By Taylor Nigrelli Steven Beckham accomplished quite a bit in his first season with the New York Collegiate Baseball League. The righty pitcher from Mount Vernon, Illinois led the Niagara Power to the championship series where they eventually fell to Syracuse. He was 4-0 on the season with a 1.84 ERA and 44 strikeouts to only 17 walks; Beckham was named the league’s Pitcher … [Read more...] about Beckham’s aims lie beyond pitching
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Monroe quartet heading to Hornell for the summer
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY -- Hornell's Dodgers streaked to a 20-10 mark to start the 2012 New York Collegiate Baseball League season. Late-season injuries derailed Hornell's chances for a post-season run, and the Dodgers finished with their goal out of reach. The Monroe Community College Tribunes claimed the school's 23rd regional title this spring, but the Tribs fell … [Read more...] about Monroe quartet heading to Hornell for the summer
Former NYCBL umpire, Davis earns spot in the Rookie Gulf Coast League
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Last summer Clifton Davis traveled the roads of Upstate New York calling balls and strikes in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. This summer, the Hermitage, Tennessee native will be doing the same thing except he will switch states and make the jump from amateur to the professional ranks. “I’ve been through a lot just to get to this … [Read more...] about Former NYCBL umpire, Davis earns spot in the Rookie Gulf Coast League
Davis and Knesnik to lead the Ridgemen in 2013
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – There is an old saying which states: baseball is a game of inches. No team learned that lesson better than the 2012 Rochester Athletes in Action. Rochester, now known as the Ridgemen, finished the last season with 16 wins and 24 losses. Eleven of those setbacks came by one run. In games of the smallest of margins, Rochester finished … [Read more...] about Davis and Knesnik to lead the Ridgemen in 2013
Boyd leads three returners for Hornell in 2013
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Hornell’s Dodgers claimed the 2012 Western Division regular season title, but untimely injuries derailed the Blue and White’s post-season train before it barely got out of the station. Three players return from that club looking to take care of unfinished business. New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Nick Boyd (Central … [Read more...] about Boyd leads three returners for Hornell in 2013