By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Victor head coach Sean Rucker said he gave his three hitter Chris Varone the red light on 3-0. Varone said he had the green light for the second time, after a 3-0 base hit he had earlier in the ball game. “He did not,” Rucker said. “He had the green light his first hit on 3-0. That one he didn’t.” “He gave me a green light again,” Varone … [Read more...] about Victor walks-off for Section V Class AA title after late-inning heroics
Section V baseball
Section V Playoff Preview: Class AA
Class AA opens play on Monday with each of the top-four seeds receiving byes. The final takes place on Saturday, May 26. McQuaid, this year's two seed, is Class AA's defending champion. No. 1 seed VICTOR BLUE DEVILS (Monroe County Division I) Record: 15-5 Streak: Won nine of last 10 Runs scored: 169 Runs allowed: 65 Finish last season: Lost to McQuaid, 12-8 in the Class … [Read more...] about Section V Playoff Preview: Class AA
Ziehl, Stapleton lead Penfield in 6-1 victory over Rush-Henrietta
By BILLY HEYEN PENFIELD, N.Y. -- Rush-Henrietta’s Lukas Haefner had mowed down the Penfield lineup the first time through, allowing one hit in the first three innings. But in the fourth, things took a turn for the Patriots. Leading off the frame, Connor Stuewe was hit on his left knee. Then, Patrick Bowes laid down a sacrifice attempt that was overthrown to give Penfield … [Read more...] about Ziehl, Stapleton lead Penfield in 6-1 victory over Rush-Henrietta
Six-run sixth inning propels Webster Thomas over Fairport, 9-6
By BILLY HEYEN WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Webster Thomas had just knotted the game up for the first time all afternoon on a bases-loaded walk. Up to the plate walked Titans’ three-hitter Damian Wright, with three ducks still on the pond. All that was on Wright’s mind, he said postgame, was “don’t strike out.” He didn’t. Instead, he rolled over and grounded the ball down the … [Read more...] about Six-run sixth inning propels Webster Thomas over Fairport, 9-6