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Quakertown wins marathon game 2-1
Blazers advance to the ACBL Championship
Saturday, August 07, 2010
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A sacrifice fly by Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) in the bottom of the 16th inning scored Eric Kammler (LaSalle) with the winning
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Blazers Capture Wolff Crown
Quakertown to host Torrington for right to play in Championship Game
Friday, August 06, 2010
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Scott Kalamar (Seton Hall) keynoted a 14 run, 17 hit offense with two doubles, a home run and four RBI as the Blazers defeate
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Blazers win playoff game 8-7
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
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 A two out single off the bat of Scott Kalamar (Seton Hall) scored pinch runner Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) in the bottom of the 10th inning and g
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Blazers to open ACBL Playoffs on Wednesday night
Monday, August 02, 2010
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The Blazers will host the winner of the Jersey Pilots vs. Lehigh Valley Catz game on Wednesday August 4 at 7pm.
Tuesday night will be the Blazers fund raiser at Five Guys from 5 to 8pm.
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Blazers win Wolff Division
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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The Blazers captured the Wolff Division regular season championship by defeating North Jersey 4-3 and 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Park.
Chris Nichols (Sioux Falls) was the winning pitcher in the opener. Dan Clem (LaSalle)
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Kent, Kalamar set Blazer season records
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Cory Kent (Lehigh) and Scott Kalamar (Seton Hall) have established new seasonal records for the Blazers who complete their regular season on Saturday afternoon when they host the North Jersey Eagles in a 1pm doubleheader.
Kent has n
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Blazers sweep Jacks
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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The Blazers moved into first place in the Wolff Division after taking a twinbill from the Lumberjacks on Thursday evening by the scores of 16-2 and 11-3.
A fourteen run fourth inning boosted the Blazers to victory in the first game. Matt Tenag
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Blazers, Titans split a pair
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Chuck Nicholas (Alvernia) hurled a shutout in the nightcap to give the Blazers a 4-0 win over Torrington. Matt Tenaglia (James Madison) had two hits and an RBI to lead the Blazers.
Brandon Smith (Old Dominion) went the distanc
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Blazers double up Catz 4-2
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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The Blazers defeated the Lehigh Valley Catz 4-2 this evening and moved into a tie for first place in the Wolff Division.
David Drinks (DeSales) allowed only two runs over eight innings and Cory Kent (Lehigh) recorded another save w
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Blazers split with Pilots
Monday, July 26, 2010
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The Blazers pounded out 18 hits in winning the opener 16-9 on Monday evening. Eric Kammler had four hits with three RBIs while Jim Quigley added two hits and three RBIs.
Rob Zinsmeister, Scott Kalamar, Corey Buletza<
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Former Blazer almost perfect
Monday, July 26, 2010
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Ryan Buch allowed only a lead-off bunt single; otherwise he pitched perfect baseball for seven innings in a 2-0 win for Kannapolis over Ashville.
Buch, the former Quakertown Blazer RHP and Top Prospect in the ACBL in 2007, faced the minimu
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Quakertown sweeps Staten Island
Tied for first with the Catz
Sunday, July 25, 2010
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The Blazers defeated the Staten Island Tide 13-9 and 7-6 on Sunday and moved into a tie with the Catz for first place in the Wolff Division.
Matt Tenaglia (James Madison) hit a three run home run and a double to knock in four runs in the o
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Blazers rally past Pilots 10-9
Friday, July 23, 2010
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The Blazers were losing 8-6 after five innings and there was a 45 minute lightning delay.
The Blazers unleashed an 18 hit attack to rally and defeat the Pilots 10-9. Dan Johnson (Millersville) had four hits while Scott Kalamar (Seto
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Blazers lose two
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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The Lehigh Valley Catz moved into first place after sweeping the Blazers 3-0 and 4-3 in Quakertown on Thursday evening.
A double by Jim Quigley (Kutztown) and a triple by Corey Buletza (Kutztown) scored three runs to give the Blazers
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Blazers rained out again
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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The weather has been uncooperative to say the least as the Blazers have only played on one date in the past two weeks with four rainouts.
Tonight's postponement at the Catz will be made up as the first game of a doubleheader beginning at 5pm tomo
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Quakertown drops 2 to Jersey
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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The Blazers returned to ACBL action after a nine day hiatus due to postponements and lost a DH to the Jersey Pilots on Sunday by the scores of 9-3 and 12-9.
Dan Johnson (Millersville) collected four hits in the DH while Eric Kammler
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Lawrence off to great start
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Former ACBL All-Star pitcher in 2008 and 2009 Casey Lawrence (Kutztown Rockies) is off to a great start in the New York-Penn league after signing a non-drafted free agent contract with the Blue Jays on June 15. On Tuesday Casey hurled s
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West tops East 4-1
Drinks picks up the save
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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The West All-Stars broke open a scoreless game in the top of the 4th inning, taking a 3-0 lead. 3 runs would be all the West needed to take the 2010 All-Star game and take a 4-1 decision over the East All-Stars.
