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

Alibrandis Manager Bernie Driscoll leads his team to its toughest Yawkey League championship. It was the Organization's 15th title in its 25 year history. They also completed a 5-peat with this win. They will say goodbye to the Future HOF Marc "Doc" DesRoches who is the definition of "Alibrandi Baseball" He leaves with 15 Titles and over 700 YBL hits. Every player on this roster did something during the playoffs to contribute to this Championship. A true team effort. There were Co-MVP's announced for this year playoffs. Sean Sullivan and Chris Mckenzie. Congratulations to the Al Thomas A's for a tremendous season. See you all in 2015.

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Tue, 26 August, 7:30PM, at Adams Field
Somerville Alibrandis 4, AlThomas Athletics 2

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

SOMERVILLE LEADS SERIES 3-1. Pitching was the watch word of the night over 3 complete innings for both contenders tonight. Sean Sullivan (Som) a veteran and Bobby Freeman (AT) a rookie stepped up and kept things under control for their teams. Things changed for the A;s in the 4th as Steve Lambert hit a 2 out single advanced to 2nd on a Matt Rodrigues fielders choice. Chris McDonough hit a single then John Kostas smashed a two out single plating the only runs Al Thomas would score on the night. Somerville scored 4 huge runs in the top of the 5th. Mark Addesa hit a bomb for a double. Mike Maguire blasted a 1 out double to plate Mark. Kevin Salines singled and Teddy Dziuba plated Mag's with a single. Bobby Barrett knocked in Salines and Dziuba to make it 4-2. Sullivan shut the door in the 6th and Brian Tanguy came on and was credited with his 2nd save of the series. -Dave Mckay

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Sun, 24 August, 4:00PM, at Kelly Field Milton
AlThomas Athletics 5, Somerville Alibrandis 2

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

ATBC gets ahead in the first on a two rbi double by Lambert. That is all Willie Archibald would need to get the complete game victory. Matt Jacobs had 3 hits and rookie Matt Lavasseur came up clutch with a solid rbi double in the 6th. Game 4: Tuesday, 7:30 PM. Adams Field, Quincy MA.

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Sat, 23 August, 8:00PM, at Trum Field
Somerville Alibrandis 4, AlThomas Athletics 1

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

Things looked bright for Al Thomas as they took an early 1-0 lead in the 1st. Somerville plated 4 huge runs in the 2nd and held on to beat Al Thomas 4 to 1. Marc DesRoches and Bobby Barrett hit piggy back singles to lead the stanza. Demartinis walked loading the sacks. Mark Addesa singled Doc in to tie up the game. Dan Goughan walked Mike Maguire to force Barrett across. Kevin Salines gave Somerville a 3 run lead with a 2-RBI's single. Chris Foundas got the well earned win. Tanguay came in to shut the door in the 7th for the save. Dan Gaughan had a decent night on the bump. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings. James Katsiroubas was 3 for 4 with a double for Al Thomas. While DesRoches was 2 for 3 for Somerville. All is new Sunday at 4PM. Kelly Field is the location for game 3. Al Thomas does have some work to do though. See you there. -Dave McKay

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Fri, 22 August, 8:00PM, at Trum Field
Somerville Alibrandis 3, AlThomas Athletics 2

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

Finals Game 1 Somerville holds on and wins 3 to 2. Take a 1-0 lead in Championship Finals over Al Thomas. Somerville scored 3 runs in the 2nd.DesRoches, Demartines and Gillis hit singles. With 2 out Sal Mendonca struck a 2 RBI single plating Doc and Demartines. Mike Maguire singled in Gillis for the 3rd run. AT scored 1 in 4th. John Kostas singled with one out. He scored on a Sac Fly to right by Matt Jacobs. Three singles in the 5th by the A's only produced a solo run. Some high drama in 7th. Anthony Perry snagged a high fly off the fence to end the contest with men on base. Chris McKenzie was solid thru 5 for Somerville. He was relieved by Sean Sullivan who got the save. Will Clang went 6 for the A's and pitched his heart out. -Dave Mckay

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Wed, 20 August, 7:30PM, at Braintree High School
AlThomas Athletics 8, Revere Rockies 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies x x x x x x x 7 0 0 AlThomas Athletics x x x x x x x 8 0 0

AlThomas goes up 7-0, Revere fights back to tie in top of 7th and AlThomas Steve Lambert hits a walk off HR in the bottom of the inning to advance to 2014 YBLCS. Full Summary to follow.

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Tue, 19 August, 7:30PM, at St Peters Field
Revere Rockies 6, AlThomas Athletics 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E AlThomas Athletics 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 10 0 Revere Rockies 0 0 1 0 2 3 x 6 8 3

Adam Del Rio gets the win, Ian Titcomb the save. Rocks battled back, from being down 5-1 going into the bottom half of the 5th. Bucciarelli, Wong and Santosuosso would all reach base to start the 5th. Tom Englehardt would then plate 2 with the bases loaded single to cut the lead to 5-3. A's would escape further damage on an inning ending double play. In the bottom of the 6th, the first 3 batters would reach base. With the bases loaded, Bucciarelli would walk and the stage was set for Alex Wong. Alex (3-4 2b 2RBIs) would double to right center to score 2 and put the Rocks up 1, a lead the would never relinquish as Titcomb would strike out Katsiroubas and Lambert would ground out to 1b w the tying run on 3rd.

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Mon, 18 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
AlThomas Athletics 14, Revere Rockies 13

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E AlThomas Athletics x x x x x x 14 0 0 Revere Rockies x x x x x x 13 0 0

Scheduled light outage, so the teams play the 7th inning prior to game four on Tuesday.

