The boys surprised our family real good after practice today!! They brought us some amazing chicken parm & a boatload of diapers.
My wife Michelle and I recently welcomed our newest addition, a lil girl!
Cameron
7 lbs 15 oz.
Can’t thank the boys and their families enough 🙏
BULLDOGS WIN!!!!
Hamburg 6 - Calhoun 3
WP Nolan Smith CG 5 H, 3 R, 3 K’s
AB - Monster HR in 4th Inn
Nolan Heavern 2 2B, 3 RBI
James Simoncelli 3B, R
Jon Oswald 2B, R
Braeden McGuire 1B, R
Next Game: State Finals Sat 1pm Binghamton University!!!
Words cannot describe how truly special this group is. So GRATEFUL for the journey, so THANKFUL for all their hard work. LOVE these guys more than anyone can imagine!
Seniors…Your IMPACT will run deep for many, many years to come!
Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog!
BOYS ARE HEADING TO STATES!!!!!
Hamburg 13 - Thomas 1
WP Nolan Smith 5 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 K’s
Evan Chaffee 3 H (2B), 3 RBI, 3 R
Jon Oswald 2 H (2B), 4 RBI
Braeden McGuire 2 H, 3 RBI, R
Jacob Reese 2 H, 3 R
Next Game: State Semi Fri 5pm Maine-Endwell HS
Where does the time go?!?! Seems like just yesterday he was running around in his 10u Dawgs uniform. CONGRATS to the Chaffee’s! The best is yet to come.
Not the way we drew it up, but…
BOYS ARE MOVING ON
Far West Regionals
Next Sat vs Section V champ
Evan Chaffee pitched a brilliant game.
Nolan Heavern monster HR
Hits also recorded by Simoncelli, Chaffee, Smith
POSTSEASON HONORS…finale…
Jr Nolan Smith
WOW!! What else is there to say about Nolan’s Jr year campaign other than WOW! He convinced this team that they could win big games. He lead from the front by pitching gem after gem and delivered knock out blows at the plate.
🚨Commitment Watch🚨
Power 5 Edition...2022 LHP Evan Chaffee (Hamburg HS) has verbally committed to the University of Alabama.
#congrats
Chaffee is the 151st commit from the 2019 NYS Games.
#pbrfamily
Thank You Hamburg Fire & Police Depts for taking care of the boys this morning!!
Thank You Hamburg staff and students for all your support through the raindrops this morning.
We all bleed purple together and can’t wait to represent the community this weekend at states!!
We broke the new scoreboard in in style today...opened league play with a 7-1 Win. Kyle Borrello winning pitcher. Kyle and Ryan Hornstrom combine for a 1-hitter.
We just finished an incredible trip to the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach SC. Thank-you to the Hamburg community for supporting our fundraising efforts to make this possible! The boys represented the community with class off the field and a winning brand of baseball on it.
2019 Spring Trip will go down as one of the very, very best!! Huge THANK-YOU to
@OHSBaseballNews
&
@OLDGOLDSPORTS
for helping quarterback all the scheduling. Wow we saw some outstanding baseball & wish them luck in second half of their seasons!!
Big 3-0 WIN as Bulldogs move to 5-0 in league play.
We witnessed a very special pitching performance as Nolan Heavern ‘22 throws a 1-HITTER! 11 Strikeouts, 0 Runs. 💎
James Simoncelli was born to be a Bulldog and now will transition to being a Golden Eagle. Sooooo many great memories with a few more yet to be made! One of the fastest and most dynamic players you’ll find anywhere…
@BportBaseball
is getting a GameChanger!
CONGRATS JAMES!!
To all the amazing students and supporters that made the trek out to Binghamton and to everyone following at home…we really felt every ounce of support and appreciate it more than you know.
LOVE YOU PURPLE NATION!!
Evan & Nolan represented Bulldog Nation one last time at Sr All-Star game last night. Boys make us proud every time they step on the field!
Thank you
@WNYTomPrince
@WNYAthletics
for the incredible effort to put it all together. Congrats to all participants!
Best of luck to 2020 Kyle Borrello as he travels to Mesa, AZ to compete in Under Armour All-American Preseason event.
@BaseballFactory
Going to open some 👀. No better student-athlete to represent Hamburg, NY or the 716. Go get em Kyle!!
Hamburg 3
Will East 1
Kyle Borrello throws a monster COMPLETE GAME 4-hitter, 6 K’s!
Evan Chaffee 3 for 3 at plate, RBI, BB
Jack Migliore 2 hits, 2 runs
Tom Barber big 2 out RBI
Huge THANK YOU to our six seniors that were recognized at our banquet tonight.
L to R
Nolan Heavern, Jon Oswald, Jack Luba, Ryan Edmonson, Derek Luniewski, Evan Chaffee
Boys are not done yet!!
HUGE, HUGE, HUGE Thank You to
@gowandabaseball
and all of their players families for sharing their Senior Night with us. Panther park was our home away from home in 2023 and was only fitting it worked out this way.
What
@WNYTomPrince
@wolf3328
& Co. have done for high school sports in general and WNY baseball specifically is unbelievable. Their effort and dedication to their craft is unmatched. They had a vision years ago and have brought it to life. It will only grow from here!
Bulldogs open league play with a 15-8 W.
@nsmith3744
was 🔥🔥🔥...W on the mound, 10 K’s through 4 innings. 3-4 at the plate, 3 RBI’s.
Home opener tmrw. 5pm first pitch.
Excited to announce our 2018 roster!
