News & notes

 Niskayuna's Cam Grasso enters his senior season knowing where he'll play in 2026.

On Wednesday, Grasso committed to UAlbany, where his father, Mike, played baseball. Cam was also being recruited by Syracuse & Pittsburgh, now in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In the same Albany Times-Union piece, we learned that Seven McGee, a recent UAlbany grad, is now playing in Canada with British Columbia.

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To a man, the players of the Frontier League's Midwest All-Stars felt like the host Tri-City Valleycats treated them like superstars heading into Wednesday's All-Star game at Bruno Stadium. They even felt like they were in the big leagues with the accommodations.

Stephen DiTomaso of the Down East Bird Dawgs won the Home Run Derby. Brockton's Tommy Kretzler (Colonie) finished 4th, but a certain local station whiffed on the fact that Kretzler had already been in town twice this season with the Rox.

The Atlantic All Stars won the game, 5-4. Tri-City's Ian Walters had the game winning hit.

Tri-City resumes a home & home series with Three Rivers tomorrow night.

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The two best women golfers in Section II's recent history finished 1-2 in the NYS Women's Amateur Golf Championship Tuesday in East Setauket, Long Island.

Hayden Knapp, who will be a sophomore at South Glens Falls this fall, won the tournament. 2024 Albany Academy grad Kennedy Swedick, entering her sophomore season at Virginia, finished second. Knapp's victory follows a 2nd place finish in the state tournament last month.

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Mechanicville's Chad Brown moved into a tie for 1st in the trainer standings at Saratoga when he saddled  Mommy's Turn in the Wednesday finale, the Suzie O'Cain Stakes. Brown is now tied with Linda Rice with 4 winners each. The Ortiz brothers, Irad, Jr. (11) & Jose (9), are 1-2 on the jockey leaderboard after Irad won 2 races, and Jose 1, on Wednesday. Dylan Davis has been stuck on 2 winners, and finished 2nd in the Suzie O'Cain with Disco Star for his only money mount of the day.

Davis is scheduled for at least three mounts today, with a 4th if the finale is taken off the turf and moved to the main track in case of rain. Sister Katherine is listed for four mounts, and, like Dylan, could add an extra if they 10th race is moved to the main track.

First post is 1:10 pm.