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Sun, 17 August, 4:00PM, at Cunningham Park
AlThomas Athletics 5, Revere Rockies 2

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

Al Thomas rode behind a complete game no-hitter by Willie Archibald to even the series at 1-1. ATBC jumped out to an early lead with a 2-RBI single from Matt Rodriguez in the bottom of the 1st, who would chip in 2 hits and 3-RBI's on the day. The bats went silent until ATBC struck again in the bottom of the 6th to garner just the cushion they needed to close out the win at 5-2.

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Sat, 16 August, 4:00PM, at Cunningham Park
Revere Rockies 5, AlThomas Athletics 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 6 2 AlThomas Athletics 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 4

Sandini picks up the win, Titcomb gets the save. A's would put up 2 in the first and Rocks answered back w 2 in the 2nd w 2 outs, on RBIs from Del Rio and Laliberte. Al Thomas would take the lead in the 3rd but Rockies answer right back again and tie it up on an Alex Wong 2 out RBI single in the 4th. Rocks would score 2 more in the 6th to take a 5-3 lead, a lead that would hold up as the Rockies take Game 1.

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Mon, 11 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
AlThomas Athletics 9, Savin Hill Dodgers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Savin Hill Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 AlThomas Athletics 3 0 1 2 1 2 x 9 11 1

Willie Archibald tossed 5 scoreless innings of 1-hit ball and rookie Trevor Derochea fanned 5 batters in 2 shutout innings as the A's defeated the Dodgers 9-0 to advance to the semifinals. Kostas & Carrera each had 3 hits to lead a balanced ATBC attack. Steve Lambert had 2 hits, while Jacobs and Katsiroubas had extra base hits. Congrats to the Dodgers who completed a very successful first season after their merger. Hats off to their staff and players.

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Sun, 10 August, 4:00PM, at Cunningham Park
Savin Hill Dodgers 7, AlThomas Athletics 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E AlThomas Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 3 Savin Hill Dodgers 0 0 3 2 0 2 x 7 5 2

With their backs against the wall, the Dodgers faced an early deficit for the 4th straight game but get the W behind a Matchbox MVP performace from Chris Michienzi. Mich went 5 and kept AT batters off balance, yielding just 3h and 1er. Matt "DJ PowerBass" Rosenzweig earns his 2nd save of the series throwing the final 2 frames. A miscue in the 1st and an rbi single from Derochea in the 2nd put the Black and Blue in a 2-0 hole, the Dodgers come back with 3 in the 3rd on rbis from Tapper, Hodor and Buddha (2-for-4). They would tally the eventual winning run after a sac bunt from O'Keefe and a throwing error to score Ye Olde Grimes who led off the inning with a double. Clarke adds insurance with a bases-loaded FC to plate 2 more in the 6th. Fans of the game: can't pick one, great showing from DodgerDogNation. (and a Sully sighting) Game 5 probables: a rematch of game 1 starters, with Archibald and Huber going on 3 days' rest.

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Sat, 9 August, 4:00PM, at Cunningham Park
AlThomas Athletics 4, Savin Hill Dodgers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E AlThomas Athletics 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 Savin Hill Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rookie Bobby Freeman tossed the 5th no hitter in Al Thomas history, and the first in the playoffs as the A's handle the Dodgers 4-0 to go up 2-1 in the series. Freddie Carrera's fielder choice drove in Matt Jacobs, who had tripled to open the game, for what would be the only run needed for Freeman, who masterfully mixed his pitches with the determination of a Mongolian squirrel fighting for the last nut of the winter solstace. Steve Lambert singled in a run in the 3rd and rookie Matt Levasseur singled in an insurance run in the 7th. Jacobs made a nice running catch in center in the 5th to preserve the blankage. Samp pitched well in defeat for the Dodgers. Freeman wins the Ron Mexico MVP award for the game.

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Fri, 8 August, 7:30PM, at Braintree High School
Savin Hill Dodgers 4, AlThomas Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Savin Hill Dodgers 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 5 1 AlThomas Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1

Nick Tapper's 2nd extra-base hit of the game came in the 6th, and set the stage For the Dodger's come from behind 4-2 victory. after his ground rule double put the tying and lead runs on, Nate Hodor's single down the right field line put the Dodgers ahead. It was the hitters with the headlines but it was really the pitchers who were the story. aFter giving up a run in each of the first two innings, Kyle Breidenstine was brilliant. striking out Freddi Carrera (3 hits, sb) with runners on 1st and 3rd to end the 6th. A's starter Bill Clang might have been even better giving up only 3 hits and 1 unearned run over 5 innings. Not to be out done, Dodger's Closer, Matt Rosenzweig K'd the three batters he faced in the 7th. The series is now tied at 1-1. Kyle "Moose" Breidenstine gets his 1st matchbox MVP. Fans of the game: those guys

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Thu, 7 August, 7:30PM, at Braintree High School
AlThomas Athletics 11, Savin Hill Dodgers 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Savin Hill Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 AlThomas Athletics 3 0 0 7 0 1 x 11 0 0

Al Thomas opens the series with a decisive 11-2 victory at Braintree High School. Willie Archibald has another dominant performance going 5 scoreless while only giving up one hit. The ATBC bats were rearing out of the gate putting up a 3 spot in the first. Steve Lambert had a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the 4th to break the game open. Kostas, Rodriguez, and McDonough also chipped in extra base hits. ATBC looks to keep the momentum rolling in game 2 of the series, while keeping a watchful eye out for their knee caps.