Olmo Rosario's and Steve Palazzolo's Contracts Sold to San Francisco

Published on September 18, 2007 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


(NASHUA, NH, September 18, 2007) The Nashua Pride announced today that the Can-Am League has sold the contracts of shortstop Olmo Rosario and reliever Steve Palazzolo to Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants.

Rosario and Palazzolo are no strangers to affiliated baseball having spent time in the Tampa Bay Devil Ray's and Milwaukee Brewer's organizations respectively.

Rosario was the Can-Am League Player of the Year for the 2007 season. The San Cristobal, DR native led the league with 133 hits, was second with a .362 average, third with a .550 slugging percentage, tied for third with 41 extra-base hits, and tied for third with 25 doubles. The shortstop also slugged 12 homeruns, batted in 59 runs, and legged out 4 triples.

In the 2007 postseason, Rosario was among the leaders in almost every statistical category. The former Tampa Bay Devil Ray minor leaguer was first with 13 hits, tied for first with 2 stolen bases, tied for second with 6 runs scored, third with a .419 batting average, tied for third with 2 home runs, fourth with a .472 on-base percentage, and fourth with a .645 slugging percentage.

Steve Palazzolo was arguably the Pride's top setup man out of the bullpen in the 2007 season. He led the team with a 2.14 ERA and a .208 opponents batting average. The North Reading, MA native was tied for third in the league with 43 appearances. In 54.2 innings pitched, the 6'10" righthander allowed only 41 hits while striking out 63 batters.

Steve Palazzolo and Olmo Rosario will be the second and third players to have their contracts bought by Major League organizations in the 2007 season, and they are the fifth and sixth players sold to affiliated teams since the Nashua Pride joined the Can-Am League in 2006.

The Nashua Pride Professional Baseball Club, entering its tenth anniversary season, provides a fun, affordable, community-based and fan-friendly source of sports entertainment. The Pride is participating in its second year of play in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. Tune into all of the Pride's game this season via internet radio broadcast on http://www.broadcastmonsters.com/Nashua/pride.asx.

For more information call 603-883-BALL (2255), or visit www.nashuapride.com.

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