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 Royals and Rockies met for the first time this year. In the first Ryan ZZ. walked and then scored on 3 stolen bases. The Rockies threatened in the bottom of the inning but came away scoreless. In the second Luke Ansel and Alex Amigo both walked and eventually scored. In the 3rd the Rockies got on the board when Colin Morrow lead of with a walk and later scored on a solid single by Nick Koch. The Royals tallied 2 more in the top of the 6th, Steve Signorello single and then scored on a single from Alex Parrott. Alex Amigo later knocked him in on a fielder's choice. The defense was excellent in this one, the Royals had nice plays from Phil Justvig, Patrick Bue, Mike Fournier and Matt Savoia. For the Rockies Cam Paquette made and excellent play at short. Pitching for the Rockies, Nick Koch 2, Carter Cormier 2, Collin Morrow 2. For the Royals, Steve Signorello 2, Ryan ZZ 2, Owen Amigo 2.

The Rockies scored first on a double by Nick Koch, scoring Ben Seegel. The Giants shut down the Rockies for the next 2 innings and scored on hits by Ryan Penkala and Mike Levasseur. Rockies scored again in the 4th, with the Giants tying it up again in the 5th. Tied at 2, the game went into extra innings, with the Rockies squeeking out a run and holding onto the lead to win 3 to 2. Pitching for the Rockies was Ben Seegel (6 innings, 10 k's). Matt Lawyer (1 inning). Pitching for the Giants were CJ Mellen (2 innings, 4K). Jason Fox (2 innings, 1K). Ryan Penkala (2 innings, 3K) and Mike Levasseur (1 inning, 2K). Offensive standouts for the Giants were Ryan Penkala (2-3, 1R, BB) and Jason Fox (2-3, 2 Doubles). Offensive standouts for the Rockies were Ben Seegel (2-3, 2R) and Nick Koch (1-2, 2RBI, BB).

The Rockies take the first of three games against the Orioles by playing solid defense and offense. The Rockies strung together 10 hits including 2 doubles and 7 RBI's while posting 7 K's and 10 put outs including 2 double plays. The Orioles, struggling to keep stride, put up a very tough defense with 10 put outs of their own including a double play but simply couldn't get their bats going. The Orioles had 4 singles on the day from Christian Lowell, Zach Torla, Brandon Stoddard and their AAA call up Derek Downing. From the mound, Cameron Stockman went 4 innings with 1 K and Nick Perkins went 1 inning with 2 K's. For the Rockies, Ben Seegel went 3 for 3, all singles, Alec Juknievich and Connor Prangly both drove the ball to the fence for doubles and Collin Morrow, Nick Koch, Alec Marshall, Cameron Paquette and Anthony Yan all contributed with singles of their own. From the mound, Matt Layer went 5 innings with 5 K's and Collin Morrow went 1 inning with 2 K's to close the game in the top of the 6th.

The Rockies came out on top of a very long game this evening. The Phillies rallied in the 4th to take the lead by one. Not to be out done, the Rockies replied with 2 more runs of their own in the bottom of the 4th and added another in the bottom of the 5th to seal the deal. The Phillies offense was lead by Zach Cunningham who went 2 for 2. Jake Derusha also had a single to add to the Phillies offense. For the Rockies, Mayur Patel lead the charge with an RBI double in the 3rd inning, Alec Marshall also had a double to lead off the 5th inning and though Nick Koch only had a single tonight he contributed with 3 RBI's over 3 at bats. Ben Seegel also contributed a hit to tonights win. From the Mound, Chris Fischer pitched 4 innings for the Phillies and Zach Cunningham pitched 1 to close out the game. For the Rockies, Collin Morrow pitched 2, Cameron Paquette went 1 and 2/3 inning, Carter Cormier made a brief appearance in the 4th inning, Matt Lawyer pitched 1 and 1/3 inning and Ben Seegel closed out the top of the 6th to finish the game.

