Sun, 21 August, 2:00PM, at Kelly Field Milton
AlThomas Athletics 1, McKay Club Beacons 0
The Al Thomas Club stunned the nation with an improbable upset of the number-one-seed McKay Club Beacons in the first round of the YBL playoffs. All four games were decided by two runs or less, capped by a dynamic 1-0 victory for the A's in Game Four to clinch the series.
Wiley veteran Bill Clang toed the rubber against impressive rookie Tom Fitzpatrick, and the two did not disappoint the fans. Fitzpatrick allowed only 3 singles in shutting down the A's offense, yielding only a fateful rbi single to Chris McDonough in the 5th inning for the only run of the game.
Clang was a strike-throwing machine and held the powerful McKay lineup to five hits, walking nobody and striking out nine. For the series, Clang recorded two wins and a save, despite being mocked repeatedly and irrationally by one embarrassing spectator.
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Sat, 20 August, 2:00PM, at Kelly Field Milton
McKay Club Beacons 4, AlThomas Athletics 2
HR-Regan
W-Dalton & McKay
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Fri, 19 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
AlThomas Athletics 4, McKay Club Beacons 2
Another tight battle between two tough division rivals was decided in the last inning as the Al Thomas Club broke a 1-1 deadlock with 3 runs in the top of the 7th to squeak by the McKay Club 4-2 at McConnell Park.
Veteran Mike Barthel of the Beacons locked horns with Al Thomas rookie Kevin Zyrkowski in a great pitching duel that saw the teams knotted at 1-1 through 6 innings.
Rob Lerro put the McKay Club up 1-0 with a base hit that drove in Drew Tambling in the first inning. The game stayed that score until the 4th, when Brendan Wheeler roped a tripled and scored on Bill Donahue's single inside the first base line.
The teams traded solid defense for the next few innings, including a pair of doubleplays by the stingy McKay infield. The A's plated 3 runs in the top of the 7th on base hits by Kostas, Niland and Luciani, and a bomb sac fly by Steve Lambert.
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Thu, 18 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
AlThomas Athletics 8, McKay Club Beacons 7
Classic playoff opener between Al Thomas and McKay Club. Down 5-0, Beacons put up 7 in the 6th, but the A's counter with 3 in 7th for an 8-7 win.
Matt McDougall shut down the McKay Club for 5 innings, while the A's took a 5-0 lead on rbi singles by Bill Donahue, Aidan Powers, Koury Hajjar and Steve Lambert, as well as a sac fly by Hajjar.
True to McKay fashion, they would not die and they woke up for 7 runs in the 6th inning on some walks, hit batsemen, a costly error and base hits by Rob Lerro (triple), Dylan Perez, Drew Tambling and Jack Owens (double).
Not to be outdone, the Al Thomas Club took those knockout punches but refused to hit the mat. With one out in the top of the 7th, Chris McDonough tripled to right center. Brendan Wheeler walked and Bill Donahue boomed a double to center, plating McDonough. John Kostas fell behind in the count, but worked a good at bat and roped a fly to right for a sac fly to tie the game. Aid |
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Sun, 14 August, 4:00PM, at Trum Field
Somerville Alibrandis 5, McKay Club Beacons 0
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Wed, 3 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 10, Medford Maddogs 0
The Beacons rebounded after Sunday's loss to post their 25th win of the season. Thomas Fitzpatrick had a night for himself on the mound with 4 shutout innings and 7 K's while Lippi and Pelletier finished it off with a combined two scoreless.
The Beacons offense exploded with 4 triples in the 2nd, a 3-4 night by the league leader in almost everything (Curran), 2-3 with extra bases (Barthel), 2-3 with a 3B (McKay) and 2-4 (Mattei and Lerro) to plate 10 and secure the #1 seed in the 2011 Yawkey League playoffs.
This one started by Jackie Owens, "1, 2, 3...KILL" for our teammate and the Nathan Horton of the McKay Club, Connor Reinfurt!
