By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Ridgemen started hot on Sunday afternoon, scoring four in the bottom of the first and then taking on one in the second. Add that with solid pitching from Casey Whittle (Union) to keep the Niagara Power bats at bay, and the Ridgemen trimmed their magic number to one for their first playoff spot since 2009 with a 5-3 victory over … [Read more...] about Early offense pushes Rochester past Niagara
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Ridgemen stun Crush with late rally
By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- “I just needed to get the ball down,” Alex Mumm (Judson) said about his bunt in the bottom of the tenth. That bunt was actually a suicide squeeze, as Trent Sullivan (MidAmerica Nazarene) broke home on the play and scored to give the Ridgemen a 5-4 walk-off victory in the 10th inning over the Cortland Crush in New York Collegiate Baseball … [Read more...] about Ridgemen stun Crush with late rally
Ridgemen and Oilers split wild twinbill
By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Any coach will tell you that. Well July 11, 2014 was a marathon within the marathon for the Olean Oilers and Rochester Ridgemen, as they played a combined 17 ½ innings of baseball that lasted just over 5 hours, 15 minutes. As the players walked away from it all, moon shining and breath visible, … [Read more...] about Ridgemen and Oilers split wild twinbill
Offensive balance pushes Ridgemen past slumping Nitros
By Cameron Boon WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -- Nick Wolyniec (Bergen CC) put in a 3-for-4 effort with a pair of RBI, and five other Rochester batters drove in a run as the Rochester Ridgemen won their third game in a row, defeating the Wellsville Nitros 8-5 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action on Wednesday night. The Ridgemen have now taken four out of five against … [Read more...] about Offensive balance pushes Ridgemen past slumping Nitros