By Paul Gotham Call it a case of being in the right place at the time. Call it a case of when opportunity meets preparation. Call it whatever one may want, Cory Brownsten is getting a chance to prove himself among the best of the up and coming professional baseball players. Browsnten will get on an airplane Monday morning and head west. When he lands, the former … [Read more...] about Brownsten heading to Arizona Fall League
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Monroe drops twinbill to Genesee
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Battered and bruised the Monroe Community College nine are happy to leave behind the first weekend of the fall season. After splitting a doubleheader on Friday, the MCC Tribunes fell to the Genesee Community College Cougars 12-5 and 10-0 in WNYAC play at Buckland Park, Monday afternoon. GCC scored four runs in the fourth inning of the … [Read more...] about Monroe drops twinbill to Genesee
Sherrill’s Van Boom ends summer with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Seventy-nine games was not enough. After starting 44 games for the Brown Bears and 35 for the Sherrill Silversmiths, Wes Van Boom went looking for more. He got what he wanted. Soon after his New York Collegiate Baseball League season ended, Van Boom headed east, crossed the Sagamore Bridge and ended the summer with the Harwich Mariners … [Read more...] about Sherrill’s Van Boom ends summer with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League
Olean’s Kemmer named NYCBL Player of the Year
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- There wasn't much doubt when it came to choosing the league's top player. One needed only to look to the guy who conjured discussions of a possible Triple Crown. The Olean Oilers' Jon Kemmer (Clarion) finished atop two of the three major statistical categories to earn the New York Collegiate Baseball League Player-of-the-Year … [Read more...] about Olean’s Kemmer named NYCBL Player of the Year
Lauricella leads as the Jr. Chiefs defeat Niagara in game one of the NYCBL finals
By Paul Gotham LIVERPOOL, N.Y. -- It was billed as a pitcher's duel. It was anything but that. In the end, the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs did what they always do: score runs... a lot of them. Zach Lauricella (St. John's) collected three extra-base hits as the Jr. Chiefs outscored the Niagara Power, 12-9 at Hopkins Road Park, Friday afternoon to take a 1-0 lead in the … [Read more...] about Lauricella leads as the Jr. Chiefs defeat Niagara in game one of the NYCBL finals