Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith It’s gotta’ be better in the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s West than East, where one of the leading teams left the league with four games to play. Minor- and collegiate-league baseball is always subject to the vagaries of attendance and enthusiasm. The minor-league encyclopedia is littered with notations “Hornell … [Read more...] about Base Paths sounds off on Utica
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Salt Cats looking to be next New York college baseball Cinderella
By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- New York State has already witnessed a pair of baseball Cinderella stories this summer. Stony Brook's Sea Wolves and the St. John’s Red Storm both made magical runs in the College World Series. The summer isn’t over, and that slipper is waiting for another foot. Enter the Syracuse Salt Cats, who were 2-10 early in the season and at the … [Read more...] about Salt Cats looking to be next New York college baseball Cinderella
Power and the NYCBL playoffs
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- The crackling-hot Niagara Power greet the Olean Oilers Friday night in game one of the New York Collegiate Baseball League playoffs. Not since September of 1993 has Sal Maglie Stadium played host to a summer baseball game of this import. While the NYCBL makes no claim to professional status, most … [Read more...] about Power and the NYCBL playoffs
Dodgers fall to Ridgemen in regular season finale
Courtesy of HornellDodgers.com. HORNELL, N.Y. -- Eleven pitchers took the mound as the Lake Ontario Ridgemen (AIA) defeated the Hornell Dodgers 8-1 in the regular season finale for both teams. The Dodgers conclude the regular season with a 25-15 record and will open the playoffs on Friday. The Ridgemen scored two runs in the second and put the game out of reach with … [Read more...] about Dodgers fall to Ridgemen in regular season finale
Stewart makes Geneva a family affair
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- It was a simple gesture. Luke Stewart used a pen and signed his name on a baseball. Ink to rawhide, it’s been done so many times. Fans wait in lines with money in hand to receive an autograph from professional athletes. Stewart, though, accepted no compensation, and he didn’t make anyone wait in line. But a walk of 375 feet or so was … [Read more...] about Stewart makes Geneva a family affair