WELLSVILLE, NY – Thaddeus Johnson (St. Bonaventure) made league history as the Wellsville Nitros defeated the Hornell Dodgers, 10-5 on a special night to raise cancer awareness. Johnson homered twice in an eight-run third inning as the Nitros sent 12 batters to the plate. Johnson’s leadoff round-tripper broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Nitros a lead they never surrendered. … [Read more...] about Johnson makes league history as Wellsville doubles up Hornell, 10-5
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Clark and De Jong earn NYCBL weekly honors
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Dialing zeroes and making a late hall-of-famer smile. That’s what this week’s New York Collegiate Baseball League Pitcher and Player of the Week accomplished. Ryan Clark (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs/UNC Greensboro) hurled 13 shutout innings in a pair of outings, and Scott De Jong (Wellsville Nitros/Felician) connected on a pair of three-run bombs … [Read more...] about Clark and De Jong earn NYCBL weekly honors
Wellsville takes the whipping sticks to Olean, 13-2
By Paul Gotham WELLSVILLE, NY – If early returns mean anything, Wellsville’s Nitros offer plenty of promise for 2013. The Nitros pounded out 14 hits, including eight for extra bases, en route to a 13-2 drubbing of the Olean Oilers in New York Collegiate Baseball League action Wednesday evening. Shane Barley (St. John Fisher) and Scott De Jong (Felician) did the heavy … [Read more...] about Wellsville takes the whipping sticks to Olean, 13-2