'Tis the Season

This past week, roughly 20 baseball players took their turns volunteering their time with the Salvation Army to ring bells in front of the local Wal Mart. Coach Greco worked out some times for the players, and they were able to collect money for the Army.




Tyler Shaw does his best to get a shot if himself, Brian
Castonguay and Mike Prentice as they represent the
team for the Salvation Army during their shift on Dec. 5th.

A contingent of players also made it back out to Silver Creek to continue to work on the Habitat for Humanity house on Saturday. The roof has been put on the house, so the team is able to work inside when necessary. Coach Greco also drove the van out to Silver Creek.

A bit of baseball history. The house of former World Series hero, Howard Ehmnke, is on the route to Silver Creek. Ehmke was the surprise starter for Connie Mack's A's in the 1929 World Series, earning the first of his two wins. He would go on to invent the "Tarp", which by SUNYAC rule, is required at all conference fields to this very day.