BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings returned to ESL Ballpark on Memorial Day for a rare Monday game in a rare position: the best team in the International League and one of the hottest teams in all of baseball. Thanks to two key swings in the ninth, that's still true, as a game-tying home run by Trey Lipscomb and a walk-off three-run shot by Abimelec … [Read more...] about Ortiz keeps Red Wings on top of IL with walk-off homer in 8-5 win
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Monroe’s season ends with loss to Frederick
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK -- Braedon Reina (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) connected on a two-run home run to pull Monroe Community College within one run, but the Tribunes did not get any closer. MCC (38-10) dropped a 9-4 decision to Frederick (MD) in an elimination game of the 2026 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II World Series, Monday … [Read more...] about Monroe’s season ends with loss to Frederick
DaPolito and Traster guide Palmyra-Macedon into Class A semis
by TYLER HATHAWAY ROCHESTER, N.Y-- Noah DaPolito finished 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run, and a double, while Jayden Traster tossed a perfect three innings of relief as No. 7 seed Palmyra-Macedon (14-7) took down Finger Lakes East rival and second-seeded Wayne 4-3 in the Section V Class A quarterfinals at Eastridge High School on Sunday afternoon. “It took good pitching,” said … [Read more...] about DaPolito and Traster guide Palmyra-Macedon into Class A semis
Monroe CC to face Frederick Community College in World Series elimination game
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK — One team is making a second straight World Series appearance and fifth in the past six seasons. The other has returned to the World Series after a five-season absence. It’s win or go home when Monroe Community College faces Frederick Community College in an elimination game on Monday. Here’s the breakdown: No. 10 MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE … [Read more...] about Monroe CC to face Frederick Community College in World Series elimination game
MCC falls to Pearl River Community College
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK — Less than 24 hours after ending a decade-plus program drought, Monroe Community College Baseball took the field at David Memorial Ballpark in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II World Series. Miguel Matos (Rochester, N.Y/East High) turned in a career-high effort on the mound, but it wasn’t enough as the No. … [Read more...] about MCC falls to Pearl River Community College