Monday, July 13th
Kingston 5, Abington 2 in Game 1 and Kingston 6, Abington 1 in Game 2;
Kingston swept a double header from Abington today 5-2 and 6-1 to end the season at 11-9. Brendan Mahoney was 7-8 on the doubleheader with a homerun, a triple, two doubles and three singles. In the first game Will Costa was outstanding allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and striking out 8. For Kingston in the second game Craig Olson had two hits and Brendan Pittsley pitched 7 strong innings to pick up the win. Pittsley was dominant yielding only 3 hits while striking out 10.
Sandwich 12, Dennis 3;
Dustin Brown had three hits and three RBIs to lead Sandwich Post 188 to a 12-3 victory over Dennis Post 488 yesterday, capturing the American Legion Zone 10 championship. Post 188 (15-3) will host Plymouth Post 40 in the first game of the playoffs today at Sandwich High School at 5:45 p.m. Yesterday, Brown hit RBI singles in the first and seventh and added an RBI triple in the fourth to back Peter Bilodeau's strong performance on the mound. Bilodeau allowed three runs on two hits and two walks in the first inning, then held Dennis Post 488 to one hit for the final six innings. Bilodeau struck out nine in the victory. Al Stanton had two hits, launching a two-run home run over the 400 foot sign in center field in the fourth. Stanton also had an RBI single in the first. Dana Hatch had an RBI single in the second and Geoff Lopes drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the third. Jim DiCecco had an RBI single in the sixth while Joe Perry, who finished with three hits, also had an RBI single in the sixth.
Hawkeye 5, Brockton 5 (8-innings);
It was back-to-school night on Monday at the James Edgar Playground. The playoff-bound Hawkeye Athletic Club got a pre-postseason test against Brockton Post 35. And a young Post 35 team got a “learning experience” facing a playoff team to conclude its season. The grades will be high for entertainment in a game that featured a little bit of everything, as Brockton and the Hawkeye played to a 5-5 tie in An American Leagion Zone 10 matchup. The game was called after eight innings because of darkness. Hawkeye ended the season tied with Plymouth Post 40 for seventh place in Zone 10, but Hawkeye won the tiebreaker, having defeated Post 40 in their two encounters. Hawkeye will be the seventh seed in the Zone 10 playoffs and will face second-seeded Hingham Post 120 for the second consecutive year in a best-of-three series. Hawkeye won the series in three games last year. Game 1 is scheduled for today at 5:30 p.m. at Hingham.
“Brockton is a good program,” said Hawkeye coach Rich Cogliano. “They had a few bad breaks this year. They had been in the playoffs for a long time and we knew that we were going to be in a great game with them.” Said Brockton coach Dave Seriopian, whose team finished 6-13-1: “We will have seven of our nine starters coming back. We will build through our youth program. This was a learning experience, because we played against a big strong playoff team. “I am proud of the way that we played. They are a young baseball team and they play hard. The kids love baseball, they were down working on the field and getting it ready at 10 this morning.” Both teams got solid pitching as the Hawkeye combination of Zac Cooney and Matt Newcomb allowed only two earned runs. Brockton’s Matt Sliney pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed eight hits and struck out 10.
“Matt did a great job,” said Seropian. “He hurt himself with a couple of walks. He got in trouble and pitched out of jams. Matt pitched tough. His pitch count was high and that is why we took him out.” Sliney got out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh inning, but he walked five batters, three of whom went on to score. Mike Marshall blasted a two-run triple after Sliney issued walks to Justin DeAndrade and Newcomb to give Hawkeye a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. “We had some timely hits in the game,” said Cogliano. “Marshall’s double down the right field line was a pretty big hit.”
Brockton took advantage of three Hawkeye errors, two of which came in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Craig Stewart lofted a three-run homer over the left field fence to give Post 35 a 5-3 lead. Stewart finished with four RBI and a sacrifice fly that scored Shane Vanadore in the first inning.
Hawkeye tied the game at 5 with two runs in the sixth inning. Casey DeAndrade (two hits) had an infield single to score Leo Finnegan and he scored on Justin DeAndrade’s long triple to right. Brockton had a chance to win in the eighth as Ryan Young reached third base with no outs, but Newcomb got the next three hitters to end the game.
Zac Cooney delivers a pitch for Hawkeye.
Pembroke 7, Barnstable 6:
Kevin Plant, Justin Pugliese, Brendan Fitzgerald and John Hanley each had two hits to lead Pembroke. Rob Rozzi came on for the save, entering the game with no outs and two on. He struck out two of the three Barnstable batters he faced to end it.
Norwell 3, Duxbury 2;
No game report.
Sunrday, July 12th
Bridgewater 5, Pembroke 3 in Game 1 and Bridgewater 7, Pembroke 3 in Game 2;
Bridgewater Post 203 swept Pembroke Post 143, 5-3 and 7-3, in Zone 10 American Legion baseball action on Sunday. In the opener, Mike Connolly drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth. Brendan Glavin pitched five strong innings for Post 203 (13-6-1). In the second game, Ryan Gavin provided the go-ahead RBI in the top of the sixth and Connolly had a three-run home run. Brandon Hallisey pitched six innings in relief for the win.
Abington 6, Norwell 4 and later in the day..... Abington 17, Hingham 7;
Adam Buckley had a double, a triple and five RBI to lead Abington Post 112 (10-7) in the first game, with Cejay Suarez going the distance for the win.
Middleboro 14, Whitman 10;
Middleboro Post 64 produced a 17-hit attack, led by Brett Holmgren (four hits, four runs, one RBI) and Tyler Horan (three hits, one home run, four RBI, three runs).
Barnstable 9, Norwell 8;
Barnstable Post 206 clawed its way back from a 5-0 first-inning deficit, with Nick Atsalis driving in the game-winning run to lift Barnstable to a 9-8 American Legion victory over Norwell Post 192 at Lowell Park yesterday. Atsalis picked up the victory with four innings of relief. He also went 2-for-2 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored. Barnstable (4-14) trailed 5-0 after the first inning, but scored in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings before Atsalis drove in the game-winner in the sixth. Anthony Post went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base, Alex Pernick was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Everett Walsh was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Tim Biliouris turned in spectacular defense at third base, which kept Post 206 in line for the victory.
