By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Red Wings collected just six hits and struck out 12 times, yet manager Joel Skinner was pointing a finger of blame at himself after a 1-0 loss to the Columbus Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Frontier Field. Skinner said he erred when he sent home far-from-speedy Willians Astudillo on a Nick Buss single to center in the eight inning, and … [Read more...] about Skinner second-guesses himself after Wings lose to Columbus
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Nick Anderson’s path: From NAIA Mayville State to the Red Wings
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There are the can't-miss prospects in every organization, the guys that everyone knows will end up in Major League Baseball. For the Minnesota Twins in recent years, we all knew Jose Berrios and Byron Buxton wouldn't be playing very long for the Rochester Red Wings, that their elite-level skills would take them to Minneapolis sooner rather than … [Read more...] about Nick Anderson’s path: From NAIA Mayville State to the Red Wings
Crunch hold off Amerks for 6-5 win in game two
Courtesy of Amerks.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Despite the Rochester Americans scoring a pair of goals in each of the second and third periods of Saturday’s Game 2 North Division Semifinal matchup, the Syracuse Crunch outlasted the Amerks as they came away with the 6-5 win at the War Memorial Arena. The Crunch hold a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-five opening round entering … [Read more...] about Crunch hold off Amerks for 6-5 win in game two
Amerks fall to Crunch in playoff opener
Courtesy of Amerks.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch exchanged a pair of goals during the opening period of Friday’sGame 1 North Division Semifinals, but the Crunch outscored the Amerks 4-0 over the final 40 minutes to came away with a 6-2 win at the War Memorial Arena. The Amerks were paced by Seth Griffith’s two assists while Zach … [Read more...] about Amerks fall to Crunch in playoff opener
Wings wallop Clippers
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Collin Hetherington The Rochester Red Wings scored eight runs in the first inning in a 13-5 win over the Columbus Clippers Friday night at Frontier Field. Red Wings lefty Adlaberto Mejia got the start, but the Clippers wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning. After Mejia issued a leadoff … [Read more...] about Wings wallop Clippers