By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The wind was blowing out all day, and on a number of occasions, it seemed like McQuaid hit balls that it should’ve carried out of the ballpark. On the game’s final pitch, a swing by cleanup hitter Drew Bailey, he might not even have needed the wind. Bailey turned on a first-pitch heater, sending it high and far and gone to left field. … [Read more...] about ‘That was a tank’: Drew Bailey’s walk-off homer sends McQuaid to postseason on high note
Class AA baseball
Victor’s state semifinal loss doesn’t wipe out ‘brotherhood’ of sectional champs
By BILLY HEYEN ENDICOTT, N.Y. — For all intents and purposes, Friday’s fourth inning ended Victor’s season. The Blue Devils gave up five runs and used four different pitchers to get three outs. They needed to make up those five runs with just nine outs left against a pitcher with what Victor first baseman Chris Varone called a “lively” fastball and good slider and … [Read more...] about Victor’s state semifinal loss doesn’t wipe out ‘brotherhood’ of sectional champs
Westbrook complete game combines with homer, suicide squeeze to send Victor to state final four
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Victor scored three runs on Saturday evening at Frontier Field. They came on two pitches that were at or above the top of the strike zone. Beyond pitch location, the at bats were almost nothing alike. The first was a two-run homer. The second was a successful suicide squeeze. Those two plays encompassed so much of what Victor baseball is … [Read more...] about Westbrook complete game combines with homer, suicide squeeze to send Victor to state final four