Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 East Boston Bluefish 1 1 2 0 0 0 x 4 10 1

Nate Titcomb's 1 hit complete game shutout led the Bluefish to a 4-0 victory on Friday Night, and clinching the Bluefish's first ever YBL Championship. The win was the Bluefish's 17th straight home win. Chris Santosuosso hit 2 doubles, and was named the Playoff MVP by League President Dave McKay after the game. The Bluefish would like to congratulate the Brighton Brewers on a hard fought series, and thank everyone for their continued support of our team and the Yawkey League.

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Thu, 28 August, 7:30PM, at Ronan Park
East Boston Bluefish 14, Brighton Brewers 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 7 4 East Boston Bluefish 3 4 3 0 2 2 x 14 10 4

Chris Demers pitched 5 innings of shutout baseball in leading the Bluefish to an eventual 14-6 slugfest win over the Brewers on Thursday Night. Offensively, the Bluefish trio at the top (Recore, Becker, and Santosuosso) combined for 11 runs scored, and Santosuosso drove in 5 of the runs on 2 doubles and a single. The Brewers scored 6 runs in a matter of minutes, having the first 8 guys reach base in the 6th. Mike Muccio led the Brewers offense with 2 hits. Game 5 is scheduled for Friday Night, 7:30, at St.Peter's in Cambridge.

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Wed, 27 August, 7:30PM, at St Peters Field
East Boston Bluefish 2, 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 2 2 East Boston Bluefish 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 2 2 0

Game 3 was a great duel between Mike Lewis of the Brewers and Kyle Jones of the Bluefish. Lewis retired the first 11 of the night, and took a no-hitter into the 5th. Jones found himself in some trouble via the walk, but matched goose eggs until the 5th. With runners on 1st and 3rd and 2 outs, Jones commits a Balk, allowing Muccio to score from 3rd and give the Brewers a 1-0 lead. Bottom of the 5th, after Chris Hartery lead off with the 1st Bluefish hit, a 1 out hit batsman made it 1st and 2nd. Bluefish called for a double steal, in which the throw to 3rd got away, allowing Hartery to score from 3rd. After a ground out, Chris Demers' infield single with 2 outs scored the 2nd Bluefish run. To the 7th, after 2 walks and a sacrifice bunt, the Bluefish walk Iafolla to load the bases. Jones' 140th pitch of the night induced a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Bluefish take a 2-1 series lead into Game 4 Thursday Night at Ronan, 7:30 s

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Tue, 26 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
East Boston Bluefish 3, Brighton Brewers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bluefish 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 Brighton Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

The Bluefish evened the best of 7 YBL Championship series at 1, with a dominating pitching performance from Chris Sandini. The young righthander held the Brewers to 1 hits striking out 11. The Bluefish got on the board in the top of the first when Jason Recore led off with a double and scored on an error. In the seventh, they added two more on a single from Chris Hartery. The series moves to St. Peter's Field in Cambridge for Game 3 Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

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Mon, 25 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Brewers 6, East Boston Bluefish 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bluefish 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 2 Brighton Brewers 3 2 0 0 0 1 x 6 8 3

Brewers ride the arm of Kevin Christina to yet another CG win in Game 1. Five different Brewers had RBIs in the game. Anthony Leonelli pitched 3+ innings of solid relief for the Bluefish, including striking out the side in the 4th. Brewers take 1-0 series lead.

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Fri, 22 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
East Boston Bluefish 4, Malden Bulldogs 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Malden Bulldogs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 2 East Boston Bluefish 1 1 0 0 1 1 x 4 7 2

Chris Demers complete game propelled the Bluefish to their first ever YBL Finals, defeating a tough Malden Bulldogs squad 4-1, to take the series by 3 games to 1. Al Becker had 3 hits, while Bobby Foote added 2 hits for the Bluefish. Evan Tardugno led the Bulldogs offense with 2 hits.

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Thu, 21 August, 7:30PM, at Ronan Park
Brighton Brewers 14, South Boston Saints 12

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Brighton Brewers x x x x x x x x 14 0 0 South Boston Saints x x x x x x x x 12 0 0

suspended game completed on 8/22, and Brewers win the game and the series 3-0. they advance to the YBL Championship Series for the 2nd season in a row and await the winner of the Malden/East Boston series. Game 1 of the finals is Monday night.

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Thu, 21 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
East Boston Bluefish 9, Malden Bulldogs 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Malden Bulldogs 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 6 East Boston Bluefish 1 0 1 6 0 1 x 9 9 3

After a few errors and ball lost in the dusk, the Bluefish found themselves down 5-0 in the bottom of the first inning of Game 3. But the hosts scratched and clawed as Kyle Jones CG, 8 Ks) kept the Bulldogs' bats at bay. Jason Recore (2 hits, 3 runs) knocked in the go-ahead runs with a double in the fourth, as the Bluefish came back from their biggest deficit in team history to defeat the Bulldogs by a score of 9-6 for their 13th straight home victory. It was their third come-from-behind win in their last four playoff games. Tardugno was the tough-luck loser for Malden, and D'Entremont launched a 2-run double in the first. Game 4 is at Rogers at the series resumes Friday night.

