Rockland Boulders
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| League | Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball | ||||
| Location | Pomona, New York | ||||
| Ballpark | Palisades Credit Union Park | ||||
| Year founded | 2011 | ||||
| League championships | 1: 2014 | ||||
| Division championships | 2: 2014, 2015 | ||||
| Former ballparks | Palisades Credit Union Park | ||||
| Colors | Blue, red, black, gray, white |
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| Mascot | Boulder Bird | ||||
| Ownership | Bottom 9 Baseball | ||||
| Manager | Jamie Keefe | ||||
| General Manager | Shawn Reilly | ||||
| Media | The Journal News | ||||
| Website | rocklandboulders |
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The Rockland Boulders are an American independent professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York in Rockland County.They are a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League. The team was one of three teams joining the league for the 2011 season, joining former Atlantic League champions the Newark Bears and New York State League team the New York Federals. The Boulders played their first game on May 26, 2011, against the Bears at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The team played their first home game at Palisades Credit Union Park on June 16 defeating the Brockton Rox, 3-1 in front of a sold-out crowd.
The "Boulders" name refers to Rockland County's plethora of boulders in its landscape. The team's primary color, blue, alludes to the former Brooklyn Dodgers, which held their spring training events at Bear Mountain State Park during the 1940s. The red honors the neighboring Rockland County Fire Training Center. Boulder Bird is the official team mascot and "disco" Seth Cantor is the team's play-by-play announcer.
On May 26, 2011 the Boulders won their first official game by a score of 11-5 over the Newark Bears after coming back from a 4-1 deficit. On July 24, 2011, in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, Joe Hage (23) hit a walk-off grand slam at Le Stade Municipal in Quebec City, Canada to give Rockland a 7-4 win over the Quebec Capitales. It was the first grand-slam in Boulders history.
On September 4, 2011, the Boulders announced they had signed former New York Mets player Howard Johnson to a two-game contract to play alongside his son, Glen. Both games were played against the Newark Bears.
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