By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- On a night that saw 31 hits, defense made the difference. When it was over, the final out rested in an appropriate glove, and the Niagara Power clinched its first trip to the finals. Niagara swept the New York Collegiate Baseball League Western Division finals pounding out 19 hits en route to a 7-4 victory over the Geneva Twins at McDonough … [Read more...] about Schweigert and Niagara advance to the NYCBL finals
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Red Wings reap the benefits of Heyman’s decision
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- It hasn't taken long for Grant Heyman to get comfortable making his way around the base paths of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Not that he needed any directions. Getting four bags at a time looks familiar to him. Heyman connected for his latest home run on Sunday as the Geneva Red Wings defeated the Adirondack Trail Blazers 6-5 to … [Read more...] about Red Wings reap the benefits of Heyman’s decision
Salt Cats playoff run ends early with a pair of one-run losses to the Jr. Chiefs
By Justin Lada SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- As if the final games of the year for the Syracuse Salt Cats weren’t dramatic enough, game one of the NYCBL playoffs between the Jr. Chiefs and Salt Cats gets crazier. The Salt Cats got 6.2 innings of brilliant work from Maso Cotton (Virginia State University), holding the Jr. Chiefs to just two runs in his work. The Salt Cats got … [Read more...] about Salt Cats playoff run ends early with a pair of one-run losses to the Jr. Chiefs
Base Paths sounds off on Utica
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
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