By BILLY HEYEN HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Canandaigua’s Cooper Crunick wished he hadn’t noticed the Pittsford Sutherland hit column. Late in Tuesday’s game, the Braves’ pitcher had been thinking to himself that the 11 hits his team had amassed was impressive. But then, beneath that number, he saw it: 0. Crunick was throwing a no-hitter, and he’d just realized it. That meant that … [Read more...] about Cooper Crunick throws no-hitter, Canandaigua advances to Far West Regional
Pine Pieces
Ciprich saves the day for Gananda; Blue Panthers punch ticket to regionals
By JOHN LIKANJE BATAVIA, N.Y. - With one out in the fourth inning, the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines brought the tying run to the plate. Bill McClare knew he had to make a pitching change. The Gananda Blue Panthers head coach decided to bring on senior first baseman Zach Ciprich in relief. "Cip just pounds the strike zone," coach McClare said after the Blue Panthers' 5-1 … [Read more...] about Ciprich saves the day for Gananda; Blue Panthers punch ticket to regionals
ICBL Tuesday: Ewell’s slam keeps Fish swimming; Newkirk paces Monsters
FLYIN’ FISH 6 WINGS 5 Hayden Ewell (So. New Hampshire) connected on a sixth-inning grand slam, and the Flyin' Fish (3-1) rallied for back-to-back wins. Ewell plated Cody Cooper (Slippery Rock), Andrew Zibuck (Lackawanna College) and Anthony Mashewske (Keuka College) as part of a five-run inning which saw the first five Fish reach base. Trailing 2-0, Sean Sheets reached … [Read more...] about ICBL Tuesday: Ewell’s slam keeps Fish swimming; Newkirk paces Monsters
Red Wings use big inning to defeat Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Rochester Red Wings used a six-run seventh inning to get back to their winning ways against the Syracuse Mets by a score of 9-3. Wilin Rosario, Brent Rooker, Randy Cesar and Tomas Telis all drove in at least one run for the Red Wings in the seventh. Rosario and Rooker each drove in two during the frame. Rochester slowly found its offense during the game … [Read more...] about Red Wings use big inning to defeat Syracuse
Regional Qualifier Wrap: Honeoye rallies late; Crunick throws no-hitter
CLASS A CANANDAIGUA 11 PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND 1 Canandaigua’s Cooper Crunick wished he hadn’t noticed the Pittsford Sutherland hit column. Late in Tuesday’s game, the Braves’ pitcher had been thinking to himself that the 11 hits his team had amassed was impressive. But then, beneath that number, he saw it: 0. Crunick was throwing a no-hitter, and he’d just realized it. READ … [Read more...] about Regional Qualifier Wrap: Honeoye rallies late; Crunick throws no-hitter