Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E North Reading Vipers 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 4 N. Andover Thunder 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 x 13 15 2

WP: Mike Johnson (2-0) 12 Ks, 3 earned runs, 2 BBs, 1 WP LP: Mark Tremblay (2-2) Batteries: North Andover: Johnson (W) and Tony Onello, Paul Hunter North Reading: Tremblay (L), Franz Strassman (7th) and Jeff Chalmers Mike Johnson put in a tremendous pitching performance, striking out 12, walking only 2, and yielding only 3 earned runs in a complete game victory. Mark Tremblay threw well into the 7th inning for the Vipers, getting 2 outs before the Thunder rally began. Mike Rose, Bill Smith and Jim Beers had 2 hits each for the Thunder. They broke a 3-3 tie in the 7th on a 2-out rally, with Paul Hunter and Mike Johnson scoring on a clutch hit by shortstop Jim Beers. The Vipers battled back in the top of the 7th, scoring 2 runs without the benefit of a base hit on 2 errors by normally solid Beers at short, a walk to Scott Sack and a well-timed fielder's choice by Cory Yon. But the Thunder struck in the bottom of