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Happy Birthday Coach Pizz!
Here is @swrpizza, Manager of the South Windsor Phillies, is pictured here (number 12) in his professional days on Colombo Nettuno of the Italian Baseball League.
#southwindsor #ctbase
@italianbaseballleague @iabf_official

@ajahhendrickson on bump - @nababaseball fall league.

Aside from his talents on diamond, it was Clemente's mission to help others that solidified his legacy as one of the most humanitarian athletes to play the game. #robertoclemente #baseballhistory #googledoodle

Acuna Jr. (20 years old) smushes baseballs #mlbpostseason

@john_mormile of the Clippers tossing at #UHart

Former #GHTBL flamethrower, Scott Oberg enters the NL Wild Card elimination game for the @Rockies in the bottom of the 12th inning!

Announcing the rest of our 2018 award winners:

Frank McCoy Award - Most Valuable Player - Mark DiTommaso, OF, Rainbow Graphics

Mike Liappes Award - Most Valuable Pitcher - Charlie Hessletine, P, Record-Journal Expos

Rev. Thomas Campion Award - Outstanding Playoffs Hitter - Dan Trubia, 3B, Vernon Orioles
Mike Abbruzzese Award - Outstanding Playoffs Pitcher - Paul Dougan, P, Vernon Orioles
Hal Lewis Award - Most Versatile Player - A.J. Hendrickson, P/OF, Record-Journal Expos

Jack Repass Award - Gold Glove - Jeff Criscuolo, INF, Ulbrich Clippers

James Gallagher Award - Rookie of the Year - Jake Petrozza, OF, South Windsor Phillies
Jake Banks Trophy - Regular Season Champion - Vernon Orioles, Jack Ceppetelli, Manager

Jack Rose Trophy - Playoff Champion - Vernon Orioles, Jack Ceppetelli, Manager

Congratulations to all and we’ll see you at the 2nd Annual GHTBL Golf Tournament & Awards Banquet in May!

Jonathan Walter, Outfielder for the @RecordJournal Expos has won the following honors for his terrific 2018 #GHTBL campaign:

Ray McKenna Award - Player of the Year
Gene Johnson Award - Regular Season Batting Title

Ralph Giansanti Sr. Award - Stolen Base Winner

Congrats!🥇🏅🥇

In 1997, David "Big Papi" Ortiz played for the New Britain Rock Cats. In his first Double-A season, Ortiz hit for a .322 average with 14 home runs and 56 RBI and was promoted to the Minnesota Twins.

#didyouknow #ctbaseball

Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy “Connie Mack” began his professional career in 1885 as a catcher in the Connecticut State League.
Mack’s first stop was Meriden in 1884. He caught for $90 a month and was so beloved by fans that he was presented with a gold watch at the end of the season.

In 1885, he joined Hartford of the merged Connecticut State League and Southern New England League. He played two seasons in Hartford as the team became a member of the Eastern League.

Mack hit .251 for Hartford in 1886. Teaming with pitcher Frank Gilmore to form the “bone battery” — both were tall and lanky — Mack, 6 feet 1, 150 pounds, was known for his defense.
Mack would go on to play 11 seasons in the major leagues, including three seasons as the Pirates’ player-manager. He became manager of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and won 5 World Series championships with help from his star first baseman, Jimmie Foxx.

In 1933 and 1935 Mack agreed to bring the Athletics to Hartford to compete against Bill Savitt’s independent team, the Savitt Gems. On May 31, 1933 at Bulkeley Stadium, the Athletics won 6 to 1 over the Gems. However on September 23, 1935 the Gems shocked local fans when they beat the A’s by a score of 6 to 4.
The “Tall Taction” was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 well before his retirement after the 1950 season. He managed 7,755 games, and won 3,731 games - both major league records.

#didyouknow #conniemack #ctbaseball #baseballhistory @mlb @baseballhall @cmwsofficial

7-7 tie vs @ctlbaseball in our annual All Star Game last night. To be continued next year!

Announcing the 2018 #GHTBL All Stars:

Wes Hurty, C, Orioles
A.J. Hendrickson, UTIL, Expos
Tyler Repoli, 1B Graphics
John Nollett, SS Graphics
Tony Trubia, SS Orioles
Kyle Hartenstein, 2B Expos
Hector Gonzalez, SS, Expos
Jeff Criscoulo, SS, Clippers
Wes Ulbrich, 3B, Clippers
Chad Smedberg, 2B, People’s
Will Woods, 1B, People’s
Jonathan Walter, OF, Expos
Mark DiTommaso, OF, Graphics
Chris Anselmo, OF, Clippers
Tyler Pina, OF, People’s
Jake Petrozza, OF, Phillies
Darren Grabowski, OF, People’s

Charlie Hesseltine, P, Expos
McLane Hill, P, Graphics
Nick Hock, P, Clippers
John Mormile, P, Clippers
Dan Livingston, P, Clippers
Evan Chamberlain, P, Graphics
Eric Malinowski, P, People’s
Tyler Pogmore, P, Orioles

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Established in 1929, the Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League is Connecticut's premier wood bat, amateur baseball league for adults. As a non-profit organization, the GHTBL aims to preserve and promote amateur baseball in the Greater Hartford area while serving as a positive venue for the development of young men in our community. Hartford Twilight players have advanced to the professional baseball ranks since the league's founding. Former Major Leaguers from the GHTBL include Pete Naktenis, Moe Drabowsky, Monk Dubiel, Joey Jay and more. Jeff Bagwell, Bernie Williams, Rob Dibble and Ricky Bottalico played Hartford Twilight ball before becoming MLB All-Stars. GHTBL alumni currently employed by Major League Baseball are St. Louis Cardinals Director of Player Development, Gary LaRocque and Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Coach, Pete Walker. GHTBL alumni now playing professional baseball include A.J. Pollock of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Scott Oberg of the Colorado Rockies, Justin Morhardt of the Atlanta Braves, and Tyler Olander of the Toronto Blue Jays organizations.