By BILLY HEYEN After two semifinal series, it's the favorites that will meet in the championship. Rayson Miller and Irondequoit Post will play a best-of-three series to determine which team gets to move on to the American Legion state baseball tournament and which team heads home. Here's a preview of the championship series. How they got here: Rayson Miller: The top … [Read more...] about District 7 championship series preview: No. 1 Rayson Miller v. No. 2 Irondequoit Post
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Bocklage leads Rayson Miller to District 7 championship series
By BILLY HEYEN EAST IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Greece Post’s Michael Mule turned on a ball and sent it to deep right field. He’d been hitting line drives all postseason. But on Tuesday, the game wasn’t about Mule. It was about the guy in right field, Rayson Miller’s Jason Bocklage. Bocklage turned and took off as soon as the ball left the bat. The right-field foul pole at … [Read more...] about Bocklage leads Rayson Miller to District 7 championship series
Back home, Quinones helps Irondequoit Post to championship series
By BILLY HEYEN EAST IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Irondequoit Post head coach Joey Kuhn heard rumblings from his players that Anthony Quinones was back in town and looking for a team to play with over the summer. Then Quinones texted Kuhn, letting him know he wanted to play. “I lit up,” Kuhn said. “He was one of my favorite kids I ever coached.” That was before Kuhn saw … [Read more...] about Back home, Quinones helps Irondequoit Post to championship series
Previewing a decisive semifinal game three between Rayson Miller and Greece Post
By BILLY HEYEN Top-seeded Rayson Miller expected to win both games Sunday, said head coach Tom Sapienza. But Greece Post was able to pull out the first game of the doubleheader, 6-5. Rayson Miller controlled most of game two, eventually winning 11-7. That forced a decisive third game to decide whether the one or the four seed heads to the championship series. Irondequoit … [Read more...] about Previewing a decisive semifinal game three between Rayson Miller and Greece Post
Irondequoit Post sweeps James Cooke to advance to District 7 championship series
By BILLY HEYEN EAST IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Chris Butler started game two for Irondequoit Post on the mound Sunday, after his team had won the first game. Another win would put them through to the championship series, and he cruised early on the mound. But his outing turned rough in its latter stages and James Cooke got back into the game. When Irondequoit Post head coach … [Read more...] about Irondequoit Post sweeps James Cooke to advance to District 7 championship series