Holyoke Blue Sox

Holyoke Blue Sox
Holyoke Blue Sox
Founded in 2001
Holyoke, MA
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Cap Insignia
League affiliations
  • NECBL
    • West Division (2009-present) 
    • Northern Division (2002, 2004-2008)
    • National Division (2001) 
Name
  • Holyoke Blue Sox (2008-present)
  • Concord Quarry Dogs (2001-2007) 
Other nicknames
  • Sox, Blues 
Team Colors
  • Dark blue, Red
             
Cities
  • Holyoke, MA (2008-present)
  • Concord, NH (2001-2007)
Ballpark
Championships
  • League titles:
    0
Front Office
  • Owner: Karen Wadsworth Rella (CEO) &
    Barry Wadsworth (COO)
  • General Manager: Kirk Fredriksson
  • Field Manager: Darryl Morhardt
  • Mascot: Big Red 
Media:

The Holyoke Blue Sox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Mackenzie Stadium.[1] The Blue Sox were founded in 2001 as the Concord Quarry Dogs but moved following the 2007 season to Holyoke[2] to fill the void left by the departure of the Holyoke Giants to Lynn, Massachusetts.[3]

Contents

Team history

Concord Quarry Dogs

Logo of the Concord Quarry Dogs (2001-2007)

The Concord Quarry Dogs were founded in 2001, as the second NECBL team in the state of New Hampshire. The team led the league in attendance their inaugural year.[3] Despite making the postseason in both 2002[4] and 2003,[5] the fan base slowly began to dwindle. Attendance slipped dramatically in 2004[6][7] with the arrival of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in nearby Manchester, New Hampshire.[8] In 2006, average attendance was only 503 per game.[9] Following the 2007 season, the team was purchased by the brother-sister team of Barry Wadsworth and Karen Rella who initially promised to help keep the team in Concord. But shortly thereafter, citing increased rent costs and low attendance, they began their search for a new home.[10]

Move to Holyoke

With the departure of the Holyoke Giants after the 2007 season, the new ownership group decided to move their team to Holyoke, Massachusetts.[11] Their first year in Holyoke, the Sox finished just under a .500 record and 8 games behind the division winning and eventual NECBL champions Sanford Mainers.[12]

In 2009, the Blue Sox enjoyed far greater success than their inaugural season in Holyoke, finishing with a 20-21 record,[13] earning the fourth and final West Division playoff spot after a one-game playoff with the Danbury Westerners.[14] The Blue Sox then upset the #1 seeded Keene Swamp Bats in the Division Semifinal round, becoming the first ever #4 seed to defeat a #1 seed in the playoffs.[15] However, the Blue Sox were then defeated by the Vermont Mountaineers in the Division Finals.[16] The 2009 season was highlighted by Holyoke's hosting the 2009 NECBL All-Star Game at Mackenzie Stadium. The game saw a record-breaking attendance figure for the event of 4,906.[17]

Postseason appearances

Year Division Semi-Finals Division Finals NECBL Championship Series
2002 Mill City All-Americans L (1-2)
2003 Keene Swamp Bats L (0-2)
2009 Keene Swamp Bats W (2-1) Vermont Mountaineers L (0-2)
2011 Vermont Mountaineers W (2-0) Keene Swamp Bats L (1-2)

Accolades

Records

Below is a list of New England Collegiate Baseball League records set by players of the Concord Quarry Dogs and Holyoke Blue Sox, as of the end of the 2009 season.[18]

Note: An asterisk (*) denotes the record being held by a member of the Concord Quarry Dogs.

Individual

Team

Awards

Below is a list of awards won by members of the Concord Quarry Dogs and Holyoke Blue Sox.

End of season awards

  • 2001 Defensive Player of the Year* - Matt Tupman[19]
  • 2002 Top Pro Prospect* - Grant Reynolds[20]
  • 2002 Top Pitcher* - Grant Reynolds
  • 2003 Sportsmanship Award* - Angus Fredenburg and Bobby Tewksbury[21]
  • 2009 Rick Ligi Most Valuable Player Award - Jim Wood[22]

All-NECBL Team

  • 2001* - All-League Team: P John Velosky; All-Division Team: 3B Brock Koman, C Matt Tupman, P Matt Elfeldt[19]
  • 2002* - First Team: SS Josh DiScipio, P Grant Reynolds; Second Team: P Chris Lambert[20]
  • 2003* - First Team: 2B Josh DiScipio, Second Team: SS Bobby Tewksbury, DH Chris Looze[21]
  • 2004* - Second Team: SS Bobby Tewksbury, DH Devin Thomas[23]
  • 2005* - First Team: 2B Tucker Frawley; Second Team: 1B Jerod Edmondson, OF Will Bashelor[24]
  • 2009 - First Team: OF Jim Wood; Second Team: 3B Jake Rosenbeck[22]

