The A’s and Astros met to start their 2010 seasons. The Astros jumped out to an early lead scoring six runs in the first inning on some aggressive baserunning and a 2 RBI double by Andrew Penkala. In the bottom of the frame, Pranav Prabhala stroked a sharp single and moved up to third base but was stranded there as Chase Hart struck out the side. The Astros’ bats came alive in the top of the second scoring 5 runs with singles by Stefan Martin, Owen Mooso, Andrew Penkala and Nate Lowell. Tyler Bernard made a heads up tag out play at home preventing one run from scoring on a passed ball. In the bottom of the second, Nate Beaton reached second following a base hit but was stranded following two good infield plays by the Astros. The A’s shut the door on the Astros starting in the top of the third with Anthony Ceci notching two strikeouts and Pranav Prabhala robbing Derek Chiavelli of a single on a hot shot to short. Andrew Penkala came on to pitch the bottom of the third for the Astros and held the A’s scoreless again thanks to a strikeout, fielder’s choice and an unassisted put out at first by Erika Wentz. The A’s held the Astros scoreless in the top of the fourth wasting 2 singles by Andrew Penkala and Nate Lowell. Penkala struck out two A’s in the bottom of the fourth. Tyler Bernard came on to pitch in the fifth inning and retired the Astros in order with two strikeouts. The A’s mounted a 6 run rally in the bottom of the fifth with run scoring singles by Roe Hendrick, Aaron Silva and Kevin Morris. Tyler Bernard struck out the side in the top of the sixth stranding Vinnie Priore on second. Vinnie came in to closeout the game for the Astros and stopped a rally by the A’s by striking out the side. Down 11-0, the A’s came back to score 7 but fell short on a well played game.

The Giants offense continued to roll as they managed 11 hits and only struck out three times in a 10-2 win over the Astros. Zach Finklestein was the offensive star with three hits and a walk with three runs scored. Andrew Pencala had a walk and a hit with a run scored for the visiting Astros.

The Cardinals came out strong in this game with some solid pitching from Adam Robinson. Ben Morin had 2 solid hits and got on base all 4 at bats. The Astros Robby Pavlas hit the ball all day and the entire Astros team played some solid defense. Andrew Penkala finished the game out with a couple solid innings. The Cardinals ran the bases well as a team and a terrific catching performance by Chris Haley at home plate kept the Astros off the scoreboard.

In a rematch of the last game, The Giants scored four runs in the bottom of the 5th to hold off the patient Astros squad. The Astros drew 10 walks and added three hits off three different Giants pitchers. Chase Hart had a hit and a walk and scored twice. John Derry was the hitting star for the Giants with a walk, two singles, and a double. John Miles and Stephen McClendon hit triples for the home Giants.

The AAA Rockies were able to hold off a late inning rally by the Astros to preserve a 11-9 victory. Harper Niven and Kavim Bhatnagar pitched well for the Rockies. Harper Niven also made a nice catch in center field to rob Robby Pavlas of an extra base hit. Andrew Patno had a clutch single in the Astros late inning rally but it wasn't quite enough.

The AAA Rockies got back to .500 with a 13-1 victory over the Astro’s. Both Harper Niven and Clayton Medling provided strong pitching for the Rockies. A highlight for the Astro’s was some quality pitching by Vincent Priore.