Rockies come out on top of this high scoring baseball game Saturday morning. This was a very exciting game as the lead changed 3 times over the course of it's 6 innings. It was also somewhat of a rollercoaster ride as each team experienced both excellent play and hardship. The Royals came on strong the entire game offensively with 10 Hits and 10 RBI's including a two run homer by Stephen Signorello. Also hot for the Royals was Owne Amigo going 3 for 3 including a double and Alex Parrott who had 2 doubles in the game. Also contributing were Stephen Signorello who had two hits including his homerun mentioned above, Alex Amigo who had a double, Cameron Novotny who had a double and Noah Telerski. The Royal's bats were hot. As a team, they struggled with pitching as the racked up 11K's and 19 walks. Owen Amigo pitched 2, Ryan Szczygielski pitched 2, Stephen Signorello pitched 2, Matt Savoia pitched 1 and Alex Parrott pitched 1. The Rockies had a good day on the mound, generating 6K's with only 4 walks with Matt Lawyer going 4 and Collin Morrow going 2 innings. The Rockies provided excellent defense to limit the Royal's hitt fest to only 11 runs with 11 putouts. As a team, the Rockies struggled at the plate and produced only 6 hits but managed to score 13 baserunners behind 10 RBI's. This game had it all, the good the bad and the ugly.

Today's high scoring game was a battle right from the start. In the first inning the Phillies jumped on a 6 to 1 lead and for 4 innings the Rockies battled back little by little to tie the game 9 to 9 in the 5th. It wasn't until the 6th inning that the Rockies broke the game open with 6 hits, 5 earned runs. Holding the Phillies to 2 in the bottom of the 6th, the Rockies win 14 to 11. All in all, the Phillies had 6 hits and 4 RBI's scoring their other 7 runs as a result of the Rockies' 6 errors. For the Phillies, Jack Leatherman laced a double, Zach Cunningham had two singles and Max Coffin, Chris Fischer and Steven D'Onfro all had singles. On the mound, Zach Cunningham pitched 5 complete and started the 6th inning and was relieved by Max Coffin to close out the game. The Rockies had 15 hits on the night, thank god they had their bats going to offset their struggling defense. Leading the way was Ben Seegel whoe went 4 for 4 with a double and 3 singles followed closely by Collin Morrow who went 3 for 4 including 2 doubles and a single, followed by Nick Koch who went 2 for 3 with a triple and a single, Matt Lawyer who went 2 for 4 with a double and a single, Anthony Yan with 2 singles, Alec Marshal with a double and Carter Cormier with a single. What a night. From the Mound for the Rockies, Carter Cormier pitched 1 inning, Ben Seegel Pitched 4 innings and Collin Morrow pitched 1 inning.

The duo of Dwyer and Chad Hult came through huge again in similar format with 3-run HR and 2-run double, respectively. Chad thew-out the first runner in O's 70-foot history. Trvor Hult had a great outing in the middle innings and Cam Stockman closed it out with two scoreless innings of relief. For the Rockies Nick Koch(2-3) drew first blood with a 3-run shot of his own. Ben Seegel had a hit and scored a pair of runs. Matt Lawyer had a hit and stayed in front of a tough hop to make a nice 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.

The Royals started the game by scoring 4 runs in the 1st on RBI hits from Ryan Szczygielski, Stevie Signorello and Mike Fournier. The Rockies answered with 2 runs on RBI hits from Nick Koch and Ben Seegel. With the Royals leading 5-2, the Rockies scored 4 runs in the 3rd with 5 straight hits and RBI's from Nick Koch (double), Alec Marshall and Matt Lawyer. Going into the 6th, the Rockies held an 8-5 lead. The Royals applied pressure by scoring 1, and loading the bases. The Rockies Ben Seegel was able to work out of the jam, and preserve the 8-6 win. Pitching for the Rockies were Collin Morrow(1), Carter Cormier(1) and Ben Seegel(4). Pitching for the Royals were Ryan(3) and Owen Amigo(2). Nick Koch went 2 for 2 with a double and 2 rbi, while Mayur Patel went 2-3 with RBI. Luke Anzel and Mike Fournier both went 2-3 with an RBI each.

