Home Team - A's Visiting Team - Rockies After giving up a bunt home run to Brian Barrows in their season opener in 2009 the Rockes were hoping for a better start to their 2010 season. They got it with a win against last year's championship team. It was a very evenly played game as each team had 4 hits and 4 RBI's. The A's pitching staff combined for 10 K's Vs. the Rockies producing only 8 K's however, the Rockies Defense picked up the slack producing 9 put outs vs. the A's who only managed 4 put outs on the game. With the A's pitching and the Rockies Defense and the number of hits and RBI's tied, the scales were balanced and the game showed it. The game was particularly tense in the bottom of the 5th inning when the A's had the tying run on 2nd base and a man on 3rd with only 1 out and Brian Toupin hits a laser beam to right field. Cameron Paquette comes up huge and makes a web jem catch forcing both runners to retreat back to their bases saving 2 runs and a tie game. As for the game stats, Carter Cormier hit a 2B in the 4th and Nick Koch, Alec Juknievich and Anthony Yan added hits for the Rockies. On the A's team Chad Olivieri, Brian Toupin, Rohan Patel and one of the North brothers had hits. From the mound for the Rockies, Ben Seegel pitched the first 3 innings and had 3 K's and Matt Lawyer pitched the last 3 innings and had 5 K's. For the A's, Michael Fuller pitched the first 3 innings with 6 K's and Patrick McDonnell pitched the last 3 innings with 4 K's.

The A's defeated the Giants in a well-played game, which ended on a 7-4 double play started by left fielder Nikhil Karnane. Patrick McDonnell led the A's offense with three solid singles and was a defensive stand out behind the plate. Chad Olivieri and Anthony Martin also contributed to the offense with hits and stolen bases. The Giants were led offensively by Ryan Penkala with 2 hits and Brian Barrows who singled. The A's pitching was solid. Olivieri pitched 3 innings, striking out 9 and walking no one. Mike Fuller pitched two innings, allowing a run while striking out 3 and walking 2. Patrick McDonnell closed it out for the A's. For the Giants, Jason Fox started and pitched 4 solid innings, striking out 2 and scattering 3 hits. Mike Levasseur pitched the 5th and Penkala recorded 3 k's in one inning of work.

The Athletics no-hit the Royals 9-0 behind strong pitching and solid defense. Chad Olivieri started and pitched 3 innings, starting a nifty 1-6-3 double play in the second turned by Mike Fuller at short. Fuller pitched two solid innings, walking none while striking out 3. Patrick McDonnell finished it off with a solid inning of work. For the Royals, Owen Amigo battled through three innings and Ryan Szczygielski pitched the final two. Luke Anzel made a nice catch in right and Alex Parrott scooped a low throw from short to preserve an out. Offensively, Olivieri had two hits, including a double, while Mike Fuller, Patrick McDonnell and Nikhil Karnane contributed hits. Anthony Martin made all the plays in the field for the A's.

The A's used a 5 run second to grab an early lead and never looked back. Christian Lowell roped a double to left and Keenan Dwyer walked and scored the Orioles run. Cam Stockman had some good rips on the day, lining out and singling up the middle. Stockman (2IP, 1K), Keenan Dwyer (2IP, 4K) and Nick Perkins (2IP, 3K) handled the O's pitching. McDonnell pitched the first 3 for the A's, working out of some tough jams. Mike Fuller was lights-out, striking out 6 in his 3 innings of work and allowing no hits. Chad Olivieri had 3 hits, doubled and scored three times. Brian Toupin, Nikhil Karnane (double) and Mike Fuller (two hits) also contributed to the offense.

The Athletics beat the Orioles with good pitching and timely hitting. Brian Toupin led the offense with two doubles and two runs scored. Chad Olivieri started and went 4 innings, striking out 10 and allowing 2 hits. Mike Fuller and Patrick McDonnell each pitched a solid inning. For the Orioles, Keenan Dwyer started and pitched 2 innings, walking 1 and striking out 2. Cam Stockman struck out 2 in 2 innings of work, and Nick Perkins notched two K's in his inning of work. Offensively, Trevor Hult and Christian Lowell had the Orioles hits. For the A's Olivieri, Nathan Fallon, Fuller, Tyler North and Ryan North had hits. Anthony Martin was once again a standout defensively and Chad Hult was solid behind the plate.

The A's used timely hitting and good pitching to defeat a tough Royals team 8-4. Patrick McDonnell started and pitched 4 innings, striking out 7 and working out of some tight jams. Ryan North caught a line drive and turned it in to a double play. On the Royals side, Ryan Szczygielski caught a line drive near the warning track and doubled off the runner retreating to first. Owen Amigo made several nice plays at short and Patrick Bue made a grab in right that took away a hit. Mike Fuller pitched the final two innings for the A's, striking out 4 while allowing just 1 hit and a walk. The A's offense was led by Brian Toupin (2-3) and Mike Fuller (2-3 3 RBI). Chad Olivieri (single, 2 RBI) and Patrick McDonnell also contributed to the offense. The Royals had big days from Alex Parrott (2-2, RBI) and Steve Signorello (2-3, RBI) Owen Amigo (double) and Luke Anzel. Owen Amigo pitched 1 inning and Matthew Savoia closed out the game for the Royals.

