Short Season leagues like the New York Penn League and the Northwest League look to benefit from changes in draft JAMESTOWN, NY -- Class-A Short Season teams are just one of the many levels in the Minor League system for prospects. The 2012 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft's recent rule changes may have major implications on the ... Read More

BRADFORD, PA -- Fredonia State senior Jake Nowak (Depew) can now compare notes with his older brother Justin. Two seasons again, Justin started his final collegiate game and earned a complete-game victory on the final day of the Blue Devils' 2010 season. The Blue Devils ended their 2012 season Tuesday with a 10-7 win at Pitt Bradford, and this ... Read More

Brian Sheehan had four hits in the doubleheader Tuesday vs. Brockport. (Photo by Dan Lowe / Fredonia Blue Devils) FREDONIA, NY -- Fredonia State rallied for three runs in the last of the ninth inning but saw its comeback fall short on a game-ending double play for a 10-7 loss Tuesday to Brockport in the second ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Things did not start the way manager Dave Berg had probably hoped for after the all-star break for the Jamestown Jammers. The club, who was sitting just three games out of the wild card lead after leaving Lowell, Mass. for All-Star festivities, sputtered out of the gate losing three in a row, all to teams they were chasing. The ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Heading into the final day of round robin play at the Babe Ruth World Series yesterday, it had become evident of who the tournament’s favorites are heading into this weekend’s playoffs. Pre-tournament favorites, Middle Atlantic (Tri-Township, Pa.) and Pacific Southwest (Tri-Valley, Calif.) have certainly appeared to be on a ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Some of Dejai Oliver’s earliest memories are of time spent at the baseball field, watching his father play. His childhood memories of spending time at the ball yard with Dad are a bit different than your average father and son baseball bonding time, though – trips to the stadium with Dad for Oliver meant visits to the major ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Some of the best youth baseball players in the country are set to converge on Chautauqua County as the 2011 13-15 year-old Babe Ruth World Series comes to town August 20-27. Players from every corner of the country have been hitting the diamonds this summer in pursuit of a championship dream which will lead to Jamestown at ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The transition to life in professional baseball comes as an adjustment for even top prospects. For most, though, the game remains the same one minor league players have enjoyed since the days of Little League. By the time a player is drafted, he typically is entrenched in a certain role and though it may evolve with work at ... Read More

GOWANDA, NY — The Gowanda 11-12 Little League All-star Baseball Team won the District 38 championship for the second year in a row by defeating Fredonia and Frewsburg in Silver Creek on July 16 and 17. Kneeling L-R: David Poff, Brian Gernatt, Jordan Nosal, Jack Van Wey and Brandon Arrigo. Standing L-R: Chase Van ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY - When Josh Hodges entered the Florida Marlins organization following his selection in the seventh round of the 2009 MLB Entry Draft out of his high school in New Albany, Miss., the right-hander had instant prospect status. At 6'7" and 235 pounds, the third-year professional has the pitching frame to grab scouts' attention – couple ... Read More