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Odds & Ends
(last updated June 28, 2008)

Team Firsts

• First game: April 20, 1976, at Mount Abraham Union High School (6-10)
  
• First win: April 22, 1976, vs. Vergennes Union High School (5-1)
  
• First road win: May 10, 1976, at Mount Mansfield Union High School (13-7)
  
• First time being shutout: April 27, 1978, at Milton High School (8-0)
  
• First time being shutout at CHS: April 19, 1980, vs. Harwood Union High School (12-0)
  
• First shutout thrown by CHS pitching: April 28, 1981, at Vergennes Union High School (Adam Viens CG, 9-0)
  
• First shutout thrown by CHS pitching at CHS: May 13, 1981, vs. Milton High School (John Dubuque CG, 1-0)

Individual Team Firsts

• Firsts occurring in first game: April 20, 1976, at Mount Abraham Union High School
  
  • First batter: Gary Lefebvre (SR) - popped to shortstop on 3-2 pitch
    
  • First hit: Tom Robideau (SR) - hit 0-0 pitch down left field line for first-inning single
    
  • First pitch by CHS pitcher: Dave Prescott (JR)
    
  • First out made by CHS defense: Prescott to catcher Linc Yarbrough (JR) - strikeout looking
    
  • First run: Yarbrough in second inning
    
  • First extra-base hit: Jay Rainville (JR) - double to center field in fourth inning
    
• First triple: April 29, 1976 - Rainville vs. Missisquoi Valley Union High School
  
• First home run: May 15, 1976 - John Pike (SR) on 1-0 pitch at Winooski High School
  
• First home run at CHS: May 10, 1977 - Chris Hansen (SR) on 3-2 pitch vs. Vergennes Union High School

No-Hitters Pitched by Colchester

• May 11, 1985: Senior Matt Sears faced 29 batters, had 14 K's, seven walks, and the Lakers made three errors (two by Sears) in a 5-0 victory at home against Vergennes.
• June 10, 1993: Senior Peter Rogers faced 27 batters, had five K's, six walks, hit one batter, and the Lakers made no errors in 4-0 playdown victory at home against Rice.
• May 16, 1995: Seniors D.J. Peters (four IP for the win) and Tom Dicesare (three IP for the save) pitched the only combined no-hitter in Colchester history, and the Lakers performed flawlessly on defense behind them.
• May 31, 1997: Senior Alan Hill faced only 24 batters (three more than the minimum) while striking out 12 and walking two in a 5-1 play-in victory on the road at Hartford. The Lakers committed two errors, making the run unearned.

No-Hitters Pitched Against Colchester

• May 21, 1996: John Wells of South Burlington pitched the first no-hitter against Colchester during a 3-1 Rebels victory at CHS. Wells struck out six, walked six and yielded only a seventh-inning unearned run during a complete game.

Hitting for the Cycle

• John Bond (JR) - April 30, 1982: Bond hit for the cycle in Colchester's 9-6 victory at Mount Abraham. Bond sparked Colchester's three-run eighth inning rally with a two-out, solo home run to complete his cycle. Of the 19 Lakers hits, Bond rapped out five of them: two singles, one double, one triple and one home run. He also started the game on the mound but received a no-decision.

Multi-Homer Games

• Paul Choiniere (SR) - April 24, 1982: Paul hit two home runs in a 10-9 victory, the second of which was a two-out, sixth inning solo shot that produced the final score against visiting Lamoille.
• Kevin Grabowski (JR) - May 14, 1987: Kevin hit two home runs and a triple and also pitched five-plus innings for the win in a 10-8 victory over visiting Burlington.
• Kevin Grabowski (JR) - May 26, 1987: Grabowski went deep twice at Colchester High School against visiting Mount Mansfield. Kevin also hit a triple, drove in six runs and pitched a complete-game five-hitter in a 14-6 victory.

The Longest Game

• May 26, 1992 vs. Rice: The Lakers played 11 long innings versus Rice and finally prevailed, 4-3, when sophomore Sean Gilbert's single to left-center field plated sophomore catcher Jeff Simays. Simays caught the entire game for pitchers Jeff Pecor (10 innings pitched and three runs allowed) and winner Nate Brubaker (one inning, zero runs). Bryant Perry doubled for the Lakers, who led 3-1 after five innings before a sixth-inning Rice rally. The win was the beginning of Colchester's longest winning streak of the season: two games. The Lakers won their next game just two days later over North Country after a long trek to Newport. The wins were their only two wins in their last seven games. Here is the line score:
  

  Team	123	456	789	10 11	- R H E
  Rice	010	002	000	0 0	- 3 6 6
  CHS	003	000	000	0 1	- 4 8 5

