With Kasey Welch and Kristin Blair controlling the middle of the field, and Amanda Coffey converting on the offensive end, the U17 Jr. Rhinos earned a hard-fought trip to the finals of The Toronto Cup. The tournament helped heal the wounds endured while playing in the rugged Upstate Premier League and brought a smile back to Coach Rene Tadal’s face. The Rhinos opened against … [Read more...] about Jr. Rhinos Travel North-Of-The-Border
Archives for July 2007
Webster Takes Two From Bolivar
With the opportunity to win two games the Webster Yankees found production from some rare sources on Sunday night. Bolstered by the hot-hitting of Dan Bertolini (Mercyhurst) and a sparkling pitching performance by Josh Johnson (Toledo) the Yanks took two from the Bolivar A’s: 3 to 2 in the first and 6 to 3 in the nightcap. Bertolini’s single in the ninth scored Adam Perlo … [Read more...] about Webster Takes Two From Bolivar
Geneva Shuts Out Webster
Needing to make up ground in the crowded NYCBL West Division the Webster Yankees opened the second half of the 2007 season against the Geneva Red Wings. Three pitchers held Webster to two hits and zero runs as the Wings topped the Yanks 4 to 0. Paul Bertuccinni (LSU) earned the win as he struck out six, walked one, and limited Webster to two hits through seven innings of … [Read more...] about Geneva Shuts Out Webster
McIntyre and Veenema Lead Webster
Joe McIntyre (North Carolina A&T) led a fourteen-hit attack and Blair Veenema (U of R) pitched six strong as the Webster Yankees defeated the Bolivar A’s 7-3. The win comes on the heels of a heart-breaking, extra-inning loss at Hornell and halts a two-game slide for the Yanks. Webster established early that it would challenge Bolivar. McIntyre led off the second being … [Read more...] about McIntyre and Veenema Lead Webster
Frank Thomas = Hall of Famer
I wrote this as a comment to earlier posting, but didn't want it hiding in there due to the likely discussion it merits: Note to Aaron and all Frank Thomas HoF doubters: Although he’s a full-time DH now and has been for several years, he was a full-time 1B pretty much for the 1st half of his career. (Not saying he played it all that well). He’s a 2 time MVP, and if you look … [Read more...] about Frank Thomas = Hall of Famer