Wings lose game two, successful season comes to a close.... Posted August 3rd, 2008

The Wings last night dropped game two of the best of three Divisional Playoff Series 6-1 to the Brockport Riverbats. With the loss the Wings 2008 season comes to an abrupt halt. The Wings knew the situation going into last night's game and knew they had to get things going against the 'Bats pitching early. The Wings would score first when John Sills (Holy Cross) would start the game with a solid hit to center, and then would advance on a passed ball and fielder's choice. Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would then drive Sills on a base hit to left. The Wings looke like they were in business and it looked like they may have the 'Bats pitcher's number on the night, but those two hits were the only hits allowed by Brockport pitching the rest of the night. The Wings pitchers tried their best to hold Brockport back and with the series on the line all arms were available on the night. The Wings sent a total of 6 pitchers to the mound and the group combined to allow only 6 hits among them. Kris Mengle (George Mason) would get the start and take the loss on the night, and Kyle Eastham (South Florida) would keep his 0.00 ERA in tact striking out 3 in his 2 innings pitched. In the end the Riverbats would get the best of the Wings on the night and in the series. The Wings season ends and the Riverbats will now take on the winner of the Allegany County/ Hornell series which is tied at one game a piece.

Post-seaon All-Stars will be chosen in the next few weeks. We will post the list of All-Stars once the awards have been press released. In the mean time here are some statistics to keep you busy. Out of 14 teams in the NYCBL the Wings, as a team, ranked very high in several categories: 1st in batting (.292), 1st in Doubles (84, the next closest was 69!), 3rd in ERA (3.00), and 1st in earned runs allowed (111). Individual marks were also set this year by a number of players. Matt Perry (Holy Cross) won the league batting title, batting a softball like .427 on the season, including leading the league in hits (61). Perry would also finish in 2nd place with 13 doubles, 3rd in the league in slugging at .538 and 3rd in the RBI chase with 29. Within that .427 batting average Perry went on a 27 game hitting streak which now stands as the new NYCBL record. Speaking of records, Kyle Eastham (South Florida) tied a Red Wing and NYCBL record posting a perfect 0.00 ERA on the season. This the second year in a row the Wings have had a pitcher with 0.00 ERA, Eastham now shares that perfect mark with Kyle Bellamy (Miami) of the 2007 Wings team. Other highlights of the seaon included a 21 game hitting streak by John Sills (Holy Cross), which at the time was a new Red Wing record. The record stood for about two weeks before Perry would break it, and take it from his Crusader teammate. Ryan Uphouse (George Mason) would finish second in the league, tied with teammate Perry, with 13 doubles.

This morning our players begin the task of packing up and travelling home and will be returning to their respective schools in the next few weeks to start their Fall seasons. It's never easy ending the season on a loss in the playoffs and saying good bye to a bunch of terrific guys that we have come to know over the past 2 months. Especially after the successful seasons our players had. But...baseball will return to McDonough park in June 2009 and we will do this all over again. Hope springs eternal and so does baseball. The Red Wing Staff would like to thank all of our players for the contirbutions they have made to this organization ad community and wish them luck as they return to their respective schools. Thank you guys for everything you have done this summer and the effort you put forth everyday....and remember as we say around here, "Once a Wing, Always a Wing"! �

Wings lose game one, must win tonight.... Posted August 2nd, 2008

The Wings dropped game one of the best of three divisional series last night in Brockport by a score of 6-1, putting the Wings ina 1-0 deficit in the best of three series. There are no box scores posted so we do not have a game story yet, we will get one posted as soon as information is avialable.

The Wings host the Riverbats tonight at McDonough Park at 7:30. This is game two of the three game set and a must win game for the Wings in the short series. The Wings are 1st in the league in hitting, 3rd in ERA, and the 2008 Wings have never been a roll-over team, so the boys aren't out of this yet. Come on out tonight and help your 2008 Wings push on to the Championship.�

League Office cancels Thursday's games, playoffs start Saturday... Posted July 30th, 2008

With the playoffs looming and the fact that the games originally scheduled for Thursday (today) no longer matter in the playoff race, the decision was made early this morning to cancel those remaining games. That results in a final record for the Wings of 21-17, and third place in the Western Division. The Wings will now play the Brockport Riverbats (27-15) in a best of three Divisional Playoff Series. The series will begin tomorrow, Friday, at Brockport at 3:00. Game Two will be at McDonough Park at 7:30 on Saturday, and if needed Game 3 will be at Brockport on Sunday at 3:00. �

Wings rained out at Allegany.... Posted July 29th, 2008

The Wings have been rained out tonight at Allegany County tonight. The next home game will be Saturday August 2nd against the Brockport Ribverbats in game two of the best of 3 Divisional Playoff series. The Wings will play Brockport in Brockport on Friday at 5:00PM for game one. �

Wings clinch playoff spot with sweep of DH at Niagara... Posted July 29th, 2008

The Wings clinched a playoff spot with a 16-1 and 4-3 sweep of the Niagara Falls Power at Sal Maglie Field last night. In the first game the Wings pounded out 19 hits in a 16-1 drubbing of the Power. The 2,3,4,5 hitters in the order went 13-20 with 9 RBI and 8 runs scored. Matt Perry (Holy Cross) led that group going 5-6 at the plate with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) was 3-5 with 3 RBI including a two run home run, his second home run in as many nights. Doug Elliot (UConn) was 2-5, and John Sills (Holy Cross) finshed at 3-5 with an RBI and 2 stolen bases. Aaron Greenblatt (Northeastern) earned the win allowing one hit and five walks in five innnings pitched. Brett Stackhouse (Gardner-Webb) would hold the game striking out 4 in the final two frames. The second game started the way the first finished. The Wings would jump out to a quick 4-0 lead after three. Will Harford (Notre Dame) and Ryan Uphouse (George Mason) would go 2-4 with a double each, and Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo) would lead the hitters in the second game with a 3-4 peformance and a run scored. The Power would amke it interesting though. In the ninth with the score 4-2 they would get the winning run to the plate. The Power would plate one run in the ninth, the final batter with runners on first and third, would line out to Uphouse who would have to make a running grab to save the game on a tailing line drive. �

Dodgers take two from Wings.... Posted July 29th, 2008

The Wings and the Dodgers played two last evening at McDonough Park in Geneva. The story of the night was Dodger pitching in both games. The Wings would only scratch out five hits combined in both games. In the first game Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would hit a solo shot to right scoring the only run for the Wings in a 5-1 loss. The second hit of that game would come with one out in the seventh, the final inning. The Wings would leave the bases loaded with one out in the second as their only real threat. Mike Assmann (Cortland) would take the loss going 6 full innings and allowing 5 hits and 4 walks on the day. In the second game the Wings would be in the same situation, having difficulty reaching the Dodger starting pitching. The Wings would score two in the bottom of the first when Mendiola would drive in Irish teammate Will Harford (Notre Dame) on a double then score himself on an overthrow that came from left center and ended up in the vistor's dugout. The 2-0 lead would be short lived as the Dodgers would score two in the top of the second and take the lead 3-2 in the third. Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo) would add an RBI single in the bottom of the third but that would be as close as thw Wings would get as the Dodgers hung a 4 spot on the board in the 5th, which would end up being the final score 7-3. Dan Rouah (Lynn) took the loss for the Wings as he struggled a bit on the night allowing 9 hits while walking 4. The losses delay the Wings clinching a playoff spot. The Wings magic number remains at one, any combination of a Geneva win or a Webster and Elmira loss clinches a playoff berth for the Wings.

