By Paul Casey Gotham HORNELL, N.Y. - Webster Yankee fans have learned to expect the unexpected with this year's team. After all, Dave Brust's crew scored eight runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the home opener 8-7. From late inning comebacks to pitching duels to slug fests the 2010 pinstripes have done it all to win games. Fans can add unconventional triple plays to the … [Read more...] about Winkle leads Webster past Hornell
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Yerry and Webster quiet the Thunder
By Paul Casey Gotham WEBSTER, N.Y. - Getting past the fifth inning has been something of challenge for G.C. Yerry (Stony Brook) this summer. The left-hander retired nine of the first ten Geneva Red Wing hitters he faced on June 13th. In the fifth, he surrendered two hits, issued two wild pitches and gave up a run. Six days later, Yerry made easy work of Niagara surrendering … [Read more...] about Yerry and Webster quiet the Thunder
Webster Doubles Up Niagara
By Paul Casey Gotham (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) Dave Brust's Webster Yankees travelled west Thursday night seeking to recapture their winning ways. After takings five games in a row, the pinstripes dropped two of three including a shutout loss to Elmira Wednesday. For one night at least the home nine got back on the good side. Matt Boulter (So. New Hampshire U.) and Monte … [Read more...] about Webster Doubles Up Niagara
Webster Salvages A Split
By Paul Casey Gotham (Webster, N.Y.) On a night where a stiff breeze from the north brought a chill to Webster, a Canadian-born catcher delivered his own gust and cooled off the first place team in the New York Collegiate Baseball League's Western Division. Ollie Bertrand (Flagler) slapped a two-out frozen rope single into right field plating Wes Winkle (Ball State) with … [Read more...] about Webster Salvages A Split
Minor Tour With The Webster Yankee Alums
By Paul Casey Gotham Major League Baseball's 2010 amateur draft included the names of 36 players with ties to the New York Collegiate Baseball League. In the last three drafts 112 former NYCBLers have heard their names called. While modest in comparison to the totals of the Cape Cod League, the NYCBL, in its 32nd year of existence, continues to build an impressive resume. … [Read more...] about Minor Tour With The Webster Yankee Alums