By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Chris Sleeper (Rush-Henrietta) shut down opposing batters. Dan Tirabssi (Rush-Henrietta) collected eight bases in one evening. AJ DeBalso picked up his first win of the season, and Tommy Derleth (Fairport) led DII Blue to a pair of wins. The four players earned Upstate Baseball League weekly awards for the final week of the regular season … [Read more...] about Sleeper and Tirabassi earn UBL DI weekly honors; DeBalso and Derleth grab DI awards
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UBL Saturday: Hurwitz lifts DI Gold
DI GREY 4 DI GOLD 5 Ethan Hurwitz (Pittsford Sutherland) collected a pair of RBI including the go-ahead run as DI Gold advanced in the Upstate Baseball League playoffs. Hurwitz drove in Korey Canton (Greece Odyssey) with the final run of a back-and-forth affair. Canton led the bottom of the sixth inning with a double and moved to third on a Joe Alphonse (Greece Olympia) … [Read more...] about UBL Saturday: Hurwitz lifts DI Gold
UBL Thursday: Derleth paces DII Blue; DI Gold outlasts Tirabassi and DI Green
DII BLUE 9 DII RED 4 Tommy Derleth (Fairport) capped a 4-for-4 day with a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning as DII Blue (4-1-1) won its third straight game. Derleth added an RBI single in the third and finished with four RBI and a run scored. Bases-clearing triple from Tommy Derleth highlights a 7-run seventh to give DII Blue a 9-1 lead heading to the … [Read more...] about UBL Thursday: Derleth paces DII Blue; DI Gold outlasts Tirabassi and DI Green
From winter to summer, Bona Twitter is an all seasons obsession
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure community's passion for its basketball team is no secret. Bonnies fans comprise one of the most ardent visiting fan bases in college basketball. SBU was the most-watched Atlantic 10 team on NBC Sports Network in the 2015-16 season. When ESPN writer Myron Metcalf ranked the Reilly Center the sixth most difficult venue in the conference in … [Read more...] about From winter to summer, Bona Twitter is an all seasons obsession
UBL Wednesday: Sleeper leads DI Blue; Frank paces DI Grey
DI BLUE 2 DI GOLD 1 On top of opening the game with three innings of no-hit ball, Christopher Sleeper (Rush-Henrietta) tripled and scored to give DI Blue the early lead and eventual win. After being set down in order to start the game, Christopher Goyette (Medina) led off the Blue second with a walk. One out later, Sleeper drove in Goyette. Grant Rodriguez (Rush-Henrietta) … [Read more...] about UBL Wednesday: Sleeper leads DI Blue; Frank paces DI Grey