The schedule gets a little crazy the next few days as the start of the playoffs loom on August 1st. The Wings will play two today in Niagara Falls starting at 5:00, then travel to Allegany County for one on Wednesday. The Allegany County game could play a large role in the seeding for the playoffs, as the Wings and Nitros are currently tied for third in the Western Division. On Thursday the Wings will play their final regular season home games at McDonough park as they host the Elimra Pioneers at 1:00 to complete the game which was suspended by lightning on Saturday, then the Niagara Falls Power will stop by McDonough for a 5:00 start. Once all is said and done, the Wings will need one more win to make the playoffs, the way things stand currently they will most likely be playing game 2 of the 3 game series at home on Saturday...but there is alot of baseball left in the next three days (Elmira has a triple header today!) so stay tuned! �

Matt Perry's 27 game hit streak snapped... Posted July 28th, 2008

Matt Perry's (Holy Cross) league record 27 game hit streak was snapped last evening in the second game of the doubleheader against Brockport. Perry is currently leading the league in batting at .417 on the season and is also is tied for the league lead in total hits at 55. John Sills, also of Holy Cross, had a 21 game hitting streak of his own earlier in the season. At that time Sills' 21 game streak was a Red Wings record. Perry has since broken that short lived record and surpassed the league record. The Red Wing staff would like to congratulate Matt on reaching such a milestone!�

Wings split two, twin bill again this evening... Posted July 28th, 2008

The Wings split a doubleheader last evening against the Brockport Riverbats at McDonough Park last night with a 4-1 win and a 2-0 loss. In the first game all the runs the Wings would need would score in the first inning when, with bases loaded, Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would hit a bases clearing double making the score 3-0 after one. Charly Bashara (Northeastern) would hold the 'Bats for six strong innings allowing just 5 hits while striking out 9. Brockport would be able to manufacture a run in the fourth, but that would be all they would get against the duo of Bashara and Kyle Eastham (South Florida) who would earn the save with an inning of no hit relief. The Wings would add an insurance run off a Matt Perry (Holy Cross) RBI double in the sixth. Kevin McGrath led all Wings hitters with a 2-3 performance.

In the second game the Wings would muster only 5 hits, that wouldn't be so bad in a low scoring game, but all the hits came in seperate innings. Steve Forster (St. John's) would pitch a solid 6 innings allowing one earned run and six hits. Aaron Brett (Central Missouri) would finish off the final inning striking out one. The pitchers kept the Wings in it, but the batters just couldn't put any hits together in the second game and would drop the contest 2-0. The split increases the Wings lead over the fourth place Nitros to 2 full games, and also reduces the Wings magic number to clinch a playoff spot to one. Any combination of a Wings win or a Webster loss will clinch a playoff berth for the Wings.

The Wings are home again tonight for another doubleheader. Tonight's double header is the second of three doubleheaders in a row! Tonight the Wings host division leading Hornell for a 5:00 start with the second game immediately following. The Wings will then travel to Niagara Falls for, yes, another doubleheader at Sal Malgie field also starting at 5:00. It's playoff time! Come on out to the park and help the boys bring home the Championship this season! �

Lightning suspends game in first... Posted July 27th, 2008

Last night's game against the Pioneers was suspended in the first inning because a lingering storm that was producing lightning just would not pass the park. For an hour and a half the game was delayed twice but at 9:35 the game was suspended officially because of lightning. No make up date has been set. The Wings are home today, Sunday July 27th at 3:00 for a doubleheader against the Brockport Riverbats. Tomorrow the Wings will host the Hornell Dodgers for another twin dip starting at 5:00. The Wings are in the midst of a playoff run, come on out and help push them into the post season. It is supposed to be a great day for baseball today...finally! �

Big innings bury Pios, Wings gain in standings.... Posted July 26th, 2008

The Wings bouyed by two big innings dropped the Pioneers in Elmira 11-6, improving their record to 18-14 on the season. Aaron Greenblatt (Notheastern) earned the win despite the fact that he struggled with the strike zone, walking 8. The trio of Brett Stackhouse (Garder-Webb), Aaron Brett (Central Missouri), and Jason Koziol (George Mason) kept the Pios at bay. The Wings would hang a few crooked numbers on the board with a 3 run third capped by a two-run homerun by Ryan Uphouse (George Mason) who would go 4-6 on the night with 4 RBI. The Wings would hang a few more on the board to put hemselves safely ahead 11-4 going into the ninth. The Pios would score two in the ninth to make the score look closer than it was, as the Wings had contol of the game throughout. The win last night combined with a Allegany County loss extends the Wings lead over the Nitros for third place by a game and a half. The top four teams in each division make the playoffs, and right now the Wings hold a five game lead on the fifth place Webster Yankees. The magic number for the Wings would be 4. Any combination of Wings wins or Webster losses that equal four will clinch the playoffs for the Wings.

The Wings are right back to business playing the same Elmira Pioneers tonight, home at McDonough Park. First pitch is at 7:30. The Wings remain home on Sunday for a doubleheader against the Brockport Riverbats. First game starts at 3:00. �

Wings split two after 6 1/2 hours!.... Posted July 24th, 2008

The Wings split two with the Nitros last night at a damp McDonough Park. The first game was a continuation of a game suspended in the seventh on June 17th. At the time the game was 11-6 Nitros, and it finished excatly the same score. In that game Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) and Matt Perry (Holy Cross) both went 3-4 with an RBI each.