Dennis 6, Hawkeye 5;
Bryant Warner picked up the complete game victory yesterday in Dennis Post 488's win over Hawkeye. Warner gave up five runs (three earned) to help keep Dennis in playoff contention. Mike Sullivan was 2 for-4 and had a walk off single for the winning run. Matt Rubino went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a two-run shot in the third and a solo shot in the seventh to help the Dennis rally from a 5-2 deficit.
Plymouth 12, Hanover 7;
No game report.
Plymouth 13, Brockton 3:
No game report.
Saturday, July 11th
Hanover 6, Dennis 4;
Dennis Post 488 fell below .500 after a loss to Hanover Post 149. Murphy O’Brien went the distance and struck out two in the loss. Kyle Russell went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Dave Darson was 1-for-2 with a walk.
Hawkeye 17, Barnstable 12;
Brian Sullivan had four hits, Mike Marhsall had three hits and Zac Cooney hit a three-run homer for Hawkeye. Barnstable Post 206 squandered a comfortable 12-3 lead in the third inning, committing 12 errors that led to 14 unanswered runs in a loss to the Hawkeye Athletic Club. Mike Atsalis went 3-for-4 with an RBI and pitched four outstanding innings of relief but took the loss after being betrayed by the defense. Zach Sullivan was 2-for-5 with five RBIs, including a three-run shot. Everett Walsh finished 2-for-5 for Post 206.
Pembroke 6, Abington 4;
Kevin Plant worked through a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the 7th to lead Pembroke Post 143 past Abington Post 112, 6-4. Plant struck out the final two batters to end the game. Pembroke trailed 3-2 in the 6th but Chris Holland sparked a 5-hit, 4-run rally. Plant finished with 2 RBI and Justin Pugliese, Rob Rozzi and Brendan Fitzgerald each added 2 hits and an RBI for Pembroke.
Duxbury 9, Plymouth 7;
Duxbury starting pitcher Tyler Genereux threw 6 strong innings and Conor McCarthy came on in relief for the 7th to close it out. Genereux also helped out his own cause going 3-4, scoring 3 runs at the plate capped with the go ahead and game winning solo home run in the bottom of the 6th.
Abington 2, Brockton 0;
Steve Perakslis got it done for Abington Post 112, pitching a complete game 3-hit shutout and driving in a run at the plate.
Middleboro 14, Bridgewater 4;
Jake Burns, Brett Holmgren, Tyler Horan and Brendt Lydon each had two hits for Middleboro Post 64. Nick Bean and Jake Szulak pitched well for Middleboro in their mercy-rule win.
Norwell 10, Hawkeye 5;
No game report.
Norwell 8, Kingston 1;
No game report.
Hanover 14, Plymouth 14;
No game report. (8-innings)
Friday, July 10th
Whitman 8, Rockland 2;
Hingham 5, Barnstable 4;
Bridgewater 13, Dennis 3;
Drew Larson had three RBI, Mike Connolly had two RBI and Dan Belanger added two RBI for Post 203 (11-5-1). Tim Belanger pitched a complete-game, allowing three hits and striking out seven for Bridgewater.
Hawkeye AC 9, Abington 3;
Matt Newcomb had 11 strikeouts over seven innings to lead Hawkeye AC (9-4-2). Nick Fedor had three hits and scored four runs for Hawkeye.
Kingston 5, Duxbury 2;
Kyle Larrow had two hits and Sam Hurley added an RBI to lead Post 387 (9-8). Taylor LeClair picked up the victory on the mound.
Hanover 8, Norwell 3;
David Gibson was the winning pitcher, going 5 innings while allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and striking out 7. Jon Spitz came on for the save, allowing no runs in one inning and chipped in with 2 hits while playing a great shortstop. Left fielder Mike Granahan had a triple, 2 hits and a key RBI.
Sandwich 5, Middleboro 4;
Joe Perry collected two hits and two RBIs, helping Sandwich Post 188 erase an early 3-1 deficit en route to a 5-4 win yesterday over Middleboro Post 64 in American Legion action. Post 188 (14-3) took the lead with three runs in the fourth. Perry singled home two and Dustin Brown scored on a wild pitch. Perry drove home the final run in the sixth. Jim DeCecco went four innings for the win, receiving three innings of relief from Al Stanton. Stanton allowed one run and fanned five. He also singled home Post 188's first run in the third. D.J. Crook pitched in with two hits.Brent Holmgren hit a two-RBI single and Mike Van Riper added an RBI double for Middleboro Post 64 (6-12)
Plymouth 4, Wareham 3;
No game report. (8-innings)
Pembroke 5, Brockton 2;
Kevin Plant had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored to lead Pembroke Post 143. Rob Rozzi, John Simon and Nick Indelicato each doubled and drove in a run for Pembroke.
Thursday, July 9th
Dennis 9, Duxbury 6 in Game 1 and Dennis 11, Duxbury 10 in Game 2;
Mike Hamilton, Mike Sullivan, and Matt Rubino all homered to lead Dennis Post 488 to a 9-6 win over Duxbury Post 223 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep yesterday. Dennis won the second game, 11-10. Bryant Warner picked up the win going 6 2/3 innings while Hamilton picked up the save recording the final out. Everyone contributed in the win in Game 2. Hamilton had a multiple-hit game and Dan Creel belted a bases-clearing triple. Dennis (8-7) scored five runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth. Mike Sullivan picked up the win, going the distance.
Hawkeye AC rebounded from an embarassing loss on Wednesday to beat Sandwich 2-1 on Thurday night behind a great pitching performance by Zac Cooney. Cooney had 5 strike outs and allowed 5 hits and 1 unearned run for the complete game win. David Pierce and Casey DeAndrade had 2 hits each for Hawkeye who improved to 8-4-2.
