Cortland Crush

A fan-run notebook for Cortland County baseball

Game recaps with the box score to back them up, player spotlights, pitching-line breakdowns and recruitment notes from local high school programs. Written by people who sit in the bleachers, not in a press box.

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Following the Crush, coaching a youth squad, or just looking for Friday-night plans? Start with the series opener.

From the notebook

Recaps, player features and the practical stuff families ask about all summer. Start with whatever matches your week.

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Game recap

Crush Take the Series Opener Behind a Seven-Inning Start

A low-scoring Friday night that turned on one big fourth inning, plus how the bullpen sets up for the rest of the weekend.

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Player spotlight

The Catcher Who Calls His Own Game

Pitch sequencing, framing and the between-innings talks that never show up in a box score. A week with a local backstop.

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Parent guide

Travel Schedules, Equipment Budgets and Rain-Delay Makeups

What a summer season actually costs in driving hours and gear, and how makeups get rescheduled without wrecking the calendar.

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Got a scorebook correction or a tip from the bleachers? Send it through the contact desk and we will follow up.

Ways to follow the Crush this season

Pick the coverage that matches how you actually watch baseball. Some readers want every box score, others just want to know when the next home series starts. All three options are free and open to anyone around Cortland County.

Game Recaps

Every Crush game gets a written recap with the pitching line, key at-bats and the defensive plays that decided it. Innings, runs, hits and errors are posted alongside the story so you can check the numbers yourself.

Recaps posted the morning after each game
Box-score card with full inning breakdown
Bullpen usage notes for the next series

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Player Spotlights

Longer pieces on the people behind the box score: catchers calling their own game, pitchers rebuilding a delivery, alumni still playing in summer leagues across the region.

Interviews from practice and pregame
Pitching-line and defensive breakdowns
Alumni tracking through the summer

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Guides for Families

Practical notes for parents and youth coaches: travel schedules across three counties, equipment budgets that hold up over a season, and how rain-delay makeups actually get rescheduled.

Season logistics and carpool planning
Recruitment notes from local high school programs
Field-condition updates before each series

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