Wachusett Dirt Dawgs
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| League | FCBL (West Division) |
| Location | Leominster, MA (2011-present) |
| Ballpark | Doyle Field (2011-present) |
| Year founded | 2011 |
| Colors | Red, White, Blue |
| Mascot | Digger |
| Ownership | John Morrison |
| Manager | Dan Generelli |
| Website | dirtdawgsball.com |
The Wachusett Dirt Dawgs are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England based in Leominster, Massachusetts. They play their home games at Historic Doyle Field in Leominster, Mass. They are an expansion team for the FCBL and played their inaugural season in 2012.
Futures Collegiate Baseball League Commissioner, Chris Hall, announced on June 19, 2011 that the Wachusett Dirt Dawgs will be added as the league's fifth franchise located in Leominster, Mass.The organization will be operated by local businessman, John Morrison, President of privately-held polymer lens manufacturer, Fosta-Tek Optics. Fosta-Tek employs more than 150 people and has been an integral part of the greater Leominster business community for 20 years.
The Wachusett Dirt Dawgs started their first year in the FCBL on the wrong foot, after falling in the team's first ever game 11-6 to the Torrington Titans, the Dirt Dawgs had a surprise in their home opener at Doyle Field. Besides falling to the Pittsfield Suns 13-5, the game was delayed for an hour because the sprinkler system turned on. [1] The team eventually got their first franchise win on June 12, 2012 as Wachusett used a three run third inning to propel themselves to a 4-3 win over the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide. [2] The team as a whole struggled, finishing the first season with a 9-42 record.. One highlight for the Dirt Dawgs was that in the 2012 season, Dirt Dawgs pitcher Ty Sterner was the first Dirt Dawgs to be drafted by a Major League team. Sterner was drafted out of the University of Rhode Island in the 2014 draft by the Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round.
In their second season in the league, the Dirt Dawgs started on the right foot, as the team won their opening game against the Torrington Titans 7-4. From July 11-14th, Wachusett set a team record for most consecutive wins with five. As a whole the 2013 season was not a wash, but it was a stepping stone for the future. The team finished with a 20-31 record, with a 11 game improvement from their first year.
The third year was a record breaking season for the Wachusett Ball Club, as the team broke numerous records, for both the team and for the league. For starter two players on the 2014 squad (Mattingly Romanin and Richard Fecteau) went on to get drafted by a MLB team in future drafts. Their offense set multiple league records that season, including homeruns (69), RBIs (281). Individually, Mike Corin (Rhode Island) set a team record for homeruns (14), total bases (109), and RBIs (42). Fellow right hander, Joe Breen (Southern Conn.) set the high mark for a 15 game hitting streak (6/20-7/8/2014) where he was 29 for 65 (.446) raising his batting average to .412. Breen also showed his power as he set the record for the most road homeruns (5) and the highest slugging percentage. Unfortunately, the team fell one game shy of making the playoffs with a 26-29 record.
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