By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK. -- For the second straight year and third in the last four, the Monroe Community College Baseball team ended its season with a loss in the NJCAA Division II World Series. One day after pounding out 14 hits in a heart-breaking loss in the series opener, Monroe managed just seven base raps in a 12-3 loss to Lincoln Land Community College. The … [Read more...] about Monroe’s season ends with loss in NJCAA World Series
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Wings down Pawtucket
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Rochester Red Wings topped the Pawtucket Red Sox 7-3 in a Memorial Day matinee, in front of a paid crowd of 12,369 at Frontier Field. The PawSox got themselves on the board first against Red Wings' starter Kohl Stewart. Sam Travis hit a solo home run in the top of fourth to make it a 1-0 game. The Wings quickly responded in … [Read more...] about Wings down Pawtucket
Just-promoted Poppen helps Wings gain split with Pawtucket
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Sean Poppen's first appearance at a Triple-A ball park came before he had even gone through high school graduation ceremonies. A native of Virginia Beach, Va., he sang the national anthem at a Norfolk Tides game. Now he's making music with his fastball and sinker from the mound, not the microphone. Poppen joined the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday — … [Read more...] about Just-promoted Poppen helps Wings gain split with Pawtucket
Monroe falls in World Series opener
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK -- Three different players collected three hits apiece, but it wasn't enough as the Monroe Community College Tribunes fell to Northeast Community College (NE), 13-12 in the opening round of the 2019 NJCAA Division II World Series at David Allen Memorial Park on Sunday. Cas Sobaszek (Rush-Henrietta) drove in a team-high four runs including a two-run … [Read more...] about Monroe falls in World Series opener
Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Cas Sobaszek and the evolution of a shortstop
By PAUL GOTHAM With the title giving a nod to the Rogers and Hammerstein classic song Oklahoma!, the first in a series chronicling the Monroe Community College baseball team's trip to the 2019 NJCAA Division II World Series. ENID, OK -- The Monroe Community College scorebook reads 6-3 and L6. Two plays in two separate innings made by one player. The impact might be … [Read more...] about Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Cas Sobaszek and the evolution of a shortstop