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 Giants pitched Nathan for two and Ryan for one. Nathan had 5 put-outs and Ryan had 3. Mike had a single 2 walks and a stolen base. Brendon had a single. Joey had a single The A's pitched Jake in the 1st, Brandon in the 2nd, CJ in the 3rd and Justin in the 4th. Jake had 3 put-outs. Brandon had 3 put-outs. CJ had 3 put-outs. Justin had 3-put-outs. CJ had a double. Jacob had a double and a stolen base. Brandon had 2 stolen bases. Justin had a stolen base. John had a single. Adam had a single. James had a single.

The Orioles took on the visiting Giants this gorgeous thursday evening. Eren LaBonte took the mound for the Orioles and went for two innings giving up 1 run, striking out 4 and 2 walks. Brendan Choate took the next two innings and gave up 1 run, struck out 5 and 4 walks. Brendan Choate and Mason Lindscott both had singles and an RBI. For the Giants, Brandon Yan had 2 hits and scored twice. Ryan Murray had a hit and an RBI. Nathan Cormier struck out the side. Joey 'Road Block' Butrula made a great tag at the plate. Drew Dunham made a great play in RIght field, throwing to first for the out. Jagadish made a tremendous stop at 2nd with a perfect throw to 1st. In summary both teams played great and it was a close game down to the end!

What a game this was, JJ Kammann pitched a solid 5 innings and was on a No Hitter until the bottom of the 5th with 2 outs and the Giants managed to squeak out a hit. JJ finished the game with 14 K's, 11 Walks and only 1 hit and Shutout! Nathan ZalZal and Mason Lindscott combined for great throw out at third on a steal. Zalzal also had two hits and Mason had a hit as well. Overall the Orioles played good baseball. For the Giants, Nathan Cormier went 2 innings with 6 strikeouts, Joey Buturla threw out a steal at 3rd and prevented a run by tagging out an advancing runner. Catherine Covert in her pitching debut struck out 5 batters. The giants left 9 runners stranded on 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.

Cardinals played the Giants in a game that was dominated by big hits and quick plays. For the Cardinals, Tim Eaton hit the first Cardinals home run of the season, Andres Hulfachor hit a triple and Parker Obenhofer hit a double to keep the momentum going. Andres Hulfachor, Parker Obenhofer, Rajit Khanna , Tim Eaton and Joshua Tramack all stole bases to aid the run making. The Cardinals pitchers and fielders contributed too, keeping the pressure on. Parker Obenhofer made a double play to close the fourth inning while giving away no hits and no runs during the game. Andres Hulfachor allowed no hits and Tim Eaton made a ground out to finish off the first inning. The Giants made their mark with pitching and good eyes for the ball. Brandon Yan pitched two innings allowing no hits and no runs and also making a ground out. There were two steals, one each by Michael Schaaf and Ryan Murray. Michael Schaaf drew three walks and Ryan Murray and David Buturla drew two each. In the end the Cardinals won out but good baseball was played by all.

The Giants pitched Nathan for two innings and Brendon for Two innings.Nathan had six putouts and Brendon had five putouts. Nathan had a single. Michael had a walk; Brandon had a walk; Drew had two walks; Brendon had a walk;and Catherine had a walk. The A's pitched Jake for two innings, Brandon for one, Adam for one, and CJ for one. Jake had 5 putouts; Brandon had 3 putouts; Adam had 3 putouts; and CJ had 2 putouts. CJ had two singles and 3 stolen bases; Jake had 2 singles, 3 stolen bases and 2 RBI's; Ryan had 2 singles; and David had a single;

