By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- With top seed in the upcoming City Tournament hanging in the balance, the East High baseball team looked to turn the tables on RCAC rival School of the Arts (SOTA), Wednesday. Angel Silva hurled five-plus innings, and the offense put together a big second as the Eagles downed SOTA, 9-5. Silva, who took the loss when SOTA downed East … [Read more...] about Silva gets redemption; East clinches top seed in City Tournament
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Walsh fans dozen; McQuaid stays undefeated
By PAUL GOTHAM WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Hunter Walsh put in the time earlier this season, and it's paying dividends on the mound. Throwing his breaking ball for a strike in any count, the senior right-hander hurled six shutout innings in a 9-0 McQuaid Jesuit win Tuesday night. "I’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with it," Walsh said of his breaking ball. "Accuracy helps me out … [Read more...] about Walsh fans dozen; McQuaid stays undefeated
Tuesday Wrap: Tronetti hurls one-hitter; McQuaid improves to 13-0
RUSH HENRIETTA 0 McQUAID JESUIT 9 Patrick Xander started an eight-run fifth with a triple. Noah Campanelli plated a pair of runs with a single. Tyler Griggs and Drew Bailey followed with back-to-back RBI doubles. READ MORE. BATH-HAVERLING 0 WELLSVILLE 7 Wellsville's Joe Tronetti secured a one-hit, complete-game shutout, taking a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. His … [Read more...] about Tuesday Wrap: Tronetti hurls one-hitter; McQuaid improves to 13-0
It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Jordany Valdespin, May 7 will always be a special day. On the seventh day in May of 2012, 11 days into his big-league career, he belted a pinch-hit three-run, ninth-inning homer off Jonathan Papelbon to lead the New York Mets to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. "It was something special for me, something I will never forget," Valdespin … [Read more...] about It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered