By ANTHONY SAMBROTTO NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- The Niagara Power showed right from the first pitch on Thursday that they weren't ready for their summer baseball season to be over just yet. Down a game in the best-0f-three series, the Power jumped to an early lead and held on to beat the Olean Oilers 12-8 to force a game three in the New York Collegiate Baseball League … [Read more...] about Power stay alive in WDCS with win over Oilers
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NYCBL Prime Stats: The Utter Insanity of Vince Apicella
By Tim Mullhaupt In case you hadn’t noticed, Vince Apicella is pretty good. Never mind the fact that lefty out of Carson-Newman is 6-0 in six starts and a relief appearance. How’s this for a stat? Of the 205 batters the Geneva Red Wings ace has faced in the summer of 2015, only one has crossed home plate without the virtue of an error. Just four others have found their … [Read more...] about NYCBL Prime Stats: The Utter Insanity of Vince Apicella
Power take down Nitros
By ANTHONY SAMBROTTO WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -- Even with their ace in trouble, the Niagara Power still found a way to win. The Power beat the Wellsville Nitros for the sixth time this season, 9-6, Sunday afternoon in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Wellsville Central. In a game that featured 27 hits, the Nitros were able to hold one of the NYCBL's best offenses … [Read more...] about Power take down Nitros
48 and 49: the Tale of Two 26-year old Cy Young Contenders
By TIM MULLHAUPT Without question the MLB's most sought-after pitching award is based off one's entire body of work in a given year. If the season ended today, I'd have no qualms handing Chris Archer the AL hardware (his K/9 giving him the nod over the nearly identical Sonny Gray) and I'd be content giving Gerrit Cole his first big league accolade that didn't end in "of the … [Read more...] about 48 and 49: the Tale of Two 26-year old Cy Young Contenders