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Sun, 31 July, 2:00PM, at Kelly Field Milton
AlThomas Athletics 9, McKay Club Beacons 1
Matt McDougall held the explosive Beacon offense to 1 run on 4 hits over 6 innings, and the A's rode an 8-run 3rd inning on route to a 9-1 win.
Bill Donahue and Tony Luciani each drove in 2 runs, while Lambert, McDonough, Hajjar, Kostas and Niland each added an rbi.
Cody Clark threw a scoreless 7th inning for the Al Thomas Club.
For the McKay Club, Jack Owens led the way with 2 hits, while Conor Reinfurt blasted his league-leading 11th double. |
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Sat, 30 July, 7:30PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 7, Brighton Black Sox 4
| Barthel took the mound and also took command of his game to improve the McKay Club's winning streak to 11 as the Beacons reduced their Magic Number to ONE to clinch #1 seed and home field throughout. The Big Man hit his spots and the Beacons are ready for playoff baseball. Not done yet. Next up: vs. Al Thomas Club at 2pm on Sunday. |
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Fri, 29 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 6, Revere Rockies 0
| The Beacons improved their winning streak to 10 as they shut-out the Revere Rockies on an unbelievable pitching performance by James Dalton. The Ace threw 7 scoreless innings and amassed 15 strikeouts to dominate the game and pick up his 7th win. Bryan Curran went 3-4 with 2 stolen bases and plated the team's 200th run of the season in the third. Drew Tambling had 4 stolen bases and 3 runs scored while Connor Reinfurt picked up 2 more RBI's. Robert Lerro did his job behind the dish filling in for Kyle McKay who had his own pinch-hit double. Magic Number for the top seed is now 2. Next up: Brighton Black Sox tomorrow night at McConnell. |
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Tue, 26 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
McKay Club Beacons 5, Brighton Black Sox 1
Bryan Curran spanked a 2-out double in the 1st to start his 2-4 night, crossed the plate twice, and the Beacons never looked back in achieving win #22. Connor Reinfurt had a 3-4 night with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's to lead the offense. Jack Owens drove in Daniel Brien in the 5th on a double to right-center to stay hot in the lead-off spot.
Kyle Power earned his 3rd win and allowed just one hit through four complete innings before he was relieved by Kevin Loveless. Loveless threw to some familiar faces on the other side and kept the Black Sox relatively quiet until James Dalton came in to close out the 7th and seal win #22.
Next up: vs. Revere Rockies on Friday night at McConnell. Dalton on the bump and the Beacons are gearing up for playoff baseball. The goal is still to be met.
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Sun, 24 July, 1:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 7, Beacon Hill Dodgers 6
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Sat, 23 July, 1:00PM, at Ronan Park
McKay Club Beacons 8, South Boston Saints 3
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Fri, 22 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 17, Savin Hill Hornets 5
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Wed, 20 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 6, Savin Hill Hornets 2
The Beacons achieved their 5th straight win over division-rival Savin Hill as the away team at McConnell, by a score of 6-2.
Bryan Curran threw 4 scoreless innings and Mike Barthel earned a save with error-less defense behind them. Mike Mattei had 10 plays hit to him at SS - 6 putouts and 4 assists.
Offensively, Connor Reinfurt and James Dalton both went yard (Reinfurt in back-to-back games). Kyle McKay had 2RBI and Rob Lerro went 2-3 to improve his BA to .320. Curran went from the mound where he earned the win, to the plate where he went 1-2 with a 2B and a run scored.
Scarfo homered for Savin Hill and Kaye doubled & scored in the 7th to make it interesting. Barthel gave up that 2B, 2 BB, a 3B and a WP - but also struck out 3 to seal the inning and ballgame. |
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Sun, 17 July, 12:00PM, at Jim Rice Field
McKay Club Beacons 6, South End Astros 3
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Sat, 16 July, 4:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 3, East Boston Knights 2
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Fri, 15 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 9, Somerville Alibrandis 1
James Dalton pitched a gem, the Beacons exploded for 9 runs, 8 of 9 lineup spots either scored or had an RBI and the McKay Club had a homecoming party of their own as the Beacons defeat the defending YBL Champions by a score of 9-1.
