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Official Twitter account of the GJ Jackalopes ⚾️ | Pioneer League | Suplizio Field | Instagram: @gj.jackalopes
Joined January 2012
First, our fearless leader. Bobby Jenks is your Pioneer League Manager of the Year!
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Hunter Stovall hits a 2-run homer in his first professional at bat, giving the Rockies a 2-0 lead after an inning.
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We have come to an agreement with the Colorado Rockies for the contract of Nate Sweeney. Wishing Nate the best of luck with the Rockies organization
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A little extra hop in our step! Introducing the GJ Jackalopes!
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CLINCHED ✅. (Real playoff teams celebrate with Martinelli's)
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Hunter Stovall starts the bottom of the fifth inning with his third home run of the season to make it a 5-1 game. Stovall is a single shy of the cycle.
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Hunter Stovall’s 7th inning home run breaks a 6-6 tie. That’s his 4th homer of the season in 9 games.
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On his current 10-game hitting streak, Rockies first baseman Grant Lavigne is batting .475 (19x40) with 4 home runs and 21 RBI.
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Grant Lavigne hits a 2-run homer to straight away center field to give the Rockies a 3-0 lead in Idaho Falls. That’s Lavinge’s first professional home run. Coco Montes is 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
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Congratulations to GJ Rox player Grant Lavigne for being named the Pioneer League Player Of The Week! (Photo by Jarah Wright)
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Congratulations to Colin Simpson for being named the Pioneer League Ralph Nelles MVP!
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🚨 It’s #WallpaperWednesday! 🚨. Like or RT, then reply with your name, number, and jersey color (white/gray/purple/black) for a custom jersey!
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Congratulations to the 2018 Pioneer League South Division Champs! The Championship Series against the Great Falls Voyagers begins at Suplizio Field here in GJ on Tuesday night at 6:40 p.m. #GJRox
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Final line on Ryan Rolison.2 innings.1 run.1 hit.0 walks.2 strikeouts.28 pitches, 21 strikes.
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Colin Simpson Named Player Of The Week (📷: Jarah Wright).
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Grant Lavigne’s 2-out, 2-run opposite field homer puts the Rockies up 5-1 in the 8th. Lavigne is 4-for-9 with 2 homers and 6 RBI over the last two games.
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Hunter Stovall Making The Most Of Baseball (Photo by Todd Bennett).
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Hunter Stovall breaks the tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with his third home run in as many games and fifth home run of the season, giving the Rockies a 3-2 lead.
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Ryan Vilade is 2-for-2 with a 2-run homer in his professional debut, while Shael Mendoza is 2-for-2 with an RBI. Rockies tied w/IDF after 3.
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Our coach, our colleague, our friend Carl Iwasaki passed away last night. Jackie Robinson said:."A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.". If this is true, then Coach Iwa led a very important life. Our thoughts are with his wife, Lou, and his family.
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After Will Golsan starts the third inning with a single, Hunter Stovall goes deep to give the Rockies a 4-1 lead. Stovall starts his professional career with two run homers in his first two at bats.
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Congratulations to Christian Koss, Colin Simpson, and Brenton Doyle who were named to the 2019 Pioneer Season-End All-Star Team!
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Congratulations to GJ Rockies utility player Colin Simpson who was named the Ralph Nelles MVP for the Pioneer League. (📸: Todd Bennett) #GJRox.
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Second swing of the day. @LukeRoskam walks it off!
Luke Roskam had other ideas. Pinch hit walk off HR and the Rockies win it 11-10!.
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Luke Roskam had other ideas. Pinch hit walk off HR and the Rockies win it 11-10!.
Another Derby?. 10-10 in the 9th.
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Congratulations to our Pioneer League All-Stars Ryan Vilade, Shael Mendoza, and Michael Agis. #GJRox
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Grant Lavigne caps a 5-run third inning with a 3-run homer, his third homer in as many games as the Rockies lead in Orem 6-0 in the third.