Brothers Who Played on Varsity

• Rick '79 (1978-79) and Tom '82 (1981-82) Bergeron
• Justin '00 (1998, 2000) and Joel '03 (2002-03) Bissonnette
• Rick '76 (1976) and Robin '78 (1977-78) Campbell
• Sean '98 (1996-98) and Chris '02 (2001) Chase
• Chip '87 (1987) and Jason '02 (2000-01) Compagnon
• Tyler '02 (2001-02) and Tom '08 (2007-08) Critchlow
• Jay (1978-80) and Brent '84 (1982-83) Dashnow
• Tom '95 (1995) and Jim '98 (1996-98) Dicesare
• Joey '05 (2003-05) and Galen '08 (2007-08) Doud
• John '94 (1993-94) and Alan '97 (1995-97) Hill
• Jeremy '98 (1997-98), Nate '99 (1997-99) and Joe ’06 (2006) Malley&
• Sean '08 (2007) and Brian '09 (2008) McGary
• Mick '80 (1979-80) and Matt '84 (1983-84) McKenzie
• Mickey '07 (2005-07) and Rocco '08 (2008) Merola
• Travis '00 (1999-2000) and Andy '02 (2001-02) Miles
• Chris '91 (1990-91) and Eddie '06 (2003) Montgomery
• Jon '99 (1997) and Jamie '02 (2000-02) Moore
• Taylor '04 (2003-04) and Andrew '07 (2006-07) Newton
• Todd '92 (1990-92) and Bryant '93 (1991-93) Perry*
• Jeremy Ringuette '05 (2003-05) and Nick '08 (2007-08) Ringuette
• Tom '76 (1976) and Dave '78 (1976) Robideau*
• Adam '95 (1994-95) and Greg '97 (1996-97) Sicard
• Dave '77 (1977) and Gary '80 (1978-80) Slack
• Garth '77 (1976-77) and Adam '81 (1980-81) Viens
• Scott '82 (1981-82) and Matt '90 (1989-90) Weinheimer

Winning and Losing Trends

• CHS went 20-2 from April 30, 1982 - May 9, 1983
• CHS went 16-1 from May 15, 1982 - May 9, 1983
• CHS went 21-2 at home from May 13, 1981 - June 1, 1983
• CHS went 24-3 at home from May 13, 1981 - April 20, 1984 (1,074 days) then lost four home games in a row within the next 21 days
• CHS went 8-1 on the road from May 11, 1993 - May 14, 1994
• CHS went 7-1 on the road from April 28, 1982 - May 6, 1983
• CHS went 11-3 on the road from April 28, 1982 - May 26, 1983
• CHS went 1-21 from April 26, 1977 - May 16, 1978
• CHS went 3-26 from April 19, 1977 - May 25, 1978
• CHS went 3-15 at home from April 19, 1977 - April 28, 1979
• CHS went 1-18 on the road from April 22, 1985 - May 7, 1987
• CHS went 2-20 on the road from April 22, 1985 - May 19, 1987

Colchester's Streaky Relationship with Missisquoi

• lost 11 out of 12 from 1976-81, getting outscored 119-46
  • included losing 8 straight from 1976-79, getting outscored 103-34
• won 7 straight from 1982-85, outscoring 40-15
• lost 7 straight from 1986-92, getting outscored 59-30
• won 2 straight from 1993-94, outscoring 11-7
• lost 2 straight from 1995-96, getting outscored 13-3
• won 6 straight from 1997-2002, outscoring 49-10
• lost 3 straight from 2003-05, getting outscored 22-12
• won 3 straight from 2006-08, outscoring 22-5

Roster Facts

• Most Lakers in a single season that...
  • ...appeared in at least one game: 19 (1978, 2005)
  • ...appeared in every game: 8 (2008, 1984)
  • ...appeared in at least half of their team’s games: 16 (1991)
  • ...appeared in fewer than half of their team’s games: 9 (2003)
  • ...appeared in every inning: 6 (1997, 1998, 2000)
  • ...appeared in at least half of their team’s innings: 12 (1977, 2004)
  • ...appeared in fewer than half of their team’s innings: 11 (1981, 2006)
  
  
• Fewest Lakers in a single season that...
  • ...appeared in at least one game: 12 (2000)
  • ...appeared in every game: 2 (2002)
  • ...appeared in at least half of their team’s games: 9 (2003)
  • ...appeared in fewer than half of their team’s games: 0 (4 times)
  • ...appeared in every inning: 0 (9 times)
  • ...appeared in at least half of their team’s innings: 6 (2004)
  • ...appeared in fewer than half of their team’s innings: 2 (2000)

Opening Day Lineup Facts

• 20 players have been in three Opening Day starting lineups:
  • Jeff Addleman (1983-85)
  • Dave Monty (1983-85)
  • Shea Lamphere (1986-88)
  • Mike Myers (1986-88)
  • Aaron Whitehouse (1989-91)
  • Todd Perry (1990-92)
  • Bryant Perry (1991-93)
  • Jeff Simays (1992-94)
  • Steve Wood (1994-96)
  • Alan Hill (1995-97)
  • Travis Hilton (1996-98)
  • Mike Bouffard (1997-99)
  • Jason Carey (1999-01)
  • Travis Clairmont (1999, 2001-02)
  • Dusty Fregeau (2001-03)
  • D.J. Edwards (2003-05)
  • Joey Goldsbury (2004-06)
  • Sean Burns (2005-07)
  • Mickey Merola (2005-07)
  • Kris Cauchon (2006-08)
• Of the players listed above...
  • 9 players have started at three different positions (in order of appearance):
    • Dave Monty (C, DH, LF)
    • Jeff Addleman (RF, LF, P)
    • Aaron Whitehouse (SS, LF, CF)
    • Bryant Perry (C, 3B, SS)
    • Jeff Simays (C, 3B, SS)
    • Mike Bouffard (3B, CF, C)
    • Travis Clairmont (3B, P, 1B)
    • Joey Goldsbury (RF, CF, 2B)
    • Kris Cauchon (3B, 2B, P)
  • 4 players have started at the same position:
    • Mike Myers, C
    • Todd Perry, 2B
    • Jason Carey, SS
    • Dusty Fregeau, C
  • 1 player has batted in the same spot in the batting order:
    • Mike Bouffard, batting second

Names

• Longest Last Name: Mark Daubenschmidt (13)
• Shortest Last Name: Jeff Foy (3)