By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Victor head coach Sean Rucker said he gave his three hitter Chris Varone the red light on 3-0. Varone said he had the green light for the second time, after a 3-0 base hit he had earlier in the ball game. “He did not,” Rucker said. “He had the green light his first hit on 3-0. That one he didn’t.” “He gave me a green light again,” Varone … [Read more...] about Victor walks-off for Section V Class AA title after late-inning heroics
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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
Victor bats crush the ball en route to 15-2 win and rematch with McQuaid
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Victor’s bats made loud contact all night long at Frontier Field. The loudest came in the bottom of the fifth inning with Chris Varone at the plate. The Blue Devils were up eight at the time, but after blowing a big lead in last year’s sectional semifinal, they weren’t going to let that happen again. Victor had already set its team-record … [Read more...] about Victor bats crush the ball en route to 15-2 win and rematch with McQuaid
Standout defense leads McQuaid back to Section V Class AA final
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — For the third time, McQuaid head coach Tony Fuller burst out of the dugout. He raised both arms skyward. The Knights were heading back to the sectional finals. Ryan O’Mara, on to close the game, faced a bases loaded situation with one out. The tying run was on second. But a groundball to Noah Campanelli at shortstop started a 6-4-3 double … [Read more...] about Standout defense leads McQuaid back to Section V Class AA final
Penfield ends Churchville’s Cinderella bid, looks forward to McQuaid
By BILLY HEYEN PENFIELD, N.Y. — Based on seeds and records, three-seed Penfield was supposed to beat 11-seed Churchville-Chili on Wednesday. Based on that same logic, though, Churchville shouldn’t have even been playing the Patriots in the first place. The Saints had pulled off one upset on Monday night to knock off six-seed Webster Thomas and advance to the Class AA … [Read more...] about Penfield ends Churchville’s Cinderella bid, looks forward to McQuaid