History

*ALL STATS AS OF 6/12/19

All Time Franchise Records
~regular season record 121-93-1

-Fall 2009 (4-10) *Lost in first round 

-Summer 2010 (8-14) *failed to make playoffs

-Fall 2010 (7-5) *Lost in Championship

-Summer 2011 (15-9) *Lost in first round

-Fall 2011 (6-6) *Lost in first round

-Summer 2012 (19-7) *Lost in Championship

-Summer 2015 (14-9) *Won Championship

-Summer 2016 (16-8) *Won Championship

-Summer 2017 (12-10) *Lost in Championship
-Summer 2018 (13-9) *Lost in first round
-Summer 2019 (7-6-1) *TBD

~playoff record 16-16

-The Ball Breakers are 15-14 all time in the playoffs, losing a heartbreaker in the Fall 2009 season to The Bombers after forcing a game 3 only to lose in there first playoff appearance. There second appearance came on Halloween 2010 as they swept Goon Squad as the #2 seed, there highest ever in franchise history, and would eventually get swept in the fall 2010 championship by Screw Balls. They were devastated in the summer 2011 season as they blew 7th inning leads in both games to get swept by Los Diablos in the opening round. The Ball Breakers didn't stand a chance against "A" division Tooschmals as they'd be swept in the fall of 2011. Ball Breakers swept Heavyweights with ease in the summer of 2012 to advance to the championship where they would eventually get swept by the Rockford Peaches. Ball Breakers swept Regulators in the first round of Summer 2015 then finally got over the hump and won the championship in three games in the summer 2015 season. The following season in the summer of 2016, Ball Breakers took the first game of the opening round verse the Biscuits but gave up a walk off in game two. The third game would get rained out and would have to be played the following sunday. Ball Breakers won the third game in dramatic fashion and followed that up with another heart stopping victory in the third game of the Championship, clinching titles in back to back seasons. The Ball Breakers would finally get revenge on Tooschmals as they defeated them in three games during the opening round of summer 2017, punching their ticket to a third straight championship appearance where they would lose to Monstars on a walk off in game 3. The following year in the summer of 2018, the Ball Breakers would get swept by Donkeys in the first round

Opening Day Record

-The Ball Breakers are 12-10 lifetime on opening day. Their wins came on splits with Living Legends during the fall 2010 season, Rockford Peaches during the summer 2012 season, I'd Hit That during the summer 2016 season, and Blue Barracudas during summer 2017 season. The sweeps came in the fall 2011 season against Benchwarmers, summer 2015 against Titans, summer 2018 against TBB Boom and summer 2019 against Legends

Sweeps

~Jager Bombers (twice) first ever sweep in franchise history

~Rose Hill Renegades 

~Evil Empire

~Wilsons Gang

~Goon Squad

~Living Legends

~Bombers (four times)

~Los Diablos (twice)

~Goon Squad (playoff sweep- fall 2010)

~Balls Deep (four times- once by forfeit)

~Pirates (twice)

~Heavyweights (twice-once in playoffs)

~Ball Busters 

~Titans

~Bad News Bearcats
~Sandlot
~Regulators (playoff sweep- summer 2015)
~Unathletics (twice)
~Parkside Jay Birds (twice)
~I'd Hit That
~Monstars
~Goons
~Blue Barracudas (forfeit)
~Gnomes
~TBB Boom (twice)
~Goofellas
~GFUEL
~Blooper Troopers
~Legends

Pitching Records

-Only four pitchers in franchise history have recorded wins. Tim Ahmed is the all time leader in starts and wins while Mark Lupo became only the second pitcher in Ball Breakers history to earn a win. He has three career victories, one of which took place on October 17, 2010 and a sweep on May 20th, 2012. Mike Falco recorded two victories in his Ball Breaker debut on opening day May 3rd, 2015. Matt Jaklitsch has also made 2 appearances on July 22nd, 2012, recording a loss in both games. Andrew Asdahl filled in for an injured Mike Falco, racking up three wins in the summer 2017 season. Rich Romano won both of his career starts, getting the sweep against Gnomes in summer 2017 season

-On June 3rd, 2012 verse Newport Pleasures; Tim Ahmed became the only pitcher in franchise history to ever strike out back to back batters. It came in the 5th inning of game two. The first strike out was swinging and the second caught the batter looking, ending the inning.

Strikeout Record

-Rob Bianco was the last Ball Breaker to strikeout, finally recording a "K" after 247 straight at bats without a strike out.

Walk Offs (* indicates mercy run rule)

May 23rd, 2010- Rob Bianco single scores Matt Jaklitsch against Rose Hill Renegades

July 11th, 2010- Rob Bianco single against Wilson’s Gang

October 24th, 2010- Rob Bianco single against Screw Balls

*June 19th, 2011- David Goldstein single scores two runs against Pitbulls

May 6th, 2012- David Goldstein single scores Joe Klobus and Luigi Cardillo against Bombers

July 8th, 2012- Val Depalma single scores Matt Jaklitsch against Bombers

*October 31st, 2012- Tim Ahmed double scores two runs against Goon Squad (first round playoffs)

June 26th, 2016- Andrew Asdahl single against I’d Hit That

July 31st, 2016- Rob Gonzalez single against I’d Hit That

*August 7th, 2016- Luigi Cardillo home run against Parkside Jay Birds

*June 4th, 2017- Brian Howard single scores Nick Simons against Monstars

July 1st, 2018- Nick Simons double scores Jeff Gomez against Blooper Troopers

*April 28th, 2019- Rich Romano 3-run home run against Legends

May 19th, 2019- Chris Dickie single scores Anthony Romeo & Mike Favuzzi against Yeet Squad

Most Wins In A Season

1. Summer 2012- 19
2. Summer 2016- 16

3. Summer 2011- 15

4. Summer 2015- 14
5. Summer 2018- 13
6. Summer 2017- 12

7. Summer 2010- 8

8. Fall 2010- 7
9. Summer 2019- 7
10.  Fall 2011- 6 

11. Fall 2009- 4