Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 8 11 0 Medford Angels 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Medford Angels 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 9 1 N. Andover Thunder 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Cubs 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 N. Andover Thunder 2 0 0 3 0 7 x 12 13 0

Cubs fought hard, great pitching through 6 innings by Jamie Waters. Big Thunder rally in the 6th with 2 outs to put it away. Triples in the inning by Mike Rose and Gregg Bromley did the major damage; also 10 consecutive Thunder batters reached base after 2 were out. Frank Marr hit a monster home run in the right field gap in the 3rd. Dave Patnaude gets the win with 2 perfect innings of relief; Jon Story pitched well through 5. LaPiara and Burton had triples for the Cubs.

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Sun, 24 August, 9:00AM, at Cambridge - Rindge Park
N. Andover Thunder 15, Cambridge Cubs 5

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

North Andover clinches first place in the American League with a win over the gritty Cubs.

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Sun, 17 August, 12:30PM, at North Andover - NA MS (Game 2 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 8, Arlington Cardinals 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 2 1 3 0 2 0 x 8 8 0 Arlington Cardinals 1 1 0 2 0 0 x 4 10 2

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Sun, 17 August, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS (Game 1 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 4, Arlington Cardinals 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Arlington Cardinals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 N. Andover Thunder 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 0

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Sun, 10 August, 1:00PM, at Newton - Newton North HS (Game 2 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 10, Newton Giants 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Newton Giants 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 6 7 0 N. Andover Thunder 0 5 3 0 0 2 x 10 13 0

The Thunder jumped out to an early 5 run lead in the second inning of game 1. DH Bill Smith (2 for 3) led off with a double, advanced to third on LF Mike Rose's fly to right, SS Jim Beers walked, and after a groundout by DH Jon Story, 6 straight singles by DH/3B Todd Thompson, 1B Dave Brown, C Mike Johnson, 3B Gregg Bromley, CF Brian Chen and 2B Mike Rullo knocked all the runs home. They got 3 more in the third on hits by Paul Laurin, Bill Smith again, a walk to Rose, a SAC fly by Beers, and another single by Brown. Two more insurance runs came in the 8th on a single by Rose, a double by Story, and singles by Thompson and Johnson. Newton banged around starter Paul Laurin in the third, scoring 5 times on a walk, hit batter, a double by LF Dave Michael, and singles by 2B Mark Fitzgerald, P Rob Goldfarb, and C Dan Phelan. But Laurin settled down the rest of the way, holding the Giants to just one more run that scored on a wild pit

Mike Rullo gets his man at first

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Sun, 10 August, 10:00AM, at Newton - Newton North HS (Game 1 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 11, Newton Giants 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 2 Newton Giants 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 8 2

The Thunder jumped out to an 11-0 lead after 2 innings and held on through a shaky 6th inning to win 11-5. Dave Patnaude, recently returned from the injured list, pitched a strong 4 scoreless innings to start the game including a great pickoff to 1B Bill Smith in the first inning. The Thunder attack was led by Brian Chen and P Jon Story with 3 hits each (Story with 2 doubles knocking in runs 2 and 3 in the game), and Dave Brown and Gregg Bromley with 2 hits each. Mike Rose reached 3 times on a walk, hit batter and single. Todd Thompson turned in a tremendous play at third to take away an extra base hit on a line drive up and to his left. Jim Beers, catching in game 2, made a great play on a popup to kill a Newton rally in the 4th. Newton put together a good 4th inning rally on successive hits by Dan Phelan and Ed Scala. Phelan had 2 hits to lead Newton.

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Sun, 3 August, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 7, Boston Hurricanes 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Hurricanes 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 N. Andover Thunder 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 7 0 0

The new improved Hurricanes gave the Thunder a tough game. Edison had 3 hits and King 2 to pace their attack. The Thunder kept coming back, scoring 6 in the final 3 innings to win. Jim Beers had 3 hits including the game winning RBI to lead the Thunder. Bill Smith, Mike Rose and Gregg Bromley had 2 hits each to help. Mike Rose pitched the complete game victory.

