The 27-year-old batted .253 with 24 longballs and 172 RBI in 1460 at-bats in 403 contests across five seasons of minor league baseball. Ruta reached as high as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, in the San Diego Padres' system, last campaign.
Month: March 2022
Brooklynite, Nova Southeastern Mens’ Hoops’ Sekou Sylla Earns D2CCA National Player of the Year
The guard/forward averaged 22.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game across 32 contests. Furthermore, Sylla broke 1500 points for his college career and set Sunshine State Conference (SSC) records for points (718) and rebounds (332) in a single season.
Righty Scott Harkin Re-Signs with the Long Ducks
Overall, the California native went 5-0 with a 3.42 ERA, 33 strikeouts and 14 walks in 10 starts with Long Island.
Staten Island FerryHawks Ink First Ever Ex-MLBer Rymer Liriano
Liriano hit two home runs, 12 RBI and had 17 runs scored in 150 at-bats in 59 MLB games between the San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox.
Wild Health Genomes Draft First-Ever Female, Alexis ‘Scrappy’ Hopkins, for On-Field Pro Baseball Position
Alexis Hopkins is expected to become the Genomes’ bullpen catcher after inking a contract with the club.
SI FerryHawks Pick Hard-Throwing Righty Hector Guance 1st Overall in Atlantic League Pro Showcase Draft
He last pitched in the Balitmore Orioles organization for the Delmarva Shorebirds, going 9-6 with a 4.43 ERA in 108.0 innings of work in 24 games in 2019. Overall, for his professional career, Guance has posted a 22-21 record with a 4.41 ERA in 333.5 innings in 91 games across six seasons.
NJIT Hoops Offers Australian Native, Otero Junior College PG Hunter-Jack Madden
The Shore School High School product averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in 31 contest this past campaign.
LI Ducks Re-Sign 2019 Atlantic League Champ Vladimir Frias
Frias, 35, first became a part of Long Island in 2019. He played a career-best 128 contests and stole a career-high 28 bases while totaling eight homers, 34 RBI, 53 runs, 99 hits, 16 doubles and four triples. He then hit .267 and scored six runs in eight playoff games, helping the Ducks capture the Atlantic League crown.
St. Joseph’s Softball Powers its Way to Twinbill Sweep of Brooklyn College
Senior pitcher Jessica Mecham flirted with perfection and blazed a no-hitter in game one, while sophomore hurler Brianna Kilimet tossed a one-hit shutout in game two.
St. Joseph’s Softball Claims All 3 Skyline Conference Awards
Bella Hurtado, Autumn Poppett and Ashleigh Hartwig claim all honors.
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