The big story of the night was the second game which would last 5 hours and end after midnight. Only the most faithful fans were left in the stands at the end. The Wings sent Dan Rouah (Lynn) to the mound to start the game at 7:02 PM. Rouah struggled throughout his 3.2 innings walking 8 while allowing 3 hits. He was also the victim of several errors resulting in only 2 earned runs out of the 7 runs allowed in his stint. The Wings would find themselves in a 4-0 deficit after two, but would score 2 in the bottom of the third cutting the score to 4-2 on an RBI double by Perry. The momentum would be short lived as the Nittros would add three in the top of the fourth as the Wings would add three errors to their line score. From there the Wings would settle down, making outstanding plays throughout the game, keeping it close. In the bottom of the fifth the Wings would add a single run as John Sills (Holy Cross) after reaching on an error, would advance three separate bases and scoring on three wild pitches. Pete Lompado (Minnesota St) would hold the game for 3.1 innings striking out three and allowing one hit, and Kris Mengle (George Mason) would come in in the seventh and throw 6 innings of absolutely stellar relief keeping the Wings in it to the 13th while striking out 6 and allowing no walks and two hits. How did they get to the 13th and beyond? That came in the bottom of the eighth, when the Wings scored 4 runs to tie the game. That inning featured an RBI double by Mendiola and an 2 RBI double by Bill Cupello (Holy Cross). The Wings would leave the bases loaded at the end of the inning, but tied the game 7-7. The score would remain the same for 10 more innings as both Nitro and Wing pitchers kept runners off base. engle finished up the 13th then Kyle Eastham (South Florida) would take his turn on the mound going 3 innings through the 16th striking out one and allowing one hit. Jason Koziol (George Mason) would be the fifth and final pitcher on the night pitching two innings striking out three. Finally in the bottom of the 18th something would happen after 10 scoreess innings. Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo) would start with a lead off double to right center, Sills would follow up with one out with a single to right but not deep enough to score Vahalik. Then Perry, with the infield playing in with one out, would squirt a ball between the shortstop and third baseman driving in Vahalik at 12:02AM, five hours after the first pitch! The anatomy of an 18 inning game: Combined 24 hits, 11 errors, 125 AB's, 33 strikeouts, and 12 pitchers used.

The Wings travel to Brockport for a 5:00 start. The next Wings home game is Saturday at 7:30 against the Elmira Pioneers.

Wings travel to Bolivar, win suspended game... Posted July 23rd, 2008

On short notice the Wings travelled back down to Bolivar yesterday morning to finish the suspended game from Sunday afternon. The Wings were up 2-0 after four when the rain cam on Sunday, and the Wings would add another and hold on for a 3-2 win. Mike Assmann (Cortland), Brett Stackhouse (Gadner-Webb), and Aaron Brett (Central Missouri) combined for the two hitter. Stackhouse was credited with the win. Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo) had a 2-4 day including a run scored. The win coupled with an Allegany County loss leap-frogs the Wings into third and gives the Wings a half game lead over the Nitros. The Nitros will be in town tonight for two games, first a suspended completion at 5:30, then a full nine at 7:30. The top four teams in each division make the post season, and if the Wings stay the course they should be playing in August!

Weekend clinics cancelled due to schedule restraints...Posted July 21st, 2008

The Instructional Clinics scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday have been cancelled due to the team's compacted schedule. The Wings will play 14 games in the next 10 days and due to the time restrains created by the situation the Wings will be forced to cancel the instructional series. We are sorry for any inconvenience, and all registrants payments will be mailed back to the address provided on the registration forms. Thank you for understanding as the weather just has not cooperated with the Wings this season.

New day, same story...rain, no game.... Posted July 21st, 2008

Today's game (Monday July 21st) against Hornell has been rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday July 28th. The doubleheader will be two seven inning games starting at 5:00 next Monday. The Wings will try agian to beat Mother Nature on Wednesday as they host the Allegany County Nitros. Wednesday will be a non-traditional doubleheader starting at 5:30 as part of the completion of the June 17th game that was suspended in the 7th inning, then the second nine inning game will immediately follow. Perhaps the rains will soon go away... we can only hope!

Wings get four in before rains come, again!.... Posted July 20th, 2008

Travelling to Bolivar the Wings were hoping to get away from the rain, and actually play a game. The game started under blue skies but that quickly changed and by the fourth inning the game was delayed then soon after, suspended because of...RAIN! The Wings were able to put two on the board by the bottom of the fourth before being washed out and will take a 2-0 lead with them into the completion of the game. The completion is tentatively scheduled for an afternoon start on July 30th, as the Wings will be in the area to take on Allegany County in the evening that day. No start time has been determined. All schedule changes (and there are alot of them) can be found on the GRW schedule page.

The Wings are home tonight to host the Hornell Dodgers at 7:30 PM. Hopefully the rain that has been lingering will make an exit and we can get a whole game in this evening.

Rain wshes out Saturday game, Wings try again Sunday... Posted July 20th, 2008

The Rain has been hanging around the Finger Laskes all summer, and again it won out as the contest Saturday night against the Webster Yankees was washed out. At this time there is no scheduled make up date, but be sure to check the schedule page as dates are being added to make up games lost to rain this season. The Wings will try again Sunday, traveling to Bolivar to take on the AIA's. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00. The Wings return home on Monday for a 7:30 start against the Western Division leading Hornell Dodgers.

Wings on a roll win in front of 1,100....Posted July 19th, 2008

In front of the biggest crowd of the season, and on State Senator Mike Nozolio night at Big Mac, the Wings beat the AIA's 7-2 behind masterful pitching by Steve Forster (St. John's). Following a pre-game ceremony which saw Mike Nozolio handing the City of Geneva a check for $15,000 for improvements to the park Forster would then mow down AIA hitters for seven innings. In seven, Forster would allow5 hits, one earned run, and would strike out a season best ten batters. Forster would earn the victory with his solid performance. The Wings batters again pounded out double digit hits on the night. Leading the team was Nick Spears (Texas Pan Am) who would go 4-4 on the night with two runs scored. Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would add a 2-5 night and 3 RBI . Bolivar got on the board first in the top of the first going up 1-0. The lead would be short lived as the Wings would grab the lead in the bottom of the second 2-1 and would never look back. The Wings move to within a half game of third place Allegany County with the win, and strtech their lead in front of fifth place Webster to 3.5 games, further padding their playoff lead.

The Wings are home tonight against aforementioned Webster and hope to extend their playoff padding as well as move up on the division leaders. Tonight is State Assemblyman Kolb night at Big Mac, first pitch is 7:30. Come on out and help the boys push to the playoffs in the last weeks of the season.