Brockton 11, Hingham 3 in Game 1 (completion of suspended game) and Hinghan 4, Brockton 1 in Game 2;
Brockton's Mark Duhamel went 4-for-5, Jake Salkovitz had an RBI triple and Shane Varnadore added two hits for Brockton in a continuation of a postponed Zone 10 game from earlier in the season.
In the second game Hingham's Eric Mac Iver won his fifth game without a loss and has not given up an earned run this year. Hingham put two runs on the board in the first inning when Jake Mc Guiggan singled and scored on a hit and run on Sam Koonce's double. Mac Iver then knocked in Koonce for the second run of the inning. Singles by Andrew Pompeo and Alex Criscuolo scored MacIver in the sixth inning. MacIver 's fielders choice scored K.C. Murphy who had walked in the seventh. The win stopped Hingham's three game losing streak and puts them at 12-5-1..
Hanover 3, Bridgewater 3;
Starters Kevin MacDougal of Hanover and Ryan Gavin of Post 223 each pitched 8 2/3 innings of great baseball. Jon Spitz pitched the final 2 innings of relief for Hanover. Catcher Rich McHugh was Post 149's hitting star with 4 hits and an RBI. Tyler Waterman had an RBI, Mike Connolly scored the game-tying run in the seventh, and Ryan Tufts scored the game-tying run in the 10th inning for Post 203 (10-5-1).
Abington 6, Wareham 5;
No game report.
Plymouth 11, Pembroke 5;
No game report.
Wednesday, July 8th
Brockton 6, Norwell 2;
Mike Rodriguez pitched the complete-game win, allowing three hits and striking out four for visiting Post 35 (5-9) in Zone 10 play. Shane Varnadore had two hits and an RBI, Chris Pittman had two hits and an RBI and Chris Samaras and Mark Duhamel added an RBI for Brockton.
Kingston 8, Hingham 2;
Will Costa struck out seven in seven innings to lead Post 387. Matt Burgess hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Brendan Pittsley followed with a solo home run on the next pitch to lead Kingston.
Middleboro 13, Hawkeye 2;
Jake Burns, Tyler Horan and Chad Haughton each had two hits for visiting Post 54 (6-11). Ethan Holman pitched a complete-game six hitter, allowing two unearned runs for Middleboro.
Sandwich 8, Bridgewater 2;
Sandwich Post 188 displayed a bit of power, blasting three home runs en route to an 8-2 American Legion baseball victory over Bridgewater Post 203 in a rain-shortened five-inning game yesterday. Dustin Brown hit a solo home run to left in the first inning while Al Stanton had a two-run home run to left-center in the five-run third, and John Hendy had a solo shot to left in the fifth for Sandwich (13-2). Jimmy Souza also had an RBI double in the third and Joe Perry scored on a double steal in the fifth. Sam Allen earned the win, limiting Bridgewater to two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out six. Drew Larson had two hits and Mike Connolly hit a two-run homer in a losing effort for Post 203 (10-5).
Hanover 14, Whitman 1;
Hanover ran 15 batters to the plate in the 4th inning, scoring 10 unearned runs with two outs to put Whitman away in 5 innings. Nick Stearns had a two run homer for the victors leading a 16-hit attack with Mitch McClune, Rich McHugh, Jon Spitz and Koury Hajjar each getting two hits while David Gibson and Kyle McDonald each had three. Paul Cheney was masterful on the mound allowing four hits while striking out four.
Plymouth 11, Rockland 1;
5-inning mercy rule-No game report.
Duxbury 7, Barnstable 4;
No game report.
Tuesday, July 7th
Wareham 2, Dennis 1;
Cody Berger pitched a five-inning no-hitter for Wareham Post 220 Tuesday night in a 2-1, rain-shortened American Legion win over Dennis Post 488 at Spillane Field. Berger notched seven strikeouts and walked three batters for Post 220, which grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a run-scoring double by Ben Church. Dennis tied the score with an unearned run in the top of the fifth and Wareham scored what proved to be the game winner in the bottom half of the inning when Ryan Delgado reached on an error before stealing second base and scoring on another error. The game, which was played in a steady rain from the fourth inning on, was called after the fifth. The rain-shortened affair made a tough luck loser out of Murphy O’Brien, who allowed two unearned runs through five innings.
Monday, July 6th
Kingston 8, Brockton 2;
Kingston's Chris Ballerini scattered four hits in a complete game for Post 387. Kyle Larrow led Kingston with three hits and Sam Hurley and Devin Rudolph each with two hits.
Bridgewater 9, Barnstable 5;
Ryan Gavin went 3-for-4 with three RBI for Bridgewater (10-4) and Dan Belanger finished with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Greg Leger struck out 10 in the complete-game win for Post 203.
Hanover 7, Middleboro 2;
Rich McHugh pitched a complete game for Post 149, allowing two runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Jon Spitz led the offense with two hits, two RBI and two runs and McHugh had two hits, drove in a run and scored a run.
Whitman 4, Norwell 2;
Sandwich 7, Rockland 6;
Sunday, July 5th
Hawkeye 8, Plymouth 7;
Hawkeye AC improved to 6-3-2 with a come from behind 8-7 victory over Plymouth Sunday at Massasoit CC. Matt Newcomb had the complete game win for Hawkeye. Hawkeye erased a 7-2 defecit in the bottom of the 7th inning to take the 8-7 win. David Pierce had the walk-off hit with a 2 run single. Nick Fedor, Matt Newcomb, Tim Cooney and Mike Marshall had 2 hits each for Hawkeye AC. Joe Flynn had 2 hits for Plymouth and took the loss.
Abington 21, Barnstable 5 in Game 1 and Abington 12, Barnstable 1 in Game 2;
In the opener, Andrew Crosta led Abington, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, while Steve Perakslis (4-for-5), Chris Donovan (3-for-4) and Ian Campbell (3-for-5) each had three RBI. Adam Buckley earned the win for Post 203 (6-4), giving up five runs and striking out seven over five innings.
In the nightcap, Buckly went 3-for-4 with three RBI and Brendan Collins finished 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Perakslis gave up just one hit over five innings and struck out four for the win.
