Both the Cardinals and the BlueJays were proud to be the first game played on the newly named Dresher Field. It was an up and down exciting game. The Cardinals took an early lead thanks to some solid hitting by the entire team but the BlueJays bounced back with the strength of their middle line up. In the end the Cardinals rallied late in the 6th to pull out a victory.

The Cardinals faced off against the Athletics in a Friday night triller. The Cardinals started off strong with a terrific pitching performance by Austin Long while helping himself by some great fielding. The A's made a late run at the Cardinals but it wasn't enough. The A's had some stellar fielding by Pranav Prabhala robbing the Cardinals of a couple big hits.

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.

Saturdays game was another back and fourth game between the Cardinals and the Athletics. The A's were solid defensively through out the whole game with a strong performance by Michael Oliver behind the plate. Anthony "Boog" Ceci and Tyler Bernard swung the bat well all day. While Pranav Prabhala continued to frustrate the Cardinals again. For the Cardinals Ahbay Gandhi made his pitching debut and got himself out of a jam by pitching a great inning. Adam Robinson caught a great game behind the plate with a great pick off play to first. Ben Morin, Adi Gandhi Chris Haley all had big hits while Vince Annicchiarico came in and closed out the game with some solid pitching.

What a game! Sunday afternoon in 90 degree heat the Giants hosted the Cardinals. Both Teams started with strong pitching performances by Adam Robinson and Zach Finkelstein. The Giants got on the board first with some solid hitting by the top of their line up. After the 1st inning the Giants were up 2-0 but the Cardinals were able to grind one out to make it 2-1 after 2. The pitching held strong all day and both teams played well defensively. The lead went to the Cardinals after some base hits in the third making the score 4 to 2. But in the bottom of the fourth inning the Giants bats came alive with Spenser Durand, John Dery and Thomas McLendon taking a 5 to 4 lead. Stephen McLendon throw the ball well and got out of a great at bat by Ben Logu who crushed the ball just foul but Stephen painted the outside corner to end the inning. The Cardinals came back in the 5th inning with some bats of their own and regained the lead with some solid base running by Matt Frye. The last inning was a tension filled inning with a comment coming from the crowd, "this is like Red Sox vs Yankees". Today we saw a great baseball game played by young men who share friendships on both sides and they competed hard and everyone left the field knowing that they will meet again.

Cardinals vs. Giants It was another classic at Drescher Field on Wednesday night between the Gitants and the Cardinals. After coming off a close win Sunday the Cardinals knew the Giants would be looking for a little payback The game started with the Cardinals jumping to an early 3-0 lead by hits from Ben Morin, Chris Haley (double) and single by Adam R. Great pitching by Devin Gates led to 3 strike out in the 2nd which kept the Giants at bay. The Cardinals batscame alive in the 3rd inning scoring 5 runs to lead 8 -0. Most notably was a shot that could be heard alll the way down to Dube was a scorching triple by Austin Long. The Cardinals ran into a Giant onslaught in the 4th that lead to the Giants scoring 7 runs closing the gap. Spencer Dunand lead off and got on base which lead to strong hits by Stephen Mclendon. Seth Bridge Miles Johnson, and Braden Macdonald. All day long the Cardinals and Giants were making great plays in the field one most notably was Kevin Barrows diving stop to get an out at first. By the end of the fourth inning it was 13-7 Cardinals and Austin Long came into close out the game with solid pitching and fielding. Another instant classic by two great teams.

It was a great day for baseball at Drescher Field. Blue Jays hosted the Cardinals for the second time this season. Starting pitcher Nic Stockman pitched a solid first inning striking out two. Answering back was Cardinal's starting pitcher Devin Gates with a 1-2-3 inning. The second inning saw the Cardinals score 2 runs from hits by Adam Robinson and Ben Lugo. The Blue Jays anwered back scoring one of their own by heads up base running by Ryan Vermette. Nic continued his dominant pitching by striking out 3 in the 3rd. Adam Robinson countered with a 1-2-3 of his own. Score 4-1. The Cardinals continued to get great play's by a double from Austin Long and some heads up base running by Matt Frye. Bottom of the fourth gave the Blue Jays another run on the board making it 6-2. Austin Long came in to pitch the final two innings and in the fifth, striking out 3 in a row. Nic came back in and returned the favor striking out three Cardinals. The Cardinal bats came alive in the top of the sixth with great hits by Ben Morin, Devin Gates, Chris Haley, Adam Robinson, Ben Lugo and Vincent Annicchiarico. Great game by both teams! Looking forward to our next game.

Sunday afternoon brought out two of Nashua South's great teams with the Athletics hosting the Cardinals. The Cardinals struck first in the top of the first inning with 3 runs while Devin Gates pitched two strong innings striking out 5 tough Athletic batters. Sinjin Doeurk made 2 spectacular defensive plays (pop up, backing up third base) that resulted in keeping the A's off the scoreboard. The Cards scored 6 runs in the third and the A's answered with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning with powerful shots by Aaron S. and Joey E. Special recognition goes out Anubhav D with two crushing singles, Benny Lugo with a great catch off a scorching shot from Kevin Morris. Up and comer Matt Frye belted a shot to second base only to be narrowly thrown out at first. Great game! Final: Cards 14 & A's 3.