Wings, Mendiola walk off with the win in 10.... Posted July 18th, 2008

The Wings have a certain way of breaking the hearts of the Elmira Pioneers, it almost goes by script as the Wings have beaten the Pios in the same way all four times this season. It goes something like this: The Wings take an early lead and allow for the Pios to slowly chip at it, then the Pios take a late game lead, only to have the Wings win it on their final at bat. Last night went according to script. The league leading pitching staff held the Pios to three runs on the night. Charly Bashara (Northeastern) pitched 6 solid innings scattering 4 hits and striking out 6. The trio of Kris Mengle (George Mason), Aaron Brett (Central Missouri), and Tim Crabbe (Westmont) would hold the game for 4 innings. The Pios would score a run in 8th to take a 3-2 lead on a passed ball. The Wings would go quietly in the botom of the inning, then Brett would hold the top of the ninth setting up the heartbreak again. In the 9th Tom Legregni (Hofstra) would pinch hit and drag a bunt just beating the throw for a base hit. Matt Perry (Holy Cross) would successfully bunt Legregni to second with one out. Doug Elliot (UConn) would ground out, and Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo) would be down to his last strike when he would rip a double in the right center gap, making the score 3-3. Vahalik would be stranded at second to send the game into extra innings. After Crabbe held the Pio's in the top of the 10th. The Wings would finish the heartbreaker. With one out and no one on in the 10th, Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would come to the plate. Eddy would hit the Pio's second pitch on a line to deep left field, the ball was hit hard enough to go out but there was question whether the ball was high enough to clear the wall on the line drive. 360 feet later the ball cleared the Geneva General Hospital sign in left field giving the Wings a walk off win. Mendiola and Perry would both go 3-4 on the night to lead the team as they hung 12 hits on he Pios. The Wings now hold a 4-0 series advantage against the Pios, and more importantly a 2.5 game lead on the final playoff spot with the win.


The Wings are home tonight against the Bolivar AIA's on State Senator Mike Nozolio Night at McDonough Park. Senator Nozolio Night is always a huge draw and we look forward to seeing all of you out at the old park tonight. Admission tonight is free and courtesy of Senator Nozolio. Game time is 7:30 and gates open at 6:00. See you tonight!

Wild weather at BigMac, only one game completed...Posted July 17th, 2008

The Wings and Power were scheduled for two last night, the first game was to complete a suspended game from June 28th and the second a compete nine inning game. The problem again was the weather. The first game started in the seventh with the Power at bat with runners on first and second with one out. Prior to the suspension the game was tight at 0-0 and a pitchers duel, it would remain that to the end. Steve Forster (St. John's) would get the "relief" start and would advance the runners on a wild pitch, then walk the next batter intentionally to load the bases. The only runs in the game would score on a snap throw that would go errant by catcher Nick Spears (UT PanAm). Spears would try to gun down the runner on third when it appeared the runner had lost track of the count on the batter, and would start toward home. The throw would sail over Will Harford's (Notre Dame) head at third scoring two runs. Forster would get out of the inning, and Brett Stackhouse (Gardner Webb) would complete the last two innings allowing no further damage while striking out three. The Wings could not figure out the Power's Harrison Helms (Niagara University) as he earned the complete game shutout 2-0, a complete game that took 19 days to complete. The Wings hold ground in the playoff race with a 2 game lead for the final playoff spot as the trailing Webster Yankees lost to Allegany County 7-2 in a rain shortened game. The second game of the "doubleheader" was postponed because of rain as the skys opened up during the between games pause. The second game will be made up on July 31st should the game impact the playoff race or standings.

The Wings are home tonight hosting the Elmira Pioneers at 7:30PM. The Wings and Pio's have built quite a rivalry over the past two years and the Wings have beaten the Pio's twice this season in their final at bats at Dunn Field. There's bound to be some heat tonight when these teams meet, come on out and experienece the Route 14 rivalry for yourself!

Wings hold on in ninth to beat Riverbats... Posted July 16th, 2008

The Riverbats only have 9 losses on the season but three of those losses have come at the hands of the Red Wings. The Wings upped their season series lead aginst the 'Bats to 3-1 with a 5-4 win last night in Brockport. Mike Assmann (Cortland) got the start on the mound and struggled a bit going 4 innings striking out 3 but walking 3 and allowing 5 hits. In the fourth the 'Bats would take a 3-2 lead with back-to-back homeruns against Assmann and Tim Crabbe (Westmont). Crabbe would then shut down the 'Bats the rest of the inning, striking out 2. The duo of Dan Rouah (Lynn) and Pete Lompado (Minnesota St.) would hold the 'Bats scoreless and hitless for three innings, through the eighth. The Wings batters keep the pressure on the opposing pitching, again reaching double digits with 10 hits on the night. Matt Perry (Holy Cross) led the hit parade with a 4-5 performance and added 3 RBI, including an RBI single in the ninth which, at that time was an insurance run, but wound up to be the game winner. Going into to ninth the Wings would hold a 5-3 lead, Jason Koziol (George Mason) would be inserted on the mound as the closer. Things ended up getting a little interesting from there. With two outs Bosnik would strike out on a 59' fastball which would shoot over Nick Spears' (UT Pan Am) head to the backstop. Bosnik would eventually score after stealing second and a Taylor double, amking the score 5-4. Koziol would then hit the next batter with a 1-2 fastball, putting the winning run at first still with two out. However, Koziol would bear down and strike out Macklin for the final out preserving the 5-4 win.

Notes: Perry has now taken a commanding lead as the batting leader in the NYCBL at .438. Second place hitting JD Martinez of Saratoga is a distant .409 through games played yesterday. The Wings, as a team lead the NYCBL with a .297 team batting average.

The Wings are home tonight against the Power of Niagara Falls. This is again a "non-traditional" doubleheader where the first game will start at 6:00 to complete a suspended game from June 28th. The situation is top of the seventh, one out and runners on first and second for the Power, the score 0-0. The second game will be played in it's entirety imediately following the completion of the first game. Tonight is little league night, all little leaguers get in free, however our normal Wednesday "have a catch with a Wing" is cancelled due to the doubleheader. The Wings will be home the next four nights through Saturday all starting at 7:30PM. Thursday is $1 night with $1 hot dogs and draft beer.

Sunday's game postponed due to rain... Posted July 13th, 2008

Today's game against the Hornell Dodgers has been postponed due to rain, the game will be played on a date to be determined.

The Wings will be off on Monday, and travel to Brockport on Tuesday for a 5:00 start before returning home for a long homestand from Wednesday through Saturday of next week. The Wings will play a "doubleheader" against Niagara Falls on Wednesday, completing the June 28th suspended game at 6:00 and the second game immediately following. The June 28th agme is currently in the 7th inning wih a score of 0-0.