The Orioles finished their season on a high note against the Rockies. Cam Stockman pitched well for the O's and had a 2-3 day at the plate. Nick Perkins threw 2 to close it out and had a three hit day including a 200ft single. Rockies were led by Alec Marshall, Ben Seegel and Nick Koch who all had mutiple hit games.

The Phillies jumped out early with 5 runs in the 1st innings, after taking advantage of sloppy fielding from the Rockies. The Rockies managed to pull it together and fight back and shut down the Phillies for the rest of the game. Cameron Paquette pitched 4 innings and had 8 K's. While Matt Lawyer had 2 innings (3 K's). The Phillies sent Jake Derusha to the mound for 3, Zach Cunningham (1 in), and Max Coffin(2 in). Rockies offensive standouts were Cam Paquette(2-3, 2R, 2SB, 1RBI), Ben Seegel(2-3, 3RBI, 2SB), Anthony Yan(2-3, 2R, 2RBI) and Alec Juknievich (2-3, 1R, 3RBI). Offensive contributions were made by the Phillies' Gage Donaghue, Jake Derusha, and Steven D'Onfro. Defensively, the Phillies' Gage Donahue had an unassisted double play after snagging a line drive at 3rd. The Rockies' Carter Cormier also had an unassisted double play on a line drive to 1st, while Nick Koch threw out 3 base runners on attempted steals.

The Giants and Rockies played an exciting game that came down to the last inning, with the Giants hanging on for the victory and clinching second place for the "regular season". Leading the Giants on offense were Ryan Penkala (4-4), Owen Shea (3-3), Brian Barrows (2-4), Tommy Lessard (2-3), and Nick Quadros (2-3). Also contributing to the Giants' offense were Jason Fox, Charlie Deichmann, Riley Bourque, and Mike Levasseur (3 BBs). On the mound, CJ Mellen (2 innings), Fox (2 innings), and Penkala (2 innings) combined for 4Ks. The Rockies were led by Alec Marshall (4-4, including a HR), Mike Harding (2-2), and Matt Lawyer (3-3). Also collecting hits were Collin Morrow, Nick Koch, Ben Seegel, and Mayur Patel. Lawyer (5 innings) and Seegel (1 inning) combined for 4Ks.

The Giants ended the regular season with another hard fought victory against the Rockies. The Giants utilized patience at the plate and aggressive base running to secure the win. The team collected only four hits from Nick Quadros, Charlie Deichmann, Mike Levasseur, and Ryan Penkala. On the mound Levasseur (2 innings), Brian Barrows (1 inning), and CJ Mellen (4 innings) combined for 7 strikeouts. The Rockies recieved solid pitching from Collin Morrow (2 innings), Cam Paquette (2 innings), and Carter Cormier (2 innings). The Rockies were led offensively by Alec Marshall (2-4), Alec Juknievich (double), Cormier, and matt Lawyer.

The Phillies jumped out to a quick lead in the first inning scoring 3 runs. As the game went on the Rockies turned up the heat and produced solid defense and excellent offense scoring runs in all innings save the second. For the Phillies, Max Coffin lead the way going 2 for 3 with a double in the 5th. Also contributing to the Phillies offense was Noah Toland, Stephen D'onfro, Zach Cunningham, Chris Fischer and Jacob Derusha all with singles. Defensively, the Phillies made 4 defensive outs and pitched for a combined 10K's with Max Coffin pitching 4 and Zach Cunningham pitching 2. The Rockies started slowly with only 1 run in the first and nothing in the second came on strong in the bottom of the third and continued thier momentum through the 5th inning. It was a venerable slugfest with the Rockies producing 16 hits including 3 doubles and 2 home runs. Leading this offensive charge were Collin Morrow going 4 for 4, scoring all 4 time, including a double and 3 RBI's, Ben Seegel going 3 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBI's, Matt Lawyer going 3 for 3 with a home run and 1 RBI, Nick Koch going 3 for 4 with a double and 1 RBI, Alec Marshall going 2 for 4 with a double. Also contributing to the Rockies offense was Alec Jukneivich who had a single in the game. Defensively, the Rockies pitchers combined for 7 K's with Ben Seegel and Matt Lawyer both pitching 3 innings each. Defensively, the Rockies made 8 defensive outs including a game ending double play. Congratulations to the Rockies on their first playoff win!

