By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- There was Leon Stimpson running along the right field line fence exchanging high fives with the denizens of McDonough Park. Less than four days earlier he breathed life into a season on life support. Now, Stimpson and his Geneva Red Wing teammates have a chance to play for a championship. No one knows the value of this opportunity … [Read more...] about Stimpson’s perseverance paying dividends for the Red Wings
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Geneva Red Wings advance with a 6-5 victory over Adirondack
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- Pitcher and team went looking for redemption. The hurler sought to put a disastrous start behind him. The club needed to make sense of a season of unfulfilled expectations. Both reached their goals. Aaron Benusis (Alvernia) notched a series-clinching win as the Geneva Red Wings defeated the Adirondack Trail Blazers, 6-5 to sweep the New … [Read more...] about Geneva Red Wings advance with a 6-5 victory over Adirondack
Red Wings rally to beat Trail Blazers in game one, 4-2
BOONVILLE, N.Y. -- The Adirondack Trail Blazers are growing weary of Leon Stimpson (Alvernia). For the second time in as many games, the Geneva Red Wings came from behind in the late innings to defeat the Adirondack, and Stimpson had a hand in both rallies. Leon Stimpson scampered home on a wild pitch to score the eventual game-winner as the Red Wings nipped the Trail … [Read more...] about Red Wings rally to beat Trail Blazers in game one, 4-2
Stimpson punches Geneva’s playoff ticket with walkoff hit
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- Around half-past ten EST Wednesday night, the playoff scenarios in the New York Collegiate Baseball League's Eastern Division were as tangled as a weed bed in nearby Seneca Lake. A three-way tie for the final two playoff spots looked probable. Then everything changed. Once given up for dead, the Geneva Red Wings turned certain defeat into … [Read more...] about Stimpson punches Geneva’s playoff ticket with walkoff hit
Red Wings keep pace; knock off first-place Jr. Chiefs, 8-6
GENEVA, N.Y. - Matt Hockenberry (Temple) held the league's top offensive team at bay for seven-plus innings as the Geneva Red Wings kept their playoff hopes alive with an 8-6 victory over the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at McDonough Park, Monday night. Hockenberry struck out three, walked three and allowed five hits and three earned runs … [Read more...] about Red Wings keep pace; knock off first-place Jr. Chiefs, 8-6