Wings head out to play two, get one in, a loss.... Posted July 12th, 2008

The Wings headed down the Thruway to Niagara Falls to play two, to make up a rainout from earlier in the season. The problem was the rains came again, and only one game was played. Charly Bashara (Northeastern) got the start on the mound for the first game and pitched the complete game, going 6 and striking out six. Charly pitched solidly scattering 5 hits, but taking the hard luck loss as the five runs that scored turned out to all be unearned, due to three Wing errors. The Wings were first to get on the board with two runs in the first. Crusader teammates John Sills (Holy Cross), who would lead the batting with a 2-4 day, and Matt Perry (Holy Cross) would both reach on hits. Doug Elliot (UConn) would be hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) picked up an RBI with a fielder's choice ground out to 2nd, then Kevin McGrath (Westchester) would add a single to drive in the second run. That would be all the Wings would get in that inning, despite having runners on second and thrird with one out. Usually scoring early in a doubleheader is a good omen, however that would be the only scoring the Wings would do, and the Wings would have a hard time holding onto the ball. In the bottom of the first the Power would tie the game on a Wing's error with two out, and would add three more unearned runs later to take the game 5-2. The second game would never get started as storms came through the area and washed out that one out. That game will be replayed at a later date.

The Wings return home today to host the division leading Hornell Dodgers. Game time is earlier than normal, starting at 5:00. The Wings will then be off on Monday, and travel to Brockport on Tuesday before returning home for a long homestand from Wednesday through Saturday of next week.

Wings split "doubleheader" with Yanks... Posted July 11th, 2008

As part of a non-traditional doubleheader last night the Wings hosted the Yankees at McDonough Park last night to resume their suspended game from June 18th. The Wings would pick up in the fourth where they left off, down 4-0. The Kyle Eastham (South Florida) returned to the mound wher he was when the rains came that June night. he found himself in trouble twice in the innings he pitched but managed to wiggle out of the jam finishing the night with 4 innings pitched with six strikeouts. The Yankees would add to their lead in the eighth making the score 5-0 before the Wings would rally in the bottom of the eighth with 4 runs of their own, all coming with 2 out. The big hit of the inning came with two men on, John Sills (Holy Cross) would drive a line shot in the right center field gap falling for a double and scoring two, cutting the lead to 5-4. Sills would also finish the night with two stolen bases. Matt Perry (Holy Cross) would add to the hit total with his 2-4 performance. The Wings would allow another run in the top of the ninth, and would go quietly in their half of the frame. Final score of Game 1 6-4.

The second game of this "doubleheader" would be all Wings from the start. Mike Assmann (Cortland) would get the start on the hill and would give the Wings 6 innings of quality pitching. Although he did walk 6, he finished with no runs and 7 strike outs. Kris Mengle (George Mason) would finish off the shutout with 3 innings of relief allowing only one hit in his three innings. The Wings would get on the board first in the scond when with 2 on and 2 out Nick Spears (Texas Pan Am) would send a fly ball to right clearing the wall for a three run home run. That was all the Wings would need on the night as the pitchers shut down the Yankees, but the hitters were not finished adding 10 more hits ad 5 runs for a 8-0 shutout. Ryan Uphouse (George Mason) continued his hot hitting going 2-4 with three runs scored. Will Harford (Notre Dame) who also has been hot of late 2-4 on the night with two runs scored and three RBI's. One person who has been red hot but unfortunately went hitless was John Sills (Holy Cross). John's 0-5 last night snapped a 21 game hitting streak which started the first game of the season. 21 game in a row with a hit is a new Geneva Red Wing record, congratulations John!

The Wings have one more game at home tonight, Friday July 12th at 7:30 against the Bolivar AIA's bfore hitting thr road Saturday. Come on out tonight and catch some red hot Wings!

Wings battle for nine beat 'Bats.... Posted July 9th, 2008

The Wings fresh off the All-Star break are ready to make a run for the playoffs. In their way tonight were the second place Riverbats. The 'Bats sent All-Star starting pitcher AJ Sapporito to the mound to face the Wings, however Dan Rouah (Lynn), the Wings starting pitcher, looked like the All-Star on the night. Rouah went 7 strong innings scattering 5 hits and striking out 5. Aaron Brett (SE Missouri St) would hold the game in the eighth allowing no hits, then Jason Koziol (George Mason) would close the game and earn the save striking out two of Brockport batters in the ninth. Although the game seemed tight throughout, the Wings would out hit the 'Bats 15-5 including a 4-4 night for rightfielder Ryan Uphouse (George Mason), and a 3-4 night for DH Doug Elliot (UConn). Every Wing starter would get at least one hit off the 'Bats battery and the Wings would walk away with a 3-2 win to pick up some ground in the playoff race.

Tomorrow, Thursday July 10th the Wings will host the Webster Yankkes at McDonough Park. The Wings will first complete the June 18th game which was suspended in the 4th sarting at 5:30, and the second normally scheduled game will start immediately following the completion of the suspended game, which is expected to begin around 7:30. Thursday's are always $1 night where hot dogs and beer are only $1.00 all night long. Come on out for a "doubleheader" and a great deal!

Upcoming schedule changes and additions... Posted July 9th, 2008

Due to a few rainouts and suspended games, the Wings have modidfed and added a few upcoming dates. As always Tuesday and Wednesday games will remain Little League Nights where little leaguers in their uniform shirt get in free. Thursday nights are dollar nights at the concession stand where you may purchase $1.00 hot dogs and $1.00 beer. The schedule changes are as follows:

Tomorrow July 10th: 5:30 completeion of the June 18th game, which is in the fourth inning, second game to follow upon completion (expected around 7:30)

Saturday July 12th: At Niagara Falls, Doubleheader (7 innings each) starting at 3:00PM. The games will be televised live on Time Warner Sports.

Wednesday July 16th: 6:00 completion of the June 28th game, which is in the seventh inning. The second game to follow upon completion of first game (expected around 7:30).

Thursday July 17th: 7:30 start as a rainout makeup game home against Elmira

Monday July 21st: The game originally scheduled for July 22nd against Hornell will be played at 7:30 Monday July 21st

The Schedule Page has all of these additions and changes up to date and at your fingertips anytime you need them!

