BY MIKE ROSE A three-run first inning was all the scoring needed for the Rochester Red Wings to knock off the Syracuse Mets (46-28) on Sunday, 3-2. The win capped the first half of play in Triple-A with the Red Wings (38-35) closing on back-to-back wins. Rochester has enjoyed an up and down stretch so far as they moved back to .500 in the month of June with a record of … [Read more...] about Red Wings close first half winners
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Pucko: Last Man Standing
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box It opened in 1910. 114 years later it still stands. The oldest ballpark in the country. Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Giants and the Cardinals played a game there last week. It was meant to honor the Negro Leagues, which earlier this month were granted full and complete access to the … [Read more...] about Pucko: Last Man Standing
Baker drives in five as Red Wings get back in win column, 9-1
BY DAN GLICKMAN Second baseman Darren Baker went 4-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI on Saturday as the Red Wings beat the Syracuse Mets, 9-1. The speedy left-handed hitter singled in a run in the second to give the Red Wings (37-35) a 3-0 lead, doubled in two runs in the fifth to up the Wings lead to 6-1, singled to lead off the eighth, and doubled in the ninth to give … [Read more...] about Baker drives in five as Red Wings get back in win column, 9-1
Crews homers, but Wings fall to Syracuse, 3-1
BY DAN GLICKMAN Top 10 prospect Dylan Crews hit his second home run in AAA, but the Rochester Red Wings fell again to the Syracuse Mets on Friday, leaving the bases loaded in the ninth as they went down 3-1. The defeat is their fourth straight. VIEW MORE PHOTOS FROM JOE TERRITO. The Wings (36-35) had a chance to score first, as second baseman Darren Baker tripled … [Read more...] about Crews homers, but Wings fall to Syracuse, 3-1
Penn Yan’s Bouchard named Finger Lakes East Player of the Year
The coaches that make up the Finger Lakes East recently announced their All-League selections, with Penn Yan's Brady Bouchard being named Player of the Year. The First-Team is made up by three players from Penn Yan, two from Palmyra-Macedon, a pair from Geneva, one from Waterloo, one from Wayne, one from Newark, and one from Mynderse. Bouchard finished with a 7-0 record on the … [Read more...] about Penn Yan’s Bouchard named Finger Lakes East Player of the Year