It's only June, but Sunday afternoon's New York Collegiate Baseball League game at Basket Road Field carried playoff implications. Dave Brust's Webster Yankees and Dave Herbst's Geneva Red Wings both entered play with seven wins as teams approach the mid-season mark. The winner of the NYCBL Western Division game could gain an early … [Read more...] about Guilmette Hurls A Gem
Webster Downs Allegany County
By Paul Casey Gotham (Webster, N.Y) Fifteen hours removed from a thrilling come-from-behind extra-inning victory, the Webster Yankees sat in the dugout watching the rain coat the turf at Basket Road Field. The dreary mood might have misled some into thinking the home nine lacked the energy needed to compete. But make no mistake, Dave Brust's crew came to the yard armed and … [Read more...] about Webster Downs Allegany County