Wings add to West Win, Mendiola Earns Defensive MVP... Posted July 8th, 2008

The NYCBL Western All-Stars took the summer classic last night 9-5 behind terrific performances by all three Red Wings. Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) was one of two players on the West roster who played the entire nine innings. Mendiola went 2-5 on the night scored 2 runs and had an RBI. He also made some nice plays in the field, one deep in the hole behind third throwing out an East runner on a bullet to first in the third inning. For his effort on defense, Mendiola earned the Tom Kenny award as the Defnsive MVP of the NYCBL All-Star Game. Doug Elliot (University of Connecticut) got the start behind the plate and managed five different pitchers on the night. He was solid behind the plate and called an excellent game. Elliot was 1-3 on the night with a run scored. Kyle Eastham (South Florida) pitched the ninth for the West. In a 9-5 game in the ninth Eastham would allow a lead off double and he would hit the next batter. He would then find his groove and strike out the next three batters. Eastham was the only pitcher on either team to strike out the side in the game. Earlier in the day Matt Perry (Holy Cross) competed in the Home Run Derby. Matt did not fare as well in his outing, as he was unable to clear the fence in his 10 out attempts. Perry, more of a line drive type hitter still leads the Wings with a .414 batting average and 16 RBI's. Congratulations guys, thanks for doing such a great job representing the Wings!

The Wings are off today, Tuesday July 8th and will return to action tomorrow at home against the Brockport Riverbats. First Pitch is at 7:30. Tomorrow is also a Little League Night, all liitle leaguers in their team shirt get in free. Thursday will be our frst Dollar Night, every Thursday home game for the rest of the season will feature $1.00 Beer and $1.00 Hot Dogs!

4 Wings Head to All-Star Monday... Posted July 6th, 2008

Three Red Wings have been named to the NYCBL Western Division All-Star Team while another will represent The Wings in the Home Ru Derby. The game, to be played at 7:00 tomorrow night in Watertown will be broadcast live on TWSC all accross New York State.

The three players named to the All-Star team are:

Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame): Eddy has played in all 19 games this season anchoring either corner of the infield either at first or third. He has been batting a solid .308 with a .415 slugging percentage, and 6-9 in stolen base attempts.

Doug Elliot (University of Connecticut): Doug has also played in every game this season either as catcher, first base, or DH. His .315 batting average is third on the team and is 4-4 in stolen base attempts. He has also been solid with the glove making only 5 errors in 156 chances (.969).

Kyle Eastham (South Florida): Kyle has been a long/middle reliever for the Wings this season starting one game and appearing in five. He owns a 0.00 ERA in 15.0 innings pitched. He has fanned 16 in his time worked and opposing batters are hitting just .181 against him. Kyle has also had 4 plate apperances in which he is 2-4 with 3 RBI's

The Wings Home Run Derby representative is Matt Perry (Holy Cross). Matt is currently one of the Wings hottest hitters batting a team high .415 and owns a .508 slugging percentage with 6 doubles and a team high 16 RBI's. He has been tearing the cover off the ball lately going 10-18 with 7 RBI over the past 4 games.

NYCBL All Star Game To Be Televised LIVE

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The New York Collegiate Baseball League would like to announce that the 2008 NYCBL All-Star Game and Home Run Derby will be broadcast live throughout upstate New York on Time Warner Sports.

The All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby will be held on Monday, July, 7, at Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds in Watertown, N.Y. The Home Run Derby begins at 4:00 p.m. and the All-Star Game pitting the Eastern Division all-stars against the Western Division all-stars will follow at 7:00 p.m.

You can catch all of the action as it unfolds on Time Warner Channel 26 in Central and Northern New York, Channel 3 in Albany and the surrounding Capital District, Channel 23 in Binghamton, Channel 13 in Buffalo, Channel 26 in Rochester and Channel 21 in Hornell.

The Home Run Derby will be rebroadcast on Time Warner Channel 26 in Syracuse on July 11 at 5:00 p.m., July 13 at 12:30 p.m. and July 17 at 7:00 p.m. The All-Star Game will be rebroadcast on July 12 at 2:00 p.m., July 13 at 2:00 p.m. and July 18 at 3:00 p.m. Check your local listings for additional information.

The New York Collegiate Baseball League, founded in 1978, is a summer wood-bat league sanctioned by the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB) and partially funded by Major League Baseball. The league gives college players who have not yet signed a professional contract the opportunity to develop their skills at a high level of play, gain experience with wood bats and be evaluated by professional scouts. The NYCBL is located in scenic upstate New York. For more information, please visit the league web site, http://www.nycbl.com.

Wings pick up where they left off with Pio's.... Posted July 3rd, 2008

After scoring 2 runs in the ninth on Tuesday night against the Pioneers to win the game, the Wings picked right up where they left off scoring 3 runs in the first last night. The Wings would pound out 12 hits on the night, all singles, and hold the Pioneers to isolated runs throughout the game. Aaron Greenblatt (Northestern) would get the start and the win on the night going 6 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs and stiking out 5. The Wings would hold a comfortable 5-1 lead going into the 7th, but the Pio's would make it closer scoring two in the frame. Kyle Eastham (South Florida) would come in with loaded bases and only one out in the 7th and strike out the first batter, then get the second to ground out right back to him. Eastham would hold the game for 1 2/3 before the Wings would break it open in the eighth with 4 more runs. Matt Perry (Holy Cross) would do the most damage int he inning with a loaded bases hit to left which would be misplayed by the left fielder resulting in 3 runs scored. Perry would go 4-5 on the night, Crusader teammate John Sills (Holy Cross) would piggy-back two big nights and go 2-4 with 2 RBI's on the night. When all was said and done the Wings would come off the field with a 9-4 win and would pick up some ground on the playoff race at the expense of the Pioneers.

The Wings play their final game before the All-Star Break tonight against Webster at St. John Fisher College. Game time is at 5:00PM and can be heard live on TeamLine. The Wings will be off after today's game until July 9th when they return to the field as they take on the Riverbats at McDonough Park.

The NYCBL All-Star game will be broadcast LIVE on Time Warner Sports Channel on Monday July 7th at 7:00 PM. The Homerun Derby will also be broadcast LIVE at 4:30PM on the same channel. Consult your local listsings for information, but ALL TWSC's accross New York State will be carrying the NYCBL All-Star Game, live from Watertown.

Free clinic rescheduled... Posted July 2nd, 2008

The baseball clinic originally scheduled a few weeks back has been rescheduled. The Red Wings will be hosting their annual free baseball clinic day on Saturday July 19th from Noon-2PM at McDonough Park in Geneva. This clinic is open to any players ages 5 and up and will focus on the basic funamentals of baseball. Players will be instructed by members of the 2008 Red Wings. Players should bring their mitts, bats, and own protective equipment. No registration is neccessary, just show up on the 19th ready to play!

For more in-depth instruction consider the Red Wings Instructinal Series also offered this summer.

Wings to offer summer instructional series... Posted July 2nd, 2008

The Red Wings will be offering two sessions of instructional camps this summer. The camps will be held at McDonough Park in Geneva on Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13th, and a second session on Saturday July 26th and Sunday July 27th. Each session wil be $50 per player and will be from 9AM-12PM each day. Players will be directed by members of the Red Wings coaching staff and instruction will cover pitching, fielding, and hitting. Any player ages 6 and up are welcome to attend. Camp forms and instructions can be found on our Special Events Page by clicking here.

