http://www.canamleague.com/ News from the Can-Am League en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:02 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:02 -0400 info@canamleague.com info@canamleague.com http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369364709 Terrific pitching was on display at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium tonight as the New Jersey Jackals nipped the Wichita Wingnuts, 1-0. The starting pitchers, New Jersey's <b>Craig Heyer</b> and Wichita's <b>Ryan Hinson</b>, were superb. Heyer (pictured) went seven innings allowing only five hits while striking out three batters. Hinson, on the other hand, went eight strong innings giving up an earned run on five hits with 13 strikeouts. <br><br>The other two games, Newark at Quebec and Trois-Rivieres at Rockland were postponed due to rain. info@canamleague.com 1369364709 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:05:09 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369346327 To put <b>Chris Colabello's</b> feat into proper perspective one must realize he is only the 38th player to break into the professional game at the non-affiliated level and climb all the way to the major leagues.<br> info@canamleague.com 1369346327 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:47 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369278125 Six different Capitales turned in multi-hit performances in a big offensive night, as Quebec stayed undefeated with its sixth win. The Capitales scored 14 runs on 17 hits to beat the Newark Bears, 14-3. Leading the charge was DH <b>Rene Leveret</b> (pictured) with four RBI on three hits.<br><br>Elsewhere in the league, New Jersey lost to interleague opponent Sioux City, of the American Association. info@canamleague.com 1369278125 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:02:05 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369243857 Trois-Rivieres gave Rockland a ninth inning scare, loading the bases and bringing the tying run to the plate, but Boulders RHP <b>Kevin Fuqua</b> (pictured) got his club out of trouble to nail down a 6-2 win. The Aigles loaded the bases with two outs, forcing Rockland to call on Fuqua out of the bullpen. With the tying run at the plate, Fuqua struck out Aigles SS <b>Phil Delisle</b> to end the game and pick up his third save of the season. info@canamleague.com 1369243857 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:57 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369236156 After seven seasons in the Can-Am League, <b>Chris Colabello</b> got his chance in affiliated ball in 2012. The Minnesota Twins purchased his contract from the Worcester Tornadoes and sent him to Double-A New Britain. Just a year later, Colabello is on his way to the Major Leagues, as Minnesota has called up the former Can-Am star.<br><br>Colabello will bat sixth and play right field for the Twins this afternoon, as they face the Atlanta Braves. info@canamleague.com 1369236156 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:36 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369187103 <b>Dustin Crenshaw</b> (pictured) and <b>Bryan Banes</b> engaged in a spirited pitching duel, with the Capitales scratching out a sixth-inning run to edge the Bears, 1-0. Crenshaw threw seven innings, scattering five hits while fanning three for the victory as Quebec stayed undefeated on the season. A two-out double by DH <b>Rene Leveret</b> drove home the only run as the Capitales improved their record to 5-0 on the season. info@canamleague.com 1369187103 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:03 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369163327 New Jersey SS Jeremy Barnes' (pictured) presence at the plate was tough to ignore. Barnes hit a home run and a triple, while driving in three runs, as the Jackals defeated Sioux City, 9-6. The shortstop struck first early, putting New Jersey on top with a two-run homer in the first. He then tripled home a run in the third, and singled and scored in the fifth. info@canamleague.com 1369163327 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:47 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369109269 The New Jersey Jackals lead the whole way as they claimed a 13-5 victory in an inter-league contest with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association. Several Jackals had strong games at the plate including CF Chris Curran (pictured) who was 4-for-5 with two runs. New Jersey 1B Chris Duffy, 3B Nick Giarraputo and C Kyle Nisson each added three hits and three RBI to the Jackals' offensive production. info@canamleague.com 1369109269 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:07:49 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369070737 DURHAM, NC - The official statistician of the Can-Am League, Pointstreak, has announced that Quebec Capitales OF Royce Consigli (pictured) and Rockland Boulders RHP Pat Moran have been named this week's Pointstreak Batter and Pitcher of the Week.<br><br>Consigli had a big night against Trois-Rivieres on Saturday. The outfielder went deep twice and doubled in a Capitales victory. Consigli drove home five runs in the performance. info@canamleague.com 1369070737 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:37 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1369015336 The Newark Bears jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the first inning and held on to claim a 10-9 win in a shootout with the Rockland Boulders. Newark SS Bridger Hunt (pictured) kick started the offense with a grand slam in the opening frame. He finished the night going 3-for-4 and scored two runs of his own. RF Carlos Guzman also scored two runs and added three RBI. LF Jamar Walton had a strong day offensively as well going 2-for-4 and scoring three times. <br> info@canamleague.com 1369015336 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:02:16 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368997459 It took an extra frame, but the defending Can-Am League champion Quebec Capitales finished off a season-opening four game sweep of the Trois-Rivieres Aigles with a 6-5 win Sunday afternoon. Quebec 