In Little League Softball…the South Orangetown softball team is heading to the Little League World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. They’re one of two teams representing the East region after beating Robbinsville, New Jersey, little league 2-0 earlier this week in Bristol, Connecticut. The World Series is being held August 11th-18th.
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Boulders Drop Two More to Tri-City ValleyCats Wednesday
In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders played games two and three of their four-game road trip against the Tri-City ValleyCats at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy yesterday. In game one, the Boulders were down five-nothing in the 6th, but that’s when they started making some noise of their own…
And that was Joe Mixie with the call courtesy of the Tri-City ValleyCats radio network. The Boulders scored four in the sixth and cut the lead to one, but would go on to lose 8-7.
In game two, the ValleyCats got to scoring early in their half of the first, with the bases loaded, one out, and a drive hit deep into right-centerfield…
The ValleyCats would go on to win, 6-5. They’ve taken the first three of this four-game series. They play again today at 11am.
Boulders Drop First of Four-Game Series with Tri-City ValleyCats
In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders began a four-game road trip against the Tri-City ValleyCats at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy. They were supposed to play a doubleheader but thunderstorms delayed the start of the game, so they only played one. The Boulders were down early, and with a 6-0 lead in the 4th, the ValleyCats felt they needed some insurance…
And that was Joe Mixie with the call courtesy of the Tri-City ValleyCats radio network. It was all downhill for the Boulders from there, and not in a good way. The final 12-1, Boulders lose. They’ll try to get in a doubleheader today.
Boulders Split 4-Game Weekend Series with Washington Wild Things
In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders played game four of their four-game series at home against the Washington Wild Things. The Boulders were down seven at one point early in the game, but clawed their way back, and with the score 11-9, there were two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Boulders’ Jack Sunberg was the tying run at the plate…
And that was Jacob Kronberg on the Boulders Radio Network. Your final score 11-9, the Boulders take the loss in a game that featured a 54-minute rain delay. They split the series. The Boulders have today off.
Rockland Supervisors Offer Advice as “Morning Show” Co-host, Steve Possell, Prepares to Throw Out First Pitch at Boulders Game Saturday
And here’s a little-known fact, our own Steve Possell, who is retiring August 13th, is being celebrated at the Boulders game tomorrow night where he’ll throw out the ceremonial first pitch! Steve’s hometown supervisor, Stony Point’s Jim Monaghan, did it recently, and offered some advice for the nervous nearly 73 year-old rookie pitcher…
It’s also Irish Heritage night at the ballpark. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny, who’s also not very experienced at baseball, will also be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch along with Steve, but she’s also not exactly looking forward to it…
The “WRCR Steve Possell Retirement Party on the Short Porch” is sold out, but you can still buy tickets to the game and stop by and wave to us from whatever seats you get. The weather should be great.