By BILLY HEYEN Within five minutes of his season’s cancellation, Ryan Ballard cried. A bit more than a year earlier, he’d looked down on the idea of playing junior college baseball. But in the time since, he’d realized the competition, camaraderie and possibilities it provided. In mid-March, due to the coronavirus, that was all temporarily taken away. “Realizing this could be … [Read more...] about ‘This was the year’: Junior College baseball sophomores cope with altered recruiting timeline
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Big middle innings send Greece Post to the playoffs with a 13-4 win
By BILLY HEYEN GREECE, N.Y. — Greece Post looked poised to blow the game open in the bottom of the third on Wednesday. Four runs had already scored. Runners were on first and third. Ryan Ballard took off for second. He slid in just as the tag came in. His foot appeared to hit the bag just before the tag to his shin. Ballard was called safe, and the Brooks Shepard middle … [Read more...] about Big middle innings send Greece Post to the playoffs with a 13-4 win
Legion Roundup: Countryman dazzles, Irondequoit battles for wins
Sunday June 17: IRONDEQUOIT POST 4 BRAMAN POST 3 RAYSON-MILLER POST 14 CORNING POST 0 BROOKS SHEPARD POST 2 JAMES COOKE POST 4 GREECE POST 5 WAYLAND POST 6 Tyler Perkowski scored on a game-winning balk for Wayland. Bryce Quibbel finished the game 2-for-4, including a double. Mike Ruta went 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and Victor Torres knocked … [Read more...] about Legion Roundup: Countryman dazzles, Irondequoit battles for wins