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2005 Yawkey League
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Wed, 31 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
Somerville Alibrandis 8, AlThomas Athletics 1

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 8 12 0
AlThomas Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
 

What an end to a fantasic series.
Alibrandis and Al Thomas Club battle thru 5 innings tied 1 to 1. Bernie Driscoll(Mr. Tenth Player) of Somerville tied the score with a clutch two out single to center in the top of the fifth.
The season would come down to the last two innings. Somerville explodes with 7 runs in the top of the sixth with the keys hits coming from Dave Scioli(MVP),Mike Feetham and Frank McPherson all with 2 run hits.
The defensive gem of the series came in the last of the fifth as Sal Mendonca robbed Bucci of Al Thomas with a diving catch in right field to hold the score to 1-1. This catch turn the momentum to Somerville and propelled them to a 6 run sixth inning.
Somerville would like to take this chance to thank it's sponsor,great fans and the Yawkey League for all the support during the 2005 season.

Somerville wins Series 4 games to 3.




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Tue, 30 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
AlThomas Athletics 3, Somerville Alibrandis 1

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Somerville Alibrandis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
AlThomas Athletics 0 0 0 1 1 1 x 3 7 0
 

Aidan Powers scattered 6 hits over 7 innings for the complete game victory, 3-1, as the A's force a Game 7.

Greg Lovely's sacrifice fly drove in Jim Schindler with the eventual game winner, and Aidan Powers added a sac fly for an insurance run, driving in Peter Moores.




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Sat, 27 August, 2:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Somerville Alibrandis 1, AlThomas Athletics 0

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
AlThomas Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Somerville Alibrandis 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 1 3 0
 

Alibrandi's Jon Morse outduelled Kotas of the Al Thomas Club on this Saturday afternoon. Both righthanders were excellent, giving up 3 hits apiece with the lone run scoring on a double to centerfield by Dave Treska scoring Bernie Driscoll from 1st base.

The series now moves to Healy Field for the final two games.

Somerville leads the series 3-2




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Fri, 26 August, 8:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Somerville Alibrandis 4, AlThomas Athletics 2

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
AlThomas Athletics 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 3 0 1 x 4 9 3
 

Classic pitching battle between Marc DesRoches of Somerville and Scott Jamieson of Al Thomas.
Al Thomas jump in front in the 1st with two runs coming on a RBI double by Chris Bucci and single by Doyle. Somerville bats were silent until the bottom of the 4th when they stage a 3 run two out rally with the big blows coming from Marc DesRoches towering blast to dead center field scoring Tom McDonough and Dave Scioli.
Mike Feetham delivered the winning run with an RBI single to right plating DesRoches.

Series now tied 2 to 2!




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Thu, 25 August, 8:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Somerville Alibrandis 5, AlThomas Athletics 4

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
AlThomas Athletics 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 7 1
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 8 2
 

Somerville down 2-0 in the series....posted a dramatic comeback in the bottom of the 7th inning to win game 3 and avoid going down 3 games to none.
In the seventh, Scott Rodgers reached on an error, Sal Mendonca doubled to left putting runners on second and third. Kevin White stepped in the box. With Alibrandis down to their last strike, Kevin BLASTED a 3-run Homer to left to tie the game.The boys still not finished, Tom McDonough at the plate. He laced a double to deep right center. Al Thomas then intentionally walked Dave Scioli to face Marc DesRoches who came through with a clutch single to right center scoring McDonough from second to win the game.
Al Thomas was lead by Bucci who continued his hot hitting with two more hit's giving him 7 for the series.

What a Game!




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Tue, 23 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
AlThomas Athletics 10, Somerville Alibrandis 8

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Somerville Alibrandis 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 8 12 3
AlThomas Athletics 4 2 2 2 0 0 x 10 16 0
 

Al Thomas wound up on top of a battle, 10-8, in Game 2 of the Finals. Chris Malloy and Peter Moores each had 2-rbi singles in the first inning to set the tone for Al Thomas.

Andy Doyle, Chris Bucci and Aidan Powers had 3 hits each to lead the A's over a powerful Somerville team, led by Dave Scioli's 3 hits and a towering bomb in the 3rd inning.

Pat Dolbeare picked up the win in relief of Aidan Powers with a scoreless inning, and John Kostas tossed the final 2 frames for the A's.

Bernie Driscoll picked up 3 hits for the Alibrandi's Club.




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Mon, 22 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
AlThomas Athletics 2, Somerville Alibrandis 0

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
AlThomas Athletics 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 5 0
 

Scott Jamieson scattered 6 hits in picking up his second shutout of the playoffs as the A's take the first game of the finals, 2-0.

Andy Doyle and Brian Powers stroked 2-out singles in the first inning to drive in the only runs of the game. Chris Bucci had 2 hits to lead Al Thomas, while the defense turned 2 more double plays.

Jamieson walked 1 and struck out 6 in outdueling Chad Feetham, who retired 12 of the last 13 batters.

Matt Thayer walked and singled for the A's, while Dave Sciolo had 2 hits for Somerville.




