This will be the third season for the inter-collegiate Tarp Skunks squad, which plays in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball league and is owned by a group of investors known as Jamestown Community Baseball.

This year the team has a new Director of Business and Sales Operations with the hiring of Christian Dolce in January.

Dolce tells WRFA he and his staff have been busy during the off-season getting everything ready for opening day, “Our number one goal here is to make it a great experience for fans. So, whether that’s in our merchandise store, providing a lot of merchandise, from season tickets, that aspect of it. We added on our Tarp Skunks Kids Club with our sponsors: Pepsi, Collaborative Children’s Solutions, and the Rotary Club of Jamestown. We wanted to give kids a great experience and behind the scenes we’re tying up all the loose ends and we’re ready to go to create a good experience for all our fans.”

Dolce adds that there will once again be plenty of promotions and special activities planned for this year to keep fans returning to ballpark all season long, “You come to the ballpark and there might be a promotion, there might be a giveaway. If you come to us on the weekend game, kids and parents, all fans can run the bases for free after games on the weekends. We have a number of firework games that happen after the fact. We have some more in-game stuff like $2 nights with the $2 beer and hotdogs and popcorn, as well as bleacher tickets.”

As for the team, the coach of Tarp Skunks will once again be Jamestown native Jordan Basile, who is now in his third season with the club. There will also be a few returning players on the squad, although most of them will be new players from across the country who are looking for an opportunity to sharpen their skills during the summer.

Jamestown’s regular season play begins on Saturday with a game on the road in Newark, NY. The first league game at home will a special Kids’ Day game next Wednesday, beginning at 11 a.m.

Tonight’s exhibition game begins at 6:30 p.m. and once again, all home games will be broadcast on WRFA.

For a complete broadcast schedule, visit WRFALP.com/TarpSkunks. For ticket information, visit TarpSkunks.com.

Jamestown Community Baseball

Dolce will join manager and Director of Baseball Operations Jordan Basile in leading the Tarp Skunks this season. He interned with the Tarp Skunks for one season and worked as the Assistant of Business Operations last year.

Dolce is a Jamestown native and recent graduate of John Carroll University where he earned his Bachelors of Arts and Science in Sports Studies and Athletic Administration, while minoring in Business.

In addition to his two years of working with the Tarp Skunks, Dolce has held positions working with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Babe Ruth World Series Baseball, John Carroll Wrestling, and the 2021 NFL Draft.

Former Director of Business and Sales Jacob Kindberg will continue to work with the Tarp Skunks as an advisor while Mike Ferguson will be brought in as a Marketing Executive focusing on sponsorship and activation.

The Jamestown Tarp Skunks are a member of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league with teams across New York state. The Tarp Skunks will be back playing baseball this summer at Diethrick Park in June 2023.

WRFA’s Jason Sample and play-by-play announcer Norm Rodriguez interview Jamestown Tarp Skunks Manager Jordan Basile to preview the 2022 season, which begins on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

During the past four nights, the skunks have won four and lost only one game, including taking both games in a double header against the Niagara Power on Monday. The team has today off and will wrap up their road trip tomorrow with yet another game against Niagara Power. Then they’ll play their first home games on Thursday night at Diethrick Park.

WRFA talked with Tarp Skunks manager Jordan Basile on Monday to find out how the first week of the season has being going so far, “For these guys, especially on the road, we’re trying to give them a great experience. We’re on our way to take a trip to Niagara Falls where 90% of this team has never seen Niagara Falls, so we’re spending some quality time together, getting to know each other, looking forward to coming out on top.”

Basile is a Jamestown Native and says he’s also excited for the home opener and every home game during the 2021 season, “It’s going to be a cool atmosphere. There’s going to be things to do for the kids, things to do for the families, be at the park, just enjoy themselves, get some good weather. Last but not least put a great product on the field and hopefully enjoy some good baseball.”

The complete interview with Basile can be found online at our website. In the meantime, the first home opener is Thursday at 7 p.m. at Diethrick Park, and will also be broadcast live right here on WRFA.
For more information, visit tarpskunks.com.

The Jamestown Tarp Skunks season is now underway.

During the past four nights, the skunks have won four and lost only one game, including taking both games in a double header against the Niagara Power on Monday. The team has today off and will wrap up their road trip tomorrow with yet another game against Niagara Power. Then they’ll play their first home games on Thursday night at Diethrick Park.

WRFA talked with Tarp Skunks manager Jordan Basile on Monday morning, June 7, to find out how the first week of the season has being going so far.

Don’t forget, every home game of the Tarp Skunks 2021 season will be broadcast live on WRFA.