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
McQuaid comes back, Johnson cruises after rough first to move on to AA semis
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — To win last year’s Class AA sectional title, McQuaid needed to comeback against Rush Henrietta. This year, to survive the quarterfinal round, the No. 2-seeded Knights had to dig out of an early hole against the Royal Comets, again. “I don’t think we’ve been ahead in a sectional game in two years,” McQuaid coach Tony Fuller joked. “So these guys are used to … [Read more...] about McQuaid comes back, Johnson cruises after rough first to move on to AA semis
Putney’s complete game leads Churchville-Chili to 4-3 upset of Webster Thomas
By BILLY HEYEN WEBSTER, N.Y. — The tying run was on third with no outs. Webster Thomas, which had for much of the game been silenced by Churchville-Chili’s Ethan Putney, had sparked a rally. The Titans had a runner 90 feet away from avoiding an upset to end their season. But then, as Putney had all game, he closed the door. A popout to the shortstop notched the first out. … [Read more...] about Putney’s complete game leads Churchville-Chili to 4-3 upset of Webster Thomas