Wings score two in ninth for the win...Posted July 2nd, 2008

After several nights of frustration, the Wings went into Tuesday's game with the Pioneers hoping to change their luck. Mike Assmann (Cortland) started on the hill and pitched solidly keeping the Wings in it through 5 1/3 innings. Kris Mengle (Georege Mason) and Pete Lopmado (Minnesota St.) each pitched 2/3 of an inning of scoreless baseball. Jason Koziol (George Mason) earned the win with 1 1/3 innnigs of no-hit relief. The hitters were quieted by the Pioneers pitching staff only scratching out 5 hits on the night but one of those hits would be a big hit at the right time. Behind 5-4 in the top of the ninth, Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would draw a lead off walk, Ryan Uphouse (Geroge Mason) would then lay down a text book bunt moving Mendiola to second. Mendiola would then advance to third on a balk, a play which would result in the Pioneer manager's ejection. Then the fun began. John Sills (Holy Cross) would drive a screamer to right center scoring Mendiola and when the dust cleared he would be standing on third with an RBI triple, tying the game. Sills would then score what would be the winning run two pitches later on a wild pitch to the backstop. That would set the stage for Aaron Brett (SW Missouri St) as he closed the door on the Pioneers striking out one and sitting the hitters down in order for the save.

The Wings face the Pioneers again Wednesday night, this time at home at McDonough Park. First pitch is set for 7:30. The Route 14 rivaly is alive and kicking, make sure you are there to experience it!

Dodgers drop Wings on a see-saw night....Posted June 30th, 2008

The Wings traveled to Hornell last evening to take on the division leading Dodgers. The Wings would take an earky lead going up 2-0 after 2 inings of play, but the Dodgers would answer back with 3 in the third. The Wings and Dodgers would play a game of see-saw all night as the Wings would take the lead again scoring 4 runs in the fifth only to relinquich the lead in the end losing 8-6. Five errors and thirteen men left on base would not help the boys in black much either.

Charly Bashara (Northeatern) would make his first start of the season, and would allow 3 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Steve Forster (St John's) woud come in for 3 2/3 innings of relief, allow 2 earned runs but strike out 7 and take the hard luck loss. The batters hit the ball all over the place again last evening pounding out 12 hits and drawing 8 walks, but had a hard time getting those runners accross the plate. Kevin McGrath (Westchester) went 3-4 on the night with 2 doubles. Matt Perry (Holy Cross), Bill Cupello (Holy Cross), Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo), and Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would each add two hits a piece.

The Wings are off today and will travel to Elmira for a home/home series against the Pioneers on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Tuesday away game starts at 7:00 and the Wednesday home game at McDonough Park starts at 7:30.

Is there an electrician in the house?.... Posted June 29th, 2008

For the second time in as many nights the lights again failed at McDonough Park. On this night, the Wings wouldn't be able to finishwhat was a great game. The game was cruising along nicely as Kyle Eastham (South Florida) was in a rhythm keeping the Power off the board for four innings allowing 2 hits through 4. Midway through the bottom half of the fourth the lights went out, play continued through that half of the inning since there was still enough daylight. In the top of the fifth the game was halted due to waning daylight. The umpires allowed the Wings staff one hour before the game would be suspended. With 10 minutes to spare the lights would come back on once a fuse was secured from the City of Geneva. The Wings would add a couple hits but no runs in the next few innings. Kris Mengle (George Mason) would relieve Eastham and pitch 2 1/3 innings, and strike out five before the lights would go out again, and suspend the game. The game will be completed at a later date to be determined.

The Wings travel to Hornell to take on the Western Division leading Dodgers. First pitch is at 7:00, the game can be heard live on TeamLine.

Early runs get better of Wings..... Posted June 28th, 2008

Early runs again put the Wings in a deficit on Friday night but one thing can be certain there is no quit in the Wings. Starting pitcher Dan Rouah (Lynn) struggled early giving up 6 runs on 8 hits. The relief duo of Tim Crabbe (Westmont) and Pete Lompado (Minnesota) combined for the last 4 1/3 innings each allowing just one hit a piece while striking out four a piece. The relievers kept the wings in the game, however the bats never really came alive as the Nitro pitchers held the Wings to six hits on the night. That didn't mean that the Wings folded. After goigng down 6-0 the wings would draw closer in the sixth after Ryan Uphouse (Geroge Mason) would single, steal second, then eventually be driven in on a sacrifice fly by Doug Elliot (UConn). The Wings would add a second in the ninth as Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would hit a one out screamer downt he right field line for a double, steal third, then would be driven in on a base hit by Jimmy Vahalik (Toledo). The boys however, could draw no closer and would drop another 6-2.

The Wings will again be home tonight hosting the Power of Niagara Falls. Game time is 7:30, come on out early and meet the team!

Wings continue with hot bats, scoring different story... Posted June 27th, 2008

The Wings kept their hot hitting alive as they continue to hit the ball hard tallying 16 hits last night against the Bolivar AIA's. Although the wings pile on the hits, the hits don't seem to be very timely as the wings left 12 runners on base last evening in a 5-4 loss. It was an all Northeastern battery last evening as Aaron Greenblatt (Northeatern) took the loss pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing five runs with six strikeouts. Charly Bashara (Northeastern) came in and provided 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief allowing one hit and striking out five in the process. The Wings would score in the top of the first to take an early 1-0 on a Kevin McGrath (Westchester) SAC fly. The Wings could have put the game away early as they had loaded bases with no outs in the first but were only able to score one. The AIA's would respond in the bottom half of the inning making it 1-1, then add four more by the 5th. Bolivar took a 5-1 lead into the eighth when the Wings made it a bit closer scoring two runs on Bill Cupello (Holy Cross) and Matt Perry (Holy Cross) RBI singles. Going into the ninth down by two Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) would start witha lead off triple, Kyle Eastham (South Florida) would pick Mendiola up with a ground out to second. The Wings just couldn't muster the last run to tie the game and would fall 5-4. Eight of the Wings starters had at least one hit last night and six Wings had multi hit games, including a 3-4 night for Catcher Jimmy Valhalik (Toledo).

The Wings will host the Allegany County Nitros tonight at 7:30PM at McDonough Park. Come on out, it is supposed to be a wonderful night for baseball!

