June 26
Saratoga Springs – The Saratoga Stampede will receive their 2006 American Legion Division IV championship flag, which they will raise tonight in a pregame ceremony at East Side Rec.
The flag will be presented by Saratoga Central Catholic baseball head coach Alphonse Lambert. Lambert has close ties to the Stampede, as Vince Farfaglia, Neil Callahan, and other members of the Saints’ team are a part of Paul Mound’s Stampede squad.
To honor the ’06 team that won District IV and went to the state finals, Mound has invited players who were on last year’s club, but are age ineligable to play this season, back for the ceremony.
Kevin Gent, a left-handed pitcher who now attends Plattsburgh State, is one of the former players that will be attending the ceremony. Gent played for the Stampede for seven years and holds all of the Stampede’s pitching records. Since the Stampede began as a Babe Ruth and 15-and-under independent travel team and have only been in the American Legion for three years, Gent’s records should stand for as long as the Stampede remains a baseball club.
Also appearing for the ceremony will be Matt Kelley, who only played one year for Saratoga, but was a huge part of the ’06 team. Kelley hit three home runs in one game against St. Johhnsville in last year’s state tournament.
Mike Ruggiero, who posted a 15-3 record in two years as a starting pitcher for Saratoga, will be in attendance, as will Oliver Aldrich, who now plays for Castleton State in Vermont. Rounding out the list of last year’s players are Steve Hughes, who left the club midway through the season to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, and Brian Sheridan, who recorded an 8-2 record as a starting pitcher and worked his way into the closer’s role by season’s end. Sheridan is now a member of Hudson Valley Community College’s pitching rotation.
Making the ceremony extra sweet for the Stampede is the fact that they are playing St. Johnsville, who they defeated for District IV title.
The ceremony will begin at 6:45, with first pitch scheduled for 7:30.
Also attending tonight’s ceremony will be the Director of the Saratoga Springs Recreation Commission, Linda Tericola.
“Linda has worked closely with me over the past seven years to insure the growth of the Stampede program. Her time and assistance has been extremely valuable to our success,” said Mound.
Saratoga Springs – The Saratoga Stampede will receive their 2006 American Legion Division IV championship flag, which they will raise tonight in a pregame ceremony at East Side Rec.
The flag will be presented by Saratoga Central Catholic baseball head coach Alphonse Lambert. Lambert has close ties to the Stampede, as Vince Farfaglia, Neil Callahan, and other members of the Saints’ team are a part of Paul Mound’s Stampede squad.
To honor the ’06 team that won District IV and went to the state finals, Mound has invited players who were on last year’s club, but are age ineligable to play this season, back for the ceremony.
Kevin Gent, a left-handed pitcher who now attends Plattsburgh State, is one of the former players that will be attending the ceremony. Gent played for the Stampede for seven years and holds all of the Stampede’s pitching records. Since the Stampede began as a Babe Ruth and 15-and-under independent travel team and have only been in the American Legion for three years, Gent’s records should stand for as long as the Stampede remains a baseball club.
Also appearing for the ceremony will be Matt Kelley, who only played one year for Saratoga, but was a huge part of the ’06 team. Kelley hit three home runs in one game against St. Johhnsville in last year’s state tournament.
Mike Ruggiero, who posted a 15-3 record in two years as a starting pitcher for Saratoga, will be in attendance, as will Oliver Aldrich, who now plays for Castleton State in Vermont. Rounding out the list of last year’s players are Steve Hughes, who left the club midway through the season to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, and Brian Sheridan, who recorded an 8-2 record as a starting pitcher and worked his way into the closer’s role by season’s end. Sheridan is now a member of Hudson Valley Community College’s pitching rotation.
Making the ceremony extra sweet for the Stampede is the fact that they are playing St. Johnsville, who they defeated for District IV title.
The ceremony will begin at 6:45, with first pitch scheduled for 7:30.
Also attending tonight’s ceremony will be the Director of the Saratoga Springs Recreation Commission, Linda Tericola.
“Linda has worked closely with me over the past seven years to insure the growth of the Stampede program. Her time and assistance has been extremely valuable to our success,” said Mound.
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