Author: Travis Heiser

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs picked up a win Thursday afternoon against the New Rochelle Athletics beating them 7-1. The exhibition game was a 10:30 am start and was played in front of over 1,500 students as it was a field trip game for area schools. Schools in attendance included Canajoharie, Dolgeville, Frankfort, Herkimer-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES, Little Falls, Mohawk, St. Johnsville and West Canada.

The game featured police cars and fire trucks as they escorted the team mascot, Dollar Dawg and Fidelisaurus, the mascot of game sponsor Fidelis Care. In what is becoming a tradition for the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs the team transforms Veteran’s Memorial Park into a child’s field trip dream with contest, prizes and activities throughout the afternoon. As an extra bonus – a baseball game was played!

The DiamondDawgs will have a home game tonight at Veterans Memorial Park in Little Falls gainst the Albany Dutchman.There will also be free Ice cream give-a-way to the first 250 kids at the gate courtsey of Kenickies.

The DiamondDawgs along with the City of Little Falls and Mayor Bob Peters will also be honoring this year’s Little Falls Mounties Girls Varsity Basketball team with proclamations for their great season and sectional title.

Attention students attending the following elementary schools: Herkimer-Fisher (Mohawk)-Frankfort/Schuyler-Benton Hall Academy (L.F.)-Oppenheim/Ephratah-West Canada Valley-Dolgeville. Because you participated in the Hunger Coalition’s March Food Drive, you and your parents are invited to be the guests of the Little Falls Diamond Dawgs baseball team at this Friday’s (15th) game. Just tell the ticket taker what school you’re from when entering. You’ll be introduced on the field before the game which begins at 7:05 PM. The Coalition wants to thank Travis Heiser, President-GM, for making this year’s team charity-“Strike Out Hunger”. Every strike out registered by the Dawgs’ pitchers will generate one dollar (worth c. $8 in food) at the Food Bank of Central N.Y. to be divided among county pantries. This year’s March Food Drive collected several thousand dollars worth of food for the latter.

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs were back at home Monday night to face off against the Cooperstown Hawkeyes. The Dawgs were looking to make it two wins in a row after beating the Albany Dutchman 3-2 Sunday night while Cooperstown was looking for its own win hoping to snap a two game losing streak.

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs returned to Veteran’s Memorial Park in Little Falls Sunday evening to face off against the Albany Dutchman. The Dawgs entered the game with a 1-2 record after a loss to the Amsterdam Mohawks Saturday night at Shuttleworth Park, meanwhile the Dutchman fresh off a 7-5 win over the Glens Falls Golden Eagles entered the game with a 2-1 record.

Come to the Game on Sunday, June 10th at 5:05 PM AND Sign up at the Scott Grates State Farm tent for your chance to stand in Center Field during the 7th inning stretch and have one shot at throwing a baseball to home plate. Winning participant will be drawn at the conclusion of the 5th inning.

There will be a Diamond Dawgs batting helmet sitting on home plate. If any part of the baseball you throw hits any part of the batting helmet you will win $500 from State Farm Agent Scott Grates and the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs!

If you do not hit the helmet you will not walk away empty handed. You will win a $50 gift certificate from the Brass Tack Restaurant in Frankfort as well your choice of gift from the State Farm tent.

Participants must be at least 18 years old to enter.

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs returned to Veteran’s Memorial Park in Little Falls, New York for the 2012 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) Home Opener against the Watertown Wizards. On the mound for the Dawgs was Joe Michaud (Bryant University) and Watertown started Bryan Chudy (Clarkson University).

The Watertown Wizards jumped off to a quick lead at Veteran’s Memorial Park after a home run by Brandon Roush (Texas Pan-American University). The DiamondDawgs went through four pitchers as the Wizards put up 8 hits for 7 runs to take a 7-1 lead late in the game. The Mohawk Valley bats were kept silent for most of the game with the exception of a solo home run in the by David Del Grande (Sacramento State University). However, the DiamondDawgs bats caught fire in the 9th as they rallied to score five runs in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate in Joe Carcone (Bryant University) before the rally ended with a ground out to the second baseman.

The winning pitcher was Bryan Chudy (Clarkson University) and Joe Michaud (Bryant University) picked up the loss for the DiamondDawgs. The Dawgs travel to Amsterdam on tomorrow to play the Mohawks and are back home on Sunday to face off against Albany.

Click “read more” to see the 2012 DiamondDawgs Television Commercial. We would like to thank all of our friends at WKTV for their continued support of The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, “The Valleys Team”.

Courtesy of Little Falls Times Jon Rathbun

Rain delayed the start of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs’ season-opener Wednesday but did not keep them out of the win column at East Field.