Rockland Boulders
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The Rockland Boulders is an American
professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York
in the County of Rockland. It is a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League. The team was one of three teams joining the league for the 2011 season, joining former Atlantic League champions the Newark Bears
and New York State League team the New York Federals, who will be a traveling team. The Boulders played their first game on May 26, 2011, against the Bears at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
. The team played their first home game at Provident Bank Park on June 16 defeating the Brockton Rox
by a score of 3-1.
The Can-Am League has lost 2 teams for the 2012 season reducing membership to 6 as the New York Federals have been disbanded. On October 4, 2011 the Can-Am League owners voted to rescind the charter for the Pittsfield Colonials as the team was struggling with attendance and financial viability.
The "Boulders" name refers to Rockland County's plethora of boulders in its landscape. The team’s primary color, blue, alludes to the former Brooklyn Dodgers
, which held their spring training events at Bear Mountain State Park
during the 1940s. The red honors the neighboring Rockland County Fire Training Center. Boulder Bird is the official team mascot.
that will consist of at least one game during these series being played in the opposing team's stadium.
On May 26, 2011 the Boulders won their first official game by a score of 11-5 over the Newark Bears after coming back from a 4-1 deficit.
On July 24, 2011, in the bottom of the ninth inning with two out, Joe Hage (23) hit a walk-off grandslam at Le Stade Municipal in Quebec City, Canada to give Rockland a 7-4 win over the Quebec Capitales. First grandslam in Boulders history.
On September 4, 2011, the Boulders announced they had signed former New York Mets
player Howard Johnson as well as his son Glen two two-game contracts each. Both games will be played against the Newark Bears
.
Although the Boulders played their first twenty games away, due to construction of the new stadium, they finished their inaugural season second in the league with an attendance of 123,518 tickets "sold"(?)
in its history in March, 2011. Of these three, Ryan remained and played in 86 games. Adrian Martin was named 2011 Relief pitcher of the year and was invited to the 2011 Postseason Can-Am All-Star Team. He finished with a league leading 21 saves with a strikeout to walk ration of 39/4. Teammate John Velasquez, pitcher, finished one strikeout shy of tying for the league lead.
A shortage of host families left Mike Richard, Ray Stokes, Ryde Rodriguez and Cristobal Santana with no housing options. They spent the last two weeks of the season living in the clubhouse and sleeping on sofas and training room tables.
The players should expect this kind of treatment according to Boulders president Ken Lehner- "Sleeping in the clubhouse is not unheard of if you work in minor-league baseball," Lehner said. "The season might go through Labor Day, so guys ended up sleeping in the training room or on couches; it's not a bad place.
"They have a flat-screen TV in there, and they are never late coming to the ballpark," he added with a laugh.
(RCC) in Suffern, New York
. Boulders’ manager Dave LaPoint stated “I can’t express how great RCC has been to our organization, and allowing our team to use their facilities,... allowing our guys to get in there and work, which is important before the start of the season.”
as the 2011 Can-Am League Playing Surface of the Year, features 4,500 seats, 16 luxury and 11 loge boxes. The dimensions of the playing field are 323 foot left-field line, power alleys of 383 feet leading to the 403 foot center wall and 313 foot right-field line. The park also includes a 34 foot x 52 foot scoreboard, as well as a 75 foot ribbon sign board. Other features include special hearing-impaired seating with loudspeakers installed under each seat, veterans memorial area, Kids Zone playground, a baseball museum highlighting MLB players, fitness and community rooms beside food courts and kiosks. 41°10′7.74"N 74°2′8.58"W (41.1689, -74.0358)
On September 4th 2011, the Rockland Boulders played to the largest crowd in its inaugural season. 6,300 fans- although legally approved occupancy is significantly less and photographic evidence would refute this claim. It is unknown how many actually paid to attend.
1300 AM will be the club’s official flagship station for the 2011 season. Carmine Vetrano and Seth Cantor will have the play-by-play for all 50 home games, and the Newark and New Jersey road series.
and picked up their first ever exhibition win defeating the New York Federals 6-3. The following day they traveled to Newark, New Jersey
and played the Newark Bears defeating them 4-1.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York
Pomona, New York
Pomona is a village partly in the Town of Ramapo and partly in the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of New Hempstead, east of Harriman State Park, north of Monsey and west of Mount Ivy. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 3,103, a 13 percent...
in the County of Rockland. It is a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League. The team was one of three teams joining the league for the 2011 season, joining former Atlantic League champions the Newark Bears
Newark Bears
The Newark Bears are an American professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 1999 season, the Bears have played their home games at Bears &...
and New York State League team the New York Federals, who will be a traveling team. The Boulders played their first game on May 26, 2011, against the Bears at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium is a 6,200-seat baseball park in Newark, New Jersey, USA, that hosted its first regular season baseball game on July 16,1999, with former 1940's bear Yogi Berra throwing the ceremonial first pitch, as the tenants of the facility, the Newark Bears, took on the...
. The team played their first home game at Provident Bank Park on June 16 defeating the Brockton Rox
Brockton Rox
The Brockton Rox were a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Rox were a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to 2011, the Rox played their home...
by a score of 3-1.
The Can-Am League has lost 2 teams for the 2012 season reducing membership to 6 as the New York Federals have been disbanded. On October 4, 2011 the Can-Am League owners voted to rescind the charter for the Pittsfield Colonials as the team was struggling with attendance and financial viability.