The West collected 6 of their 12 hi
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Blazers Aid West All-Star Win
Monday, July 12, 2010
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Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) knocked in a run with a single and David Drinks (DeSales) got the save as the West Division All-Stars defeated the East Division 4-1 at St. John's University.
Eric Kammler (LaSalle) and Scott Kalamar<
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Blazers Blank Catz 2-0
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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Scott Kalamar (Seton Hall) doubled and Jim Quigley (Kutztown) followed with a deep home run over the scoreboard in the top of the first inning and these runs held up as Travis Hughes (DeSales), David Drinks (DeSales) and <
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Blazers edged in 10th inning
Monday, July 05, 2010
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Ron Aniska's RBI single in the bottom of the tenth gave Lackawanna a 4-3 win over the Blazers on Monday evening.
Jon Gyles (LaSalle) paced the Blazers with three hits including a two run double off the left centerfield fence. Adam
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Blazers Edge Catz 5-4
Sunday, July 04, 2010
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Jim Quigley (Kutztown) and Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) each contributed two RBIs to help the Blazers overcome a 3-0 first inning deficit and defeat the Catz 5-4.
Eric Kammler (LaSalle) added an RBI plus two hits. Chris Nichols<
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Blazers move into first place
Thursday, July 01, 2010
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The Blazers defeated the Lackawanna Lumberjacks 2-0 on Thursday evening behind the pitching of David Drinks (DeSales), John Ball (West Chester) and Cory Kent (Lehigh).
Drinks pitched the first seven innings while Ball pitched
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Blazers win Thriller
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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Eric Kammler (LaSalle) hit a two run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give the Blazers a 2-1 comeback victory over the Jersey Pilots on Tuesday evening.
Kevin Christy (LaSalle), Trevor Rosenberg (Kutztown) and Cory
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Quakertown takes 2 from North Jersey
Blazers win 4th straight
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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The Blazers topped North Jersey by the scores of 2-1 and 7-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Matt Tenaglia (James Madison) had an RBI single while Jim Quigley (Kutztown) added a RBI triple in the opener. Travis Hughes (DeSales) recorde
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Blazers sweep Tide
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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The Blazers improved to 7-7 on the season as they won a doubleheader over Staten Island on Sunday afternoon.
Matt Tenaglia (James Madison) hit a three run home run and Dan Johnson (Millersville) slammed a three run double down the l
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Blazers lose to the Lumberjacks
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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The Blazers slipped to 2.5 games behind Lackawanna in the Wolff Division as they lost to the Lumberjacks 9-4 on Thursday evening.
The Blazers fall to 5-7 and host the Kaiser Division leading Staten Island Tide on Saturday in a 1pm doubleheader at
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Blazers top Catz 13-3
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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The Blazers recorded a season high 21 hits as Kevin Christy (LaSalle) went seven innings for his first victory of the season.
Corey Buletza (Kutztown), Scott Kalamar (Seton Hall), Jon Gyles (LaSalle), Rob Zinsmeiste
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Blazers game suspended by rain
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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The Blazers were trailing the Pilots 4-2 with two out in the top of the fifth inning and suddenly a ten minute downpour put the infield under water and the game was suspended by the umpires.
Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) and Jon Gyles (LaS
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Quakertown beats Lumberjacks 7-1
Monday, June 21, 2010
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The Blazers jumped off to 5-0 lead after two innings and cruised to a 7-1 win over the Wolff Division leadering Lackawanna Lumberjacks on Monday night in Scranton.
Travis Hughes (DeSales) allowed only one run in six innings to gain the vic
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Blazers split with Collegians
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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David Drinks (DeSales) and Cory Kent (Lehigh) combined to toss a six hit shutout as the Blazers defeated the Long Island Collegians 5-0 in the nightcap at Fordham. Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) went 2-for-3 with a double in the win. S
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Blazers at Collegians DH field and start time changed
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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Today's Quakertown Blazer's at Long Island Collegians double header, originally scheduled to be played at New York Institute of Technology beginning at 1pm has been moved to Houlihan Park at Fordham University with a 4:15p
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Blazers fall to Catz 7-2
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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The Blazers returned to action on Thursday evening and dropped a 7-2 decision to the Catz.
Rob Zinsmeister (IUP) went two-for-four while Kevin Christy (LaSalle) looked sharp in his return to the mound with one and a third inning of
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Blazers Update
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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The Blazers (2-4) take a short break and return to ACBL action on June 17 when they travel to Lafayette for a 5pm start with the Catz.
Currently Matt Tenaglia (.429), Eric Kammler (.421), Jon Gyles (.350) and Corey Buletza
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Blazers - Pilots game postponed
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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The Jersey Pilots at Quakertown Blazers game to be played at Memorial Park, has been postponed due to the weather this evening.
The Blazers return to action next Thursday as they travel to Lafayette College to battle the Lehigh Valley Catz at 5pm.
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Blazers win slugfest
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
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The Blazers posted a season high 17 hits as they defeated the Lehigh Valley Catz 11-8 this evening.