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COLTON WELKER! Bases loaded, 2 out, 2 strikes down a run, Welker blasts one over the of Jahmai Jones! Rockies win 7-6!!.
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The @Rockies have officially signed Matt Holliday and he has been assigned to Grand Junction. He will be with the GJ Rox the rest of this homestand. (Photo by Todd Bennett) Tickets are available at the gate or online here:
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Colin Simpson was also named a Pioneer League Player Of The Week for the week of July 15-21. Through 30 games, he is hitting .368 and slugging .783 with six doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 25 RBI, 14 walks, 33 strikeouts, and two stolen bases. (📷: Todd Bennett)
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On July 7, 2018, Hunter Stovall began his pro career with a pair of two-run homers in back-to-back at-bats. The former @HailStateBB Bulldog finished the season with 10 dingers and a slash line of .296/.321/.588. 💪. 🎥 Relive his first HR here: #TBT
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BASEBALL is back!!! We are so excited to see you out at Suplizio Field next season and for more seasons after!
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T2 | Colin Simpson smacks a deep HR to right field for his first hit as a GJ Rockie! GJ ties it up 1-1.
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Final line on Ryan Rolison.3 innings.0 runs.1 hit.1 walk.4 strikeouts.4 groundball outs.50 pitches, 36 strikes. Rockies and Voyagers are scoreless in the 4th.
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Congrats to former GJ Rox player @Ry_McMahon who was named the Abby Greer award winner which goes to the @Rockies Spring Training Most Valuable Player! #FormerGJRox #RoxFam #RoxSpring.
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Grant Lavigne’s RBI double makes it 15-4 in the seventh. He is 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, 2 runs scored and 5 RBI. He’s 8-for-12 with 3 homers and 11 RBI in the last 3 games.
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Head over to our team blog to read about Grant Lavigne and his path to the pros. (Photo by Todd Bennett) #GJRox.
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Congrats to Grant Lavigne who was named to the Baseball America 2018 Classification MiLB All-Star Rookie League Team. #GJRox #RoxFam.
Among those honored. - Kyle Tucker (Triple-A Player of the Year).- Dakota Hudson (Triple-A Pitcher of the Year).- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Double-A Player of the Year).- Taylor Widener (Double-A Pitcher of the Year) .
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Congratulations to GJ Rox catcher Max George who was named the Pioneer League Player Of The Week! #GJRox
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With undoubtedly the best last name in the PBL, @JakeKostyshock dominated out of the Rockies’ bullpen in 2019:. 🔥 1.65 ERA (16.1 IP).🔥 17 SO.🔥 2 BB.🔥 .193 BAA.🔥 0.80 WHIP. #FastFactFriday
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On the first pitch following Jake Opitz’s first ejection as a manager, Grant Lavigne hits his 4th home run to get the Rockies on the board, but the Raptors lead 6-1 after 2 innings.
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Niko Decolati’s 2-run homer in the fifth inning makes it 7-1 Rockies. Grant Lavigne is 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and 2 runs scored. He’s now batting a league best .391.
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Hey all you Rod fans, we teamed up with 27 other @MiLB teams for a fun giveaway item. One winner will be selected Friday and it’s very simple to enter: RT this using #FollowBackForAHat AND follow us on Twitter
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Hunter Stovall’s 2-out RBI single scores Zach Hall and it gives the Rockies a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning.
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Congrats to our very own Coco Montes for being named the Pioneer League Player Of The Week! (Photo by Todd Bennett) #HeEatsHisWheaties #GJRox #RoxFam
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Grant Lavigne walks with 2-out in the 8th inning to break the Rockies franchise record for most walks in a season with 37. Rockies lead Orem 5-2.
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Congratulations, Todd Helton, the second Rockies player elected to Cooperstown. Todd played two games for the GJ Rockies in 2012.
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Today, the Pioneer Baseball League announced its end of year award winners as well as the post-season All-Star team. Congrats to Coco Montes for winning the Ralph Nelles League MVP award! #GJRox.