The A's got all the offense they needed in the first inning when a single by Patrick McDonnell scored Chad Olivieri--then Mike Fuller followed up with a home run off the concession stand. The Giants got an infield single from Riley Bourque who later came around to score on an error. Chad Olivieri started and pitched 5 innings, striking out 11, allowing 1 hit and made a diving play on a comebacker. Mike Fuller closed it out with an efficient 11-pitch inning. For the Giants, Michael Levasseur pitched two innings, CJ Mellen two, and Ryan Penkala pitched one inning. The Giants pitchers only walked two batters. Olivieri and Nikhil Karnane also had hits for the A's.

The Athletics got started with three scoreless from Mike Fuller, who struck out 8 and walked just 1. Anthony Martin, Tyler North and Ryan North each pitched a solid inning for the A's, Offensively, Fuller was 4-4 with two home runs, a double 5 RBI. Chad Olivieri also had a home run, a single and 3 RBI. The Phillies had hits from Max Coffin and Zach Cunningham. Chris Fisher, Jacob Derush and Max Coffin handled the pitching duties. For the A's Rohan Patel, Anthony Martin (2 hits), Nikhil Karnane, Chaz Magras and Tyler North and Patrick McDonnell (two hits) also contributed with singles. The A's executed a near textbook run down and received solid defense from catcher McDonnell.

The A's managed 8 runs on 9 hits to defeat the Orioles 8-1. This game was 2-0 through four innings as Trevor Hult (2IP) and Nick Perkins (2IP) pitched well, keeping the A's hitters off balance and getting out of some jams. Ryan North sparked the A's offense with three hits and three stolen bases. Brian Toupin added a double and a single, while Chad Olivieri contributed two singles and two RBI. The Orioles got good outfield defense from Cam Stockman in CF and Derek Downing in LF. Keenan Dwyer caught a pop in shallow CF and threw out a tagging runner at home while Christian Lowell also turned a double play when he caught a bloop at third and got the runner retreating to third. Jonathan Zanzerkia and Anthony Martin also contributed hits for the A's. Patrick McDonnell started and pitched 4 solid innings, striking out 4 and allowing just 2 hits. Mike Fuller pitched two innings, striking out 2 and allowing no hits. Ryan Kozyra and Kyle Capone had the hits for the Orioles, while Cam Stockman and Zack Torla each pitched an inning.

Pitcher Anthony Martin led the A's to victory with a complete game, 8k, 0BB performance. Max Coffin had a solid outing for the Phillies, pitching well through the 4th before the A's took control of the game. In the 5th inning, with two outs, no one on and the Phillies leading 2-1, the A's started an important 4-run rally. Jonathan Zankerkia walked and stole second and third, then was singled home on a clutch hit by Ryan North to tie the game. Tyler North walked, then Chad Olivieri (2-3 double, 3 RBI) had a key 2RBI single to give the A's the lead. In the 6th the A's came back with 7 runs, highlighted by a base-clearing 3RBI double by Patrick McDonnell. A's speedster Brian Toupin had two hits, a walk and 6 stolen bases. For the Phillies, Gage Donaghue, Jacob Derusha and Zach Cunningham each pitched an inning. Chris Fisher had three hits, Coffin had two hits and Cunningham and Steve D'Onfro (rope down the left field line) also had hits. Mike Fuller turned a double play for the A's on a pop up and Martin and Olivieri executed a pickoff play at first.

Chad Olivieri began with a 10-pitch, 3 strikeout first inning, ending with 6IP, 2H, 13k, 2BB. The A's had offensive contributions up and down the lineup with Mike Fuller (2-2, RBI) and Patrick McDonnell (2-3 2RBI) leading the charge. Brian Toupin had a hard hit single to left that plated two runners. Olivieri had a single (RBI, 2R) and Jonathan Zanzerkia also had a hit and 4 stolen bases. For the Rockies, Ben Seegel started and recorded three K's in 2 innings of work. Carter Cormier (3 IP) and Cam Paquette rounded out the Rockies pitching. Singling for the Rockies were Alex Juknievich and Ben Seegel.

The A's came up with a late rally to defeat a tough Rockies team 2-0. Matt Lawyer pitched a complete game and deserved a better fate as he stuck out 5, allowed no walks and fielded his position exceptionally well. A's starter Mike Fuller pitched 4 great innings, striking out 8 and getting out of a bases-loaded no out jam in the 4th by striking out the side. The A's Jonnny Zanzerkia made a great play at third and Collin Morrow made all the plays at short for the Rockies. With two outs and no one on in the 6th and the score 0-0, Chad Olivieri lined a single to center, stole second and third and was delivered home with a clutch rip down the line by Patrick McDonnell. Mike Fuller roped a ball to right scoring McDonnell with an insurance run. McDonnell was solid in his two innings of work, completing a no hitter for A's pitchers on the day with 4ks and no walks. Nikhil Karnane made a game-ending catch in left.