Jon Gyles (LaSalle) had four hits while Matt Tenaglia (James Madison) went three-for-three. Matt Albaugh (Kutztown), Corey
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Blazers doubled up by Lumberjacks, 6-3
Monday, June 07, 2010
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Jason Kelmer (East Stroudsburg) hit a two run double to give the Lumberjacks a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh.
Robbie Zinsmeister (Indiana UP) slugged a two run homer to right centerfield in the top of the fifth for the Blaz
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Blazers drop a pair
Sunday, June 06, 2010
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The Quakertown Blazers lost a Sunday doubleheader to the Long Island Collegians by the scores of 5-2 and 5-1.
Eric Kammler (LaSalle) was the lone bright spot for the Blazers with two hits in each game to up his average to .667 with eight h
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Blazers top Pilots 5-1
Saturday, June 05, 2010
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Chris Nichols (Sioux Falls) scattered four hits over nine innings as the Blazers defeated the Jersey Pilots 5-1 on Saturday evening.
Only one Pilot runner reached base after Ed Jennings' (Kean) solo shot in the fourth inning and tha
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Blazers open 2010 season
Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Brian Robison, son of Andy Robison (Blazers, 89-91) and grandson of long time Blazer manager Dennis Robison, will throw out the first pitch as the Blazers begin their 27th season when they host the Lackawanna Lumberjacks a
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Blazers 2010 season preview
Friday, May 28, 2010
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The Blazers will have a new look in 2010 as three former Blazers join the coaching staff. Field manager Mike Schneider will be assisted by Eric Spadt while Steve Raysley handles the pitching duties.
Several Blazers had outstan
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Honors for Tenaglia
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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Matt Tenaglia (James Madison) was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week after hitting .667 (8-for-12) in JMU's series win over Hofstra.
The CB East grad is currently hitting .371 with five home runs and 39 RBI.
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Kutztown wins Regionals
Monday, May 17, 2010
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Matt Albaugh and Corey Buletza played key roles as the Golden Bears advanced to the D-II World Series in Cary, North Carolina. On Saturday Albaugh and Buletza both had three RBI as Kutztown defeated West Virginia State 10-5.
Albaugh
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Blazers pitching well
Monday, May 03, 2010
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Chuck Nicholas (Alvernia) was named Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week after pitching six innings of shutout ball in a 13-0 Crusader win over Stevenson.
Cory Kent (Lehigh) picked up a school record eighth save
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Zinsmeister and Nicholas shine
Saturday, April 24, 2010
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Robbie Zinsmeister (Indiana,PA) had seven hits in twelve at bats as IUP took three of four games from Gannon to clinch their first PSAC West title in twenty years. The freshman infielder had a double, two triples and a home run among the seve
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Gyles has hot bat
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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Jon Gyles (LaSalle) drove in eleven runs over the weekend as LaSalle took two of three from Temple.
On Friday Gyles posted the game winning single in the 12th inning as the Explorers won 11-10. The single gave him seven RBI for the day as
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Blazers' pitching update
Monday, April 12, 2010
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Chris Nichols (Sioux Falls) improved his record to 6-1 when he allowed only one run in the Cougars 11-1 win over Concordia.
Mike Bradstreet (Rhode Island) allowed no hits and one run in three innings of relief to gain the win as Rh
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Blazers pitching well
Monday, April 05, 2010
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Several members of the Blazers' 2010 team recently had outstanding outings on the mound.
Chuck Nicholas (Alvernia) allowed only two hits in seven scoreless innings as the Crusaders defeated Chesnut Hill 5-2.
Mike Bradstreet (Rho
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Christy named A-10 pitcher of week
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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Kevin Christy (LaSalle) has been named Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Week as he picked up two wins in the past week.
He threw three no-hit innings with five strikeouts in a mid-week start against UM-Eastern Shore to earn the
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Good pitching performances
Sunday, March 28, 2010
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Alex Pracher (Blazers, 2008) pitched three scoreless innings in relief to gain the win as Stanford defeated USC 3-1. Pracher is now 4-0 on the season with two saves and a 1.76 ERA for the 19th ranked Cardinals.
Kevin Christy (Blazers
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2010 Blazer signees off to good collegiate start
Friday, March 12, 2010
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Several members of the 2010 Blazers team are off to good starts for the college season.
Jon Gyles (LaSalle) is hitting .400 while shortstop Robbie Zinsmeister (IUP) is batting .364.
Outfielder Logan Winchester (Lehigh) h
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MLB Spring Training Update
Moyer and Vogelsong shine
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Jamie Moyer, former Allentown Wing ace and long time Blazer supporter, pitched another three scoreless innings in a "B' game against the Blue Jays yesterday. The 47 year old LHP allowed just two baserunners on a single and hits batsman, and he
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Mike Schneider named field manager for Blazers
Friday, January 01, 2010
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Former ACBL All-Star Mike Schneider has been named field manager of the Quakertown Blazers for the 2010 season. Schneider was an outstanding catcher at Eastern Kentucky and played for the Blazers from 1999 through 2001. In 2002 he signed a fre
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