SEASON IN REVIEW (PLEASE SHARE) We have now come to the end of the season. This year was a great year for “YOUR” DiamondDawgs both on and off the field. On the field we finished 2nd in the Eastern Division league standings in a very tough division and made the playoffs for the third straight season. We defeated Albany in the first round of the playoffs before or season ended in the Eastern Division Championship Series to eventual League Champion, Amsterdam. We had eight members of the team selected who were selected to participate in the PGCBL All-Star Game in Elmira. DiamondDawg’s 2014 PGCBL All-Stars included second baseman Trey Stover (Hartford), first/third baseman Zach Collett (New Haven), shortstop Colin Hawk (Cincinnati) and outfielder/first baseman Jayson Sullivan (Sacred Heart). In addition, right-handed pitchers Ed Lewicki (Siena), Lucas Godlewski (Herkimer) and Nick Petrella (Skidmore). The foursome of Colin Hawk, Trey Stover, Zach Collett and Jayson Sullivan led the Mohawk Valley lineup. Hawk, who was named to the second team All-PGCBL and was the Week Seven Player of the Week, hit .324 and drove in 26 runs. Stover hit .322 with an OPS of .753 and Sullivan hit .297 with an on-base percentage of .379. He was named to the second team All-PGCBL. All-Star Game starter and first team All-PGCBL member Zach Collett hit .312 with a .928 OPS, six home runs (tied for league lead) and drove in 30 runs. The Mohawk Valley bullpen was a strong point of the 2014 season. Lucas Godlewski went 4-0 in 12 appearances with a 2.27 ERA. Evan Kissinger and Anthony Pastrana posted ERAs of 2.40 and 3.38, respectively, but Pastrana’s best appearance came when he started a July 25 game against Elmira. Pastrana tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing just two hits and striking out seven in Mohawk Valley’s 8-0 win. Ed Lewicki second team All-PGCBL member (3.57 ERA) and Nick Petrella (3.42 ERA) were also solid out of the DiamondDawg rotation. Off the field we were once again involved in the community. We teamed up with the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition and State Farm Agent Scott Grates to raise money to feed the hungry. We raised money for breast cancer awareness as well as raised money for The Amazing Gracie Gift Foundation who helps local children who are battling illness. We also participated in local parades, hosted a kickball game with local youth, and visited more schools than ever this past season. Thank you once more to our sponsors fans, host families, staff and players. Your support is not something I take likely and is very much appreciated by everyone connected with the DiamondDawgs family. I hope that our performances both on and off the field show you that we are truly THE MOHAWK VALLEYS HOMETOWN TEAM. Without my supporters I am nothing. So thanks again for believing in this organization and for being part of my Baseball Family. I look forward to working with you all again in 2015. Very Best Regards Travis GO DAWGS
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:56:36 +0000
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