Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Hunter Jones hit a walk-off double in the 10th inning and the Syracuse Chiefs beat the Rochester Red Wings 4-3 in the series opener Friday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The Red Wings (7-10) fall to 0-4 against the Chiefs (12-7) this season. Syracuse struck early against Fernando Romero in the first inning. Alejandro De Aza's RBI … [Read more...] about Chiefs top Wings in extras
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Ullmark after bitter end to Amerks season: ‘I didn’t make any saves’
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA What began with great promise and great promises ended with crushed hope and greater heartbreak. The Rochester Americans intended to play deep into the spring. Instead, their plan was sabotaged by a much quicker and perhaps more talented Syracuse Crunch team, which swept the Amerks out of the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs with a 6-3 victory on … [Read more...] about Ullmark after bitter end to Amerks season: ‘I didn’t make any saves’
Petit’s message has big impact with Wings
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Joel Skinner spoke to players on an individual basis prior to Wednesday's matinee at Frontier Field. Red Wing shortstop Gregorio Petit followed the skipper's lead and pulled his teammates together as a group. Moments before the Wings were to take on the Gwinnett Stripers in the final of a four-game set, Petit gathered the position players … [Read more...] about Petit’s message has big impact with Wings
Magill nails down “big-boy” save
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER -- A big-boy save. That's what Rochester Red Wing pitching coach Stu Cliburn calls it. Wings reliever Matt Magill came on to start the seventh. Nine outs later, the 6-foot-3 right-hander put the finishing touches on his second save of the season. There was no dramatic entrance from the right field bullpen with the outcome hanging in the … [Read more...] about Magill nails down “big-boy” save
Tribunes sweep SUNY Broome
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- On Tuesday, the bullpen rested. Eric O'Brien (Douglas Freeman/Richmond, VA) and Stuart Martin (John F. Ross/Eden Mills, ON) turned in complete-game performances, and the Monroe Community College baseball team swept SUNY Broome (14-0/10-2) in NJCAA action at Tribune Field. O'Brien faced four batters over the limit in a five-inning game. … [Read more...] about Tribunes sweep SUNY Broome