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
Trey Brown
Three of the top four seeds remain in A2
No. 2 seed Batavia meets No. 3 seed Pittsford Sutherland while No. 4 seed Monroe takes on No. 8 seed Aquinas. A spot in Thursday's Class A2 final is the reward. Here's the breakdown: No. 2 seed Batavia vs. No. 3 seed Pittsford Sutherland Tuesday at Hilton High, 4:30 pm Players to Watch: No. 2 seed BATAVIA (13-3) Players to watch: Chandler Baker (.457, 11RBI, 21R, … [Read more...] about Three of the top four seeds remain in A2
Section V Baseball: A2 Semi-Final Preview
No. 1 seed Batavia meets No. 4 seed Wayne; No. 3 seed Aquinas battles No. 10 seed Honeoye Falls-Lima with spots in Thursday's A2 finals on the line. No. 1 seed Batavia (16-5) vs. No. 4 seed Wayne (12-8) Tuesday at Hilton, 4:30 p.m. Players to Watch: BATAVIA - Alex Canty (.508/.610 OBP/21 RBI/11 SB), Dwayne Fonda (.407/21 RBI), Noah Dobbertin (4-0/2.10 ERA/26 K/23.1 … [Read more...] about Section V Baseball: A2 Semi-Final Preview
McQuaid uses seventh-inning rally to edge Aquinas, 4-1
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Erik Johnson won for the seventh time this season, and the McQuaid Jesuit Knights used a seventh-inning rally to defeat the Aquinas Li'l Irish, 4-1 in non-league action Tuesday. Johnson struck out six and allowed one earned run on four hits. Unlike his previous outings, though, the sophomore left-hander struggled with his command. He … [Read more...] about McQuaid uses seventh-inning rally to edge Aquinas, 4-1