By Joe Manganiello SYRACUSE, NY -- Once the playoffs begin, regular season wins and losses scarcely matter. No team is more thankful of this than the Olean Oilers, who ended a gruesome seven-game losing streak Wednesday by holding onto an early lead and defeating the Syracuse Junior Chiefs, 5-2 to advance in the New York Collegiate Baseball League playoffs. “Having the … [Read more...] about Oilers overcome seven-game skid, defeat Junior Chiefs and advance
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Twins leave no doubt in sweep of Olean
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, NY – Just when the New York Collegiate Baseball League playoff picture started to take shape, the Geneva Twins took a sledge hammer to the proceedings. Geneva pounded out 24 hits and swept the Olean Oilers (10-4/12-3) out of first place in NYCBL action at McDonough Park, Sunday. With the losses, Olean tumbles from the league’s top spot for the … [Read more...] about Twins leave no doubt in sweep of Olean
Wellsville outslugs Olean, 17-7
OLEAN, NY – A quintet of batters posted multi-hit games, and the Wellsville Nitros romped to a 17-7 victory over the first-place Olean Oilers in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Olean High School, Friday. Alec Bahnick (Bellarmine) Shane Barley (St. John Fisher), Thad Johnson (St. Bonaventure), Tyler Lau (Illinois-Springfield) and Cody Trinch (Thiel) combined for … [Read more...] about Wellsville outslugs Olean, 17-7
Olean needs 10 to defeat Niagara
By Taylor Nigrelli NIAGARA FALLS, NY -- After a near-no-hitter, a comeback, extra innings and an attempted rally, the Olean Oilers (20-11) defeated the Niagara Power (11-21), 4-3 Wednesday night. The Oilers used 10 innings to complete the New York Collegiate Baseball League contest held at Sal Maglie Stadium. Max Beermann (Villanova) took the mound for the Oilers … [Read more...] about Olean needs 10 to defeat Niagara
Hornell takes wild one from first-place Olean
Courtesy of HornellDodgers.com OLEAN, NY -- The Hornell Dodgers scored seven runs in the fifth inning but needed to score four runs in the ninth to down the Olean Oilers 11-9 in a contest that featured more twists and turns than a soap opera. The Dodgers improve to 18-15 on the year while Olean is now 19-11. The Oilers got on the board in the second inning when Kody … [Read more...] about Hornell takes wild one from first-place Olean