By PAUL GOTHAM GROTON, CT. – The Monroe Community College nine used two ninth-inning rallies in as many days. A third comeback fell short. Pete Aldrich came out of the bullpen and retired the only two batters he faced and stranded two runners as the UConn Avery Point Pointers (34-11) clinched the Division II East District Championship with a 7-6 victory over Monroe (33-18), … [Read more...] about Monroe’s season ends with loss to Avery Point
Avery Point
Monroe’s season ends with loss to UConn Avery Point
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – More than 1,300 miles separate the campus of Monroe Community College from David Allen Memorial Ballpark, the site of the NJCAA Division II World Series, in Enid, Oklahoma. The distance got a little further Sunday afternoon for the MCC baseball team. Matt Greene (New London, CT) and Matt Martinez (New Britain, CT) paced an opportunistic … [Read more...] about Monroe’s season ends with loss to UConn Avery Point
Tribunes waiting out the raindrops
By Paul Casey Gotham NEW PALTZ, N.Y. -- Like it or not, the Monroe Community College Tribunes find themselves in familiar territory. After spending much of March and April enduring uncooperative weather patterns, the Tribunes will have to wait until next weekend to qualify for the NJCAA World Series. "The field was unplayable," said head coach Mike Kelly. "With the … [Read more...] about Tribunes waiting out the raindrops