The "Boulders" name refers to Rockland County's plethora of boulders in its landscape. The team’s primary color, blue, alludes to the former Brooklyn Dodgers
History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
-Early Brooklyn baseball:Brooklyn was home to numerous baseball clubs in the mid-1850s. Eight of 16 participants in the first convention were from Brooklyn, including the Atlantic, Eckford, and Excelsior clubs that combined to dominate play for most of the 1860s...
, which held their spring training events at Bear Mountain State Park
Bear Mountain State Park
Bear Mountain State Park is located on the west side of the Hudson River in Orange and Rockland counties of New York. The park offers biking, hiking, boating, picnicking, swimming, cross-country skiing, cross-country running, sledding and ice skating...
during the 1940s. The red honors the neighboring Rockland County Fire Training Center. Boulder Bird is the official team mascot.
History
Because of the proximity of the Boulders to the New Jersey-based teams in the Can-Am League, the Boulders will play four combined series with the Newark Bears and the New Jersey JackalsNew Jersey Jackals
The New Jersey Jackals are a professional baseball team based in Little Falls, New Jersey, in the United States. The Jackals are a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
that will consist of at least one game during these series being played in the opposing team's stadium.
On May 26, 2011 the Boulders won their first official game by a score of 11-5 over the Newark Bears after coming back from a 4-1 deficit.
On July 24, 2011, in the bottom of the ninth inning with two out, Joe Hage (23) hit a walk-off grandslam at Le Stade Municipal in Quebec City, Canada to give Rockland a 7-4 win over the Quebec Capitales. First grandslam in Boulders history.
On September 4, 2011, the Boulders announced they had signed former New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
player Howard Johnson as well as his son Glen two two-game contracts each. Both games will be played against the Newark Bears
Newark Bears
The Newark Bears are an American professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 1999 season, the Bears have played their home games at Bears &...
.
Although the Boulders played their first twenty games away, due to construction of the new stadium, they finished their inaugural season second in the league with an attendance of 123,518 tickets "sold"(?)
Rockland Boulders Team
The Rockland Boulders signed their first three players Tommy Giles, Eric Flynn and Ryan Mollica, from SuffernSuffern, New York
Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...
in its history in March, 2011. Of these three, Ryan remained and played in 86 games. Adrian Martin was named 2011 Relief pitcher of the year and was invited to the 2011 Postseason Can-Am All-Star Team. He finished with a league leading 21 saves with a strikeout to walk ration of 39/4. Teammate John Velasquez, pitcher, finished one strikeout shy of tying for the league lead.
A shortage of host families left Mike Richard, Ray Stokes, Ryde Rodriguez and Cristobal Santana with no housing options. They spent the last two weeks of the season living in the clubhouse and sleeping on sofas and training room tables.
The players should expect this kind of treatment according to Boulders president Ken Lehner- "Sleeping in the clubhouse is not unheard of if you work in minor-league baseball," Lehner said. "The season might go through Labor Day, so guys ended up sleeping in the training room or on couches; it's not a bad place.
"They have a flat-screen TV in there, and they are never late coming to the ballpark," he added with a laugh.
Training Camp
The Rockland Boulders hold their spring training camp at Rockland Community CollegeRockland Community College
Rockland Community College is a two-year college in the State University of New York system, located in hamlet of Viola within the Village of Suffern from the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. The college began in 1959 in the former county almshouse. The college offers 48 programs and...
(RCC) in Suffern, New York
Suffern, New York
Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...
. Boulders’ manager Dave LaPoint stated “I can’t express how great RCC has been to our organization, and allowing our team to use their facilities,... allowing our guys to get in there and work, which is important before the start of the season.”
Provident Bank Park
The Rockland Boulder's new Provident Bank Park, voted on by the league’s eight field managers and media representativesas the 2011 Can-Am League Playing Surface of the Year, features 4,500 seats, 16 luxury and 11 loge boxes. The dimensions of the playing field are 323 foot left-field line, power alleys of 383 feet leading to the 403 foot center wall and 313 foot right-field line. The park also includes a 34 foot x 52 foot scoreboard, as well as a 75 foot ribbon sign board. Other features include special hearing-impaired seating with loudspeakers installed under each seat, veterans memorial area, Kids Zone playground, a baseball museum highlighting MLB players, fitness and community rooms beside food courts and kiosks. 41°10′7.74"N 74°2′8.58"W (41.1689, -74.0358)
On September 4th 2011, the Rockland Boulders played to the largest crowd in its inaugural season. 6,300 fans- although legally approved occupancy is significantly less and photographic evidence would refute this claim. It is unknown how many actually paid to attend.
Official flagship station
The Rockland Boulders announced that WRCRWRCR
WRCR is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Spring Valley, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Alexander Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from AP Radio. The station is located on the upper level of the Nanuet Mall. The station provides...
1300 AM will be the club’s official flagship station for the 2011 season. Carmine Vetrano and Seth Cantor will have the play-by-play for all 50 home games, and the Newark and New Jersey road series.
Preseason
On May 19, 2011, The Rockland Boulders opened their Can-Am 2011 preseason in Somerset, New JerseySomerset, New Jersey
Somerset is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the easternmost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. At the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 23,040...
and picked up their first ever exhibition win defeating the New York Federals 6-3. The following day they traveled to Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
and played the Newark Bears defeating them 4-1.
Season-by-season records
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