2024 Rockies Win 18+ Cascade Division Title in First Year in Puget Sound Senior Baseball League
Cascade Rockies 4, Cascade Brewers 1
Submitted by Anthony Hill, manager
In their first season as a team, the Cascade Division Rockies were triumphant over PSSBL Cascade Brewers 4-1 on Sunday in the championship. Cascade Rockies opened the scoring in the first after Lucas Kunkel induced Kenneth McCormick to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored. Brandon West homered to right field, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second for the Cascade Rockies.
Connor Olmstead earned the win for Cascade Rockies. The righty allowed three hits and one run (zero earned) over nine innings, striking out three and walking
none. Kunkel took the loss for PSSBL Cascade Brewers. The right-handed pitcher went seven and one-third innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits, striking out three and walking two. West led Cascade Rockies with two runs batted in from the number eight spot in the lineup. The left-handed hitter went 1-for-3 on the day. Brian Pino, Anthony Hill, Spencer Smith, West, Garrett Lutz, and Bryn Johnson each collected one hit for Cascade Rockies.
Aaron Schultz led the team with one run batted in. Aaron Schramm led PSSBL Cascade Brewers with two hits in three at bats. The Brewers turned one double play in the game.
Season Recap:
This was the first season of the Cascade Rockies, with a host of new players to the league and a new brain trust leading the team. The season started off shaky, with the team starting 1-7 as it tried to not only find its identity and figure out how to win as a team, but to also gel as a group and become one cohesive unit. But, after that 8-game stretch, the ship began to steady and just like that, the Rockies would go 15-4-1 in their next 20 and would win the 2024 championship.
Winning the whole thing was not easy, as the Rockies would have to beat the 5th, 2nd, and 1st seeds on their way to winning it all. What makes me the most-proud of this team is that when things were looking grim and there was not much reason to be optimistic, this team kept working to improve and it got us exactly where we wanted to be.
Big shoutouts to Spencer, Bailey, and Kenny for doing so much work behind the scenes for this team. Garrett, Pino, Adams, and CO – thanks for letting us squeeze every pitch you had out of those arms all season (please ice up).
Bryn, West, Gerard, Chris (x2) for being such great bats in the lineup especially in the clutch! Aaron for being a tough SOB and getting behind the dish whenever we needed it! Lastly (but not least), Andrew, Ceddy, Willy, and Vic – I know the role you took on the team may not have been exactly what you envisioned, but this season does not happen without you all and everything you did, so thank you so much for being the great guys you are.
Every single person on this team contributed in such a big way, which is why this season will always mean so much. #ItsAGreatDayForADay