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We're with you @cbettis35! Get well soon and lots of support from the Grand Junction community. #TogetherForBettis #RoxFam
Chad Bettis began his chemotherapy treatment today. Let's show Chad and his family how much love and support they have!. #TogetherForBettis
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Alexander Martinez tosses a 1-2-3 ninth inning as the Grand Junction Rockies advance to the Pioneer League Championship Series for the first time in franchise history with a 6-5 win over the Ogden Raptors!!!!.
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WALK IT OFF!! Brenton Doyle scores Cristopher Navarro on an infield hit!! We take the series in come-from-behind fashion and head into the off day with a ten inning 10-9 win!.
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@JacobWesselmann is the Peak One Financial Player of the Game in his professional debut! He threw a complete seven innings with 5 Ks and 1 walk!
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Today, the Pioneer League announced that our team president Joe Kubly has been named the 2018 Pioneer League Executive Of The Year! #GJRox
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T5 | SIMPSON DOES IT AGAIN! He homers to center field in a two-strike count for his second long-ball of the game and GJ takes a 2-1 lead!.
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Ryan Rolison gets a called third strike on Reshard Munroe to finish a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning. Rockies lead the Mustangs 3-0.
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Head out to tonight's game to see MLB All-Star and World Series champion Matt Holliday suit up for the Grand Junction Rockies! (Photo by Todd Bennett) Follow the link to purchase tickets:.
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.@LukeRoskam's got wheels!. A surprise steal from the first baseman and an errant throw tied the game
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7-23 lineup vs Great Falls.Golsan RF.Cresto 3B.Montes DH.Lavigne 1B.Montano CF.Guevara C.Moberg 2B.Hall LF.Navarro SS.Rolison P.
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Congratulations to outfielder Brenton Doyle for being named a Pioneer League Player Of The Week! (📷: Jarah Wright).
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After the Raptors tied the game in the seventh, the Rockies regained the lead in the eighth thanks to a Grant Lavigne triple and a Daniel Montano single. It’s 8-7 Rockies.
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During tonight's pre-game ceremonies, we recognized our post-season All-Stars as well as the Pioneer League MVP. Congratulations to Grant Lavigne, Niko Decolati, Coco Montes, and Alexander Martinez! #GJRox
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Gooooooood morning from section P, row T, seat 15! 🌄. Wishing all you Rockies fans an outstanding week wherever you may be!
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Hey Rox fans, don't forget to enter for your chance to win a secret team hat. Also, go follow some of these awesome other teams for more chances to win. RT this using #FollowBackForAHat AND follow us on Twitter
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With two out in the fifth, Grant Lavigne hits home run number 5 to make it a 6-1 game.
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After Niko Decolati walks, steals second and third, Grant Lavigne singles him home to make it 5-1 after 3 innings. Lavigne has 20 RBI in 13 games.
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Matt Holliday on his time with the Grand Junction Rockies: "I've enjoyed our few days here. I've been able to get all my work in at a nice facility. It's allowed me to check off all the boxes I wanted to get done before I compete at a Triple-A type level. .
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Christian Koss Named Player Of The Week (Photo by Todd Bennett).
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Rockies win for the fifth straight game as they beat the Voyagers 10-3 to improve to 19-17. Zach Hall hit two homers. Grant Lavigne had three hits.
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Ryan Feltner’s stats after his first 7 pro starts:.0.79 ERA.22.2 innings.2 runs.12 hits. 160 opponents average.4 walks.31 strikeouts.
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Grant Lavigne’s leadoff triple starts a 2-run second inning for the Rockies. Jeff Moberg drove in the first run, while Franklin Garcia doubled home the second.
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Trevin Reynolds showed off in his Rockies debut!. He and the Rox start a six game series in Missoula tonight at 7:05
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After hitting a PBL best .383 in 2019, @BrentonDoyle7 surpassed David Dahl's 2012 mark (.379) for best batting average in club history (min 205 PA). #FastFactFriday
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