BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings enter the final week of the first half of the International League season with a chance to do something no Red Wings team has done since 2013: make the playoffs. And their fate will be decided in two places: at home in ESL Ballpark, and over 850 miles away in Memphis, Tennessee. That's because the two teams that Rochester is … [Read more...] about Red Wings enter final week of first half with shot at first playoff appearance since 2013
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Weekend American Legion Wrap: Big games from Sheible and Bryan give Chili Post doubleheader sweep; Bates tosses complete game shutout for Ferris Goodridge Post
FRIDAY BRAMAN POST 1229 (4-1) 5JAMES COOKE POST 931 (2-1) 4Trailing 4-3 in the top of the seventh, home runs from Joey Bianchi (2-for-3, BB) and Elliot Johnson (2-4) gave Braman Post the lead and eventual win. Braman scored two runs in the first on two errors. After James Cooke rallied to take the lead in the fourth, Braman tied the game at three in the fifth on an RBI … [Read more...] about Weekend American Legion Wrap: Big games from Sheible and Bryan give Chili Post doubleheader sweep; Bates tosses complete game shutout for Ferris Goodridge Post
Red Wings’ series finale with Worcester rains out
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains. For the Rochester Red Wings, Sunday was one of those rain days, as a wave of storms mixed with a continued threat of severe weather forced the cancellation of their series finale with the Worcester Red Sox. The game will not be made up, and keeps the Red Wings at 42-25 … [Read more...] about Red Wings’ series finale with Worcester rains out
Fillmore falls in Class D state final
By PAUL GOTHAM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Fillmore nine erased a pair of two-run deficits. A third rally was needed, but didn’t happen as the Eagles fell to Duanesburg of Section 2, 9-4 in the New York State Public High School (NYSPHSAA) Class D championship game Saturday at SUNY Binghamton. “Being down twice and tying it up twice, there were a lot of things that didn't … [Read more...] about Fillmore falls in Class D state final
In “tremendous” showing, bullpen and Lipscomb propel Red Wings back into first
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The bullpen day. Few phrases make baseball fans more uneasy. No starter, no bulk guy, just a parade of relievers, none going more than two innings. If even one of them has a poor showing, the entire team may suffer. On Saturday, the Rochester Red Wings faced such a day. Zach Penrod took the ball first, just a day after some struggles as a … [Read more...] about In “tremendous” showing, bullpen and Lipscomb propel Red Wings back into first