Wings bounce back, but fall short .... Posted June 26th, 2008

Putting the prior evening's debacle behind them, the Wings traveled to Hornell to take on the division leading Dodgers. The boys in blue would get on the board first with a run in the bottom of the second, however the Wings would immediately rebound and take the lead in the top of the third with two runs off Doug Elliot (UConn) and Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) RBI singles. The lead would be short lived as Hornell would plate one, the game winner, in the bottom of the third which would hold for the rest of the game. Mike Assmann (Cortland) would again pitch brilliantly and take the hard luck loss going 7 full innings, allowing five hits and striking out five. The Wings bats were just a little too flat on the bight and they couldn't pick up Assmann's nice start for him, leaving 11 men on base. The 2,3,4 hitters of Matt Perry (Holy Cross), Elliot, and Mendiola were a combined 7-11 and accounted for seven of the eight hits on the night. Elliot went perfect at the plate with a 3-3 night with one RBI.

The Wings travel tonight to Bolivar. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00PM and can be heard live on TeamLine. The Wings will return home tomorrow, Friday June 27th to host Allegany County.

Wings add Wednesdays as Little League Nights.... Posted June 24rd, 2008

Since school is FINALLY out and due to the fact that the Wings are running out of Tuesday games on their schedule, the Wings will host Little Leaguers on Tuesday's and Wednesday's for the remainder of the season. Little Leaguers in their uniform shirt receive free admission to every Tuesday and Wednesdayhome game. Also, Wednesday's will now be our "Have a Catch With a Wing" night where children can come out to the field before Wednesday games and have a catch with their favorite Wing. Come on out to the ball park this summer and bring your favorite adult!

Flurry of ninth inning errors sink Wings....Posted June 24rd, 2008

Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes are considered a part of life on Earth, and just an "act of God" to insurance companies due to the fact they can't be stopped or altered to spare destruction. Last night's ninth inning should be added to that list of "acts of God" for the destruction it caused on a small patch of ground called McDonough Park.

The Wings cruised through eight innings behind stellar pitching by Steve Forster (St. John's) as he fanned 7 over 6 innings allowing no runs and scattered 5 hits. Charly Bashara (Northeatern) and Aaron Brett (Central Missouri) took care of the seventh and eighth as Brett struck out the side in the eighth. Then the earth moved, the funnel cloud appeared, and the flood gates opened, all that was missing were the locusts. The Wings went into the last frame up 4-1 after scoring 2 in the bottom of the eighth, and no one could fore see the destruction ahead. To make a long story short; the Power would send 16 batters to the plate in the top of the ninth, eleven would score, six errors would be made, three outs would take 42 minutes, and the terrific game that could have been was completely erased by a 12-4 Power victory.

One game a season does not make and the Wings know they need to put that three out stretch behind them, therefore the boys will get back on the bus today and face the Hornell Dodgers in Hornell. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00. I think the boys will be ready to take out some frustrations on the boys in blue. Listen to the game live on TeamLine!

Wings blank 'Bats run up four straight....Posted June 23rd, 2008

Fifteen! Thats the number of doubles the Wings have hit over he past two games. Yesterday afternoon the Wings pounded out 14 more hits, 7 of which were doubles en route to a 9-0 thrashing of the Riverbats. Ryan Uphouse (George Mason), with two doubles yesterday afternoon, has hit 5 doubles in the past two games, and has hit at least one double in four consecutive games. Doug Elliot (UConn) and Kevin McGrath (Westchester) also added a two-bagger each in their 2-4 outings, as they both continue their hot hitting. Chris Altieri (FIU) also added two hits on a 2-4 day, with a stolen base. The Wings collectively swiped 4 bases on the day and really took the game to the Bats. Kyle Eastham (South Florida) pitched a solid 5 innings striking out 5 and scattering 4 hits. He was picked up by a group of four relivers, Tim Crabbe (Westmont), Charly Bashara (Northeastern), Jason Koziol (George Mason) and Aaron Brett (Central Missouri) each pitched shutout baseball combining for 2 hits and 5 strikeouts. The bullpen did it's job to preserve the shutout and the win, as the Wings blanked the bats 9-0.

The Wings have a well deserved off day today, but plan to keep hitting tomorrow, Tuesday, as they host Niagara Falls at 7:30 in McDonough Park. Tuesday's are always Little League days at the ball park. Every Tuesday this season Liitle leaguers wearing their jersey get in free. Also, all kids are welcome to come out to the right field grass between 7:00-7:15 to play catch. Grab your favorite Wing and a glove and come out early for Little League night!

Three and counting as Wings bury Nitros...Posted June 21nd, 2008

The Wings kept the streak alive last night, and we are not talking about the three game winning streak, we are talking about the hitting streak. The Wings again posted double digits in the hit column for the third night in a row as the Wings beat up on the Nitro's in Scio 10-3. Dan Rouah (Lynn) pitched his best game of the season earning the win and going seven strong innnings scattering 4 hits while striking out a team and season high 11 batters. The hits also seem to be coming in bunches as Ryan Uphouse (George Mason) lead the battery with a 3-6 night, all of which were doubles and posted 3 RBI's. The three doubles set the pace for the night as the Wings would pound out eight doubles on the night! Bill Cupello (Holy Cross) and Doug Elliot (UConn) would add 3 hits a piece, and Will Harford would add 2, including 3 runs scored.

The Wings will take their hot play to Brockport today to face the Riverbats in a matinee at 1:00. The Wings will have a well deserved off day tomorrow and will return home on Tuesday night to host the Niagara Falls Power.

Wings jump all over AIA's, win two in a row... Posted June 21st, 2008

After a few days of rain and bad weather which seemed to put the team in a daze, the Wings again exploded offensively for the second straight day. Kevin McGrath (Westchester), as they say in baseball circles, had a day. McGrath went 3-4 on the night with a two run home run in the fifth breaking the game wide open. McGrath is swinging a hot bat lately batting going 5-8 with 4 RBI's over the last two games batting out of the eighth slot. Matt "Chandler" Perry (Holy Cross) also added three hits and two RBI's on the night. The Wings found themselves in a good position going into the ninth up 11-2 on an outstanding pitching performance by Aaron Greenblatt (Northeastern), in which he scattered 6 hits over 7 innings. Tim Crabbe (Westmont) came in for one perect inning of relief before the AIA's would take advantage of some Wings pitching and fielding mistakes and make it a game scoring 5 runs in the ninth. Bolivar would load the bases and put the tying run at the plate. Jason Koziol (George Mason) was able to get the last batter to ground out to third ending the threat and preserving the 11-7 win.

The Wings travel to Allegany County today for a 7:00 tip off. The Wings will then travel to Brockport tomorrow for a 5:00 first pitch before returning home for Little League night where all Little Leaguers with their uniform shirt get in free on Tuesday against Niagara Falls, first pitch 7:30. A trip to the ballpark, what a great way to celebrate the last day of school!