By BILLY HEYEN LOCKPORT, N.Y. – McQuaid baseball is known for aggression on the base paths and timely bunting. The Knights don’t always have to use it during the regular season, when games aren’t necessarily as tight and the bats create plenty of cushion. But on Saturday, as the Far West Regional moved into the sixth inning of a serious pitchers’ duel, McQuaid’s style … [Read more...] about McQuaid advances to state final four with on-brand, 2-1 win over Frontier
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McQuaid wins Section V Class AA title, another step toward ‘big goals’
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — McQuaid’s Hunter Walsh had reached his pitch limit and would face his last batter with two outs in the seventh. His head coach, Tony Fuller, wanted to let him finish it off. The Knights wouldn’t have been in that spot if not for Walsh, Fuller said. On his 128th pitch of the day, Walsh induced a low fly ball to center field. Drew Bailey … [Read more...] about McQuaid wins Section V Class AA title, another step toward ‘big goals’
‘A crazy story forever’: Looking back at McQuaid’s 2017 sectional title
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When May 27, 2017 was brought up to several McQuaid Knights recently, they spouted off one-word synonyms of each other. “Craziness.” “Chaotic.” “Pandemonium.” That’s the day Frontier Field played host to the Class AA Section V final between McQuaid and Rush-Henrietta. That’s the day that a sophomore homered to half a deficit, then … [Read more...] about ‘A crazy story forever’: Looking back at McQuaid’s 2017 sectional title
Standout defense leads McQuaid back to Section V Class AA final
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — For the third time, McQuaid head coach Tony Fuller burst out of the dugout. He raised both arms skyward. The Knights were heading back to the sectional finals. Ryan O’Mara, on to close the game, faced a bases loaded situation with one out. The tying run was on second. But a groundball to Noah Campanelli at shortstop started a 6-4-3 double … [Read more...] about Standout defense leads McQuaid back to Section V Class AA final
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