By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- In his first eight offensive appearances for the Rochester Ridgemen, Tyler Taute’s (MidAmerica Nazarene) stat line was a less than impressive 2-for-17 with two runs scored, one RBI and a pair of strikeouts. In the two games since then, he is 3-for-7 with four RBI and Sunday night he had two of those. Taute's two-run triple down the right … [Read more...] about Taute sparks Ridgemen to “Holy Wars” victory
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Hornell’s offense explodes in rout
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Putting up four runs in one inning is impressive. Putting up four in two innings is downright domination. That is what the Hornell Dodgers did to the Rochester Ridgemen Monday night, putting up a four-spot in the third and ninth innings to rout the Ridgemen 12-1 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road Field. “Once … [Read more...] about Hornell’s offense explodes in rout
Valentin, Ridgemen walk off
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- In game two against the Genesee Rapids Friday night, Armando Valentin (Benedict) looped what would have been a game-tying single down the right field line in the bottom of the seventh inning, but it fell less than a foot foul. Fast forward to Sunday’s game against the Hornell Dodgers at Basket Road Field, Valentin was in a similar … [Read more...] about Valentin, Ridgemen walk off
Ridgemen, Rapids split defensive doubleheader
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- At the end of the day, the Rochester Ridgemen and Genesee Rapids only put together three runs each. With this sort of even play, all a fan could expect at Basket Road Field on Friday night was a split of the two games played and that is what they got. The Ridgemen took game one 1-0 behind Josh Rolls’ (Midland Lutheran) complete game effort … [Read more...] about Ridgemen, Rapids split defensive doubleheader
Winn, Metcalfe help Ridgemen snap losing skid
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Colin Winn (Santa Ana) arrived to the Rochester Ridgemen a week late. He was not late to the hit parade Monday night. Winn plated four runs and finished a home run shy of the cycle in Rochester’s 8-5 victory over the Wellsville Nitros in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road Field. “Colin’s a ballplayer,” Ridgemen … [Read more...] about Winn, Metcalfe help Ridgemen snap losing skid