Giants vs. Rockies Opening day could not have gone better for the Giants as they got a strong pitching performance from Spencer Durand enroute to a 9-3 win over the Rockies! Durand pitched 5 strong innings before being relieved by Stephen McLendon who did a great job of preserving the win. Myles Johnson paced the 10 hit attack and made a tremendous catch in center field off the bat of Harper Niven. Niven pitched great himself and lead the Rockies in hitting. Both teams played very well defensively as they battled rain on and off throughout the game.

The AAA Rockies earned their fist win over the Blue Jays in a high scoring game. Harper Niven and Clayton Medling pitched for the Rockies. Nicolas Stockman pitched well for the Blue Jays and Zach Wilson sparked the Blue Jay offense with 2 triples. Jake Fitzpatrick had a nice single in the Rockies 7 run 5th inning burst.

On a beautiful spring day, The Rockies and A’s played an early season game that came down to the last batter in the bottom of the sixth. The A’s struck first in the bottom of the first with 4 hits strung together by Pranav Prabhala, Roe Hendrick, Tyler Bernard, and Anthony (Boog) Ceci. The Rockies came right back in the top of the second with six runs featuring the second double of the day by Derek Downing, this one clearing the bases, as well as hits by Casey McNally and Jacob Rodrigue and superior base running by Jay Patel, Nolan Foss, and Andres Hulfachor the last two called up from the minors and playing their very first AAA game. The A’s got 1 back in the bottom of the second aster Sri Kumar roped a single to right, stole second, and scored on a hard single up the middle by Pranav. Both teams were held scoreless in the 3rd, then in the top of the 4th the Rockies exploded for 5 runs featuring a base clearing triple by Jake Fitzpatrick and clutch hits by Casey, Jay, Harper Niven and T.J. Gillis. Facing an 11-4 deficit the A’s dug in and went to work. With Doubles by Aaron Silva and Pranav they both scored as well as driving in Nathan Beaton, Joey Earley, and Andrew Simard cutting the Rockies lead to 2 runs. The A’s sent their closer Anthony out for the top of the 5th and held the Rockies at bay in spite of a hot line drive from the bat of Noland that was caught by Sri at 3rd. The A’s came up in the bottom of the 5th and tied the score when Michael Olivier hit a solid single, stole second and third and scored on a single by Sri who once on base would not be denied and stole home to tie the game going into the 6th. In the top of the sixth Mason Moore and Harper got on base and executed a double steal. With 2 outs and runners at second and third T.J. hit a hot shot back at the pitcher, Anthony knocked it down and threw over to Michael at first to end the rally and leave the game tied at 11.Then in the bottom of the sixth, with Roe on third and Tyler on second Kevin Morris stepped up to the plate and hit a rocket to the left side scoring Roe from 3rd and Giving the A’s the walk off win. For the A’s 12 runs on 12 hits with 7 men left on base, for the Rockies 11 Runs on 11 hits with 8 men left on base. It does not get any closer than that.

The Rockies and Blue Jays were ready to go for the second time in a week. Just off a scrimmage the night before,both teams knew it was going to be a great game. It started off with Harper Niven pitching a no hitter for the first two innings. The Blue Jays Rallied back when Zach Wilson hit a triple and scored our first run in the third inning. Derrick Downning had come in for the Rockies and was throwing some major heat! At the end, it was a real close game. Tyler Linscott had tied the game when Kavim was pitching for the Rockies. Ryan Vermette, not only hit the ball with two outs at the bottom of the sixth, he scored the winning run on a steal to home plate. Both teams played an incredible early season game, and we will not look forward to facing the Rockies again!

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 AAA Rockies edged the Giants in a well played baseball game. Both teams showed midseason form with excellent defense and smart base running. Casey McNally and Jake Fitzpatrick sparked the offense for the Rockies with back to back doubles. Kavim Bhatnagar pitched well for the Rockies and also got a clutch single to help push in the winning run. Giant Zach Finklestein had a nice single and a nice defensive play as catcher throwing out a baserunner trying to steal third base.

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 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.

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.

The AAA Rockies put together a late inning rally to edge out the A's 9 to 6. TJ Gillis pitched well for the Rockies as did Pranav Prabhala for the A's. Mathew Caplan crushed a ground rule double for the A's and also provided defense with a nice catch in center field. Rockie Jake Fitzpatrick was able to put his bat on the ball to drive in 2 runs to spark the late inning rally and Harper Niven closed out the game striking out 5 of the 8 batters he faced.

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The AAA Rockies closed out their season by beating the A's 16 to 3. Harper Niven, Kavim Bhatnagar and Clay Medling all pitched well for the Rockies. Athletic Anthony (Boog) Ceci played excellent 1st base defense getting 3 solo put outs. The Rockie offense was sparked by Jay Patel and Jake Fitzpatrick who were able to put their bat on the ball with runners in scoring position. A's Michael Oliver and Srimanth Kumar both got quality singles that resulted in runs scored.

What a great day to make up the last game of the season. The Rockies and Blue Jays played some great baseball tonight. The Rockies are truly ready for the playoffs and the Blue Jays finally found thier stride tongight. Good Luck the rest of the way!!! See you 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.

The AAA Rockies were able to hold off a last at bat rally by the Giants that featured a 3 run homer by Giant Stephen Mclendon to preserve a 13 to 12 playoff victory. Harper Niven pitched 3 strong innings for the Rockies that included a crucial final stikeout. Casey McNally and Jake Fitzpatrick sparked the offense for the Rockies scoring 7 runs between the two of them. Zach Finkelstein provided offense for the Giants getting a nice double for some late inning RBIs.

Pitching (Giants): Stephen McLendon- 3 innings Seth Bridges - 2 innings Thomas McLendon - 2 innings Zack Finkelstein - 1 inning

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

The AAA Rockies prevailed over the Giants 12-11 in a well played playoff game at Drechser Field. Both starting pitchers, Harper Niven for the Rockies and Zach Finklestein for the Giants had quality innings. Harper along with TJ Gillis, Kavim Bhatnagar and Jake Fitzpatrick had RBI producing hits. Stephen Mclellan produced some offense for the Giants ripping a nice single into left.

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