The 6th inning was the staple! It started with (emerging hitter) Dylan Perez leading off with a 3-bagger, followed by Ezra Josephson's walk and Kyle McKay's 3rd hit of his 3-3 night. Jack Owens walked in an RBI, Drew Tambling singled, Curran reached on a fielder's choice, Connor Reinfurt delivered an RBI single and the inning finished with 5 crossing the plate to open up the lead.
Dalton was spot-on in this one. The Beacons are back at it vs. East Boston at McConnell on Saturday. |
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Thu, 14 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
McKay Club Beacons 11, Brighton Braves 7
Kevin Loveless took the hill for the Beacons in the stopper's role as the Braves entered this one having won 6 straight, including wins vs. Malden and Somerville. Thomas Fitzpatrick replaced Loveless in the 5th and the game was knotted at 4 thru 6 innings.
In the top of the 7th, the McKay Club plated 3. Owens walked, Tambling bunted himself on, Curran doubled and Dalton cleared the runners to take a 7-4 lead. The Braves got those runs back in the bottom half and the game went to extras.
Top 8..Dan Brien gets hit, Owens walks, Drew bunts himself on again...Enter Bryan Curran, YBL Player of the Week...SEE YA! GRAND SLAM!!! Fitzy closes it out and the Beacons earn an extra-inning win in advance of tomorrow night's game vs. the defending YBL Champions - Somerville Alibrandis at McConnell Park. |
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Mon, 11 July, 7:30PM, at Billings Field
Beacon Hill Dodgers 8, McKay Club Beacons 7
In what would eventually become a tasty nail-biter, the Dodgers held off a 7th-inning rally from the Beacon bats. "Moose" Breidenstine fought through 6 innings for the win, the biggest of which being the 5th where the Beacons had the bases loaded and no outs. The Dodgers turned a grounder to 1st into a 3-6-2 double play and escaped giving up only 1 run.
Good, lengthy at bats followed with timely hitting helped the Dodgers with most of their offense. Matty Donaghue swung the hot bat going 2 for 3 with a 2B and 2 RBIs. Jon Merritt pitched the top of the 7th, closing out the game with a death-defying pickoff move to 1st base.
For the Beacons, Bryan Curran fell a double short of the cycle going 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs and a walk, including a HR into the tennis courts in left in the 3rd, and later a 2-run triple in the 7th. |
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Sun, 10 July, 5:15PM, at Recreation Park
Stoneham Sabers 9, McKay Club Beacons 3
The Stoneham offense explodes for 15 hits as Greg Dubela pitches his fourth win of the season.
Jake Zelnick led the Sabers offense this afternoon going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBIS. Ryan Flanagan led the team with 4 hits, going 4 for 4 on the day with an RBI. Angelo Colucci had himself a multi hit game and adding 2 RBIS of his own. Mike Robinson also had two doubles of his own and scoring 2 Stoneham runs. Russo and Burkholder had themselves and RBI of their own as well.
Greg Dubela went all the way pitching 7 strong innings for Stoneham. Dubela struck out 6 Beacon batters and let up only 5 hits and two earned runs on the afternoon. Dubela also stayed hot at the plate getting two hits of his own and scored a run.
Reinfurt had two hits and two RBIS for the Beacons.
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Sat, 9 July, 5:00PM, at Playstead Park
McKay Club Beacons 5, Medford Maddogs 0
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Tue, 5 July, 7:30PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 9, Brighton Minutemen 4
Kyle McKay - 3 for 3 with 6 RBI and Robbie Lerro 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and an RBI led the hitting for the Beacons tonight. League Leader, Bryan Curran helped out with a 2 for 4 night, 2 runs scored & a 6th inning HR. James Dalton also chipped in with a gutsy game in the OF and went 2 for 2 at the dish.
