By JOHN LIKANJE Casey Saucke II and Gage Ziehl both led their teams to the sectional final. Ziehl lifted Penfield to the Class AA sectional title. Christopher Sleeper led Rush-Henrietta in all major offensive and pitching statistical categories. Joseph Wintermute was the leader of an Irondequoit squad which advanced to the sectional semifinals. The four seniors were named the … [Read more...] about Saucke, Sleeper, Wintermute and Ziehl earn top Monroe County honors
Pine Pieces
Wild Wings let Saturday night slip
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings lapsed in fundamentals in Saturday night’s loss to Buffalo. Rochester issued multiple walks apiece to the second, third and cleanup hitters in the Bisons’ lineup and hit a batter with the bases loaded. Starting pitcher Sterling Sharp tossed two wild pitches; Kyle Lobstein threw one as well. The Red Wings committed two errors, each … [Read more...] about Wild Wings let Saturday night slip
Saturday ICBL Wrap: Frank pitches Blue Jays to first win; Orioles stay undefeated
DUCKS (1-2) 7 ORIOLES (4-0) 13 Jack von Ahnen (SUNY Brockport) finished 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and a pair of runs scored including a run in the first inning to give the Orioles a lead they did not surrender. The left fielder singled to start the frame, moved 90 feet on a Jorge Oropeza (Finger Lakes CC) base hit and eventually scored on a passed ball. With bases … [Read more...] about Saturday ICBL Wrap: Frank pitches Blue Jays to first win; Orioles stay undefeated
Wings can’t match Bisons’ hitting in 5-0 blanking
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A bloop double, eight-pitch walk and home run defined Josh Rogers’s Frontier Field debut on Friday evening. Rogers, who won his first two decisions as a Red Wing after being signed to a minor-league contract on June 4, retired the first seven Buffalo Bisons that strode to the plate. The third and fourth innings proved to be the 26-year-old’s undoing, as … [Read more...] about Wings can’t match Bisons’ hitting in 5-0 blanking
MCC’s Brown to continue career at UMass-Lowell
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Ask Trey Brown about his approach during a particular at-bat and a smile breaks across the face of the now former Monroe Community College star. Brown would rather discuss the motivation for his hits, (and there were plenty of those during his time on East Henrietta Rd.) rather than any technique or in-bat adjustments. "I just look over into … [Read more...] about MCC’s Brown to continue career at UMass-Lowell