The Astros and Blue Jays played a tight game at Dresher Field today. The visiting Jays led off with an in-the-park home run by Nic Stockman. Neysa Ouellette followed with a single but was caught stealing at third by a quick throw by Owen Mooso and good tag by Robby Pavlas. Tyler Linscott had a single and scored. In the bottom of the first the Astros scored two to tie the game with double by Chase Hart and 2 RBI single by Andrew Patno. Chase Hart pitched a 1-2-3 top half of the second inning helping himself by nabbing a soft liner up the middle and throwing to Erika Wentz to double up the runner on first. The Astros scored two runs in the bottom of the second on a 2 RBI single by Stefan Martin to take a 4-2 lead. The Blue Jays scored three to take the lead in the top of the third on a double by Nic Stockman and singles by Neysa Ouellette and Cam Bisson. Brennan Bergerson pitched his way out of a one-out bases loaded jam striking two Astros out to limit them to a single run that tied the game in the bottom of the third. The Blue Jays scored 6 quick runs in the fourth to take a 11-5 lead on two doubles by Zach Wilson and Cam Bisson and singles by Neysa Ouellette and Ryan Vermette. The Astros mounted a come back in the bottom of the fourth scoring 4 runs to pull within two runs sparked by a single and some heads up base running by Andrew Pankala. The game tightened as Andrew Patno and Tyler Arnesen pitched clean innings in the fifth both striking out 3. The Astros held the Blue Jays scoreless in the top of the sixth with the second Hart-Wentz pop-up/pickoff double play of the day. In the bottom of the sixth the Astros hit four singles by Chase Hart, Andrew Penkala Penkala, Andrew Patno and capped by Robby Pavlas’s walk-off RBI single scoring Nate Lowell from third to win the game.

On a crisp windy day at Dresher Field the Astros and the A’s met tied in the standings of the tuff AAA division. The Astros struck first with consecutive singles by Chase Hart, Owen Mooso, and Andrew Penkala. A’s pitcher Pranav Prabhala then settled down holding the Astros to just one run over the first 2 innings even though 3 Astros, Stefan Martin, Vincent Priore, and Erika Wentz all worked their way on base. The A’s then struck in the top of the third inning with solid hits by Nolan Foss, Srimanth Kumar, Roe Hendrick, Michael Oliver, Kevin Morris, and Pranav putting 5 up on the board and taking the lead 5-1. The Astros came right back in the bottom of the third with 4 runs of their own sparked by hits from Derek Chiavelli and Robby Pavlas sandwiched around great base running by Chase and Andrew. The A’s came right back in the bottom of the fourth. After Nolan worked his way on base Joshua Tramack moved him into scoring position and Andres Hulfachor lashed a screaming double scoring them both. With hits from hits then from Pranav, Sri, Roe, and Michael the A’s batted around for the second inning in a row ending with Aaron Silva driving in the final run of the inning making the score A’s 11, Astros 5. In the bottom of the 4th the daunting task of holding the Astros and protecting the slim lead for the A’s went to Ace pitcher Andrew Simard. The Astros were not intimidated and with some great base running from Alex Patno and Erika put 2 up on the board cutting the A’s lead to 4. The Astros then took the field led by such defensive standouts as Camden Chesbrough and Nathan Lowell with one mission, shut down the A’s offensive machine. Nolan led off with a single then Vinny settled down on the mound and his defense tightened up and the Astros got out of the inning stranding Nolan at third. Time became the enemy as it was clear when they came up for the bottom of the 5th that this would be their last chance to walk off with the win. Andrew took the mound to finish the job but everyone knew it would not be easy. After getting one out Owen hit a solid single followed by Andrew Penkala 3rd hit of the day a double but in a clutch defensive play the Astro’s lead runner was tagged out trying to score. Two outs man on second. After Robby worked his way on base Andrew Patno came to the plate and just like that he slammed a triple to the gap scoring 2 making cutting the A’s lead to 2 runs. The tying run came to the plate. Nate made contact with Andrew’s fastball hitting a slow roller in front of the plate. A’s catcher Michael Oliver sprang up, barehanded the ball, made a perfect throw to Pranav at 1st for the final out of the game. Final Score A’s 11, Astros 9. The A’s would like to thank the The Minor league Cardinals for sending up 3 of their stars Andres Hulfachor, Joshua Tramack, and Nolan Foss. Without your help the A’s would not have been able to come away with the win.

