By Brianna Case SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Blaise Whitman (Rhode Island) hurled a complete game as the Syracuse Salt Cats recovered for a doubleheader split (5-7/2-1) with the Cortland Crush in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Onondaga Community College, Sunday. Following an opening game of a double header against that saw Syracuse surrender five runs and use three … [Read more...] about Salt Cats and Crush split
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Cortland reliever plays “Taps” to opposing batters
By Paul Gotham CORTLAND, N.Y. -- For a fleeting moment Friday night it appeared Tom Taplin (University of Buffalo/via Pulaski HS) lost his control on the mound. An Erik Poldroo (Concordia) line drive back through box caromed off Taplin's foot and sent the youthful reliever sprawling to the ground. The Pulaski, New York native recovered and narrowly missed the play at … [Read more...] about Cortland reliever plays “Taps” to opposing batters
Salt Cats survive Crush rally
By Stephen Borgna CORTLAND, N.Y.— The Syracuse Salt Cats defeated Cortland Crush 10-7 in New York Collegiate Baseball action, Friday evening. The Salt Cats managed to come out unscathed from a Cortland Crush rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Cortland trailing 10-2 in the bottom of the seventh, an RBI single by Josh Savacool (Ithaca College), two-RBI single … [Read more...] about Salt Cats survive Crush rally
Silversmiths celebrate; Salt Cats set back
By Brianna Case SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Kaden Shaffer (Fort Scott CC) paced a 17-hit attack as Sherrill's Silversmiths pounded the Syracuse Salt Cats, 14-3 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Onondaga Community College, Tuesday night. Shaffer went 5-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. His two-out double in the first got the Smitties rolling, and the green never … [Read more...] about Silversmiths celebrate; Salt Cats set back
Jr. Chiefs compete, but still fall to the rival Salt Cats 6-4
By Jared Wicks and Nick Ristoff SYRACUSE, N.Y. --Anthony Morino (Mount Union College) went 3-4 and scored two runs as the Syracuse Salt Cats defeated the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs 6-4 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Onondaga Community College, Monday night. “A chance to play at a new stadium in front of a new crowd,” was what Jr. Chiefs head coach Chris Haynes … [Read more...] about Jr. Chiefs compete, but still fall to the rival Salt Cats 6-4