By Paul Casey Gotham WEBSTER, N.Y. - Webster's Yankees went from the penthouse to the outhouse. Less than twenty-four hours after knocking off NYCBL West Division leading Hornell Dodgers at Maple City Park, the Yankees submitted to the cellar-dwelling Niagara Power. A quartet of Webster pitchers issued 15 free passes, and Power batters rapped 14 hits as Niagara trounced … [Read more...] about Niagara pummels Webster
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Winkle leads Webster past Hornell
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
Urckfitz staying the course
By Paul Casey Gotham Pat Urckfitz has known his share of roles as a pitcher in the Houston Astros' organization. When first signed as a free agent, the native of Penfield, New York worked as a set-up man. Eventually, the former Webster Yankee closed games in the Class A South Atlantic League. He earned a promotion to the Class A Advanced California League and with that came … [Read more...] about Urckfitz staying the course
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
Webster Puts Geneva in “Locke-Down”
By Paul Casey Gotham (Webster, N.Y.) Through the first ten games of the 2010 New York Collegiate Baseball League season, Dave Brust's Webster Yankees played five games decided by one run. For six and a half innings Thursday night, it looked like the home nine would add to that total. That is until the seventh inning. Johnny Brill (Rollins) and Chase Grissom (UNC … [Read more...] about Webster Puts Geneva in “Locke-Down”