Bridgewater 13, Brockton 10;
Tied, 10-10, in the top of the seventh, Bridgewater’s Mike Connolly knocked in the winning runs with a bases-clearing double to give Post 203 a 13-10 win over Brockton on Sunday afternoon at Edgar’s Playground in Brockton in a Zone 10 American Leagion game. Kyle Cahcopa had a bases-clearing triple for Bridgewater (9-4) and Brendan Glavin picked up the win with two innings of relief work. Craig Stewart led Post 35 (4-8), going 2-for-4 with three RBI
Plymouth 3, Bridgewater 2:
After beating Brockton, 13-10, Post 203 traveled to Plymouth North High School where it lost to Plymouth Post 40.Mike Connolly had an RBI for Bridgewater and Ryan Gavin took the loss despite pitching a complete game. Matt Walsh went 1-for-2 with an RBI for Plymouth Post 40 (5-6).
Whitman 3, Dennis 2;
Jake Ruoff earned the win for Post 22 with a complete-game four-hitter. John Bilunas had an RBI double, Anthony Glynn had an RBI single and Conor McDonough drove in Bill Collins in the fourth for the winning run.
Kingston 8, Rockland 5;
Kingston was led by Kyle Larrow and Brendan Mahoney with two hits apiece to lead Kingston Post 347. Brendan Pittsley picked up the win.
Duxbury 10, Middleboro 6 in Game 1 and Duxbury 6, Middleboro 5 in Game 2;
For Duxbury, Billy Hocking was 3-3 with 2 runs scored, Conor McCarthy was 2-3 with a double and Pat McWilliams was 1-3 with a Home Run (his 2nd of the season). Danny Findley had the big night going 3-4 with two HR's, 3 runs and 3 RBI. Duxbury Starting pitcher Jeff Blout went the distance for the win. He gave up 6 runs (4 unearned) on 7 hits.
For Middleboro, Tyler Horan was 2-4 with a run scored. Nick Bean had a home run and starting pitcher Lydon helped his own cause with 2-4 night and a run scored.
Game two was led by Colin Woods who was 2-2 with a run scored. Conor McCarthy was 2-4 with a double and an RBI. Billy Hocking had the big blow with a 2 run HR in the bottom of the 6th. He was 3-4 with 3 runs scored. Duxbury started Joe Coyne who pitched 5 innings, giving up 4 runs on 9 hits. Conor McCarthy pitched 2 innings for the win. For Middleboro, Tyler Horan was 4-4 with two home runs and 4 RBI.
Hingham 7, Pembroke 3;
Jim Trubia pitched a complete game yeilding only 5 hits in picking up his third win for Hingham. Jake McGuiggan led off the game with a single and after P.J. Falvey was hit by a pitch, Charlie Cifrino, Andrew Pompeo and Alex Crusciulo all singled as Hingham took a three run lead in the first inning. Mark Mainini singled in the second, Mcguiggan doubled and K.C. Murphy singled both runners home as Hingham built a five run lead. after two innings. A Crusciulo single, a stolen base and a single by Mainini prduced the sixth run. A Murphy doulble folowed by a Pompeo double closed out the Hingham scoring. A Nick Papolopodos 2- run home run in the seventh was Pembroke's big hit.
Sandwich 7, Hanover 2;
Al Stanton struck out 10 and had two hits as Sandwich Post 188 topped Hanover 7-2 in American Legion play. After falling behind 2-0 in the early innings, Post 188 got four runs in the third inning, highlighted by Jimmy Souza's two-run single. Sandwich tacked on three more runs in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Souza, Geoff Lopes and Joe Perry.
Norwell 6, Wareham 4;
No game report.
Friday, July 3rd
Hanover 7, Hawkeye 7;
Hawkeye AC (5-3-2) rallied from three runs down in the bottom of the seventh to force a tie with Hanover at Massasoit Community College Friday night, in a game called due to darkness. Mike Marshall, Nick Fedor and Sam Previte each had three hits for Hawkeye. Mitch McClune had two hits and scored twice for Hanover Post 149 (7-4-1).
Hingham 5, Rockland 2;
Zach Walker picked up the win for Post 120 (10-2-1) with a complete-game, seven-strikeout performance. Cory Comeau went 2-for-4, Josh Sullivan went 3-for-4 and Steve Machaby went 2-for-3 for Rockland Post 147 (3-12).
Plymouth 3, Sandwich 2;
Jameson Wood hit a game-winning, two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as Plymouth Post 40 rallied to beat Sandwich, 3-2, Friday night in Plymouth. Joe Flynn struck out five and gave up one earned run in a complete-game victory for Post 40 (4-6).
Wareham 7, Brockton 0;
Wareham Post 220 sends 11 batters to the plate in the first inning to score seven runs then rides the pitching of Tommy Cole the rest of the way in a 7-0 win over Brockton Post 35. The pre-Fourth of July baseball fireworks at James Edgar Playground were short and sweet as far as Wareham’s Post 220 Legion squad was concerned. Wareham took care of business in the first inning by sending 11 batters to the plate and pounding six hits as they scored seven runs then rode the pitching of Tommy Cole the rest of the way in a 7-0 win over Brockton Post 35. “I never saw a team string that many hits like that,” said Brockton Post 35 coach Dave Seropian. “Give them all the credit. They are a good baseball team.”
Wareham coach Keith Delgado was encouraged by his batters’ attentive approach. “I felt that we had not been selective at the plate and were not keeping our hands back,” Delgado said. “I challenged the players to come out and do those things and they answered that challenge in the first inning. “We have to readdress what happened from the first inning on.” Wareham got three doubles in the first inning with two of them driving in five of the seven runs. Chad Snow had a three-run double and Nick Filloramo added a two-run double to go with RBI singles by Ryan Shove and Pat Murphy (two hits). After that rocky start for Brockton (4-7), Bradshaw came in with two outs in the first inning and shut out Wareham(11-5) for the rest of the game. The righthander did the job in keeping Post 220’s aggressive lineup off balance, allowing three hits, striking out five and walking one 61/3 scoreless innings of relief. “He (Bradshaw) did his job and did it quite well,” said Delgado. “He kept us off balance. He had us swinging at tough pitches and breaking pitches and popping it up.” “We have a lot of baseball left,” said Seropian. “These kids learn will learn from this. We have a young squad and the kid on the mound (Bradshaw) has three more years. “The bright spot is that six of the nine starters are going to be here for at least two more years. We are trying to stay competitive and learn from it.” “George Bradshaw came in (relief) and shut the door. We just could not get anything going offensively.”