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Wed, 20 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood
Malden Bulldogs 4, East Boston Bluefish 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bluefish 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 Malden Bulldogs 3 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 5 1

Malden battled back from their implosion the night before to best East Boston 4 to 1. Adam Del Rio got the win in 6 innings of work and Jay Wisner recorded the save. Malden's offense was paced by RBi's from Evan Tardugno, C4, and Matt Savage. Sandini pitched very well for East Boston and Hartery hit a bomb to left center for a homerun in the 4th. The series continues tomorrow at Rogers. Game time: 2:10. Attendance: 37 mostly for East Boston!

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Wed, 20 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Brewers 2, South Boston Saints 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Boston Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Brighton Brewers 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 5 0

Brewers come out on top in a pitchers duel at Rogers Park. Kevin Christina collected 7 Ks en route to his 2nd CG shutout of the playoffs. Tim Dacy allowed only 5 hits and had 8 Ks in 6 innings of work. Mike Dibiase and Tony Iafolla led off the bottom of the 5th with back to back doubles to take the lead. Tony scored later that inning to give take a 2-run lead the Brewers would not relinquish. Brewer take 2-0 series lead, as the series heads to Ronan Park tomorrow night.

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Tue, 19 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood
East Boston Bluefish 7, Malden Bulldogs 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bluefish 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 7 6 1 Malden Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 2

Wild game at Maplewood. Malden scored 2 in the bottom of the 1st and rode the arm of Ken Olisky for 3 perfect innings, and a shutout through 4. In the 5th, after an error, Sean Glavin hit a long 2 run home run to tie the game at 2. As quickly as the Bluefish tied the game, Malden went ahead 4-2 on a long home run by Tom Englehart. It remained 4-2 into the 7th, where the Bluefish scored 5 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks, highlighted by a Mike Lembo single making it 4-3, a Jason Recore bases loaded walk that tied the game, a 2 run single by Al Becker making it 6-4, and a Bobby Foote Sac Fly. Bluefish starter Nate Titcomb, pitching for the first time in over 3 weeks, kept the Fish in it, going 5 innings giving up 4 hits and 4 runs. Matt Smith pitched a scoreless 6th for the win, and Ian Titcomb pitched a scoreless 7 for the save.

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Tue, 19 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Brewers 8, South Boston Saints 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Boston Saints 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 Brighton Brewers 1 1 0 0 5 1 x 8 12 3

South Boston put up 3 in the 1st on its way to a 6-2 lead through 3. Benoit had 2 hits, 2 RBI & 2 runs to pace the offense. The Brewers came back to score 5 in the 5th (highlighted by a 2-RBI double by Mike Balger) to take a 7-6 lead. The Brewers added one more in the 6th, and Scott Barchard came in to secure the save. Brewers take 1-0 series lead.

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Mon, 18 August, 8:00PM, at Billings Field
East Boston Bluefish 3, Somerville Alibrandis 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 East Boston Bluefish 0 0 0 0 3 0 x 3 3 2

Two of the top hitting teams matched up in the rubber game of the 3 game series at Billings on Monday Night. Jon Morse and Chris Demers were on top of their games. Somerville scored first on an RBI Double by Justin Crisafulli, scoring the on base machine Sal Mendonca to make it 1-0. An error on the next play scored Crisafulli to make it 2-0. The Bluefish finally responded in the 5th. Chris Hartery's SF made it 2-1, and after an error to tie the game, Sean Glavin's RBI single to right made it 3-2 Bluefish. Demers went 6 up 6 down from there, propelling the Bluefish to a 3-2 win, and advancing the Bluefish to the Semifinals. Hats off to the Alibrandis, who were complete class throughout the series, and should be commended for one of the best runs in Amateur Sports, not only in Boston but anywhere.

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Sun, 17 August, 8:00PM, at Trum Field
Somerville Alibrandis 4, East Boston Bluefish 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Bluefish 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2 Somerville Alibrandis 0 0 4 0 0 0 x 4 4 1

The Doctor for Alibrandis made a house call at Trum last night to even the series. DesRoches cool off the hard hitting team from East Boston allowing 1 unearned run on 6 hits. Mr.Scioli checked in last night and provided the power. Delivering a GS in the 3rd inning. Series moves to Billings on Monday night to see who faces the powerful Malden team!

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Sun, 17 August, 5:00PM, at Playstead Park
South Boston Saints 7, Medford Maddogs 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Boston Saints 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 7 9 5 Medford Maddogs 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 4 1

Andrew Flink gets the win with 3 innings of hitless relief of starter Tim Dacey, who was victimized by some sloppy Saints defense in his 4 innings of work. Warren, Boone, Anderson and Stephenson all had 2 hits for the Saints to lead the offensive attack. Saints take the series 2-0.