Monday night at Drescher field hosted a makeup game between the Rockies and Cardinals. Solid pitching by Harper Niven (6 strikeouts) and Devin Gates (5 strikeouts) kept the game tied 1 - 1 after 2 innings. In the third inning Cardinals batter Ben Morin drove in a run with a solid triple while in the bottom half heads up play by Adam Robinson lead to a pick off at first base. The Cardinals added to their score with 5 runs in the top of the fourth. While in the fifth they had an inside the park home run by Austin Long followed by a triple by Devin Gates making it 10-1. In the top of the sixth with the score 10 - 1 Harper Niven had a heads up defensive play while playing first base to get a force out at home to keep a run off the board. In the bottom half of the sixth the Rockies bats came alive with solid hits by Jake F, Harper N, Kavim B to close the gap to 10 -4 before Austin Long's strong pitching secured the last out. Great game by both teams. Final: Cardinals 10 Rockies 4

The final game of the season between the Giants and the Cardinals brought out the best of both teams. With great pitching by Cardinals Devin Gates, Adam Robinson and Austin Long they were matched with strong Giant pitching from Zach Finklestein, Stephen Mclendon Spencer Durand. Each team recorded 10 strikeouts. Cardinals got on the board first with a single by Chris H. and a RBI by Adam R. With runners on in the second inning, the Giants took the lead with a scorching triple by Braden McDonnell. The Cards answered back to take a one run lead and were looking for more when Adam R scorched a line drive only to be denied by a great grab by Stephen M. With the score tied 4-4 the Cards were able to drive in 2 base runners with a double by Adam R, and able to hold to a close victory with Austin Long recoding the final 3 outs. Final: Cardinals 7, Giants 5. Special thanks to minors player Nathan Cormier for stepping in and helping out.

Sunday afternoon showcased another hard fought game between two good teams the Rockies and Cardinals. The Cards jumped to an early 3 run lead before the Rockies bats (Casey M and Jake F) and heads up base running took a 1 run lead in the third. The Cards came back in the bottom half to score 6 runs off hits off Devin G, Ben M, Benny L (Double), Anubhav D (Double), Vincent A, Adi and a strong hit by Austin L only to be thrown out at the plate by heads up Rockies fielding. Special recognition goes out to Matt F who recorded his first (of many) hit on a strong single into the outfield. Final Cards 14 Rockies 6

Tuesday night at Drescher Field showcased the final match-up between the Rockies and Cardinals. The Rockies got off to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first before the Cardinals struck back scoring 5 of their own in the top of the second on singles by Benny L., Ben M., Sinjin D. and Ahbay G. Strong Rockie pitching by Clay M. in the top half of the third made quick work of the Cardinal bats. Cardinal defense played tough all game with some great fielding by shortstop Benny L and third baseman Devin G. In the top of the forth the Cards were able to add 7 runs off solid hits by Austin L, Adam R.and triple by Devin G. Rockies Harper Niven came in for the final two innings and pitched solid and was equally matched by Cardinals Austin L to close out the game. Final score Cardinal 13 Rockies 7.

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.

Pitching was the name of the game as the Cardinals hosted the Blue Jays Sunday afternoon at Drescher Field. Cards recorded 12 strikeouts from strong pitching by Devin Gates, Adam Robinson and Austin Long. The Blue Jays were strong as well, with 11 strikeouts from solid pitching from Neysa O., Nic S. and recently aquired Sam - the man. From their powerful bats, runs were scored by Cardinals Adam R (2 RBI, 2 runs), Anubhav D. (single, RBI). The Blue Jays had some strong hitting by Cam B., Aren K. and a strong hit by Derin J. that was caught by heads up fielding by Benny L. Final Score: Cardinals 7, Blue Jays 1.

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.

Playoff baseball at Drescher field Tuesday evening with the Cardinals hosting the Blue Jays Strong pitching and fielding by Cardinals pitcher Devin G. led to a 1-2-3 inning as he accounted for all 3 outs (2Ks). Cardinals came out hitting in the bottom half of the first with great hits by Austin L Adam R. and Devin G. all rounding the bases making the score 3-0 after one. The second was a quick inning 1-2-3 inning for both sides. The third brought Cardinal Adam R. to the mound who struck out 2 and had an awesome grab to throw Brennan B. out at first. The bats came alive in the bottom half of the inning with 7 Cardinals scoring. Great hits by Anubhav D., Chris H., Austin L. (Triple), Adam R. and Vince "Bright Pants" A. The Blue Jays weren't going down without a fight and in the fourth scored 4 runs on a hit by Nic S and some solid base running by Aren K, Neysa O. and Tyler L. Bottom of the fourth showed us what a great pitcher Brennan B. is with 3 K's! Score 10-4. The fifth inning brought out southpaw Austin L. to the mound for the Cards (2Ks). Cards last at bat brought in 4 more runs making the score 14-4. Austin closed out the game with another 2Ks. Great game by both teams. Pitching: Blue Jays- Nic S. (2), Brennan B. (3) Cardinals - Devin G. (2), Adam R (2) and Austin L (2). Final Cardinals 14 Blue Jays 4

Cardinals pitching: Devin 2, Adam 1, Austin 4. Rockies: Harper 2, Kavim 3

Cardinals pitching: Devin 2, Adam 1, Austin 4. Rockies: Harper 2, Kavim 3

Great playoff baseball Monday night at Drescher field as the Cardinals hosted the Rockies for the league championship. Strong pitching by Devin Gates (6 strikeouts) held the Rockies to one run over four innings. The Cardinals got on the board with a line shot by Adam Robinson in the fourth to score Austin Long from second and took the lead on a stong hit by Ben Morin. The Cardinals added to their lead in the fifth with hits by Abhay Ghandi, Sinjin Doeurk, Chris Haley, Austin Long, Adam Robinson and Devin Gates making it 6-1 before the Rockies added another in the top half of the sixth. Great fielding by Chris Haley, who caught a great pop up fly to end the game. Final: Cardinals 6, Rockies 2