By BILLY HEYEN Within five minutes of his season’s cancellation, Ryan Ballard cried. A bit more than a year earlier, he’d looked down on the idea of playing junior college baseball. But in the time since, he’d realized the competition, camaraderie and possibilities it provided. In mid-March, due to the coronavirus, that was all temporarily taken away. “Realizing this could be … [Read more...] about ‘This was the year’: Junior College baseball sophomores cope with altered recruiting timeline
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Previewing Victor vs. McQuaid in the Section V Class AA final
What: Section V Class AA sectional final Who: No. 1 seed Victor Blue Devils (17-5) vs. No. 2 seed McQuaid Knights (16-6) When: Saturday, May 26 at 10 a.m. Where: Frontier Field Probable starters Senior righthander Andrew Westbrook will start for Victor, Blue Devils head coach Sean Rucker said after their semifinal win Rucker speculated that lefthander Erik … [Read more...] about Previewing Victor vs. McQuaid in the Section V Class AA final
McQuaid comes back, Johnson cruises after rough first to move on to AA semis
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — To win last year’s Class AA sectional title, McQuaid needed to comeback against Rush Henrietta. This year, to survive the quarterfinal round, the No. 2-seeded Knights had to dig out of an early hole against the Royal Comets, again. “I don’t think we’ve been ahead in a sectional game in two years,” McQuaid coach Tony Fuller joked. “So these guys are used to … [Read more...] about McQuaid comes back, Johnson cruises after rough first to move on to AA semis
McQuaid at Sutherland highlights weekend action
By PAUL GOTHAM Jockeying for position in the upcoming sectionals takes center stage this weekend with several matchups serving as potential post-season previews. Here's the breakdown: FRIDAY McQuaid Jesuit (11-3) at Pittsford Sutherland (8-8) 5:00 PM A clash of NYS semifinalists from a year ago (McQuaid Class AA/Sutherland Class A): McQuaid goes with senior … [Read more...] about McQuaid at Sutherland highlights weekend action