We played host to New Paltz on Sunday and Monday. Unfortunately, we were outplayed both games on Sunday. Giving up early runs in both games had us playing catch-up all day. In game 1, we did get within a run twice, before falling 10-8.
We outhit the Hawks 5-2 in game 2, but could not muster a run against their ace, Chris Chismar. Hopefully we get another crack at him. He was the NY Region Pitcher of the Year a couple years ago, and is tough to hit. It's always fun to face some of the top pitchers in our conference.
After the first inning, our staff did not allow a hit as Ace settled in, freshman Carl Wolf and Evan Carmello threw well.
Game 3 on Monday saw us claim a 7-1 victory. One of the best plays of the game came when Kenny Johnston singled. He noticed second base was not covered -- neither was third -- and took a couple extra bases. "Great baserunners never take their eye off the ball."
Conner Lorenzo had a great day in the field making eight assists at second base. A lot of grounders his way.
Tuesday at Brockport was rained out -- a welcome break after three games in two days. We'll make the trip up to Brockport on Wednesday. Turns out it was a good thing we didn't go. Rained all day long.
Brockport should be broadcasting the game live via webcast (click here), and live stats here. A shout out to former Blue Devil LHP, Ricky Webster, who is the assistant Sports Info Director at Brockport and does a lot with the broadcasts and live stats.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Devils take two at Oneonta
The team had a productive weekend at Oneonta traveling midweek. We won game game one in typical fashion -- falling behind early but sticking with our plan of attack. We were down 5-1 in the fourth but battled back for the win. Brain Sheehan connected for the game winner in the 11th.
We gave away a few oppotunities on the bases early on, which we usually don't do. As Dave Winfield used to say, most mistakes at the Major League level are baserunning errors and cutoffs.
The good news is we had three outfield assists to make up for the baserunning. Kenny Johnston had two and John Bennett had one. Kyle Grey did a great job out of the pen, holding the Red Dragons scoreless for the final seven.
We dropped game two after falling behind early. A long bus ride (arriving in Oneonta at 1:30 a.m.), followed by a doubleheader can be very challenging -- home field advantage. Our trip was stalled when we had to drop off coach Bowman in Elmira due to flu-like symptoms. He appears to be alright now.
Bowman seemed to have rubbed off on Kyle Morse. Kyle was slated to start the third game, but was not feeling so great and was scratched. We gave the start to catcher/shortstop/pitcher Jake Nowak. Jake pitched well considering the conditions. We had steady rain for a couple of innings where things got sloppy for both teams. He went four and left with the lead. He gave up about six infield hits.
Big Man was handed the ball and after giving up a first-pitch home run (reminded me of Baby Colletti's pitching chart, circa 1993 at Lynn University), he setteled in giving up three more hits and no runs over five innings for the win. No walks and struck out 7.
Overall, I was very happy with our team's effort. We ran out every ball, played through every play defensively and stayed positive.
As coach Tantillo says, yesterday's news is good for wrapping fish. No time to celebrate -- it's back to the Wig this weekend and the New Paltz Hawks. Come out and support the team!
We gave away a few oppotunities on the bases early on, which we usually don't do. As Dave Winfield used to say, most mistakes at the Major League level are baserunning errors and cutoffs.
The good news is we had three outfield assists to make up for the baserunning. Kenny Johnston had two and John Bennett had one. Kyle Grey did a great job out of the pen, holding the Red Dragons scoreless for the final seven.
We dropped game two after falling behind early. A long bus ride (arriving in Oneonta at 1:30 a.m.), followed by a doubleheader can be very challenging -- home field advantage. Our trip was stalled when we had to drop off coach Bowman in Elmira due to flu-like symptoms. He appears to be alright now.
Bowman seemed to have rubbed off on Kyle Morse. Kyle was slated to start the third game, but was not feeling so great and was scratched. We gave the start to catcher/shortstop/pitcher Jake Nowak. Jake pitched well considering the conditions. We had steady rain for a couple of innings where things got sloppy for both teams. He went four and left with the lead. He gave up about six infield hits.
Big Man was handed the ball and after giving up a first-pitch home run (reminded me of Baby Colletti's pitching chart, circa 1993 at Lynn University), he setteled in giving up three more hits and no runs over five innings for the win. No walks and struck out 7.
Overall, I was very happy with our team's effort. We ran out every ball, played through every play defensively and stayed positive.
