Tom Haley

1 week ago | rutlandherald.com | Tom Haley

Keystone College was once a league rival of Vermont State University Castleton when the teams were in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference, but when it comes to history, the small Pennsylvania school screams baseball. Major League Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson was a pitcher for Keystone Academy, a forerunner of Keystone College, before going on to star at Bucknell University and later with the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

1 week ago | rutlandherald.com | Tom Haley

CASTLETON — Williams College grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning but the Vermont State University Castleton baseball team had a quick answer with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Ludlow's Jack Boyle had an RBI double in that frame for VTSU Castleton. Mason Meinke knocked in another run but much of the rally was fueled by four walks in the inning as Castleton rolled to a 19-4 victory.

1 week ago | timesargus.com | Tom Haley

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College offensive lineman Thomas Perry is big, talented and committed. Yet, the best word to tag him with might be unique. He defies odds that set him apart. He was the only player selected among the 243 NCAA Division III football schools for the prestigious East-West Shrine Game that was played on Jan. 30. So much about the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry major is unique including the depth of his offseason regimen.

1 week ago | rutlandherald.com | Tom Haley

FAIR HAVEN — Izzy Stoodley has piled up the strikeouts at Bellows Falls and the senior should hit the 500-milestone in the coming weeks, but it was her bat that talked the loudest in the Terriers' 19-13, nine-inning victory over Fair Haven on Tuesday. Stoodley had three doubles and an RBI single, reached on an error and scored five runs. "I started hitting better last year," Stoodley said.

1 week ago | rutlandherald.com | Tom Haley

Saxtons River is a tiny town in southern Vermont that oozes Americana. Many come to attend the community's Fourth of July celebration, an event that is a day-long patriotic festival that includes a parade, street fair and delectable food offerings. It is day that is a destination for people outside the area. Now, maybe baseball fans will make Saxtons River a destination. Baseball America has named Chester's Kaiden McCarthy as one of the top high school baseball prospects in the Class of 2027.