Brandon Yan came out throwing strikes and the Cardinals came ready to hit them. Tim Eaton Led off with a hard single followed up by a Double off the bat of Andres Hulfachor. Parker Obenhofer worked a walk in a tough at bat well pitched by the extremely accurate Mr. Yan Who threw 2 innings, 59 pitches with 49 for strikes (which has to be some kind of record). This loaded the bases for Nolan Foss who came up to bat. With the count 2-2 Nolan was able to lace a grounder to the right side of the field that made it to the outfield. This scored 2. The Cardinals weren't done there... Joshua Tramack came up to bat and Brandon got ahead with two strikes. On the 3rd pitch Josh hammered a shot to deep right field that scored Parker and Nolan. Brandon then settled in and struck out the next 2 batters. Although Josh was able to steal third, Mr. Yan was able to hold offensive show to only 4 runs. Parker Obenhofer came in throwing. He walked the 1st 2 batters on full counts then settled in for a strikeout on the 3rd batter. Kyle O'Connor worked another walk in a full count battle to load the bases. Parker responded to that with a strikeout on 4 pitches. Brendan Trombley came to the plate and on a 1-1 count pounded a single that scored 2. Parker then ended the inning with his 3rd strikeout. In the top of the 2nd Brandon came right back out and struck out the 1st batter. The Cardinals were able to bear down and put up 4 runs on another single by Tim Eaton, Andres Hulfachor's 2nd double of the game, then a single by both Parker Obenhofer and Michael Jolicoeur. After a quick put out from Yan to 1st Josh Tramack came out an hit another bomb for a double. Parker came back out with a padded lead and held it by striking out 3 batters. Despite 2 single by Drew Dunham and Michael Schaff. Ryan Murray came out in the top of the 3rd and was able to hold the Cardinals scoreless to give his team an opportunity to come back. Nolan Foss had other ideas... He came out and promtly slammed the door shut striking out the 1st 3 batters. The Cardinals were able to score 2 more in the top of the 4th on runs driven in by Tim Eaton and Josh Tramack. Nolan came out to face Ryan Murray who wasted no time in hitting a bomb to center field! With a little crafty base running and some mental mistakes from the Cardinals Mr. Murray turned his double into a Homerun! Nolan did not like this one bit, so he put on his game face and struck out the next 3 batters. In the top of the 5th Catherine Covert came out throwing strikes. Parker Obenhofer and Nolan Foss were able to connect for singles and Charlie Collins and Brian Boyle were able to work 2 walks on full counts to score a run. Catherine wasn't having any more of that and was able to take care of the rest of the inning herself with 3 strikeouts. Nolan Foss came back to seal the deal striking out the 1st batter then put on a ground out clinic, handling one from Jagadish Somasundaram on a 4-3 put out to Tim Eaton at 1st. Tim took the last one himself, off the bat of Kyle O'Connor to end the game. This was truly an exciting game and with great pitching on both sides was truly won off the lethal bats of the Cardinals!

Cardinals showed great plate discipline in the top of the 1st with 5 runs scored on 8 walks. The Cardinals answered back with equal patience and a hard hit single by Joshua Tramack with the bases loaded to score 2. Andres Hulfachor and Michael Jolicoeur both drove in 1 run each and Chloe Goforth worked a walk with the bases loaded to score the 5th. Rajit Khanna was the defensive story for the next 2 innings striking out 6 with no runs allowed! and a hard hit single by Nolan Foss with the bases loaded to score 2, Michael Jolicoeur singled to score another and Chloe Goforth worked a walk with the bases loaded to bring the score up to 10. Notable defensive plays were made by Brandon Yan, Brendan Trombley, Ryan Murray, and Joey Buturla who combined for 7 put-outs. Michael Schaff and Brandon Yan each had assists. Tim Eaton came out to close the door with 3 strikeouts that ended the game.

On May 27th 2010, the Giants and Orioles met for the third time this season. Both teams came to the field hungry for a win. The Giants had Nathan Cormier on the hill for the 1st three innings. Cormier struck out 8 batters and received help through great defense in the field led by Drew Dunham’s stellar back hand play at second to record the out at first. With the Giants leading 5-0 in the top of the second, the Orioles looked to Eren LaBonte to keep them in the game. LaBonte did not disappoint and proceeded to strike out the side in both the 2nd and 3rd innings. Offensively, Jagadish Somasundaram, was the standout for the Giants recording his first hit of the season. However a heads up play by Oriole 1st baseman Nate Bergeson kept Jagadish from stretching his hit to a double tagging him as he rounded first for the out. Brandon Yan was called on to pitch and close out the game for the Giants. After getting the first batter out, the Orioles mounted a rally as, Nathan Zalzal and Mason Linscott drilled hard hits to the field. The Orioles looked to cash in on their base runners and scored one run. With runners on and the game on the line the Orioles continued to test the arm of catcher Joe Buturla attempting to advance the runners into scoring position but Joe had a different ideas, and threw a laser down to 3rd baseman Kyle O'Connor gunning out the advancing runner for the final out of the game. With a 10 – 1 final the Giants put a “W” on the board for the first time this season. Both teams played great and will meet again on June 6th for the series finale.

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.

The Cardinals played the Giants on the Memorial Day Sunday to a large holiday audience. Both teams played hard and enjoyed the game. Nolan Foss was the defense story for the Cardinals pitching 3 innings with no runs allowed. The Cardinals hitters were in form too with doubles from Nolan Foss and Joshua Tramack (who batted 5 runners in through the game!). Agility was on display on the bases. Nolan Foss and Joshua Tramack made two steals each and Parker Obenhofer made one. These augmented by good hits from Michael Jolicoeur, Riley Lawless, Chloe Goforth, Brendon Frost and Jacob Smith made up the Cardinals score. Some good plate discipline and hits from Brandon Yan, Jacob Smith and Brendon Frost helped the Giants get run on the board. This was the last regular season meet up of the two teams. We look forward to the play offs.