In an exciting game that came down to the very last inning, the Giants hung on to defeat the A's. The Giants displayed a well-balanced offense, with 6 different players collecting hits. Leading the ofense were Ryan Penkala (3-3, double), Brian Barrows (3-4), Charlie Deichmann (3-4), Owen Shea (2-3), Jason Fox (1-3), and Riley Bourque (1-4). Also contributing to the offense was Jacob Wilcox with an important RBI. Defensively, Nick Quadros and Cam Kessel made huge plays in the last inning to preserve the victory. On the mound, the Giants received solid outings from Fox (2 innings), Mike Levasseur (2 innings), and Penkala (2 innings) who combined for 7 strikeouts. The A's also displayed a well-balanced offense, with 7 different players collecting hits. The biggest came from Nathan Fallon who hit his first career homerun. Also hitting well were Brian Toupin (3-3), Tyler North (double), and Anthony Martin (double). The A's received other offensive contributions from Chad Olivieri, Patrick McDonnell, and Mike Fuller. On the hill, McDonnell (4 innings) and Martin (2 innings) combined for 8 strikeouts.

The A's used a well balanced offense to defeat the Royals. Chad Olivieri (3-4) and Mike Fuller (2-4) led the way while Brian Toupin, Nathan Fallon and Tyler North also contributed hits. For the Royals Cam Novotny had a hard single to center and Luke Anzel, Michael Fournier and Owen Amigo contributed hits. Olivieri started and pitched 5, striking out 8. Mike Fuller pitched a 1-2-3 6th inning to close it out. For the Royals, Steven Signorello (2IP), Owen Amigo (1IP), Matthew Savoia (2IP) and Ryan Szczygielski (1IP) handled the pitching.

The A's scored 14 runs on 14 hits to defeat the Phillies, closing out their regular season. Leading the A's offense were Ryan North (2-4, 2 singles, RBI), Chad Olivieri (3-4, single, double, HR, 4 RBI) and Mike Fuller (2-3, 2 singles, 2 RBI). Also contributing with hits were Chaz Magras, Patrick McDonnell, Brian Toupin (2 hits) Tyler North, and Anthony Martin (2 hits). Handling the pitching for the Phillies were Zach Cunningham (2IP) , Max Coffin (2 IP), Jake Derusha (1IP) and Steve D'Onfro (2 IP). Cunningham took a line drive off the knee and had to come out of the game. Jake Derusha got the hit for the Phillies.

The A's scored in every inning as they picked up a win in their first playoff game. Johnny Zanzerkia was 2-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Brian Toupin and Mike Fuller each had hits and RBI's. Chad Olivieri (3-3, double, HR, 4R, 5RBI) rounded out the offense. The Royals offense was led by Steve Signorello and Owen Amigo who had two hits and Luke Anzel also had a single. Signorello started and pitched 3, striking out 4. Ryan Szczygielski pitched two innings for the Royals. Olivieri started for the A's and went 4, striking out 7. Mike Fuller closed out the game with two perfect innings, throwing 17 pitches and 15 strikes, allowing no hits and fanning 4. Fuller and Olivieri executed a pickoff play at second and Anthony Martin was again solid at first base.

The A's defeated the Rockies 15-5 to advance to the championship game. Mike Fuller pitched 3 innings, allowing no hits, 1 walk and striking out 7. Patrick McDonnell pitched the final 3 for the A's, battling through the rain and some shaky defense. Cam Paquette started for the Rockies and Carter Cormier struck out 4 in his 4 innings of work. The A's benefited from home runs by Brian Toupin (2-4, 2 RBI) and Mike Fuller (2-4 1R, 5RBI). Chad Olivieri (2-4, 3R, 2RBI), Anthony Martin (3-4), Johnny Zanzerkia and Ryan North also had hits. Nick Koch and Alec Marshall had hits for the Rockies, while Anthony Yan scored two times. Tyler North made a nice running catch to end the game.

The A's capped off a tremendous season with a hard-fought 4-0 victory over a well-coached Giants team. The A's pitching was the story in this one, with Chad Olivieri and Mike Fuller splitting duties in the championship game. Olivieri started and pitched 3 innings, striking out 8 and allowing 2 hits. Mike Fuller pitched the final 3 innings, allowing no hits and no walks. Fuller also took away a hit from Jason Fox (after a great 10-pitch at bat) by jumping and snaring a chopper and getting Fox at first. Mike Levasseur was very solid for the Giants as he pitched 5, allowing just 4 hits. The A's got started in the first inning on a line single by Chad Olivieri (2-2 BB, R, 6 SB) who scored on dropped third strike. The A's rallied again in the 4th on a Fuller walk and hustle single by Brian Toupin, who scored with the help of great bunts by Ryan and Tyler North. For the Giants, Charlie Deichmann ripped a single in the gap and Owen Shea lined a solid single to center. Toupin robbed Shea of another hit later in the game. Tommy Lessard took away a hit from the A's Anthony Martin by grabbing a liner. Catcher Patrick McDonnell made a diving catch on a bunt attempt to end the game. Congratulations to the Giants players and Coaches: Dave Dresher, John Penkala, Jim Shea and Bob Barrows on a great season.