By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — Victor’s two and three hitters, on deck and in the hole to start the bottom of the eighth inning Monday, both threw their bats into the air. They wouldn’t need to hit, after all. Santino Rosso had just turned on a 2-1 fastball right down the middle and lined it over the right field wall. As he ran toward first and the ball carried over the … [Read more...] about Rosso walks-it-off for Victor in 6-5 win over Greece Athena
Santino Rosso
‘Baseball’s a weird sport’: How Victor eked out a 1-0 win at Canandaigua
By BILLY HEYEN CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Victor pulled out a 1-0 victory on Friday evening over Canandaigua at Evans Field. The Blue Devils relied on six shutout innings from Ryan Briggs to notch the victory. But for a pitchers’ duel in which the teams combined for seven hits, the game wasn’t just about the guys on the mound. All over the diamond, plays were made, or not quite … [Read more...] about ‘Baseball’s a weird sport’: How Victor eked out a 1-0 win at Canandaigua
Victor, Canandaigua, Avon vie for spots in state final
Class AA: No. 5 seed VICTOR (19-5, Section V) vs. No. 3 seed CW BAKER (32-5, Section III) Location: Union Endicott High School Time: 5 p.m. What's at stake: A spot in the Class AA Final against the winner of No. 8 seed Massapequa and No. 4 seed Horseheads How they got here: Victor opened the Class AA playoffs with a 6-5 win over Hilton, followed by a 15-2 victory against … [Read more...] about Victor, Canandaigua, Avon vie for spots in state final
Westbrook complete game combines with homer, suicide squeeze to send Victor to state final four
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Victor scored three runs on Saturday evening at Frontier Field. They came on two pitches that were at or above the top of the strike zone. Beyond pitch location, the at bats were almost nothing alike. The first was a two-run homer. The second was a successful suicide squeeze. Those two plays encompassed so much of what Victor baseball is … [Read more...] about Westbrook complete game combines with homer, suicide squeeze to send Victor to state final four