Kevin Loveless tossed 5 innings and got some needed relief for two innings by solid and steady Big Baby - Jon Pelletier. The Minutemen were plucky all night long with men on base and scoring opportunities. |
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Wed, 29 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
McKay Club Beacons 9, Brighton Minutemen 5
Thomas Fitzpatrick made his starting debut and pitched 5 quality innings to earn his first W in the Yawkey League. The Beacons improve to 11-3 in a 9-5 win vs. the Brighton Minutemen at Rogers Park.
The Beacons plated 8 in the first inning and saw production from nearly all spots in the lineup. It got a little sketchy in the seventh, but YBL batting leader and birthday kid, Bryan Curran, earned a Save to seal the deal.
Back HOME to McConnell on Tuesday in a rematch vs. the Minutemen. James Dalton on the hill. |
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Mon, 27 June, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 9, South Boston Saints 4
Connor Reinfurt had another multi-hit game that included his Yawkey League best 7th double of '11 and Kyle Power smashed a 2-run homer to deep right at McConnell as the Beacons bounce back to win a division game by a score of 9-4 vs. South Boston. James Dalton earned his 3rd win of the season and Kevin Loveless picked up his first save and maintained his repertoire of scoreless innings. The McKay Club are now 10-3.
It got 'interesting' in the 5th, but the Beacons held off a strong rally by the Saints to preserve the win.
Next up for the McKay Club are the Brighton Minutemen on Wednesday night at Rogers Park. Rookie, Thomas Fitzpatrick, on the bump. |
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Sat, 25 June, 5:00PM, at McConnell Park
Savin Hill Hornets 11, McKay Club Beacons 6
Hornets come from behind twice as Ben Johnson pitched 5 stellar innings in relief.
Nate Hodor's three-run double tied it in the 3rd. Chris Ferland's single in the 4th put Savin Hill up for good. Other offensive stars were Dave Clarke, who reached base four times including three singles and a walk, and Gary Kaye, who also reached base four times with two hits and walk and an error.
For the McKay Club, Mike Mattei had a pair of hits, as did Kenny Carberry along with a pair of rbi. James Dalton had a monster day going 2 for 3 with a walk and a pair of triples. |
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Tue, 21 June, 7:30PM, at Healy Field
McKay Club Beacons 3, AlThomas Athletics 0
James Dalton pitched a gem as the McKay Club improved to 9-2 courtesy of his complete game shutout over division rival, Al Thomas Club.
After struggling through his first two at-bats with consecutive K's, Bryan Curran plated 2 RBI's with a base hit that drove in Kyle McKay and a double that brought in Dylan Perez. Curran also scored a run on an error in the top of the 7th.
Drew Tambling also had a multi-hit game, going 2-4 with 2 K's and a caught stealing at second in the 7th.
Dalton was on his mark tonight and the Beacons are in sole possession of first in their division. Another great TEAM effort. |
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Mon, 13 June, 8:00PM, at East Boston Stadium
McKay Club Beacons 4, East Boston Knights 3
| Bryan Curran took the hill for the first time this season and threw to backup catcher Rob Lerro to earn an outstanding victory against a tough East Boston team on their turf. The Beacons were shorthanded, but once again displayed the depth and versatility of their roster with runs plated by YBL rookies, Kyle Power (triple), Kenny Carberry (BB, SB) and Ezra Josephson (2H, 2RBI) who joined Curran (2-3, 2B, RBI, 2SB, HBP) to complete a 4-3 win and extend the McKay Club winning streak to 7 as the Beacons improve to 8-2. |
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Tue, 7 June, 8:00PM, at Jim Rice Field
McKay Club Beacons 8, South End Astros 2
| Kevin Loveless took the hill and settled down nice to earn his first W of the 2011 season. Bryan Curran and Connor Reinfurt each crossed the dish twice and the Beacons extended their win streak to six with an 8-2 win over the South End Astros. |
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Mon, 6 June, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 10, Brighton Braves 3
| James Dalton went 3-3, Kyle Power 3-4 and the bats stayed hot to support John Nee and his 1st Yawkey League win in 4 years as the Beacons pass the Braves of Brighton by a 10-3 margin at McConnell Park. |
