BlueClaws

We all know that Labor Day marks both an end and a beginning and that is certainly the case when it comes to sports right here in the shore area.

The Augusta GreenJackets make the trip from Georgia to Lakewood to play the BlueClaws only one time each season and that series ends tonight which means the family of Connor Kaden will have to say goodbye to the 22-year old pitcher.

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Now that the Lakewood BlueClaws season is underway so is Home Runs for Heroes, which in its 7th year.

Following in his father's footsteps is precisely the route that Lakewood BlueClaws manager Shawn Williams is taking these days.

There were three things that I noticed quickly when walking into FirstEnergy Park Thursday for the Lakewood BlueClaws season and home opener.

The Lakewood BlueClaws begin their 15th season tonight against the Kannapolis Intimidators, the same team they played in their very first game on April 5, 2001.

Here is the good news: it finally looks like we can put winter weather in our rear view mirror. We were well into the 60’s yesterday and Easter Sunday looks terrific with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60’s.

It was not a good season on the field for the Lakewood BlueClaws but the 34 home runs they hit at FirstEnergy Park provided some good news for 10 local charities that help military families and veterans.

On the field this was not a very good season for the Lakewood BlueClaws as their 53-84 record was the worst in the South Atlantic League and also the worst in the 14 years the Phillies Class “A” team has called Lakewood its home.

The last place Lakewood BlueClaws have been out of the playoff hunt for months, but there's another chase that the entire team is focused on that's set to go down to the wire.

For one New Jersey couple a unique meeting at the ballpark led to a new meaning for the term baseball diamond.