The Giants pitched Nathan for all four innings. He had 10 strikeouts. All of the Giants' runs came in on walks. The A's pitched CJ, Jake, Ryan, Brandon, and Justin. CJ had three strikeouts. Jake had three strikeouts. And, Justin had two strikeouts. John had 2 doubles, and a single, and 3 RBI's. Ryan had 2 singles, and 2 RBI's. Jake had 2 singles. Adam had a double, and 2 RBI's. Brandon had a single, and an RBI. And James had a single, and an RBI.

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The Orioles and the Giants faced off for the final regular season game. The Giants started strong anchored by the solid pitching of Nathan Cormier, Joe Buturla, Ryan Murray and Mike Schaff making his first career start. Together they combined for 9 K's and 3 walks over the course of the game. The Giants bats were just as effective led by Ryan Murray who had a monster night at the plate going 3 for 3 with two doubles and five RBI's. Brendan Trombley drove in a run when he crushed the ball for a stand up triple. Other offensive contributions were turned in by Nathan Cormier, Joe Buturla, and Catherine Covert. In addition to the hits the Giants were also terrific on the base paths, highlighted by Nathan Cormier's steal of second. Pitching for the Orioles was solid with Brendan Choate, Ryan Joransen, Jeffery Lugo, and Nate Bergerson all taking the mound. Lugo a recent call up from the rookies, made his pitching debut and recorded his first strikeout. Offensively Nate Bergerson, Ryan Joranson, Zach Hureau, and Eren LaBonte all delivered hits for the Orioles. Jeffery Lugo added a single and a double, and Brendan Choate drove in the Orioles only run of the day.

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.

The Giants hosted the Orioles in critical matchup with the winners moving on in the playoffs. While the O’s played well today both defensively and offensively, it wasn’t enough to hold off the mighty Giants! The Giants starter Nathan Cormier was solid in his two innings of work striking out 5 and allowing no runs. Pitching for the Orioles were starter Nate Zalzal, Mason Linscott, Brendan Choate & Eren LaBonte. All the O's pitchers put on good performances recording 12 K’s throughout the game. The Giants offense showed patience at the plate and added runs on walks coupled with hits by Brandon Yan and Brendan Trombey (3-3) jumping out to a 4 – 0 lead. The Orioles however would soon mount their comeback with hits by Mason Linscott (2B), Eren LaBonte (1B), Nate Bergerson (1B) and, Ryan Joransen (1B) and a timely hit by Nathan Zalzal who delivered a bases clearing triple to put the Orioles on top 5-4. The Giants, then went to work tying the game in the third and breaking it open in the fourth, scoring five. The Giants then brought in closer Brandon Yan who faced a number of tough Orioles hitters who put in good at bats and were not going down without a fight. In the end Yan would record six K's in his effort to preserve the Giants win. This was a long but hard fought battle and each team win or lose could “feel good” about their efforts.

The game began on a winning note when Captain Josh Tramack won the coin toss on lucky flip. The Giant's Nathan Cormier pitched a solid first 4 innings striking out 9 Cardinals batters. The Cardinals were able to Blank the Giants through the 1st 5 innings on the pitching of Nolan Foss and Andres Hulfachor. Nolan went 2 innings striking out 6 and Andres went 3 innings striking out 8. Parker Obenhofer came in to pitch the 6th striking out 2. The few base runners that were allowed were afraid to try and steal with the threat of Catcher, Timmy Eaton's laser beam arm. He reached back and gunned down a baserunner trying to take 2nd. Michael Jolicoeur received the game ball for a moonshot double that he hit in the 5th inning that scored the 2 base runners and helped cement the lead for the Cardinals. Joe Buturla was a force at catcher gunning down an advancing runner at 3rd Andres Hulfachor led the hit parade going 3-3. Riley Lawless, Tim Eaton, and Nolan Foss all went 2-3, continuing their hot-hitting streaks! Branden Yan came in relief striking out 2 batters to prevent the Cardinals from adding any more runs Offensively for the Branden Yan 2 hits, Joey 2 hits, Nathan Cormier 1 hit, Ryan Murray 1, Kyle O'Connor 1 hit as the Giants rallied in the bottom of the sixth scoring four runs but that wasn't enough to pull out the victory. The Cardinals officially nicknamed themselves "The Big Red Machine" at the end of the game, so look out Blue Jays... The BRM is coming to play you Wednesday, and we're not ready to hang up our spikes just yet!