Pro alumni

Below is a list of Concord Quarry Dogs (2001,[25] 2002,[26] 2003,[27] 2004,[28] 2005,[29] 2006,[30] 2007[31]) and Holyoke Blue Sox (2008,[32] 2009[33]) alumni who have gone on to play professional baseball. The alumni are sorted by peak level of baseball in which they have participated. In total, 68 Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have signed professional contracts after playing for Concord or Holyoke.

As of May 30, 2010.

MLB

Player Year w/ CON/HOL Current/Most recent team Active
Matt Tupman[34] 2001 Mobile BayBears (AA) Yes
Chris Lambert[35] 2002 Norfolk Tides (AAA) Yes

AAA

Player Year w/ CON/HOL Current/Most recent team Active
Ryan Roberson[36] 2002 Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) Yes

AA

Player Year w/ CON/HOL Current/Most recent team Active
Derek Miller[37] 2001 Huntsville Stars (AA) No
Cory Haggerty[38] 2002 Birmingham Barons (AA) No
Emary Frederick[39] 2004-2005 Binghamton Mets (AA) Yes
Michael Moras[40] 2005 Binghamton Mets (AA) Yes
John Mariotti[41] 2006 Frederick Keys (High-A) Yes
Joe Testa[42] 2007 New Britain Rock Cats (AA) Yes

A-Advanced

The following Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have advanced as far as Class A-Advanced: Grant Reynolds (Quarry Dogs 2002),[43] Bryan Lambert (2002),[44] Devin Thomas (2004),[45] Zach Piccola (2004),[46] Steve Geltz (2007),[47] Juan Perez (Blue Sox 2008)[48]

A

The following Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have advanced as far as Class A: Brock Koman (Quarry Dogs 2001),[49] Tim Sweeney (2001),[50] Andy Weimer (2002),[51] Damian Ursin (2002),[52] Jason Paul (2003),[53] Andy Mead (2004),[54] Anthony Sullivan (2004),[55] Dan Fournier (2005),[56] Ryan Hill (2006),[57] Tyler Stampone (2006),[58] Peter Fatse (Blue Sox 2008-2009),[59] Brandon Josselyn (2008),[60] Rene Garcia (2008),[61] Matt Weaver (2009)[62]

Short Season A

The following Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have advanced as far as Short-Season A: Robert Deeb (Quarry Dogs 2002),[63] Aaron Bulkley (2002-2003),[64] Chris Looze (2003),[65] Will Bashelor (2005),[66] Richard Prall (2005),[67] Zack Pitts (2006),[68] Sean Killeen (Blue Sox 2006),[69] Justin Albert (2006)[70]

Rookie-Advanced

The following Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have advanced as far as Rookie-Advanced Class:

Rookie

The following Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have advanced as far as Rookie Class: Mickey Kropf (Quarry Dogs 2001),[71] Matt Elfeldt (2001),[72] Mike Reiss (2001),[73] Steven Reiss (2001),[74] Jake Marsello (2002-2003),[75] Michael Smith (2002),[76] Tyler Cummings (2003, 2004, and 2005),[77] Anthony Johnson (2003)[78]

Independent

The following Quarry Dogs and Blue Sox alumni have advanced as far as Independent league baseball: Jordan Cantalamessa (Quarry Dogs 2001),[79] Scott Loiseau (2001),[80] Junior Medina (2001),[81] Kevin Brower (2001),[82] John Velosky (2001),[83] Brad Roblin (2004-2005),[84] John Welch (2004-2005),[85] Josh Farkes (2004-2005),[86] Brandon Revis (2004-2005),[87] Steve Sloan (2004),[88] Mike Mongiardini (2004-2005),[89] Andrew McNulty (2004-2005),[90] Jerod Edmondson (2005),[91] Tucker Frawley (2005),[92] Nick Vardaro (2005),[93] Joe McGhee (2005),[94] Ryan Williams (2005),[95] Matt Sutton (2006),[96] Andy Polk (2006),[97] Steve Cadoret (2006-2007),[98] Chris Eberhart (2006),[99] Clay Jenkins (2006),[100] Stephen Whalen (2007),[101] Bradley Agustin (2007)[102]

Note-Bold denotes alumnus' still being active in professional baseball.

External links

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