By Brianna Case SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Blaise Whitman (Rhode Island) hurled a complete game as the Syracuse Salt Cats recovered for a doubleheader split (5-7/2-1) with the Cortland Crush in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Onondaga Community College, Sunday. Following an opening game of a double header against that saw Syracuse surrender five runs and use three … [Read more...] about Salt Cats and Crush split
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Cortland reliever plays “Taps” to opposing batters
By Paul Gotham CORTLAND, N.Y. -- For a fleeting moment Friday night it appeared Tom Taplin (University of Buffalo/via Pulaski HS) lost his control on the mound. An Erik Poldroo (Concordia) line drive back through box caromed off Taplin's foot and sent the youthful reliever sprawling to the ground. The Pulaski, New York native recovered and narrowly missed the play at … [Read more...] about Cortland reliever plays “Taps” to opposing batters
Salt Cats survive Crush rally
By Stephen Borgna CORTLAND, N.Y.— The Syracuse Salt Cats defeated Cortland Crush 10-7 in New York Collegiate Baseball action, Friday evening. The Salt Cats managed to come out unscathed from a Cortland Crush rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Cortland trailing 10-2 in the bottom of the seventh, an RBI single by Josh Savacool (Ithaca College), two-RBI single … [Read more...] about Salt Cats survive Crush rally
Two-run ninth pushes Cortland past Wellsville
By Paul Gotham WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -- Connor Griffin (SUNY Cortland) had just one job for the evening. The Cortland pinch hitter took care of business despite an unorthodox request. Griffin's RBI sacrifice bunt in the top of the ninth proved to be the difference as Cortland's Crush defeated the Wellsville Nitros, 6-4 for their first win in New York Collegiate Baseball League … [Read more...] about Two-run ninth pushes Cortland past Wellsville
Cortland Crush ready to do work in the NYCBL
By Paul Gotham The Cortland Crush open their inaugural season in the New York Collegiate Baseball League with a roster bolstered by the likes of Christian Brown (Ithaca College/East Greenbush, N.Y.), Wesley Burghardt (The College at Brockport/Chittenango, N.Y.), Greg Jasek (Clarkson/Chittenango, N.Y.), Josh Mollett (St. Leo/Tampa, Fla.) and Tom Taplin (University at Buffalo … [Read more...] about Cortland Crush ready to do work in the NYCBL