Courtesy of GoXavier.com SECAUCUS, N.J. - Xavier baseball junior third baseman Rylan Bannon became the second Musketeer drafted in 2017 in the eighth round when he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 250th overall pick in the MLB First Year Player Draft on Tuesday, June 13. Bannon was named the 2017 BIG EAST Player of the Year and put together a standout … [Read more...] about Big East POY Rylan Bannon drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers in eighth round
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Niagara’s Tanner Kirwer selected by Toronto Blue Jays in MLB Draft
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – Niagara baseball outfielder Tanner Kirwer was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. Kirwer was the 609th overall pick. Kirwer, a junior from Sherwood Park, Alberta, was the Blue Jays’ first 2017 Canadian-born draft pick. Kirwer is the second Purple Eagle … [Read more...] about Niagara’s Tanner Kirwer selected by Toronto Blue Jays in MLB Draft
PGCBL Roundup: Reed fans dozen, Dragons walk off and Jammers stay on top
AMSTERDAM MOHAWKS (4-1) 8 UTICA BLUE SOX (3-4) 6 UTICA, NY-- Freshman Alex Kashgarian (Hudson Valley Community College) drove in two runs on two hits as the Mohawks dropped the Blue Sox below .500. Sophomore Thomas Lane (Boston College) threw four-and-one-third innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Sophomore Jared Tietgen … [Read more...] about PGCBL Roundup: Reed fans dozen, Dragons walk off and Jammers stay on top
Chiefs hold off Wings 8-6
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Sam Weber The Syracuse Chiefs held off the Rochester Red Wings 8-6 Saturday night at Frontier Field, before a season-high crowd of 12,296. The series and homestand concludes Sunday afternoon at 1:35 p.m. with a Father's Day celebration that includes a baseball giveaway, an autograph appearance by actor Dwier … [Read more...] about Chiefs hold off Wings 8-6
Oilers strike early and often to beat Ridgemen
By MIKE DeSANTO ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior Sam Vilk (Seton Hill University) went 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs scored and three walks in the Olean Oilers 24-2 win over the Rochester Ridgemen in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road Field Friday night. Vilk earned Player of the Night honors for his performance in the game, which was called after seven … [Read more...] about Oilers strike early and often to beat Ridgemen