Author: Travis Heiser

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Any energetic women interested in joining a summer dance team, please contact Tiffany Leiphart @ 315-272-9338 asap. The dance team will be cheering on the team during DiamondDawgs baseball home games @ Veterans Memorial Park and practices will be held occasionally prior to games. First practice will be held on Sunday 5/22 @ 6pm @ the field.

By: Lou Parrotta, Boonville Herald

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, a summer collegiate wooden-bat team in the Perfect Game USA outfit playing in Little Falls, recently held a dinner in which former New York Mets pitcher Ron Darling spoke. I have never met a more personable, outgoing, or informative person who has played the National Pastime.

The first annual Tommy John/Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs Golf Tournament that was schedule for Saturday, June 4, 2011 has been postponed to a later date in the summer. Once the new date is determined you will receive an email with the new tournament date.

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Mount Olive College senior outfielder Jason Simone (Mohawk Valley ’10) has been selected to the 2011 Conference Carolinas all-league team. Simone, who was one of nine Mount Olive players on the team, was named first team all-conference as an outfielder. In addition, Simone helped the nationally-ranked Trojans to the Conference Carolinas postseason tournament championship. He was named to the all-tournament team after Mount Olive clipped Limestone, 7-5, in the tournament championship game on Monday afternoon.

The first annual Tommy John/Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, 2011. The tournament will be played at the Mohawk Valley Country Club in Little Falls, NY.

This is your is your chance to golf with former Major League Baseball Great and DiamondDawgs Chairman Tommy John. John played in the major leagues for over 26 years, including stints with the Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and White Sox. He had three 20-win seasons, played in four World Series and was selected as an All-Star four times: 1968, 1978, 1979 and 1980. John went 4- 1 with a 2.08 ERA in seven League Championship Series starts and 2- 1 with a 2.67 ERA in six World Series appearances. He is the fifth winningest left handed pitcher in major league history.

A portion of the proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central New York. Tee Box sponsorships are available for $100 with all the proceeds going to Make-A -Wish Foundation® of Central New York.

The Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs would like announce that Troy Gerlach will return as Field Manager for the 2011 season. Troy led the Diamond Dawgs in 2010 to a 17-22 record just missing the playoffs by 2 games.

Written by Peter Pagliaro

Little Falls, NY – Area baseball fans are promised a summer of exciting baseball in 2011 when the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs take the field in their first season under the newly formed Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.

DiamondDawgs President and General Manager Travis Heiser has high expectations for this year’s team. “I am very excited about this year’s team, Coach Gerlach and I have really pounded the airwaves trying to get the best players we can to come play for the DiamondDawgs. We have a very talented group of guys coming to the Mohawk Valley that will compete for the league Championship this year.”