By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Any coach will tell you that. Well July 11, 2014 was a marathon within the marathon for the Olean Oilers and Rochester Ridgemen, as they played a combined 17 ½ innings of baseball that lasted just over 5 hours, 15 minutes. As the players walked away from it all, moon shining and breath visible, … [Read more...] about Ridgemen and Oilers split wild twinbill
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NYCBL Power Rankings Week 5 | 6/30-7/6
1.) Hornell Dodgers (24-6) Last Week: 1 Perfect 5-0 week. How many wins will the Dodgers get? 2.) Geneva Twins (18-10) Last Week: 2 Balanced attack continues to pace Twins. 3.) Geneva Red Wings (18-11) Last Week: 4 One if by arm, two if by bat - Utterback answers the call. 4.) Oneonta Outlaws (17-12) Last Week: 3 Outlaws starting to make … [Read more...] about NYCBL Power Rankings Week 5 | 6/30-7/6
Gnacinski and Dodgers rout Ridgemen
By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y -- “They aren’t 24-6 just for kicks,” Rochester manager Brady James said after Sunday’s loss to the Dodgers. Joe Gnacinski (Mercyhurst) and Hornell showed why they are the best team in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, and the Rochester Ridgemen were the victim. Gnacinski went eight dominant innings, and the Hornell Dodgers put up … [Read more...] about Gnacinski and Dodgers rout Ridgemen
Offensive balance pushes Ridgemen past slumping Nitros
By Cameron Boon WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -- Nick Wolyniec (Bergen CC) put in a 3-for-4 effort with a pair of RBI, and five other Rochester batters drove in a run as the Rochester Ridgemen won their third game in a row, defeating the Wellsville Nitros 8-5 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action on Wednesday night. The Ridgemen have now taken four out of five against … [Read more...] about Offensive balance pushes Ridgemen past slumping Nitros
Pitching dominates as Ridgemen defeat Rapids
By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Both pitchers shined at Basket Road, but only one could come out a winner. Jacob Chipka (Hope) shined for eight innings, shutting out the Rapids, and Shane Soria (Glendale CC) drove in the only run of the game as the Rochester Ridgemen defeated the Genesee Rapids in New York Collegiate Baseball League action, Thursday night. “I put it on … [Read more...] about Pitching dominates as Ridgemen defeat Rapids