2016 Pgcbl Media Guide
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2016 PGCBL MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents About the PGCBL............................................................................................................................................................3 2015 Season in Review ..............................................................................................................................................4 2014 Season in Review ..............................................................................................................................................5 2013 Season in Review...............................................................................................................................................6 2012 Season in Review...............................................................................................................................................7 2011 Season in Review...............................................................................................................................................8 Team Pages..................................................................................................................................................................9-32 In The Pros...................................................................................................................................................33,34,35,36 Master Schedule............................................................................................................................37,38,39,40,41,42 Stat Leaders........................................................................................................................................................43,44,45 Offseason News..............................................................................................................................................................46 Travel Guide....................................................................................................................................................................47 Team Directory Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.adirondacktrailblazers.com Website: www.dutchmenbaseball.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.elmirapioneers.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.amsterdammohawks.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.genevaredwings.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.glensfallsdragons.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamestownbaseball.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.mydiamonddawgs.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.newarkpilots.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.oneontaoutlaws.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.uticabluesox.net Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.saugertiesstallions.com Website: www.victor-railriders.com 2 About the PGCBL Founded: 2010 First Season: 2011 President: Jeffrey Kunion Vice President: Jason Brinkman Regular Season: June 1 – July 31 Regular Season Games: 50 All-Star Game: July 20, 2016 Location: 2016 PGCBL Teams: East - Albany Dutchmen, Amsterdam Mohawks, Cooperstown Hawkeyes*, Glens Falls Dragons, Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, Oneonta Outlaws, Saugerties Stallions. West - Adirondack Trail Blazers, Elmira Pioneers, Geneva Red Wings, Jamestown Jammers, Newark Pilots, Utica Blue Sox, Victor RailRiders. *Franchise under voluntary suspension for the 2016 season. Roster Limits: 35 players Eligibility Requirements: Must have remaining collegiate athletic eligibility. (Exception, each team may add to their roster two players who are at least 18 years of age, graduated from high school and have enrolled in college.) Playoffs: August 2016 Playoff Teams: The top four teams in each division will qualify for the postseason. Format: The PGCBL postseason will feature four teams from each division. In the new playoff format, the No. 4 seed and the No. 1 seed will square off in a one-game playoff and will face off against the winner of the one-game playoff between the No. 3 and No. 2 seeds. The winner of each one-game playoff will proceed to the East Division Championship and West Division Championship Series, respectively. The higher seed in each divisional championship round will host games one and three while the lower seed hosts game two. The winners of the best- of-three league championship series will meet in the PGCBL Championship Series. In the PGCBL Championship Series, the lower seed—based on regular season record—will host game one, while the higher seed will host games two and three. League Directory President: Jeffrey Kunion [email protected] Vice President: Jason Brinkman [email protected] Assistant to the President: Justin Mattingly [email protected]/[email protected] Supervisor of Umpires: Glenn Carnes [email protected] Perfect Game USA: Brad Clement [email protected] 3 2015 Season in Review Regular Season Recap: Standings East The 2015 season featured two new teams join the Team W L Pct league as the Saugerties Stallions joined the East Amsterdam Mohawks 40 10 .800 Division and the Victor RailRiders joined the West. It Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs 32 18 .640 was also the first regular season in which teams Albany Dutchmen 23 26 .469 played a 50-game slate. The Amsterdam Mohawks set a PGCBL record with 40 wins en route to their fourth Glens Falls Dragons 22 28 .440 straight division title, winning the East by eight games. Sa 14 35 .286 In the West, the Elmira Pioneers rode strong pitching Saugerties Stallions to their first division title, finishing six games up on West Team W L Pct Victor. Ryan Cox of the Utica Brewers took home the Elmira Pioneers 33 17 .660 batting title with a .383 average while Amsterdam’s Handsome Monica clubbed nine home runs to lead the Victor RailRiders 27 23 .540 league. Mohawk Valley’s Troy Scocca was a threat Utica Brewers 21 29 .420 across the board — leading the league with 40 RBIs Newark Pilots 20 30 .400 while hitting .335 at the plate, including 20 extra-base hits. Adirondack Trail Blazers 17 33 .340 Postseason Recap: Christian Santisteban After winning their first round matchups, the Victor Elmira Pioneers RailRiders and Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs both 2015 Player of the Year went into the West and East Division Championship Series, respectively, as underdogs. The DiamondDawgs, pitted against the record-breaking Amsterdam Mohawks, lost Game One in Amsterdam, 15-4. Back at home in Little Falls, M.V. shut out the Mohawks to tie the series at a game apiece. In the decisive Game Three, the DiamondDawgs again relied on utility man Anthony Herrera en route to a 5-1 win and their first East Division Championship. On the road at Historic Dunn Field, the Victor RailRiders topped the Elmira Pioneers, 6-1, in Game One of the West Division Championship Kyano Cummings (EP) and Zach Logue (AM) Series. In Game Two, the RailRiders shut out the Pioneers, 4-0, to win the West Division Championship in 2015 Co-Pitchers of the Year the franchise’s first year of existence. In Game One of the PGCBL Championship Series, Mohawk Valley scored five Dan Shwam runs in the top of the third inning to lead the Victor RailRiders DiamondDawgs to an 8-5 win. In Game Two in Little 2015 Manager of the Year Falls, the DiamondDawgs came back from a 4-1 deficit and got 2.1 scoreless innings of relief from Anthony Herrera to lead them to their first PGCBL Championship. In the postseason, Herrera tossed 10.2 innings total this 4 postseason with a 0.84 ERA, a win and three saves. 2014 Season in Review Regular Season Recap: Standings East Team W L Pct The Amsterdam Mohawks had the most wins in Amsterdam Mohawks 36 11 .766 PGCBL history, finishing with a 36-11 record as they won the East Division by a comfortable nine games. Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs 26 19 .578 The Mohawks led all teams in batting average, team Albany Dutchmen 21 24 .467 ERA and fielding percentage. The Newark Pilots won Glens Falls Golden Eagles 18 25 .419 the West Division by 1.5 games, as they finished the regular season with a 27-19 record. Mike Carter (Adirondack) won the league batting title, hitting .430 West for the Trail Blazers. Bryson Hough (Elmira) posted a Team W L Pct 1.02 ERA for the Pioneers, while Jayson Yano Newark Pilots 27 19 .587 (Newark) went 6-2 for the Pilots with a 1.35 ERA, Elmira Pioneers 26 21 .553 taking home the 2014 Pitcher of the Year Award. Josh Gardiner (Amsterdam) finished the season with a .415 Watertown Rams 24 21 .533 batting average and 16 stolen bases as he was named Adirondack Trail Blazers 17 28 .378 the 2014 Player of the Year. Utica Brewers 9 36 .200 Postseason Recap: In the first round of the 2014 PGCBL Playoffs, the Josh Gardiner Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs topped the Albany Amsterdam Mohawks Dutchmen, 3-2, in the East behind stellar pitching 2014 Player of the Year from Nick Petrella. In the West, the Elmira Pioneers defeated the Watertown Rams for the second straight postseason behind a strong outing from Bryson Hough. In the WDCS, Elmira won game one in Newark, but wound up losing the next two games of the series Jayson Yano as the Pilots advanced to the PGCBL Championship Newark Pilots Series. Amsterdam won game one of the EDCS at home on a walk-off fielder’s choice and went on to sweep 2014 Pitcher of the Year Mohawk Valley to advance to the franchise’s fourth- straight PGCBL Championship Series. Newark jumped out to an early lead in game one of the championship series, but Amsterdam rebounded