Srs: Patrick Gilhooly, Ryan Hornstrom, Adam Plewik, Jake Storey, Noah Wichlacz
Jrs: Tom Barber, Dylan Crowley, Matt Fumerelle, Jack Migliore, Jake O’Donnell, Tim Oswald, Connor Pelky, Louie Reczek, Josh Skelly, Tim Stuart
Soph: Kyle Borrello
This is a special group that means more to each other right now than words can describe.
Hoping & praying like crazy that they get a chance to take the field together in 2020.
In the meantime hoping everyone’s family has a safe & healthy shut down.
709 days since our last contest...
414 days since our last practice...
Taking the field tmrw and kicking off our 2021 season will be special! Anxious to see the gang all back together again!!
#GreatDayToBeABulldog
Mound renovations are complete! Couldn’t have asked for two nicer days to get it done. Can’t wait for spring!! Clay, clay and more clay!
#NoMoreHoles
.
@Turfaceproducts
What a GREAT game! Bulldogs come back late for a 5-3 Win. Pitching & Defense was on full display for both teams.
Nolan Smith with a monster save!! Freshman Jacob Reese POG...defensive play of game. Great start by Nolan Heavern and middle relief by Myles Best.
Bulldogs pick up 2nd WIN in as many days.
Hamburg 7
Will South 5
Evan Chaffee gets gloves for hitting 1st vars HR and getting last 7 outs on mound.
Kyle Borrello and Jack Migliore w/ monster doubles. Dylan Crowley great start on bump & Tom Barber flashin leather!
Bulldogs WIN 8-0 & advance!!
Nolan Heavern continues his magical run on the mound this season. 6 shutout innings, 2 H, 9 K’s. At the plate he had 3 RBI’s on a 2B & 1B.
Great Day To Be A Bulldog!!
A1 Semifinals
Hamburg 11 - Ken West 1
WP Hunter Baskerville 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R
Ty Barber 2 Doubles in the 3rd Inning to spark the Bulldog rally!
N Smith hits 2B & 3B for 3 RBI’s. J Reese (2B), J Simoncelli, G Puchalski also with multi hit games.
Next game A1 Finals Sat 5pm
Sun peaked thru late on a great WNY day for baseball. Dogs win a quality non-league game 10-0 vs LS
Player of the Game is Tim Stuart for his defensive efforts behind the dish gunning down 3 would b base stealers.
Maybe the wildest comeback Howe Field has ever hosted...Boys storm back from down 9-4 in bottom of 7th to win 10-9 and set the stage for the showdown tmrw!! Plewik gets W on mound and game-tieing suicide squeeze. Mr. Everything Jake Storey wears boxing gloves!!
2020 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Jack Bermingham
Outfielder
Attending Daemen in the fall to study Nursing
Know best for his walking hand stands, Jack is an ultra versatile defender who is coming off a strong summer at the plate!
Bulldogs travel to beautiful Diethrick Park in Jamestown and pick up a 10-0 Win.
Evan Chaffee starts on mound and throws 4 scoreless inn before turning it over to Moose.
Ozzie Oz gets the gloves for damage at the plate!
Hardly recognize these guys without their baseball caps.
Love these guys so much!! Great players and even better teammates. They’ve done so much for our program it’s impossible to measure.
Onto the next chapter for these 6 student-athletes and you can bet it’ll be a great 1
2020 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Joe Reitebach
affectionately referred to as "MOOSE"
Pitcher, 3rd Baseman
Committed to Gannon University to play Baseball
Living proof that hard work pays off, Moose just keeps getting better n better and is poised to be a major impact player in 2020.
Boys walk it off in the bottom of the 7th for a 4-3 WIN.
Sr Nolan Heavern takes a no-no into the 6th
Evan Chaffee with a clutch 2-out 2-RBI single in the 5th.
Game
#3
tmrw night vs St. Joes
Congrats to Evan Chaffee on his first varsity W on the mound! Bats start hot and Plew + Borrello make huge defensive play to lock down 7-3 W. 🔒
@bufnewspreptalk
@WNYTomPrince
Thanks to Lancaster baseball for coming out to the Burg for a friendly on a gorgeous WNY afternoon!
Big Game Fumer with a big day on the mound and at the plate.
Back at it tmrw with another friendly at Clarence.
Hamburg 6
Will South 4
Kyle Borrello throws a gem! 11 K’s in 6 IP allowing only 2 hits. Evan Chaffee gets the 1-out save.
Tim Oswald creates a spark offensively and goes home with the boxing gloves. Tom Barber with another solid game all around!
Hamburg 9 - Will East 1
WP Nolan Smith - CG 8 K’s, 4 H, 1 R.
2B, 1B, 2 RBI’s at plate
Jacob Reese 2B 2x, 1B, BB, 4 R
David Conklin 3B, 2 RBI
James Simoncelli 3 H, 2 R
Round 2 tmrw 5:30 at Hilbert
Season Opening 3-2 W at Canisius.
Nolan Smith Win on the mound. David Conklin, Hunter Baskerville, Robbie Schaeffer dynamite in relief.
Jonah Moscato & Braeden McGuire RBI double each.
Jacob Reese was ridiculous behind the plate.
Nolan Heavern!! 15 K’s, 0 ER complete game. Back to back 💎
Boys found a way to get back in W column with a 2-1 WIN. Nate Holst RBI double, Jon Oswald bases loaded walk manufacture the precious runs.
Introducing State Trooper Shane Raiman!
Shane was part of the 2011 sectional championship team and the last player to hit a grand slam at Howe.
Most humble and unselfish individual you will ever meet. CONGRATS SHANE!!
MYRTLE 2023
Boys played some really good ball down in Myrtle and I’m not sure any of the on field memories will crack the top 5 of their fav moments. Tremendous experience!! Thank you
@AdCauley
@Hamburg_Super
and the entire Hamburg community for helping make it happen!