College Baseball

Kats Sweep Corning, Push Win Streak to Four - Press Release

Posted by eccsportsinfo on April 14, 2012 - 5:41pm

CORNING, N.Y. - April 14 - The Erie Community College baseball team recorded wins of 8-6 and 13-3 Saturday over Corning CC to push the Kats' Region III win streak to four games. ECC, now 19-11 overall, has scored 10-or-more runs in three of those wins.

Zellner Homers Twice, Kats Sweep Twin Bill - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on April 12, 2012 - 6:27pm

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - April 12 - Sophomore infielder Jesse Zellner (Tonawanda, N.Y./Tonawanda) homered in each game as the Erie Community College baseball team recorded 14-0 and 10-0 victories over Finger Lakes Community College Thursday in Region III at the ECC North Campus. ECC improves to 17-11 with the sweep.

Finger Lakes CC Sweeps Kats - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on April 10, 2012 - 7:03pm

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - April 10 - The Erie Community College baseball team, the nation's sixth-ranked squad, saw its three-game win streak snapped Tuesday afternoon as the Kats fell 5-4 and 9-3 to Finger Lakes Community College.

The two teams will play again Thursday in a 2 p.m. doubleheader at the ECC North Campus. ECC is now 15-11 this season.

Wagner Leads Kats Past JCC in Opener - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on April 7, 2012 - 3:39pm

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - April 7 - Sophomore Mike Wagner (Williamsville, N.Y./St. Mary's) drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the fifth inning to lead the Erie Community College baseball team to a 6-5 to give the Kats a win over Jamestown Community College in game one of Saturday's Region III doubleheader at the ECC North Campus. The Kats recorded a 17-11 win in game two.

Kats Split Twin Bill against Onondaga CC - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on April 5, 2012 - 6:21pm

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - April 5 - The Erie Community College baseball team got two solid pitching performances Thursday but came away with a split in Region III action against Onondaga CC. Onondaga CC picked up a 2-0 win in the opener but the Kats recorded an 8-2 win in game two.

Onondaga CC Sweeps Sixth-Ranked Kats - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on April 3, 2012 - 7:17pm

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - April 3 - The sixth-ranked Erie Community College baseball team suffered two losses Tuesday, falling 10-1 and 2-0 to Onondaga CC at the ECC North Campus.
Onondaga CC improved to 19-6 overall and a league-best 5-1. The Kats are now 12-8 overall and 2-2 in Region III play.
Onondaga CC scored 10 runs in the first inning of the first game and cruised to the win. Joshua Vaccaro (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) pitched three scoreless innings in relief in the opener.

Kats' DH Rained Out - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on April 1, 2012 - 7:12pm

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - April 1 - Sunday's doubleheader between the Erie Community College and Tompkins Cortland CC baseball teams was rained out.
ECC, the nation's sixth-ranked team at 12-6, will play Onondaga CC in a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the ECC North Campus.

Wagner Keys Kats Wins over Tompkins Cortland CC - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on March 31, 2012 - 6:54pm

DRYDEN, N.Y. - March 31 - The Erie Community College baseball team improved to 12-6 with 8-3 and 10-0 wins Saturday over Tompkins Cortland Community College.
Sophomore Mike Wagner (Williamsville, N.Y./St. Mary's) had three hits, scored three times, stole three bases and had a pair of doubles to back sophomore Mike Tolsma's (Tonawanda, N.Y./Tonawanda) complete game win. Sophomore Joe Pantano (Fredonia, N.Y./St. Francis) drove in two runs on a pair of hits.

Genesee CC Sweeps Kats - Press Release

Posted by Matt Schmidt on March 29, 2012 - 8:13pm

BATAVIA, N.Y. - March 29 - The Erie Community College baseball team, ranked sixth in the latest NJCAA Division III poll, lost twice Thursday to NJCAA Division II member Genesee CC. The Cougars recorded an 8-7 win in game one before recording a 5-1 victory in the nightcap.
In game one, ECC scored seven runs in the second hitting as the Kats used two walks, two hit batters and four hits to take a 7-1 lead. However, Genesee CC answered with six runs in its half of the inning to tie score. Genesee CC would win the game with an unearned run in the sixth inning.

Canisius College Men’s Baseball Prevails Over Cross Town Rival University @ Buffalo - Blog

Posted by radneyj on March 28, 2012 - 9:56pm

In every sports season there are a couple games you always circle when a team first gets their hands on their schedule. For both the Golden Griffins of Canisius and the Bulls of University @ Buffalo today was one of the games both teams had circled on their schedule. The cross town rivalry was renewed today as the 13-13 Griffs played host to the 7-12 Bulls. A back and forth contest was played by each team, as each team went on scoring runs then answered each other runs right back which led to a very entertaining game. However in the end Canisius won 8-6.