WATERTOWN — When small spurts of warm April air begin drifting into the north country, baseball season is never far behind. According to the perpetually decreasing countdown clock on the Watertown Rapids’ website, the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League is 53 days from beginning its 2020… Read More ⇒

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WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College has hired Brandon Noble to coach its baseball team and Noble will step down as general manager of the Watertown Rapids, both JCC and the Rapids announced Tuesday. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Rapids announced Wednesday the addition of Ogdensburg Free Academy graduate Ethan Baldwin to its roster for the 2020 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season. Read More ⇒

Former Watertown Rapids manager David Anderson has been hired as a development coach in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the Rapids announced Wednesday. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Rapids have a new manager, their third as they approach their third year of the franchise. Read More ⇒

Watertown Rapids’ manager Mike Wood is moving on after one season on the job. Read More ⇒

The Amsterdam Mohawks topped the Adirondack Trail Blazers 10-4 Wednesday night to earn their fifth Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League title. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — In the franchise’s second season, the Watertown Rapids couldn’t quite duplicate or better what the team accomplished last summer on the diamond. Read More ⇒

GENEVA — The Geneva Red Wings swept the Watertown Rapids, 5-4 and 4-0, in a season-ending Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League doubleheader for the Rapids on Wednesday night at McDonough Park. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Rapids entered Tuesday night needing a win and a lot of help to remain in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League playoff race. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — A college student, Kalani Zehr has spent most of the summer moving lawns for a landscaping company. Read More ⇒

LITTLE FALLS — Time is growing short for the Watertown Rapids’ playoff aspirations in the West Division of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Despite a late comeback attempt, the Rapids never overcome the 10 runs that Adirondack scored in Saturday’s divisional Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game, leading to a 10-8 final before 521 fans at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds. Read More ⇒

ELMIRA — In the thick of the playoff race and in dire need of a win, the Watertown Rapids delivered Friday night with a 9-1 victory over the Elmira Pioneers. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — After a rough start to the week, things got a whole lot tougher for the Watertown Rapids on Thursday night. Read More ⇒

ONEONTA — Greg Tobin pitched six solid innings allowing only three runs on five hits but the Rapids were unable to get him his first win of the season, Oneonta piled on three more runs after Tobin departed and defeated Watertown 6-3 in an interdivisional Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball Leag… Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Alex Santos knew to expect an explosive lineup when Amsterdam traveled to Watertown for a interdivision, Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League matchup Monday. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Watertown Rapids outfielder Derek Kasperzyk is known for always being on the move on the basepaths, but it’s been that way the entire summer. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — In need of a bounce-back win Saturday night, the Watertown Rapids received a boost from roommates Sachin Nambiar and Tony Socci. Read More ⇒

BOONVILLE — The Watertown Rapids up-and-down season continued Friday in a pair of losses to the Adirondack Trail Blazers. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — After three days off, this was the way Drew Mead and his Watertown Rapids teammates wanted to start the stretch drive of their season. Read More ⇒

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ELMIRA — The Elmira Pioneers stormed out to a three-run lead after four innings en route to an 8-2 triumph over the Watertown Rapids in a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game before a crowd of 3,091 Sunday at Dunn Field. Read More ⇒

BOONVILLE — Tony Socci’s solo home run in the eighth inning proved to be the difference as the Watertown Rapids held off the Adirondack Trail Blazers, 6-5, in a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game Saturday at the Dr. Robert Smith Sports Complex. Read More ⇒

UTICA — The Watertown Rapids dropped their third straight game with an 8-6 loss to the Utica Blue Sox on Wednesday in a Perfect Game Collegiate League baseball game. Read More ⇒

The Mohawks (23-6) totaled 16 hits, and Geordon Blanton was responsible for three of them along with two runs batted in. Dalton Reese contributed two hits, one of which was a solo home run. Read More ⇒

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WATERTOWN — Josh Lajoie, now wearing a light blue No. 18 Rapids jersey, leaned on the Watertown dugout railing as fellow Massachusetts native Mike Rounds recorded the final three outs of the Rapids’ 4-0 win over Newark on Sunday in the opener of a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League doub… Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — For the second straight day, the Watertown Rapids’ game against the Geneva Red Wings was called Saturday because of rain and field conditions. Read More ⇒

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ELMIRA — The Elmira Pioneers were able to score only in the fifth inning Thursday but that was enough to defeat the Watertown Rapids 5-3 in Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Rapids’ struggles at home this season continued in a 14-9 loss to the Elmira Pioneers on Wednesday night. Read More ⇒

NEWARK — After winning the first game of the day, the Watertown Rapids settled for a split of a doubleheader with the Newark Pilots on Tuesday. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Rapids put on an early power display Monday night, but it wasn’t enough as they watched another potential home win slip away. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Under a heavy rainstorm with swirling winds, the Watertown Rapids were one out away from winning an official game on Saturday night, but Mother Nature had other plans. Read More ⇒

NEWARK — The Watertown Rapids turned to one of their newcomers — Josh Lajoie — to start Friday night’s game against the Newark Pilots. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Rapids managed to generate some drama in the late innings Thursday night. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds served as a launching pad Wednesday as the Utica Blue Sox and Watertown Rapids combined for four home runs and 18 runs scored. The Blue Sox had a little bit more fire power though and defeated Watertown 11-7, dropping the Rapids to below .500. Read More ⇒

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UTICA — The Watertown Rapids got a pair of complete games to pick up a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League doubleheader sweep of the Utica Blue Sox, 6-1 and 4-0, on Sunday at Murnane Field. Read More ⇒

AMSTERDAM — The Watertown Rapids’ swoon this week continued with an 8-3 road loss to the Amsterdam Mohawks on Saturday night. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — On the first day of summer, the Watertown Rapids’ struggles this week continued right out of the gate Friday night. Read More ⇒

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WATERTOWN — Adirondack Trail Blazers manager Mickey Fauvelle pumped his fist and his team let out a big sigh of relief when the last out was recorded. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Thirteen walks and six errors won’t win many ball games as made evident by the Watertown Rapids on Monday night. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Geordon Blanton helped the Amsterdam Mohawks steal a win and then he put an exclamation point on it. Read More ⇒

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