The Astros got off to a hot start by scoring 4 runs in the first inning but the Giants bats came to life as they defeated the Astros 13-6 on Sunday. Andrew Penkala pitched very well and contributed 3 hits and scored 2 runs for the Astros. Owen Mooso also had 2 hits and played awesome behind the plate. For the Giants, Zack Finkelstein hit his 1st ever inside the park Home Run to deep left field and also got the save as the pitcher. Stephen McLendon picked up the victory on the mound and also contributed 3 hits including 2 triples... Seth Bridges had a great hit and scored a run. Myles Johnson walked 3 times as he has been an on-base machine for the Giants. Thomas McLendon and Spencer Durand each had 2 hits and each scored 3 times.

The AAA Rockies edged the Astros 13-10 in an exciting game at Drescher Field. TJ Gillis started the Rockie offense out with a nice double down the right field line. Astro Vinnie Priore smacked a nice double to spark their 5 run 4th inning rally. Harper Niven pitched well for the Rockies stricking out 3 of the 4 batters he faced in the 2nd inning. Harper also made a diving catch at 1st base for a nice play.

The Jays and Astros met again for the second time this season. The first meeting was a great game that came down to the last inning, and the Astros stole the show. This game also demonstrated that both teams are playing well and coming together at this point in the season. The first two innings of the game were well played and both sides did not allow a run to be scored. Chase Hart threw some heat at us for the first two innings.(2-4 with an RBI sacrifice. Erika Wentz hit her first double of the season and the crowd cheered for her incredible hit! Owen Mooso also threw a perfect strike from home plate to Andrew Patno for a steal and really set the tone for the Blue Jays. Nate Lowell hit 2-3 with two singles. On the Jays side, Neys threw heat all day long and struck out 4-5. Tyler Linscott, hit a triple and with an error was able to turn this into a in-park home run! First of the year for Tyler. Jake Meleedy caught a well hit ball from Chase Hart well into Right field, it was Jake's best play of the season so far! Nick wrapped up the game for a win pitching the final two innings. The Blue Jays came together that day with great defense and connecting with the ball to put in play. We will face the Astros this Friday, and it will be an incredible match up again for both teams.

In the top of the first, Chase Hart faced 5 Blue Jays hitters giving up two walks but stranding those base runners by striking out the side. The Astros jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first on hits by Andrew Penkala, Owen Mooso and Stefan Martin. Neysa Ouellette caught Stefan Martin trying to steal home on a passed ball and Ryan Vermette struck out one to end the inning. The Blue Jays got one back in the top of the second on a hit by JJ Kammann. Owen Mooso twice scrambled out from behind the plate to catch two pop ups to retire the side. The Astros scored 6 runs in the bottom of the second with some heads up baserunning and hits by Erika Wentz, Derek Chiavelli, Chase Hart, Owen Mooso and Nate Lowell. Andrew Patno came on to pitch the top of the third and got three quick outs including a diving catch by Chase Hart at second. The Astros scored 5 more runs in the bottom of the third on hits by Derek Chiavelli, Andrew Penkala and Stefan Martin. The Blue Jays fought hard but the win went to the Astros.

Saturday was a great morning for baseball at Drescher Field with the Astros hosting the Cardinals. The Cards got on the board first with some nice hits from Austin L., Adam R. and Ben M all scoring runs. The Astros had some great hits of their own off the bats of Andrew Patno, Andrew Penkala and Robby Pavlas. Score 3-2 after the first. The Astros had some good heads up baseball in the second with a sweet double play by Erika W. The Cards wouldn't be outdone an also had a 1-2-3 inning with a pair of strikeouts and a good play in the field. The fourth inning started off with a huge shot by Vince A., which resulted in a double. Also having big hits this inning were: Devin G., Ben M., and a Home Run by Ben L. The Astros tried to rally back but with lights out pitching by Austin L., it was nearly impossible. Great game by both teams and the Cards look forward to playing the Astros in their final game Wednesday night. Final Score Cards 19, Astros 6.

