On a beautiful spring evening the Blue Jays hosted the Giants in the opening game of the 2010 Minor league season. The starting pitchers set the tone early for each team. Eric Patricio took the mound for the Blue Jays and mowed down 6 of the first 8 Giant batters he faced. The only hits were a single by Mike Schaff and a hard hit double by Kyle O’Connor. Nathan Cormier started for the Giants and was just as effective striking out 4, and getting stellar defense from Mike Schaff at 2b and Catherine Covert at short. Cormier was also helped out by Brendan Trombley on a heads up play at first. In the third inning the Jays went to Nick Gosselin, who continued to keep the Giants batters at bay. Ryan Murray got in on the pitching duel for the Giants and proceeded to strike out three consecutive batters for a 1-2-3 inning. The Jays went back to the pen and called on Joshua Bailey to throw in the fourth. The Giants threatened early in the inning loading the bases but Bailey settled down striking out the next three batters. With a scoreless game in the balance the Giants called on Brandan Yan to close out the game. Yan got into early trouble but then found his groove and proceeded to strike out six batters and kept the Jays off the board. Eric Wong finished the game for the Jays and he did not disappoint, getting out of bases loaded jam and ending the game in a scoreless tie. This was a great way to start off the season, both teams look forward to the rematch on Tuesday May 4th.

The Cardinals played the Blue Jays on a sweltering afternoon. And what a game it was! The Cardinals came up from behind, showing winning spirit and dedication. The Blue Jays started out strong and the score was 6 -0 at bottom of the 3rd inning with accurate pitching by Eric Patricio and singles scored by Nick Gosselin, Max Fadjo, and Eric Wong. Nolan Foss pitched a tight 2nd and 3rd inning allowing only one run in each. Joshua Tamarack hit a double in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd inning, Cardinals got a couple of runs on board with steals by Nolan Foss and Sam Malignaggi. Nolan Foss gave no runs away in the 4th inning and Rajit Khanna and Andres Hulfachor both got singles followed by a big triple by Parker Obenhofer. Timmy Eaton then came in to pitch his first inning of the season and did a great job, allowing only one run. At this point the score was 7-5. The Cardinals then wrapped up the game in style with singles from Rajit Khanna and Andres Hulfachor.

On a day when the wind turned the field into a dust bowl, the Blue Jays and Orioles battled deep into the game. Aided by a 6 run first inning, the Blue Jays pulled out the victory 10 -8 over the pesky Orioles. CJ Dawe was fantastic in his two inning stint for the home team leaving the game with a 9 -0 lead. But the Orioles wouldn't quit. Behind stellar fielding and the timely hitting of Nathan Zalzal and Brendan Choate the Orioles closed the gap. The Blue Jays were up to the task, as Maxwell Fadjo added two hits and Ethan Smith pitched a strong inning. Although it is early in the season, it looks like these two teams will battle well into the season.

The bats were hot tonight in the game between the Blue Jays and the A's. Each team came out swinging. The A's didn't waste anytime getting on the board with a first inning run. The Blue Jay's answered the call in the bottom half of the inning with 5 runs of their own. CJ Kapopoulos had a hit a two runs score for the A's, but Jacob Smith stole the show with a double and a long home run! The Blue Jays were led by the pitching and hitting of Eric Patricio with two strong innings pitched and 4 hits at the plate. CJ Dawe continued his stellar pitching with a strong inning. In the field, Erica Levesque made a strong play at third base.

WOW!!! What a game. On Family Day, the Blue Jays and Giants gave their families all they could hope for. The Giants cam ready for a battle. Jumping out to a quick 4 - 0, the Giants let the Blue Jays know they were taking this game seriously. Behind the supurb pitching of Bandon Yan and Nathan Cormier, the Giants were in control. Behind the hitting of Ryan Murray, Joey Buturla, Nathan Cormier and Brandon Yan, things looked bleak for the Jays. Not to be outdone, Nicholas Gosselin turned in two strong innings for the Jays. Eric Patrico came in and held the Giants scoreless for two inning to keep the score close at 4-3. Catherine Covert put a scare into the Jays with a two out, 2 run home run to deep right to increase the lead to 6 -3. The Jays didn't quit. With the game on the line, the Jays scored 4 runs in the final frame to pull out the victory. The offensive star of the game for the Jays was the newly aquired Alex Esquivel who went 3 -4 in his first game since being called up from the rookie league. Josh Bailey got the victory on the mound for the Jays with a solid inning in relief.

Ina well played game by both teams, the Blue Jays came from behind for a 5 - 2 victory. CJ Dawe pitched 3 strong innings for the Jays, and Eric Patricio pitched 2 dominant ininngs facing 6 batters and sticking them all out. Andrew Tall and Max Fadjo both had doubles for the Jays. Jeffery and Nolan both played well for the Orioles.