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Sun, 5 June, 5:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 10, Malden Bulldogs 4
| The bats stayed hot, the pitching was solid, Bryan Curran joined Jack Owens in the HR department for the season and the Beacons held off Malden for a 10-4 win on Dorchester Day at McConnell. The McKay Club has outscored opponents by a 47-9 margin in their past 4 games and look to stay hot Monday night vs. the Brighton Braves at McConnell. Special shout-out to KYLE MCKAY for breaking the schnide!!! |
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Fri, 3 June, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 12, Stoneham Sabers 2
| Drew Tambling and Ezra Josephson each went 3-4 as the meat of the order plated 12 to keep the Beacons offense hot and earn their 3rd straight with a 12-2 win over Stoneham. James Dalton pitched 6 innings of 2-hit ball with 10 K's to earn his first Yawkey League victory. The Beacons have outscored opponents 37-5 in the past 3 games and look to stay hot tomorrow afternoon at McConnell on Dorchester Day. |
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Tue, 31 May, 8:15PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 12, South Boston Saints 3
| Miscues in the field were made up at the dish as the Beacons exploded for 12 runs (25 in the past 2 games) to tame the division-rival South Boston Saints. A 6-run rally in the 5th put the staple in this one as Mike Barthel earned his 2nd win of the season that was complemented by solid relief courtesy of Jonathan "Big Baby" Pelletier and rookie, Tommy Moriarty. 39-yo YBL vet JOHN NEE plated 2 on a single to right center in the 6th to prove he still has it! Bryan Curran and Drew Tambling scored on each plate appearance...no complaints there! |
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Wed, 25 May, 8:00PM, at Jim Rice Field
McKay Club Beacons 13, South End Astros 0
| Kyle Power made his Yawkey League debut and combined with Kevin Loveless and Tommy Moriarty to shutout the South End Astros 13-0 in 6 innings at Jim Rice Field. The McKay Club recorded an offensive thunderstorm that included the team's first HR of the season by Team Captain, Jack Owens. |
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Tue, 24 May, 8:00PM, at Maplewood
Malden Bulldogs 2, McKay Club Beacons 1
Bulldogs walk off with another win!
Malden, MA - The Malden Bulldogs were able to record their second win of 2011 as they beat the McKay Club 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth.
Brad Tardugno was the hero as his fielder's choice brought home the winning run in Kevin Salines, who singled to begin the eighth.
Mike DiCato (W, 1-0) earned the victory as he tossed four scoreless innings of relief. Salines finished the game going 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored while Elliot Shea, Tom Englehardt, Bobby Brown, Anthony Perry and Paul Covelle all recorded base hits.
For McKay Club, James Dalton (L, 0-1) was the tough luck loser as he held the Malden offense to just two runs over 7+ innings of work. Bryan Curran contributed a solid evening for the Beacons as he was 2-for-3 with 2 stolen bases. |
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Sun, 22 May, 5:30PM, at Revere High School
Revere Rockies 2, McKay Club Beacons 0
Mike McCarthy (1-0) and Rich Wlodarczyk (S1) combine to blank the McKay Club in a tough fought battle on Opening Day for the Rockies at Revere High School. In the 4th, newly signed Rockie Tony Iafolla, blasts a 2-run homer to left to account for the games' only runs; scoring Chris Santosuosso who led the inning off with a walk. Rookie outfielder John DeAngelo guns down the only Beacon to pass second base at the plate in the 4th with Iafolla making a nice play at the plate scooping the short hop and tagging out Reinfurt to end the inning.
Andrew Tambling has a 2 hit day for McKay. |
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Fri, 13 May, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 4, AlThomas Athletics 3
| Drew Tambling put up 2 triples and the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 7th to beat division-rival Al Thomas Club on opening night at McConnell Park. Always an adventure with these two clubs and Friday night's game didn't disappoint. |
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