Wow, what an exciting game of baseball tonight. Rockies jump out to a 2 to nothing lead in the top of the 1st. Giants tie it up in the bottom of the 2nd. It's 3 to 3 after the 3rd. Giants go up by 1 in the bottom of the 4th. Rockies score 5 in the top of the 5th with the help of Ben Seegel's grand slam going up by 4. Giants come back with a 2 run homer of their own by Ryan Penkala in the bottom of the 5th, cutting the lead to just 2. The Giants succeed in stranding Rockies runners on 2nd and 3rd in the top of the 6th. Coming up to bat the Giants threaten with another home run by their lead of batter Charlie Deichmann closing the gap to only a single run with no outs. The following two Giants are put out and struck out respectively bringing Brian Barrows to the plate who hits a clutch single and steals 2nd with Tommy Lessard at the plate. Poised to score the tying run, the Rockies pitcher Matt Lawyer gets Tommy to strike out for the final out of the game winning 8 to 7. This game had it all, and if it wasn't for the Giants impecable defense, the Rockies score would have been considerably higher as the Giants held the Rockies to only 6 hits by completing 13, yes that's thirteen defensive put outs including a double play. The Rockies bats were on fire. The Rockies defense was no slouch today either, allowing only 7 hits with 10 defensive put outs of their own. The Giants offense was led by Ryan Penkala who went 3 for 3 with a double and a 2 RBI home run, Charlie Deichmann who went 2 for 3 with a solo home run and Brian Barrows who went 3 for 4. Also contributing was CJ Mellow who had an RBI single in the 2nd Inning. On the Mound, Jason Fox Pitched 3 complete Innings, CJ Mellon Pitched one complete inning and was relieved in his 2nd inning of work by Ryan Penkala who assumed a bases loaded, no outs situation in the top of the 5th and pitched the rest of the 5th and closed out the game in the 6th for 2 innings of work. The Giants pitching combined for 4 K's on the night. For the Rockies Ben Seegel led the offensive charge with a 3 for 3 performance including a 4 RBI grand slam in the top of the 5th and 5 RBI's on the night. Also contributing to the Rockies offense was Nick Koch who went 1 for 1, Cameron Paquette who went 1 for 2 with 2 RBI's and Collin Morrow who went 1 for 4 with an RBI. From the Mound, Ben Seegel went 3 innings, striking out 4 and Matt Lawyer went 3 innings also striking out 4. Fantastic basball from start to finish, I'm really excited to have been part of this game and am very proud of all the kids and their sportsmanship throughout.

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 Giants and Rockies played an exciting game that came down to the last inning, with the Giants hanging on for the hard fought victory. The Rockies jumed out to and early 5-2 lead after 1 inning, and kept the pressure on the Giants, with 1 more run in the 2nd inning and an additional 5 runs in the 3rd. Despite being down 8 runs, the Giants never gave up and kept battling. The Giants were aggressive on the bases and utilized the entire team at the plate, with 9 of the 12 players collecting hits. The Giants were led by Brian Barrows (3-4, RBI), Riley Bourque (2-3 RBI), Ryan Penkala (2-3 2 RBIs), Owen Shea (2-3, 2 RBIs), and Nick Quadros (2-3). Also collecting hits were Jason Fox, Jacob wilcox, CJ Mellen (2 RBIs), and Mike Levasseur. Charlie Deichman also collected a key RBI. Defensively, Tommy Lessard made a key catch in right field to save at least two runs. On the mound Mellen (3 innings) and Penkala (3 innings) combined for 8 srikeouts. The Rockies also displayed a well-balanced offense with 8 different players collecting hits. The following Rockies had big days at the plate: Collin Morrow (2-4), Nick Koch (2-4), Matt Lawyer (2-3), and Connor Prangley (2-3). Also collecting hits were Alec Marshall, Cam Paquette, Alec Juknievich, and Carter Cormier. On the mound, Lawyer battled and pitched 5 innings and collected 2 strikeouts.