The reason why Post 35 could not get anything going was Wareham’s Cole, who relied on his fastball to shut down Brockton’s lineup. Cole allowed four hits, struck out five and walked two as he retired the last nine batters he faced in his complete-game win. The righthander was helped out by the flawless play of Murphy at shortstop, who had three putouts and five assists. “The kid (Cole) challenged us with his fastball and showed us his curve ball,” said Seropian “The out pitch was his fastball. He would show you his curve ball, but his big pitch was his fastball. He threw hard and he threw strikes.” “Tommy has come on the last few games,” said Delgado. “He has been throwing strikes and was keeping the ball down. He had plenty of groundball outs.” Brockton’s best chance to score off Cole came in the second inning when Post 35 loaded the bases with two outs. Ryan Young tried to score on a wild pitch, but was tagged out at the plate by Cole, who got a good feed from his catcher.
Whiman 2, Duxbury 1 in Game 1 & Whitman 4, Duxbury 0 in Game 2
Whitman Post 22 (9-6) swept a double header from Duxbury Post 223 (4-7) by scores of 2-1 and 4-0. Game one was dominated by pitching and Brandon Quirk (2-0) was in control scattering seven hits while striking out three and walking none. The lone Duxbury run of the day was unearned. Jake Ruoff pitched the 7th for the save. Whitman got a run in the third on a Brendan O'Brien double and a John Bilunas RBI single. Whitman would score the winning run in the sixth when after Greg Donahue walked and advanced to 3rd on an error and a force out, Anthony Glynn would plate him with a suicide squeeze which resulted in a bunt single for the big man.
Game two would be all pitching as well as John Bilunas improved to 4-1 with a four hit shut out. Bilunas would strike out 12 while walking none. Offensively, Whitman would only get five hits but would make the most of them as Bilunas was also the offensive star with two hits and 2 RBI. Anthony Glynn would perform another perfect suicide squeeze to score Bilunas in the 5th and end up on 1st with a bunt single. Greg Donahue and Brendan O'Brien also had hits for Whitman.
Bridgewater 5, Abington 3;
No game report.
Norwell 3, Kingston 2;
No game report.
Middleboro 6, Dennis 0;
No game report.
Thursday, July 2nd
Wareham 4, Rockland 1;
Cory Comeau was the tough luck losing pither, going 6 innings striking out 5 and allowing 7 hits. Matt Loscuito hit a triple driving in Rockland's lone run.
Tuesday, June 30th
Sandwich 4 , Hanover 3;
Sandwich Post 188 scored three times in the first inning and once in the third before holding on for the win. Sandwich (10-1) bounced back after suffering its first loss of the season on Monday. Geoff Lopes singled with the bases loaded in the opening frame, driving in two. The third run came across on an errant throw on the same play. Joe Perry’s RBI triple brought home Kevin Sullivan in the third to make it 4-2. Sam Allen started on the hill for Post 188 and went four innings, allowing five hits. Nick Croft followed with three shutout innings of relief, giving up just one hit.
Wareham 3 , Barnstable 0;
Everett Walsh gave up five hits but Wareham Post 220 made the most of them in a win over Barnstable Post 206. Evan Bissonnette’s two-run single in the second was the big hit for Wareham (9-5), and Cody Berger struck out eight to keep Barnstable’s bats quiet. Mike Atsalis went 1-for-3 with a triple for Barnstable (3-8). Walsh and Will Sullivan went 1-for-2 and Anthony Post was 1-for-3.
Bridgewater 4 , Duxbury 2;
Ryan Gavin led Post 203, going 2-for-3 with three RBI while teammate Drew Larson had one RBI. Greg Leger earned the win with a complete-game, five-strikeout effort.
Hawkeye 7 , Whitman 6;
Mike Marshall smacked a two-run home run as Hawkeye AC beat Whitman, 7-6, in an American Legion game at Whitman-Hanson High School on Tuesday night. Tim Cooney picked up the win with two innings of relief of his brother Zac, who pitched five strong innngs. David Pierce had three hits for Hawkeye. John Bilunas had a home run for Whitman Post 22.
Norwell 4 , Plymouth 2;
No game report.
Monday, June 29th
Hingham 17 , Sandwich 5;
Charlie Cifrino hit two home runs and a double and had 5 RBI's, K.C. Murphy also hit 2 home runs and a double and had 5 RBI's to lead the Hingham offense. Sam Koonce and Matt Henriksen each had three hits and scored three runs. Matt Henriksen pitched a complete game shutting out Sandwich over the last three innings. Jim Lopes had a three run home run and a double for Sandwich.
Whitman 2 , Brockton 0;
Bridgewater’s Rob Hinckley pitched a complete game with six strikeouts to lead Post 203 to a 7-4 win over Norwell Post 192 in Zone 10 Legion baseball on Monday. Kyle Cachopa and Ryan Gavin both went 2-for-4 with two RBI for Bridgewater (6-3).
