Rock Gold Season Recap

Post date: Aug 05, 2015 1:12:25 AM

Newtown Rock Gold-Garvey just completed another highly successful season under the leadership of Head Coach Joe Garvey. The team finished the season with a record of 60 wins, 19 losses, and 3 ties for a winning pct of .750. The season was capped by the Rock’s 4^th consecutive appearance at the PGF 18U Premier Nationals in Huntington Beach, CA, which is arguably the most prestigious National Championship Event featuring the best of the best 18U teams from across the country. Nine players on this year’s team have committed to D1 softball programs with scholarship dollars exceeding a total of $2.1 million.

Newtown Rock Gold prides itself on playing a highly competitive national schedule which included appearances at PGF 18U Premier Nationals in Huntington Beach, CA; Independence Day Tournament in Boulder, CO; Surf City Showcase in Huntington Beach, CA; Team New Jersey Summer and Fall Showcases in Edison, NJ; Diamond 9 Sun Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, FL; Legendary Showcase in Virginia Beach, VA and the Pennsbury Invitational in Yardley, PA.

The schedule featured games against the following Nationally Ranked 18U opponents:

CA: OC Batbusters Hanning : PGF 18U Premier National Champions

CA: So Cal A's Richardson: PGF 18U Premier National Runner-ups

CA: Corona Angels-Tyson: PGF 18U Premier- 5th place

CA: USA Athletics Rogers

CA: Firecrackers

CA: Explosion Denio

Il: Illinois Chill Gold

MI: Michigan Finesse

MO: Originals Koop

NJ: Intensity KOD Premier

NC: Lady Lightening Gold Team Miken

PA: Krunch Gold

SC: Carolina Elite

VA: Virginia Legends Premier

VA: Williamsburg Starz Gold

WA: Washington Ladyhawks Miller