Author: Travis Heiser

RED SOX HOF MEMBER TO BE SPECIAL GUEST AT DINNER

Little Falls, NY–The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs are pleased to announce the team’s 6th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, April 5th at the Knights Inn in Little Falls, NY.

Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs General Manager Becomes Owner – Meet Travis Heiser

Written by Don Liable – Utica OD   The new majority owner of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs will be a familiar face around Vets Park in Little Falls,come the 2014 season.   Longtime president and general manager of the Perfect Game Collegiate League’s (PGBL) DiamondDawgs,Travis Heiser has been ready for the leap into ownership for… Continue reading Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs General Manager Becomes Owner – Meet Travis Heiser

New Local Ownership Announced

New Local Ownership Announced for the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs of the Perfect Game Collegiate League (PGCBL) are pleased to announce that Mohawk Valley resident and Team President and General Manager Travis Heiser has purchased the team and is the new majority owner. Heiser, a native of Canajoharie, N.Y., has served as… Continue reading New Local Ownership Announced

Dawgs place Long on Rising Stars Team

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Keegan Long’s impressive summer mound performance has earned the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawg a spot on the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League’s Rising Stars Team. The 30-player squad recognizes PGCBL players who have completed no more than their sophomore year of college and have two to four years of remaining NCAA eligibility. Long, who… Continue reading Dawgs place Long on Rising Stars Team

FORMER PLAYER AND CURRENT MINNESOTA TWINS PLAYER NAMED OUTSTANDING ROOKIE!!!

FORMER MOHAWK VALLEY PLAYER AND CURRENT MINNESOTA TWINS PLAYER NAMED OUTSTANDING ROOKIE!!! Caleb Thielbar, a left-handed reliever, received the Bill Boni Award as the Twins’ Most Outstanding Rookie. After pitching for the St. Paul Saints, Thielbar signed with the Twins and made his major league debut in 2013. The 26-year-old lefty finished with a 1.76… Continue reading FORMER PLAYER AND CURRENT MINNESOTA TWINS PLAYER NAMED OUTSTANDING ROOKIE!!!

DiamondDawgs ‘strike out hunger’ with $286 donation

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs teamed up with the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition to benefit local food pantries. As part of its “Strike Out Hunger” promotion, the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League team donated $1 for every batter a DiamondDawgs pitcher struck out during each regular season home contest to the hunger coalition, raising $286. “On… Continue reading DiamondDawgs ‘strike out hunger’ with $286 donation

Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs Score Big With Fans, Community

By Don Laible – Utica OD

Collegiate baseball in Herkimer County is a hit.

Affordable, family fun, and very entertaining, this about sums up, not only my experieince at Dawgs games at Veterans Memorial Park in Little Falls this past season, but residents from all around the Mohawk Valley are echoing the same opinion. For us fans, who pay for tickets, grab a seat, and relax watching baseball for a few hours of escape from reality, it’s an easy night out. But in getting the product out, there has to be a team behind the team, that makes it all possible. And the growing success of Owner David Dittmann’s club based in Little Falls becomes increasingly obvious, there’s a shadow, a very large one in that, between ownership and the on-field product – General Manager Travis Heiser.

This past weekend I spoke with Travis, to get a recap, of sorts, on how his fifth season associated with the organization went.