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Fri, 1 August, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Boston Hurricanes 8, N. Andover Thunder 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Boston Hurricanes 1 6 0 0 0 1 x 8 11 2

Some new recruits helped the Hurricanes defeat the Thunder in game 2 of the doubleheader (the Friday night rainout was made up as game 2 on Sunday). Pitcher Dan Jay was very effective shutting down the Thunder offense after a 3 run rally in the 3rd. The Hurricanes put up a 6-run 2nd on hits by King, Papa, Rouge and a double by Jay.

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Sun, 27 July, 10:00AM, at Wellesley - Wellesley HS Varsity
N. Andover Thunder 7, Wellesley Orioles 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 10 0 Wellesley Orioles 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2

The Thunder defeated the Orioles in a well-played game at Wellesley, 7-2. Jon Story threw a masterpiece 5-hitter, walking 2, striking out 5, and yielding only 2 runs, and contribuing 2 hits including a double. The game was very tight through 8 innings, Wellesley's Dave Norman pitched well through 8. Wellesley touched Story for one each in the 4th and 5th on hits by Ron Spinale, Norman, and James Wyner, but he was solid as a rock the rest of the way - only one batter reached 2nd base after that. Solid defense again for the Thunder; First Baseman Dave Brown was busy with 15 ground ball outs recorded plus a tremendous pick-off move by Story to kill an 8th inning rally. The Thunder got a bunch of insurance in the top of the 9th. Brian Chen started with a single, with Marr sacrificing him to second. Smith grounded out, but Brown hit a double over the rightfielder's head for the first run. Story singled him to third, stole second

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Sat, 26 July, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 17, Boston Mets 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 2 7 3 1 0 4 x 17 17 0 Boston Mets 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 x 6 10 5

The Thunder evened up their season series with the Boston Mets , 17-6, in a battle of Boston MSBL conference leaders. The Thunder pounded out 17 hits in the 8 inning game, called because of the 3 hour time limit. Paul Laurin gave a tremendous performance, both on the mound (7 innings, 3 runs, 7 hits, striking out 11, walked 2 and hit 1 batter) and at the plate (4 for 5 with a triple and 3 RBIs). Other offensive power came from centerfielder Frank Marr, who went 3 for 4 including a single, double, and a 3-run inside the park Home Run to deep right field. Shortstop Jim Beers also had 3 hits including a double for the Thunder, and Chuck April reached 4 times on a triple, single, walk and HBP. After a shaky loss to the Mets last weekend (10-0) with 4 errors, the Thunder defense got back on track with an error-free game. Mets offensive stars included Dan Jozefik, Tim Baker, Jamie Jones and Marc Hunter with 2 hits each. Jozefik h

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Sun, 20 July, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
Boston Mets 10, N. Andover Thunder 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Mets 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 N. Andover Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

An outstanding 2 hit performance from Steve Cloherty of the Boston Mets.

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Sun, 13 July, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 8, Medford Angels 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 8 15 1 Medford Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 4

WP: Paul Laurin (6-1) 10 Ks, 7 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 BBs, 2 WP. LP: Michael Day (5-3). N. Andover: Laurin (W) and Scott Ringland, Tony Onello. Medford: Day (L), Ken Lanquirand (7th) and Tom Ridlon. For the second day in a row, the Thunder put 15 hits on the board, strong defense and great pitching. Ten out of thirteen Thunder players in the game hit safely. Paul Laurin turned in another solid pitching performance, striking out 10, walking only 3, getting 11 ground ball outs from the solid Thunder defense and yielding only 2 earned runs in a complete game victory, improving his league-leading record to 6-1. Frank Marr paced the attack with 3 hits, scoring twice and driving in 2, plus put in a solid defensive game in center field. Gregg Bromley (3B) drove in 3 with a single and SAC fly, and Dave Brown (1B) drove in 2 with a double and single. Bill Smith (RF) and Andy Lucibello also had two hits each, Smith for the sec

Bill Smith connects and Mike Rullo on the way to first against Medford

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Sat, 12 July, 4:30PM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 13, North Reading Vipers 5

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