As coach Tantillo says, yesterday's news is good for wrapping fish. No time to celebrate -- it's back to the Wig this weekend and the New Paltz Hawks. Come out and support the team!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Two more at the Wig
We had a couple more wins at home today over Bradford. We played very well offensively in game one. We had 9-3 lead and put some subs in. Fitz took advantage of his opportunity by hitting a grand slam home run. He earned the start in game two and had a couple more hits. My daughter Danielle was really happy for Fitz -- he is her favorite Blue Devil.
Pitching was pretty good, but we did give away too many walks as a team. That is something we did very well the past few weeks -- not giving away anything.
Game two saw Tommy Morris throw very well. We were aided by a number of walks, but we converted on opportunities to score.
Sunday everyone plans on studying and resting up. Keep the GPA's up. Monday night we will bus out to Oneonta and play them a DH on Tuesday, then once on Wednesday.
Looking at the SUNYAC standings, it's anybody's game. Everybody is beating everybody. The series at Oneonta will be a dogfight. Looking forward to a productive practice on Monday.
Pitching was pretty good, but we did give away too many walks as a team. That is something we did very well the past few weeks -- not giving away anything.
Game two saw Tommy Morris throw very well. We were aided by a number of walks, but we converted on opportunities to score.
Sunday everyone plans on studying and resting up. Keep the GPA's up. Monday night we will bus out to Oneonta and play them a DH on Tuesday, then once on Wednesday.
Looking at the SUNYAC standings, it's anybody's game. Everybody is beating everybody. The series at Oneonta will be a dogfight. Looking forward to a productive practice on Monday.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
SUNYAC win
We continued to play solid baseball with a 4-3 win over Brockport on Thursday. Down 3-2, the big play came from John Bennett who robbed Brockport's Nick Bunce of a three-run homer (Bunce got us with a walk-off homer last year). We escaped the top of the eighth without any more damage and set up our offense for the win. Matt Casilio tied the game with a bases-loaded single. Bennett then worked a full count and drew a bases-loaded walk for the game winner.
The team approached the game with enthusiasm. We knew going in we'd be facing their ace with the game being pushed back a few days. I sent a text to our players the night before reminding them about Pete Rose's enthusiasm towards facing the best.
Back in '97, I was on the same team with Telly Helms -- Tommy Helms' nephew. Tommy was a member of the Big red Machine with Rose, Morgan, Bench, Perez, et. al., back in the '70's.
As Telly told it during a rain delay in Kalamazoo, the Reds were in Houston for a series with the Astros. Nolan Ryan was pitching the next day. Rose was so excited, he woke up at 8 a.m. for a night game and went to every hotel-room door, knocked on the door and told each player to wake and start preparing for the night's game -- 11 hours early. Rose could not contain his excitement to face the best.
A shout out to David Tubbs for following us on Twitter, and Tommy Dee who watched the game via webcast in Florida.
We are back home Saturday for a pair of non-conference games vs. Bradford. Act 3 of the Skipping the Banquet Tour continues on Monday evening.
The team approached the game with enthusiasm. We knew going in we'd be facing their ace with the game being pushed back a few days. I sent a text to our players the night before reminding them about Pete Rose's enthusiasm towards facing the best.
Back in '97, I was on the same team with Telly Helms -- Tommy Helms' nephew. Tommy was a member of the Big red Machine with Rose, Morgan, Bench, Perez, et. al., back in the '70's.
As Telly told it during a rain delay in Kalamazoo, the Reds were in Houston for a series with the Astros. Nolan Ryan was pitching the next day. Rose was so excited, he woke up at 8 a.m. for a night game and went to every hotel-room door, knocked on the door and told each player to wake and start preparing for the night's game -- 11 hours early. Rose could not contain his excitement to face the best.
A shout out to David Tubbs for following us on Twitter, and Tommy Dee who watched the game via webcast in Florida.
We are back home Saturday for a pair of non-conference games vs. Bradford. Act 3 of the Skipping the Banquet Tour continues on Monday evening.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Kudos to Kyle, pictures from Florida and LIVE with Brockport
Congrats to Kyle Grey on being named both the SUNYAC and ECAC New York Region Pitcher of the Week. Check out the story HERE:
Also, here is a photo gallery from our Florida trip. Thanks to Dan Lowe for taking the pictures.
Yesterday was t-shirt weather -- 32 with a wind chill of sub-20 degrees. We got in an hour of BP. Same today.
