By BILLY HEYEN EAST IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Bases loaded. Two outs. Bottom of the seventh. Winning run on third. Rayson Miller couldn’t have asked for a better spot for the hottest hitter in District 7, Jason Bocklage, to come to the plate with a chance to send his team to the state tournament. “J Bock has been clutch all season,” said Rayson Miller first baseman Owen … [Read more...] about Bocklage walks it off to send Rayson Miller to the state tournament
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Sheppard, Countryman get Rayson Miller within one game of state tournament
By BILLY HEYEN EAST IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Irondequoit Post’s Chad Gartland ripped the 2-2 pitch from Rayson Miller’s Kevin Sheppard back up the middle. He couldn’t have hit it much harder, right at the right hip of Sheppard. But Sheppard had his glove in the right place at the right time, snaring the ball backhanded for the sixth inning’s second out. It was just one of … [Read more...] about Sheppard, Countryman get Rayson Miller within one game of state tournament
District 7 championship series preview: No. 1 Rayson Miller v. No. 2 Irondequoit Post
By BILLY HEYEN After two semifinal series, it's the favorites that will meet in the championship. Rayson Miller and Irondequoit Post will play a best-of-three series to determine which team gets to move on to the American Legion state baseball tournament and which team heads home. Here's a preview of the championship series. How they got here: Rayson Miller: The top … [Read more...] about District 7 championship series preview: No. 1 Rayson Miller v. No. 2 Irondequoit Post
Bocklage leads Rayson Miller to District 7 championship series
By BILLY HEYEN EAST IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Greece Post’s Michael Mule turned on a ball and sent it to deep right field. He’d been hitting line drives all postseason. But on Tuesday, the game wasn’t about Mule. It was about the guy in right field, Rayson Miller’s Jason Bocklage. Bocklage turned and took off as soon as the ball left the bat. The right-field foul pole at … [Read more...] about Bocklage leads Rayson Miller to District 7 championship series
Previewing a decisive semifinal game three between Rayson Miller and Greece Post
By BILLY HEYEN Top-seeded Rayson Miller expected to win both games Sunday, said head coach Tom Sapienza. But Greece Post was able to pull out the first game of the doubleheader, 6-5. Rayson Miller controlled most of game two, eventually winning 11-7. That forced a decisive third game to decide whether the one or the four seed heads to the championship series. Irondequoit … [Read more...] about Previewing a decisive semifinal game three between Rayson Miller and Greece Post