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
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Previewing Victor vs. McQuaid in the Section V Class AA final
What: Section V Class AA sectional final Who: No. 1 seed Victor Blue Devils (17-5) vs. No. 2 seed McQuaid Knights (16-6) When: Saturday, May 26 at 10 a.m. Where: Frontier Field Probable starters Senior righthander Andrew Westbrook will start for Victor, Blue Devils head coach Sean Rucker said after their semifinal win Rucker speculated that lefthander Erik … [Read more...] about Previewing Victor vs. McQuaid in the Section V Class AA final
Victor bats crush the ball en route to 15-2 win and rematch with McQuaid
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Victor’s bats made loud contact all night long at Frontier Field. The loudest came in the bottom of the fifth inning with Chris Varone at the plate. The Blue Devils were up eight at the time, but after blowing a big lead in last year’s sectional semifinal, they weren’t going to let that happen again. Victor had already set its team-record … [Read more...] about Victor bats crush the ball en route to 15-2 win and rematch with McQuaid
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