2B/3B Jonathan Malo (pictured) brought home the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning with a single that scored RF Dany Deschamps. It was Malo's only hit of the day but he had a team-high two RBI. <br><br>Elsewhere in the Can-Am League the New Jersey Jackals fell to the St. Paul Saints of the American Association 9-3 in a rain-shortened eight inning game. info@canamleague.com 1368997459 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:04:19 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368934537 The Newark Bears picked up their first win of 2013 with an 8-5 win over the Rockland Boulders, thanks to a solid night at the plate for C Kyle Lafrenz (pictured). The Bears' backstop plated a pair of runs and went 3-for-3 with a single, a double and a sacrifice fly to lead Newark. <br><br>Elsewhere in the Can-Am League, Quebec came back to defeat Trois-Rivieres 8-7 and New Jersey fell to interleague opponent St. Paul, 12-8. info@canamleague.com 1368934537 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:35:37 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368846098 With a nine-strikeout performance on the hill, RHP Pat Moran (pictured) led the Rockland Boulders to a 3-1 win against Newark. Moran threw 6.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits before handing the game over to the bullpen. On the offensive side, Chris Edmonson belted a two-run home run to give Moran all the run support he needed.<br><br>Elsewhere around the league, Quebec defeated Trois-Rivieres, 10-1 and New Jersey fell to American Association opponent St. Paul, 5-1. info@canamleague.com 1368846098 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:38 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368807455 The Can-Am League has had to settle for one Canadian team in recent years, and now there is a second; even better, another French-speaking city with the Trois-Rivieres Aigles restoring a professional team to the community no more than 90 minutes from Quebec.<br><br>In what probably is a vast understatement, Pierre Luc (Pete) LaForest bluntly told me this week "I am excited". Why not, he is the Aigles' manager, his first such undertaking, after spending the last four seasons helping the Quebec Capitales to back, to back, to back, to back Can-Am crowns info@canamleague.com 1368807455 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:35 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368763217 The 2012 Can-Am League champion Quebec Capitales started defense of their crown with an 11-3 win over newcomer Trois-Rivieres Aigles. Capitales RF Asif Shah (pictured) had a monster game at the plate going 4-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and six RBI. <br><br>In other action, Rockland defeated Newark 6-4 and New Jersey beat the St. Paul Saints of the American Association by a 6-4 final in 10 innings. info@canamleague.com 1368763217 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:17 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368651731 The 2013 Can-Am season begins tomorrow, May 16 with a new addition to the league: The Trois-Rivieres Aigles. Trois-Rivieres will send RHP Charlie Weatherby (pictured) to the mound in the club's inaugural game, as they visit cross-Province foe Quebec. Elsewhere in the league, Rockland hosts Newark and New Jersey plays an interleague contest against St. Paul, of the American Association. info@canamleague.com 1368651731 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:02:11 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1368194970 In Toronto's early season of disappointment, one of the few consistent positive performances have come from reliever Steve Delabar (pictured), still little more than three years after his career seemed dead when he fractured his right (throwing) elbow at Brockton, MA (Can-Am League) that led to the insertion of a metal plate and nine screws.<br><br>The eventual salvation for Delabar, now 29, was to turn to an academy in Kentucky where his throwing technique was overhauled. info@canamleague.com 1368194970 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:09:30 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1367591873 Durham, N.C. -- As part of the Can-Am League's preseason exhibition schedule, the Quebec Capitales and Trois-Rivieres Aigles will meet in the first-ever Quebec Baseball Classic on Saturday, May 11 at Montreal's Ahuntsic Park at 7:30 p.m.<br><br>The matchup marks the first professional baseball game to take place in Montreal since the departure of the National League's Montreal Expos in 2004. In addition, it will be the first game between two Quebec-based professional teams since the Double-A Eastern League's Quebec Carnavals and Trois-Rivieres Aigles met on September 3, 1977. info@canamleague.com 1367591873 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:37:53 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1367533223 Thinking about catchers, Zane Chavez (pictured)reeled off seven hits in 13 at-bats over a four-game stretch until he took an 0-for-4 today (Thursday), but his first try at affiliated baseball still sees him hitting .299 with a .385 on-base percentage and playing regularly for Frederick, MD in the Baltimore system. He started out in the Can-Am League (New Hampshire, Pittsfield, MA, New Jersey Jackals).<br><br>Another Can-Am player (Worcester, MA) infielder Mark Minicozzi also went hitless today after four games in which he went 7-for-16 for San Francisco's Double-A farm in Richmond, VA info@canamleague.com 1367533223 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:20:23 -0500 http://www.canamleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1366924854 When tracking Independent grads now in affiliated minor leagues, we once again single out longtime Can-Am League first baseman Chris Colabello (pictured, Worcester, MA and Nashua, NH) because his six home runs share second place in the Triple-A International League, only one off the league lead. The Minnesota farmhand is hitting .338 with a .390 on-base percentage and 15 RBI in 20 games. info@canamleague.com 1366924854 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:20:54 -0500