After a disappointing start to the season, the Plymouth Post 40 American Legion baseball team needed a confidence booster heading into a hectic final two weeks of the schedule. Plymouth got it with a 7-4 win over Zone 10 foe Middleboro Post 64 Monday night in Middleboro, allowing Post 40 to get back on track towards making a run to attempt to qualify for the Zone 10 playoffs. Plymouth Post 40 head coach Paul Coffin’s team hasn’t quite lived up to its potential yet considering that he has several players from the Plymouth North high school baseball team that made it to the Div. 2 state championship game. “When we’re here, and we’re focusing on the play, we are a good team. We just haven’t showed it yet,” Coffin said of his 3-5 squad. “We’re way behind because of the weather, and we’re way behind because of Plymouth North doing well in the tournament, so we missed that first week of games. “I have a lot of tired people from (Plymouth) North, physically and mentally, and (Plymouth) South sat around and didn’t play for five weeks so we’re trying to get back on track and get people into it and get people playing the way they can play again.” Post 40 flashed its potential in the first inning, taking 1-0 lead on a long sacrifice fly by Joe Flynn to score leadoff hitter Jameson Wood from second base. Middleboro Post 64’s Tyler Horan, a baseball and football standout for BC High who will attend Virginia Tech this fall, would’ve hit what would have been a game-tying home run in the bottom of the first, but with no outfield fence at Middleboro High School’s field, Plymouth’s alert defense forced him to settle for a double and Horan was left stranded.
Middleboro did tie the game in the bottom of the second inning when Brent Lydow doubled to center to score Mike van Ryper. Middleboro then went ahead, 2-1, when Lydow attempted to steal third base and Plymouth third baseman Pat Lane misjudged the pickoff throw, allowing Lydow to score the go-ahead run. Plymouth right fielder Tom MacInness tied it again in the third inning with a double before another double by shortstop Joey Flynn scored MacInness to regain the lead for Plymouth. Flynn stole third and scored on a base hit by catcher Matt Walsh, with Walsh scoring on a sacrifice fly by Sean Kimball to give Plymouth a 5-2 lead. Middleboro made it 5-3 on back-to-back singles by Horan and Jameson Wood and a run-scoring flyout by Nick Bean. Zack Maddigan then entered the game in relief of Middleboro starting pitcher John Wylie in the fourth inning and effectively shut down Plymouth Post 40’s offense until he was relieved with one out in the seventh.
Ryan Coughlin, who took the ball for Maddigan, gave up a two-run double to the second batter he faced, giving Plymouth Post 40 a 7-3 lead. Middleboro closed out the scoring in the bottom of the seventh when Horan scored from first on a single by Nick Bean as Post 64 dropped to 4-8. “We knew we were against a solid team,” Middleboro Post 64 head coach Ron Holmgren said. “Everybody chipped in here and there. I’m proud that the kids were really into the game and they played hard, that’s all you can ask for as a coach. “(At 4-8) we’re close to being out of it, but we’re not giving up,” Holmgren said. “If we can go on a little streak, we’d be right in the thick of things.” Holmgren was pleased with the relief performance of Maddigan, who had four strikeouts while allowing only one hit and no walks in three innings of relief.
“Maddigan had a real good relief performance,” Holmgren said. “He just started. He doesn’t play baseball, he’s a track star for Middleboro, a very good long distance runner. “He played for me a long time ago, he called up wanting to play and I said we’ll work you in, you got to throw some bullpens until your arm gets ready. Hopefully, he’ll work into the rotation.” Due to the many games Plymouth Post 40 missed early in the season because of Plymouth North’s MIAA tournament run and a rainy June, Post 40 will play its final 12 games over the course of the next two weeks before the season ends July 12. “We’re playing every single day with the exception of the Fourth of July,” Coffin said. “So our pitching is going to be tested. “Our pitching rotation is lined up the way we want it, we’ve just got to hit and play (defense).” Horan finished the game 3-for-4 with a double and two base hits in a losing effort for Middleboro.
Dennis 13 , Abington 10;
Mike Sullivan collected three hits and four RBI, while Bryan Burch drove in three runs on a pair of doubles to power Dennis to the victory at Cod Cod Tech. Dennis took a 13-6 lead after three innings, scoring six runs in the third and batting around the order. Nate Eldredge homered and knocked in two runs, while Dave Darson and Danny Creel each contributed two hits. Burch notched the win with three innings of relief.
Sunday, June 28th
Barnstable 8 , Middleboro 5;
Dragan Stamenkovic tripled in three runs and Zach Sullivan doubled and tripled for two RBI to lead Barnstable to the victory. Kyle Mahoney went 6 2/3 innings for the win, while Henry Mullen picked up a save, retiring the final batter with two runners aboard. Anthony Post was outstanding at shortstop, collecting seven assists. He also drew three walks, stole two bases and plated a run on a suicide squeeze.
Dennis 8 , Rockland 7;
Nick Montalto plated Matt Rubino in the bottom of the seventh and Dennis Post 488 walked off with an 8-7 victory over Rockland 147 at Cape Cod Tech. Rockland tied the game at 7-7 in the sixth before Montalto won it in the seventh. Montalto finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Dennis (5-4) took a 7-6 lead in the fifth on a Robbie Nelson RBI double. Nelson was 2-for-2 with three RBI while Mike Sullivan was 1-for-3 with two RBI and Rubino was 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Murphy O'Brien earned the win, allowing four earned runs through seven innings.
Sandwich 6 , Abington 3;
Dusty Brown drove in two runs and Al Stanton added a solo home run to lead Post 188 over Abington. Brown and Stanton each finished with two hits, as did Joe Perry. Perry also drove in a run and played outstanding defense. Jimmy DiCeccio pitched six innings to pick up the win.
Whitman 10 , Kingston 5;
Greg Baggett and John Bilunas led a 14-hit Whitman Post 22 assault with three hits and two RBI apiece in Whitman’s 10-5 win over Kingston Post 387 in Zone 10 Legion baseball on Sunday. Anthony Glynn and Greg Donahue added two hits apiece for Whitman (6-5), which scored six runs in the first inning where Bill Collins notched a two-run single. Bilunas (3-1) pitched the complete-game win, striking out eight while allowing five hits and three walks. Kingston fell to 4-7.
Wareham 2 , Bridgewater 1;
Wareham Post #220 bounced back from an exhausting Saturday to make it two out of three for the weekend, thanks to Ben Church's one-hit performance on Sunday in Bridgewater. Church made a two-run second inning stand up. Nick Filloramo had an RBI double in the inning, and Cody Berger knocked home Filloramo on a fielder's choice. Pat Murphy went 2-for-3, and Chris Nye had a solid weekend offensively for Post #220.
