Pembroke and Harford score 2009 Post Season Honors

Two of the 2009 Geneva Red Wings were granted post season honors this past week. The 2009 NYCBL post season All-Star team was named and Dan Pembroke (Dowling College) was named to the 2nd team at 1st Base. Dan played in all 43 games for Wings this past season hitting .285 with a OPS of .853. He drove in 21 batters and broke the Red Wing single season doubles record with 14 wall-bangers. He also anchored the team at first with a .981 fielding percentage.

Will Harford (University of Notre Dame) was listed on the “Top 25 Pro Prospects” list for the NYCBL. Will was listed at #25 for the league. The 6′0″ 180lb. Irish Senior lead the team in average at .315 and hits with 46 including 11 doubles which led to a a solid .753 OPS. He manned the hot corner for the Wings all season playing in 41 of 43 games.

Congratulations to both Dan and Will for being recognized by the coaches and the scouts involved with the NYCBL.

Matt Perry breaks the NYCBL Consecutive Hits Record

Matt Perry (Holy Cross) broke the NYCBL consecutive game hitting record as his streak came to an end at 27 games. Perry hit safely in every game for one calendar month and hit safely in 38 of 40 games in the 2008 season.

Four Wings Particpate in 2008 All Star Festivites, Mendiola Gold Glove Award

Three Geneva Red Wings were named to the 2008 NYCBL All Star Game in Watertwon, NY. Catcher Doug Elliott (UConn), Relief Pitcher Kyle Eastham (South Florida), and Third Baseman Eddy Mendiola (University of Notre Dame) each had a hand in the Western Division's 9-4 win in Watertown. Elliott took one for the team and caught the entire 3 hour affair managing 12 pitchers on the night, going 2-5 at the plate. Kyle Eastham pitched the final inning for the West striking out the side in the ninth. Mendiola was named the Tom Kenny Gold Glove winner on the evening as he took away some sure hits down on the hot corner. He also assisted offensively goigng 4-5 on the night with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Preceeding the game, Matt Perry (Holy Cross) participated in the Home Run Derby as the Geneva representative, however Matt being a singles hitter, was unable to clear the wall in his 10 outs and did not advance out of the first round. Congratulations to each player, Geneva should be very proud of their performances.

4 Wings Named to 2008 All-Star Game

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.

Four Wings earn 2007 All-NYCBL honors

Four Geneva Red Wings were named to the post season All-NYCBL All-Star teams for the 2007 season. Kyle Bellamy (University of Miami) and Ashton Mowdy (Eastern Oklahoma) were named first team All-Stars, and Paul Bertuccini (LSU) and Andrew Damewood (University of Texas @ Tyler) were placed on the second team. Three of the four afore mentioned players were pitchers, which was a testament to the strong pitching the Wings had this season. The Wings pitching staff had five pitchers with ERA's under 2.00, a team ERA of 2.78, and opponents only batted a mere .217 against the entire staff. It is obvious that even more pitchers could have been named to the All-NYCBL teams. The Wings hitting also came on late, with three batters batting over .300, 15 team homeruns, and a league leading .359 team slugging percentage. The entire Red Wing organization would like to congratulate the players named to the All-NYCBL teams, as well as every player on the 2007 team for an outstanding season. Below is a brief synopsis of each All-Star's accomplishments this season.

First Team 2007 All-NYCBL

Ashton Mowdy, Eastern Oklahoma: 6-0 1.46 ERA, Ashton lead the Wings with 48.1 IP allowed only 18 walks and finished second in the NYCBL with 54 strikeouts. Opponents batted .151 against him. Ashton was a Wings workhorse as he worked as starting pitcher and short reliever for the Wings in 2007.

Kyle Bellamy, University of Miami: 1-0 0.00 ERA, Franchise record 14 saves. Kyle was the Wings closer, pitching 15.0 innings while striking out 23. Kyle allowed only 4 hits and 2 walks on the entire season. Opponents batted a miniscule .027 against the sidewinding righthander.

Second Team 2007 All-NYCBL

Paul Bertuccini, LSU: 3-1 1.14 ERA, Paul worked as a starting pitcher and middle reliever for the 2007 Wings. He pitched 31.2 innings in eight apperances striking out 35 and walking 11 batters. Opponents batted .191 against him and his WHIP (walks/hits per innings pitched) was 1.03.

Andrew Damewood, University of Texas @ Tyler: Andrew batted .308 on the season and lead the team with 49 hits, and batted in 24 runs. He also led the team with a .484 slugging percentage, created by 18 extra basehits including 4 homeruns. Andrew also helped the Wings on defense with 3 outfield assists and .961 fielding percentage, he was the only Wing to play in every game this season.

Three Wings Named to 2007 West Division All-Stars

The NYCBL All-Star game is being held this year in Amsterdam, NY and three Red Wings have been elected to represent the Western Division at the Classic. Outfielder Andrew Damewood (University of Texas @ Tyler) is batting .257 with 2 HR and 11 RBI's while helping to lead the outfield crew. Julio Gomez (Coker College) is leading the league with 3 HR on the season as well as sharing time behind the plate, and at first base. He is also batting .289 with 15 RBI's on the season. Kyle Bellamy (Miami (FL)) has been the Wings closer on the season, he is 1-0 and has racked up 5 saves and a 0.00 ERA with 7 K's in 7.0 innings pitched. The Red Wing staff would like to extend our congratulations to each of these players on their accomplishments this season!

Geneva's Nick Stewart named 2006 NYCBL Player of the Year!

Nick Stewart, Francis Marion: was honored with the title of 2006 NYCBL Player of the Year as voted on by the NYCBL coaches. Nick roamed Right Field as a key component of the 2006 Geneva Red Wings. He led the team in nearly every offensive category this season, while tallying 6 assists from his Right Field position. Nick's numbers were some of the best on the all-time Red Wings list. He broke the single season home run record hitting his 7th in his final game, beating former Wing Craig King's record of 5. He swiped 14 of the 17 bases he attempted to steal, his OBPS (on base plus slugging) was an obscene .905 as he batted a vey soild .310. To go along with his 7 HR's he also drove in 28 RBI's. Nick was a gentleman both on and off the field and played the game with poise, power, humility and class. On behalf of the the entire Geneva Red Wings organization we would like to congratulate Nick on being recognized for such a tremndous honor!

Jeremy Kehrt named to NYCBL First Team Post-Season All-Stars

Jeremy Kehrt, Southern Indiana: was named to the NYCBL First Team Post-Season All-Stars for his performance on the mound this season. Jeremy was one of a trio of strong starters the Wings had this season, and as the season progressed so did his delivery. His "stuff" was domniating through out the season, most notably in his 3 complete games of which two were shutouts. His ERA was a microscopic 1.77 over 8 starts. He allowed just 35 hits and 14 walks in his team leading 56.0 IP, which resulted in a 0.88 WHIP. He also fanned 46 batters for an average of 7.4 K/9 innings. On behalf of the entire Geneva Red Wings organization we would like to congratulate Jeremy on being named a NYCBL First Team All-Star!