Junior shortstop Tim Locastro announced Tuesday he will forgo his senior season of college baseball to play professionally. On Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays selected Locastro in the 13th round of the Major League Baseball Entry Draft. Locastro led the Blue and Gold in nearly every hitting category during the 2013 season. He hit... Continue Reading
During the second day of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays drafted Bombers' shortstop, rising senior Timothy Locastro, as the 385th pick in the 13th round. Locastro is the fourth Bomber in the past five years to be drafted by an MLB team. After the 2012 season, the Oakland... Continue Reading
The Bombers baseball team found a way to seek redemption in the Division III College World Series Monday evening after a loss early on in the tournament. Anchored by a rejuvenated pitching staff, which included the return of senior Jasper Adams, the Bombers have avoided elimination from World Series play by winning three consecutive games.... Continue Reading
With Empire 8 play behind them, the baseball team now has its sights set on the NCAA playoffs. But before the team can make a run for a national championship, it must finish the regular season with a crucial stretch of non-conference games. The Bombers have already won six of the final nine non-conference games,... Continue Reading
An explosive offensive performance led the No. 18 ranked baseball team to a 14-2 blowout of No.6 SUNY-Cortland on Monday afternoon at Freeman Field. The win is the Bombers’ sixth straight and their 27th in 29 games. Junior shortstop Tim Locastro led the Bombers with a 4-4 performance, which included two doubles, an RBI, and... Continue Reading
The baseball team got off to a quick start against York College and held on to win its fifth straight non-conference game. The Bombers beat the Spartans 6-1 on Sunday afternoon to improve to 30–6 on the season. The Bombers got on the board in the first inning when sophomore Vinny Gneo singled, scoring sophomore... Continue Reading
Behind a persistent offensive performance, the Ithaca College baseball team made its final home stand before the NCAA playoffs successfully. The Bombers swept SUNY-New Paltz on Saturday afternoon 3-2 and 6-1 to improve to 29–6 on the season. After beating SUNY-Oswego and SUNY-Oneonta earlier in the week, the Bombers came out strong again in the... Continue Reading
The Bombers baseball squad has secured its second consecutive Empire 8 title — and that win was especially sweet because it came to one of their biggest rivals. Last season, the St. John Fisher Cardinals accounted for three of the team’s four conference losses and finished 2nd in the conference behind the Bombers. Ithaca Hitting... Continue Reading
The baseball team split its second doubleheader of the weekend with St. John Fisher on Sunday afternoon, winning the first game 3-2 and dropping the second 2-1. The Bombers collected their second walk-off win of the weekend in the first game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Christian Brown hit a... Continue Reading
The baseball team clinched its second consecutive Empire 8 title Saturday, beating St. John Fisher twice in a doubleheader. But for the Bombers, the championship was almost an afterthought. Senior Corey Caswell said at this point, the team has its mind set on the playoffs, and the Empire 8 Championship is just another step in... Continue Reading