The Bluejays pitched Josh for two, Nick for two and Eric to close out the bottom of the 4th. Josh had 4 putouts; Nick had 1 put out, and Eric had 2 putouts. The Jays had excellent defense with 4 fielder's choices. Josh had a single and 2 RBI's. Steve had 2 singles. Nick had a single and an RBI; Nolan had 3 singles; Alex had a single; Andres had 2 singles; and James 2 singles and 3 RBI's. The A's Pitched Jake for two innings; Justin for one inning, and Adam for one inning. Jake had 4 putouts; Justin had one putout, and Adam had 1 putout. John had 2 singles and a stolen base; Jake had a single and a triple and a stolen base; Brandon had a single; and Ryan had a single and a stolen base;

The Bluejays took the opportunity to throw first time pitchers in tonights game. Max, Erica, Andrew and Stepen all stepped up to the rubber and gave it their all. The A's pitched Ryan for 2, David for 1 and John for 1. Ryan had 5 put outs; David had 1 put out; and John had 2 putouts. James had a single. Brandon had 2 singles. Adam had a double and single and and 4 RBI's

The Blue Jays came into this game ready to play. The Jays posted 10 runs in the first 3 innings as Eric Patrico worked on a gem. Eric pitched 3 innings, giving only one run and 2 hits while he recorded all 9 outs via the strike out. Max Fadjo had 2 hits and scored 3 runs for the Jays. James Matais pitched the final frame for the Blue Jays, when the Cardinal bats finally woke up. Michael and Andres both had solid hits, but the play of the game came when Nolan hit a screaming line drive, that Patrick Hyde snagged at third base taking away an almost certain extra base hit.

The Blue Jays and the Giants met at Upper Shady to battle for the 3rd time this season. Nathan Cormier was called on and took the mound for the Giants. Cormier was on his game racking up 7 K's and only giving up two solid hits by Eric Patricio, and Max Fadjo. The Giants bats got started early in the first inning with a single by Catherine Covert and a pair of doubles by Joe Buturla and Kyle O'Connor. CJ Dawe came in for the Jays and pitched 2 solid innings recording 6 stirkeouts. Eric Patricio came in for the 3rd and 4th and proceeded to strike out the side in both innings of work. With the Giants up 5-1 and the Jays pitching keeping the Giants bats at bay, the Blue Jays mounted their comeback, hits from Eric Patricio, CJ Dawe, and Nick Gosselin led the attack, plating five runs to take the lead 6-5. The Giants entered the bottom of the last inning down one run and in need of a rally. With the bases loaded and two outs the Giants Jagadish Somasundaram drew a walk to bring in the tying score. Tied at six, Joe Buturla stepped in and after getting two quick strikes on him, turned on the next pitch, lining it to center field. Mike Schaff bolted home to score the winning run. This was truly a nail biter and a great game played by both teams with the final score 7-6 Giants.

Great Pitching 7 & the mighty bats of the Cardinals won this make-up game from from the rain-out on 5/15. There were 12 strikeouts in this game which accounts for all of the outs made by the Cardinals. Nolan Foss Struck out 3 on 15 pitches in the 1st. Tim Eaton struck out 6 over 2 innings. He threw 6 1st pitch strikes in 13 batters faced!. The Blue Jays were able to work the bases loaded with 2 singles by Eric Patricio and Max Fadjo. Josh baily drew a walk on a tough at bat to score the only run that the Cardinals gave up in this one. Alex Esquivel made a great catch to end the 3rd inning on a high pop-up to him at 3rd base. Andres Hulfachor was the offensive star of the game, going 3-4 with 2 singles and a double and 4 RBI. He also came in to pitch the 4th striking out 3 on 29 pitches to end the game.

The Oriioles started fast getting to Jays starting Pitcher Eric Patricio for 3 runs in the first inning behind the hitting of Zack and Brenden. Eric settled down and pitch 5 strong innings for his first complete game victory. The Jays got all of their runs in the 3rd inning. The big hits came from Eric, Stephen and Max. In the final inning the orioles refused to quit. Jeffery and Ryan came up big to help close the gap with two runs.

Jake Smith was the star of the game. As the starting pitcher for the A's, Jake did a great job on the mound, but it was his two massive homeruns that stole the show. Jake went 2 for 2 with two home runs, and 5 BBI. The Jays kep battling with the help of solid starting pitching from Nicholas Goselin, the Jays were able to keep the score close. Offensivly, Andres and Rajit, were a big help. Max Fadjo came in for the last inning with the Jays up a run and struck out the side for the win.

What a way to start the playoffs! The Blue Jays pulled out a 7-6 extra inning victory over the Giants. Eric Patricio pitched 6 strong innings for the Jays. CJ Dawe pitched a scorless 7th for the save. After starting out in a 5 - 0 hole, the Giants fought back to tie the score at 6 -6. Max was the offensive star for the Jays, going 3 - 3 and scoring 3 runs and driving in the game winner in the 7th. Brenden led the Giants with two hits.

What a way to start the playoffs! The Blue Jays pulled out a 7-6 extra inning victory over the Giants. Eric Patricio pitched 6 strong innings for the Jays. CJ Dawe pitched a scoreless 7th for the save. After starting out in a 5 - 0 hole, the Giants fought back to tie the score at 6 -6. Max was the offensive star for the Jays, going 3 - 3 and scoring 3 runs and driving in the game winner in the 7th. For the Giants, starting pitcher Nathan Cormier had 9 k's and Joey Buturla pitched 3 innings for 5 k's. Offensively, the Giants Brandon Yan, Buturla, Catherine Covert all had base hits with Ryan Murray having pair of base hits and Brendan Trombley hitting a double and triple.

Another barn burner! The A's got out to an early lead, but the Blue Jay's were lying in wait until the top of the 6th when they rallied, but came up just a few runs shy of the win. The Bluejays pitched Nick for 2, CJ for 2, and Josh for 1. The A's pitched Justin for 4, and Brandon for 2.