On a beautiful Sunday morning The Astros and A’s squared off in a late season rematch. .The Astros struck first after Andrew Patno got on base and with dazzling speed and heads up base running came around to Score. Andrew was the only base runner allowed in two strongly pitched innings by A’s Starter Anthony (Boog) Ceci. A’s Pranav Prabhala led off the first with a single but the A’s could not bring him around to score. The A’s came back to tie it in the bottom of the second. After the Astros top notch defense led by Erika Wentz and Eric Patricio and Nathan Lowell made two great plays on hard hit Balls by Kevin Morris and Matthew Caplan, Srimanth Kumar lined a double in the gap and was brought home by a Seeing Eye single of the bat of Aaron Silva. At the end of 2 innings score is tied at 1.after both teams were held scoreless in the third by some great pitching it was time for the bats to take over. Chase Hart of the Astros got on first to lead off the top of the 4th. Using singles by Andrew Penkala, Stefan Martin, and Alex Patno and a double by Erika the Astros put up 5 runs. The A’s answered in the bottom half of the 4th with 5 runs of their own as Roe Hendrick and Anthony reached on singles, Kevin cleared the bases with a 2 run double, and then scored on a double by Matt. After 4 score tied at 6. In the top of the 5th the Astros put up 3 to break the tie with singles by Camden Chesbrough, Andrew and Nathan Lowell. The A’s answered in the bottom of the 5th with 4 runs of their own as Andrew Simard and Nathan Beaton led off the attack. When Roe reached first Anthony stepped up to the plate and drove in two runs with a hard hit single. After Michael Oliver reached first Keven drove in 2 more runs with his second double of the day. A’s 10, Astros 9 after 5. The Astros came up in the top of the 6th armed and ready. A’s pitcher Tyler Bernard was up for the challenge. Derek Chiavelli worked his way on base to lead off the inning and with heads up base running positioned himself in scoring position. Tyler retired the next two batters and chased step up to the plate and hit a single in the hole scoring Derek. Tyler then shut down the attack and the A’s came up in the bottom of the 6th with the score tied at 10. Sri Kumar hit the first pitch into left field for a single, stole second, and then scored on a single to right by Aaron Silva for a walk off win. A’s 11, Astros 10.

Wednesday night the Cardinals hosted the Astros in the final game of the season for both teams. Strong pitching by Astro Robby Pavlas in the first 2 innings (5 K's). Cardinals Austin Long, Adam Robinson and Devin Gates made it across the plate to make the score 3-0. Cardinals had strong pitching from Devin G. (5K's), Adam R. (4K's) and Austin L (4K's) as well as some great fielding by Adi G. and Ahbay G. to keep the Astros off the scoreboard. Sinjin D. had a great double in the 5th inning that brought in several runs for the Cardinals. Great game played by both teams. Final Cardinals 12 Astros 0. We look forward to seeing the Atros in the playoffs.

The AAA Rockies edged the Astro's 10 to 9 in a well played playoff game at Drescher Field today. Harper Niven, Kavim Bhatnagar, TJ Gillis and Casey McNally all pitched well for the Rockies. Owen Mooso played excellent defense behind the plate for the Astro's keeping the Rockie base runners at bay. There was a display of AAA girl power as both Erika Wentz for the Astro's and Makena Leezer for the Rockie's smacked clean triples. Jake Fitzpatrick played solid defense for the Rockies making a nice catch in center field.

It was a great played today between the Astros and Jays. Both teams have been playing great defense, and heads up ball as of late. Astros Pitched: Chase Hart= 2 innings Robby Pavlas= 2 innings Andrew Patno= 2 innings Blue Jays Pitched: Brennan Bergerson=1 Neysa Ouellette= 5 Game Ball went to Neysa Ouellette for pitching a great game! Hats off to the Astros who played a great game!!!