Catcher Rich McHugh went 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBI for Hanover Post 149. Jack MacNeill pitched six innings for the win and Tyler Calder pitched the seventh for the save. Kyle MacDonald had a three-run double for Hanover (6-3) with Cory Himberg adding three hits and Jon Spitz two hits with an RBI.
Duxbury 12 , Hawkeye 7;
Duxbury (4-3) starter Jeff Blout went 5 innings, giving up 5 runs (1 unearned) and stuck out 8 for the win. Joe Coyne pitched 2 innings striking out 3 for the save. Duxbury catcher Danny Findley was a HR shy of the cycle going 3-3 with 5 RBI's. Pat McWilliams was 2-3 with a solo HR, and 2 RBI's. Tyler Genereux was 2-4 with 3 runs scored. Colin Woods 1-2 with 3 runs scored as well. Pat Garrity chipped in with a double and 2 RBI's. Matt Newcomb took the mound loss for Hawkeye, but at the pate was 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI for Hawkeye (3-3-1) while teammate Dave Pierce had a double and a triple.
Hinham 7 , Plymouth 0;
Eric Mac Iver pitched a complete game shutout giving up only 2 hits for his fourth victory of the season. Mac Iver has yet to give up an earned run. Jake Mcguiggan with 3 hits, K.C. Murphy with two hits and two RBI's and Alex Crusciolo with two hits led the Hingham offense. Matt Henriksen played great defensively at third base.
Norwell 5 , Pembroke 0;
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Saturday, June 27th
Abington 7 , Duxbury 3;
Abington starting LHP Deseinso threw 7 inns, gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and walked 5. Duxbury had opportunities (bases loaded in 3rd....and runners on 2nd and 3rd in the 4th) but could not capitilize. Perakslis was 1-2 with two runs scored. Cipola was 3-3, a 2b, 3 rbis and a run. For Duxbury, catcher Colin Woods was 2-3, 2 2Bs, an rbi and a run scored in a losing effort.
Wareham 5, Hingham 4;
Tommy Cole entered the fourth inning and threw four innings of shutout baseball, winning the game with a walkoff home run in the bottom of seventh inning. Post #220's Cody Berger went 2-for-2 on the day with one run scored and Chris Nye had a 2-for-3 day and drove in a pair. Andrew Pompeo had two hits and two RBI'S for Hingham . Sam Koonce pitched well for Hingham.
Hanover 10 , Kingston 8;
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Norwell 9 Rockland 1;
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Middleboro 15, Wareham 13;
Post #220 came back from a 10-0 deficit, cutting the lead to one run with a nine-run fourth inning but the Middleboro bats proved to be too much in the end. Middleboro's Tyler Horan hit a towering grand slam that plunked the right field scoreboard in a six-run third inning. Ben Church led the Post #220 offense going 3-for-4 and scoring three runs on the night. Chad Snow went 2-for-5 driving in three runners and Hunter Black had a nice night at the plate going 2-for-4 with a triple and drove in a pair.
Joey Higgins scored from first base on a Shane Varnadore hit and a fielding error to break a 2-2 seventh-inning tie, lifting Post 35 to a 3-2 Zone 10 Legion win over Rockland Post 147 Friday night. Varnadore led Post 35 (4-3) with three hits while Craig Stewart belted a two-run home run. George Bradshaw picked up the win with a scoreless seventh and Mike Paul pitched well over six innings. Rockland’s Jay Gardener hit a two-run home run to tie it in the top of the seventh.
Kingston 5, Middleboro 3;Zach Smith led Kingston Post 387 with two hits while teammate Sam Hurley had a double and an RBI. Chris Ballerini earned the win with six strong innings of work. Middleboro's Tyler Horan went 4-for-4 with a home run for Post 64.
Hanover 7, Abington 4;Paul Cheney pitched the complete-game win for Post 149, allowing 10 hits, but giving up just one earned run. Catcher Rich McHugh had a two-run triple for Hanover (4-3) while Zack Ricciardi had a double and two RBI and David Gibson had two hits and two RBI.
Whitman 8, Plymouth 5;Brandon Quirk picked up his first Legion win for Post Post 22, giving up three runs in a complete game effort. Whitman (5-5) was led by John Bilunas (two hits, three RBI) and Chris Adams (three hits, RBI). Greg Baggett and Bill Collins each added two hits to pace Whitman’s 12-hit attack.
Bridgewater 7, Hawkeye A.C. 5;
While all nine players have to play well in order to win a baseball game, nine players usually do not account for an entire roster for most teams. Such was not the case for Bridgewater Post 203 Friday afternoon as the squad dressed only nine players in a 7-5 Zone 10 Legion win over Hawkeye Athletic Club at Massasoit Community College. Ryan Gavin was the story for Bridgewater as he earned the victory by allowing two runs in three innings of work on the mound. Gavin also tallied two hits at the plate, drove in a run and scored another from his cleanup spot in the batting order. Because of the lack of players, the southpaw was also forced to play third base once his day on the hill was finished.
“We only had nine guys and four of them were lefties,” said Bridgewater coach Tim Fitzgibbons. “He (Gavin) said that he had played some third (base) in Little League, and we didn’t have much choice.” Gavin left the mound with a 5-2 lead, but Bridgewater was hardly in control of the game. Hawkeye had jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning when the first two batters both reached base and scored. Nick Fedor walked and was driven in by a Justin DeAndrade double a few pitches later. DeAndrade scored when Previte lined a double to the gap in left-center field.While the runs came early for Hawkeye, they did not score again until the fourth inning. “That’s kind of been this team’s pattern all year,” said Hawkeye coach Rich Cogliano. “We tend to score a lot of runs early and then take the middle innings off.”