Tomorrow is Game 1 against SUNYAC rival Brockport. Finally -- sunny and in the 50's. Brockport is hungry for a win after falling to New Paltz last week. Looks like Larson and Bardenett to be matched up on the mound. We owe them from last year, losing three times. We've been playing well and the team is focused.
You can catch the live streaming video HERE, (it'll be our first-ever webcast of a baseball game)
and LIVE stats HERE.
Also, here is a photo gallery from our Florida trip. Thanks to Dan Lowe for taking the pictures.
Yesterday was t-shirt weather -- 32 with a wind chill of sub-20 degrees. We got in an hour of BP. Same today.
Tomorrow is Game 1 against SUNYAC rival Brockport. Finally -- sunny and in the 50's. Brockport is hungry for a win after falling to New Paltz last week. Looks like Larson and Bardenett to be matched up on the mound. We owe them from last year, losing three times. We've been playing well and the team is focused.
You can catch the live streaming video HERE, (it'll be our first-ever webcast of a baseball game)
and LIVE stats HERE.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Recent week's roundup
Been a busy few days. We added a game against Colby the same day as our flight and added a DH against Medaille for when we got back up north (due to Oneonta being PPD'ed).
We added a pair of nice wins over Thomas to give us four straight. Ace tossed a complete-game in a 9-3 win. He had all three pitches working, and his personal catcher calling the shots -- Jake Nowak. They played together on the Lockport Buslines.
As he did Opening Day, Nowak caught the first game and pitched the second game of the doubleheader. Jake went all seven and gave us a 4-3 win.
Both seniors had a great trip. Jake has filled a lot of roles -- pitching, catching, shortstop and pinch hitter. Ace has shown to be a gamer. He was slowed the first two weeks of practice with various injuries, and missed a lot of team time with student teaching. Bottom line is he's our captain and will get the job done.
We added a nine-inning affair vs. Colby on Thursday. Down 4-0, we came back to take the lead. Every time we've been down this season, we've come back. Good sign. We've held a lead in every game except for the 3-0 loss to Plattsburgh.
One through nine, we've been very productive no easy outs. A lot of guys have earned playing time, but we can't get them all in at once.
Fitz was given his first start at the end of the trip and reached base twice and hit the ball hard. Freshman Carl Wolf threw solid innings against Colby and was in position for the win.
We wrapped up the week with a pair against Medaille. The Southcounty Kyles -- Morse and Gey -- split Game 1. No walks and looked sharp.
Game 2 saw Tommy Morris work three innings, leaving with a big lead. The Big Man and Huggy finished strong.
Freshman Quinn Danehy got his first career hit. He's taken advantage of a few opportunities.
After the game, we hurried back, showered and drove to the airport. Our flight was moved ahead 45 minutes and there was heavy traffic on the way to the airport. I hate traveling!
We added a pair of nice wins over Thomas to give us four straight. Ace tossed a complete-game in a 9-3 win. He had all three pitches working, and his personal catcher calling the shots -- Jake Nowak. They played together on the Lockport Buslines.
As he did Opening Day, Nowak caught the first game and pitched the second game of the doubleheader. Jake went all seven and gave us a 4-3 win.
Both seniors had a great trip. Jake has filled a lot of roles -- pitching, catching, shortstop and pinch hitter. Ace has shown to be a gamer. He was slowed the first two weeks of practice with various injuries, and missed a lot of team time with student teaching. Bottom line is he's our captain and will get the job done.
We added a nine-inning affair vs. Colby on Thursday. Down 4-0, we came back to take the lead. Every time we've been down this season, we've come back. Good sign. We've held a lead in every game except for the 3-0 loss to Plattsburgh.
One through nine, we've been very productive no easy outs. A lot of guys have earned playing time, but we can't get them all in at once.
Fitz was given his first start at the end of the trip and reached base twice and hit the ball hard. Freshman Carl Wolf threw solid innings against Colby and was in position for the win.
We wrapped up the week with a pair against Medaille. The Southcounty Kyles -- Morse and Gey -- split Game 1. No walks and looked sharp.
Game 2 saw Tommy Morris work three innings, leaving with a big lead. The Big Man and Huggy finished strong.
Freshman Quinn Danehy got his first career hit. He's taken advantage of a few opportunities.
After the game, we hurried back, showered and drove to the airport. Our flight was moved ahead 45 minutes and there was heavy traffic on the way to the airport. I hate traveling!
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