FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026
Contact: Marc Ernay
(201) 362-3947
MErnay@NYBoulders.com
“Bould” Moves This Week – Volume 7
Boulders Add Gutsy Pitcher, Talented Ou7ielder
Pomona, NY – The New York Boulders and manager TJ Stanton are excited to announce two more
acquisi@ons – RHP Connor Godwin and OF Aaron Simmons — for the upcoming 2026 Fron@er League
season:
Godwin, a 24-year-old na@ve of upstate Horseheads, NY, comes to Rockland County as a paragon of
perserverence. The free agent signee joined the Los Angeles Dodgers’ organiza@on in 2022, but aVer
mul@ple elbow surgeries, didn’t make his debut with the franchise un@l 2025. He averaged beXer than
a strikeout per inning last season (43.2 IP, 50 K) for the Rancho Cucamunga Quakes.
Simmons, who turned 27 last Saturday, joins the Boulders aVer being traded from the Schaumburg
Boomers for a player to be named later. He was the Boomers’ home run leader (12) in 2024, finishing
second on the squad with 54 RBI and third with an .844 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage), and
commiXed 0 errors last season in 68 games (126 chances).
The leVy-hidng Wisconsinite played his college ball at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
earning First Team All-America honors in 2022 as he helped the Pointers reach the D-III College
World Series.
The Boulders embark on their 15th Anniversary Season when they host the Brockton Rox on Thursday,
May 7, at 7:00pm EDT.
Discount subscrip@on informa@on for HomeTeam Network is available through May 11 at
Fron@erLeagueTV.com using promo code NYEarlyBird2026.
NOTE: All )cket and sponsorship informa)on for the Boulders’ 15th Anniversary 2026 season is
available by calling (845) 364-0009 or sliding to the new-look www.NYBoulders.com.
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All Boulders games – home and away – are streamed live on Fron)er League TV, powered by HomeTeam
Network. Visit Fron)erLeagueTV.com for subscrip)on details.
Since debu)ng in 1993, the Fron)er League has become the largest and longest running of the modern
independent leagues, and features teams stretching from the Atlan)c Ocean to the Mississippi River
and from the Ohio River to the St. Lawrence Seaway. In September of 2020, the Fron)er League
reached an agreement to become a “Partner League” with Major League Baseball.
As a “Partner League,” the Fron)er League and its teams meet on a regular basis with MLB
representa)ves to discuss joint marke)ng and promo)onal opportuni)es, as well as collaborate on
ini)a)ves to provide organized baseball to communi)es throughout the United States and Canada.