May 6, 2010 | Opportunity comes every time the ball is placed in senior Tom Fishback’s hands. But for Fishback and his three fellow senior teammates, opportunity runs scarce as the season winds down on the baseball diamond.
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May 4, 2010 | The baseball team has endured a fair amount of success over the past three weeks of its season.

After starting the out putridly at 2–9, the Bombers have upped their record to 15–14 overall and 7–3 in the Empire 8 with a 5–3 mark since April 15.

It all started with a dominating 13–3 win at SUNY-New Paltz. Having solid days for the Blue and Gold that day were junior third baseman David Ahonen and freshman designated hitter Sean Weber, who both hit home runs. Weber also drove in four RBIs.

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Apr 29, 2010 | Bats fall silent when sophomore Tucker Healy steps on the hill. The right-handed pitcher has an ERA of just 1.48, which is the second best in the Empire 8.
In a season where Bomber pitching has been inconsistent, Healy has been a major bright spot for the South Hill squad. The sophomore has the lowest ERA and the most strikeouts per inning on the team at 1.41.
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Apr 22, 2010 | After a miserable start to the season, the baseball team now finds itself in the middle of a playoff race. Winners of five of their last six, the Bombers head into the biggest weekend series of their season.
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Apr 15, 2010 | It’s difficult to get on the baseball team’s bad side. At the collegiate level,
where players are predominantly right-handed, the Bombers’ batting lineup is mismatching opponents from the left side of the plate.
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Apr 15, 2010 | If a member of the baseball team has a problem, going to Head Coach George Valesente and his staff is not the only option. The other is senior pitcher and captain Tom Fishback.
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Apr 14, 2010 | Junior Andrew Wall proved this afternoon why he’s come a long way since his first two seasons as a member of the baseball team.

In his first two seasons, Wall only pitched seven varsity innings, allowing 14 hits, five earned runs and sporting a 6.43 ERA. But today in a 10–2 win against Cazenovia University at Freeman Field, he went a strong seven innings, allowing only two earned runs and three walks, while striking out eight and throwing 111 pitches. 

 

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Apr 10, 2010 | It was a tale of two completely different baseball games in the Ithaca College-Utica College doubleheader today at Freeman Field.
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Apr 10, 2010 |
While Fishback was sensational, the Blue and Gold’s offense was stellar as well. Ithaca took a 1–0 lead in the second and broke it open in the fifth with three more runs. After the Red Dragons responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead to 4–2, the Bombers slashed the margin open again in the sixth with a four-run frame to put the score at 8–2.
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Apr 8, 2010 | Squatting behind the dish has been a trip around the bases for senior Mike Armstrong. The baseball team’s starting catcher has played for three different schools throughout his collegiate career but says coming to Ithaca was the best decision he has made.
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