Bridgewater (5-2) scored all of its runs in the second, third and fourth innings, with the bulk of the damage coming in the third. Bridgewater loaded the bases with a single and two walks, and Brendan Glavin broke the game open with a three-run double. “We were really patient at the plate that inning,” said Fitzgibbons. “We didn’t try to do too much and just took what they gave us. “Fortunately, Glavin was able to come up with the big hit when we needed it.” While Hawkeye (3-2-1) did not score any runs in the middle innings, it certainly had its chances. Hawkeye forced the bases loaded with only one out in the third inning when Gavin started the play of the game. The pitcher fielded a comebacker to the mound and fired the ball home for an out with Bridgewater catcher Dan Belanger taking the throw and firing the ball to first base a half-step ahead of the Hawkeye runner to end the inning unscathed. “That play was huge for us,” admitted Fitzgibbons. “Not only did that keep them off the scoreboard, but it really kept the momentum in our favor.” Bridgewater answered the 1-2-3 double play by scoring two more runs in the top half of the fourth inning to stretch its lead to 7-2.
“They got the timely hits and we didn’t,” said Cogliano. “You can’t beat a good team like that when you don’t have timely hitting.” Hawkeye added a run in the fifth inning to make the score 7-4 on a moon-shot home run by Matt Newcomb. Hawkeye added another run in the sixth inning when Previte drew a bases-loaded walk, but Hawkeye left the tying run on second base to end the threat. Fitzgibbons was happy that his team won without a handful of starters, but he was not surprised. “We have 18 guys on this team that can all play, so as long as we have nine I feel like we have a chance,” he said. “When some one doesn’t show up it’s up to everyone else to step up, and that’s what we did."
Duxbury 4, Pembroke 1;
Duxbury starter Richie Upson (1-1) had a good outing. He pitched 4 innings, gave up 1 run and scattered 6 hits and walked 3 for the win. Duxbury reliever Tyler Genereux threw 3 strong innings of relief. Duxbury catcher Danny Findley was 2-3 with a run scored. Duxbury second baseman Matt Savard was 2-3 with a double and an RBI, and Joe Coyne chipped in a single and a run scored off the bench.
Dennis 4, Barnstable 3;
Nate Eldridge launched a two-run home run over the trees in left field in the top of the seventh to put Dennis Post 488 over Barnstable Post 206 last night 4-3 in American Legion baseball play.Bryant Warner earned the win for Post 488 (4-3), allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five through seven innings. Barnstable’s Pete Liimatainen pitched five innings of four-hit ball, striking out three and walking two before leaving after five innings with a 3-1 lead. Nik Atsalis gave Post 206 (2-7) a 3-1 lead, stroking a 3-2 fastball into straight away center field to plate two runs with two outs. Atsalis was 2-for-2 while Alex Pernick and Zach Sullivan were both 2-for-4. Anthony Post was key at short stop for Barnstable. Rob Nelson and Bryan Burch each went 2-for-4 for Dennis while Nelson had an RBI.
Sandwich 5, Norwell 4;
Jimmy Souza scampered home on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh, helping Sandwich Post 188 remain undefeated with a victory over Norwell Post 192. Sandwich is now 8-0. Souza got on base via bunt, moved to second on an overthrown ball, to third on a sacrifice fly and touched home for the eventual game-winner on a wild pitch. Souza, who finished 3-for-3, also had an RBI single in the second. David Kent earned the victory with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Kent came on with two one and one out in the bottom of the sixth and got two popups to get out of the inning.Cody Hill added an RBI single in the two-run first while Joe Perry had an RBI single in the fourth. Perry had two hits on the game. Perry had an RBI single in the fourth. Perry had two hits on the game.
Wareham 5, Hingham 4;
Wareham's Nick Fillomano pitched a complete game victory over Hingham's Zach Walker in a closely played game . Fillomano, Ben Church, Snow and Chris Nye had big hits in Wareham's two run fourth inning that keyed the Victory. For Hingham, Jake Mc Guiggan and Sam Koonce led off the game with back to back triples and P.J. Falvey hit a two run home run over the L st. right field fence in the bottom of the seventh.
Thursday, June 25th
Sandwich 13, Brockton 7;
Post 188 moved to 7-0 with a 13-7 American Legion Zone 10 victory over Brockton Post 35 last night. The game was called after six innings because of darkness. Joe Perry had four hits for Post 188, Cody Hill three hits and Al Stanton and Kevin Sullivan two each. Sullivan had a two-run homer. Stanton and Sullivan each drove in three runs. He doubled in one in the first inning, then scored on Hill’s double. In the second, Dustin Brown doubled in a pair and was singled home by Sullivan. In a five-run fifth, Stanton had a two-run single and Hill singled in another. Sammy Allen pitched 3 2/3 innings for the win. David Kent threw the final 1 1/3 innings.
Dennis 4, Kingston 2;
Mike Sullivan went the distance for Dennis Post 488 yesterday, giving up only two runs and four hits to earn his first win of the season. Dennis scored all of its runs in the fifth inning when three walks loaded the bases. Dan Creel had an RBI grounder, Matt Dawson tied the game by scoring on a passed ball, and Bryan Burch smacked a two-run single for the go-ahead runs.
Middleboro 11, Pembroke 0;
Evan Anderson pitched a five-hit shutout for Middleboro, dismantling Pembroke, 11-0, in an American Legion baseball contest on Thursday. Tyler Horan (two hits, three RBI), Jake Burns (two hits, run) and Mike Van Ryper (two hits, two RBI) spearheaded an 11-hit effort for Middleboro.Matt Sheehan had two hits for Pembroke.
Abington 10, Whitman 6;
Abington’s offense got a boost from Brandon Cipolla (3-for-4, run, three RBI), Zach Littman (2-for-3, two runs, two RBI), Stephen Perakslis (2-for-4, two triples, two runs, two RBI) and Cejay Suarez (3-for-4, two runs, two RBI) in a 10-6 American Legion win over Whitman.
Hingham 14, Rockland 4;
Jake McGuiggan had three hits including a three run homer and Matt Henriksen and Eric Mac Iver hit back to back home runs to pace the Hingham attack. Rob Hill, Sam Koonce, and Alex Crusciolo had two hits each. Jim Trubia was the winning pitcher yielding only 4 hits. Josh Sullivan had two hits and Matt Loscuito hit a titanic home run for Rockland.
Plymouth 21, Barnstable 0;
No game report.