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Sat, 20 August, 2:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Somerville Alibrandis 5, Brighton Brewers 4

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Brighton Brewers 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 1
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 7 1
 

Finishing a great series with the Mariners of Brighton. Somerville looked upon some lady luck to pull out a great win in front of there home crownd...Tks Fans.......Brighton jumped out to a lead of 4-0 through 5inning. Dave Scioli woke up Somerville with a blast in the 6th inning to get the home nine on the board. Strong pitching by Brighton's Tony Iafolli held somerville at bay until the 7th. Key blows in that inning were provided by M.Feetham and Bernie Driscoll to tie the game. Somerville won the game on a FC, RBI by rookie Devin Davis in the 8th scoring F. McPherson from 3rd.
Jon Morse continued his strong pitching with 2 inning of clutch shutout relief.
WTG.....Brighton.....Great Series!




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Fri, 19 August, 7:30PM, at Brighton - Rogers
Brighton Brewers 4, Somerville Alibrandis 3

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Somerville Alibrandis 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Brighton Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
 

What a game....back and forth.....Mariners came out on top this night...never saying die....pushing the series to the fifth and final game.




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Thu, 18 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
AlThomas Athletics 10, Medford Maddogs 0

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
AlThomas Athletics 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 10 14 1
Medford Maddogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
 

Leo Corcoran took a no hitter into the 6th inning and settled for 6 innings of 1-hit shutout ball to lead the A's in the clinching game and send them to the finals for the first time since 1996.

John Kostas pitched the final frame of the 10-0 game as 5 players collected 2 hits apiece in the balanced attack.

Chris Malloy, Brian Powers and Jim Schindler drove in 2 runs apiece for the Al Thomas Club, which played solid defense again to back its pitcher.

Congratulations to a strong, young Medford team in its second year in the Yawkey League, with many more victories to come.




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Thu, 18 August, 7:30PM, at Brighton - Rogers
Somerville Alibrandis 1, Brighton Brewers 0

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Brighton Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
 

Somerville won probably the best game of the year on a suicide squeeze by Kevin White in the top of the seventh inning scoring Tom McDonough.
Great Pitching Battle.....Steve Szathmary of Somerville and Sawicki of the Mariners battled to the end with Somerville getting relief help fro Marc DesRoches in the 7th.

Couldn't top this game!




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Tue, 16 August, 8:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Somerville Alibrandis 5, Brighton Brewers 1

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Brighton Brewers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
Somerville Alibrandis 5 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 9 0
 

Jon Morse was the story of this game......going 7 innings and providing Somerville with the shot in the arm the team needed.
Offense was all done in the first inning lead by a 3- run blast by Marc DesRoches.....Scott Rodgers also had a two run double in the inning.

Morsey......was brilliant!




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Tue, 16 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
AlThomas Athletics 4, Medford Maddogs 3

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Medford Maddogs 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 2
AlThomas Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 7 1
 

Matt Thayer's 2-out grounder skipped into left field to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning as the A's won a seesaw game, 4-3.

Medford took a 1-0 lead on a passed ball in the 4th. Sean Gildea held the A's hitless until the 6th inning, when Chris Bucci's infield hit started a 2-run rally.

Medford took the lead in the top of the 7th on a Jay Sablone double and an error, but Al Thomas tied it in the bottom of the inning as Greg Lovely beat out an infield grounder with 2 outs and the bases loaded.

John Kostas pitched a scoreless 8th inning for the A's. Andy Doyle led off the bottom of the 8th with a booming triple to right center, and after 2 intentional walks and 2 outs, Thayer's ball plated Brian Powers with the winning run.

Aidan Powers threw the first 7 innings for the A's, yielding 1 earned run, striking out 7.

Doyle led the offense with a double and triple, while Sablone's 2 doubles and Buddy Hanle




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Mon, 15 August, 8:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Brighton Brewers 7, Somerville Alibrandis 6

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Brighton Brewers 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 6 1
Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 13 2
 

WP - Iafolla (1-0)
LP - Nadeau

The balls were flying at Trum Field, where the Brighton Mariners squeeked out a 7-6 win over Somerville. The Mariners opened with 3 in the first, all on a 3-run homerun by Brendan Klaes. Klaes later added a double and another RBI to his totals for the day.

Iafolla's knuckler and the Mariners D kept the Somerville off the board for a while, but they charged back in the 7th. Sparked by a 2-run homer by Mark DesRoches, Somerville put up 4 in the bottom of the 7th, and had the game-tying run on second base. But the Mariners were able to notch the final out before that happened to close out the win.

The Mariners take a 1-0 lead in the series, with Game 2 to be played at Trum tomorrow.





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Mon, 15 August, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Healy
AlThomas Athletics 1, Medford Maddogs 0

 Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Medford Maddogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
AlThomas Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 7 0
 

Brian Powers singled in Chris Bucci from 3rd in the bottom of the 6th for the only run of the game in this classic pitching duel between rookie Scott Jamieson and Eamon McDonough.

In a game that lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes, Jamieson scattered 4 hits in outdueling McDonough, as the A's take a 1-0 lead in the semifinal series.

Peter Moores threw out the potential go-ahead run in the top of the 6th on a base hit to left in a game that featured many defensive gems.

In the bottom of the 6th, Bucci led off with a single, moved to 2nd on a Greg Lovely base hit, to third on an Andy Doyle fielder's choice, and scored on Powers' 2-out base hit.