Wed, 3 September, 8:15PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Mariners 7, Dbacks 1
The Mariners finished out the season with a victory over the Diamondbacks thanks to a tremendous complete game effort by Nick Baseel plus some timely hitting. Baseel went the distance and allowed 3 hits and only 1 unearned run. For the offense, Chris Corde and Steve Limoges each had 2 hits and Pat Walters notched 2 RBI.
Congratulations to the Dbacks, who put together an outstanding inaugural season. They faced a tremendous amount of adversity that would have broken apart most other teams. But instead, this group banded together and formed a solid core that will be back with a vengeance in 2009. |
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| Baseel notched the CG win, while Corde and Walters supplied the offense. |
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Sat, 23 August, 4:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 4, Mariners 3
Jason Kurtz moved to 6-1 with the complete game victory, allowing only four hits and striking out five. Wade Briggs threw well in the loss for the M's.
This was a see-saw battle that saw the A's go on top by scoring two in the 4th, only to see the Mariners score three in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. The A's would scrap together runs in the fifth and sixth to take a one run lead, and hung onto it for the series sweep.
For the A's, Andrew Billig went 3-for-3 with an RBI and Santi Mazzeo had two hits. |
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Fri, 22 August, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Cutters 5, Mariners 1
| Ken Kilduff looks strong in 6in allowing only 1 hit and striking out 10 to pick up a much needed win for the Cutters. For the Cutters, Corda and Booch combine to go 5-7 and 3 runs scored to pace the Cutters offense. In other news, congratulations to Skip, Swaz, Smitty, Lembo, Caprio and the rest of the Bluefish for advancing to the Yawkey League finals. |
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| Duffy strikes out 10 in 6in, Booch goes 2-4 w 1r scored and Corda is perfect at the plate 3-3 w/ 2r's |
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Sun, 17 August, 1:00PM, at Dorchester - Garvey
Cutters 9, Mariners 0
| Richards pitches complete game gem allowing only 3 hits and striking out 7. Swaz and Mike "hammer hacker" Moloney pace Cutters offense combining for 7 hits and 3 runs scored. |
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| Richards' throws a gem, Swaz goes 3-4 w 2 runs scored and Hammer Hacker goes 3-3 w 2rbis |
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Sat, 9 August, 5:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Mariners 3, Ben's Dream White Sox 2
Just as was the case with the prior game between these two Atlantic division foes, this game was largely a pitchers duel between the M's Wade Briggs and the White Sox' Anthony Tomaro. The game went into the bottom of the 7th with the M's leading 2-1. With a runner on second and 1 out, a botched double play allowed the tying run to score. However, the M's were able to get the go ahead run to score in the top of the 8th thanks to an RBI single by Chris Corde. Briggs was able to close out the Sox in the bottom half of the inning to preserve the complete game victory.
For the M's, senior circuit-er Tarez McNeil has 2 hits and an RBI, and Frank Rich also had two hits. For the Sox, Anthony Tomaro and Mike Lembo each had a pair of hits. |
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| Briggs went the distance for the CG win, while Corde knocked in the GWRBI; Tomaro pitched well and collected 2 hits |
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Wed, 30 July, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Mariners 8, Rangers 4
The rubber match between the Mariners and Rangers proved to be a doozy. With the 2 prior games between the teams played very tightly, it was with little surprise that the M's found themselves within 1 run heading into the final frame. The M's Jamie Aldoupolis tied the score with a sacrifice fly to right that was dropped by the right fielder. Two batters later, the bases were loaded thanks to a single and an error. Michael Parker came to the plate with 1 out and hit a walk-off grand slam to left.
The M's offense came alive late to lead the team to victory. Parker had 2 hits and 5 RBI, while Jamie Aldoupolis (3 RBI) and Chris Corde each hit doubles. Wade Briggs pitched well, surrendering 3 hits and picking up the complete game victory.
For the Rangers, Chris daCamara had a 2-RBI triple, and Andy Katz chipped in with an RBI single. |
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| Jamie Aldoupolis knocked in 3, while Wade went the distance to get the CG win; Andy Katz helped fuel the Rangers offense. |
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Sun, 27 July, 1:00PM, at Dorchester - Garvey
Cutters 13, Mariners 6
| Cutters capitalize on 12 Mariner walks and knock out 13 hits to carry them to the win. Both starters struggled to keep each team at bay. With the score 6-5 in the bottom of the 4th, Jamie Matthews let up a leadoff double to one of the many Aldopolis's (Jamie). That was it for Jamie M on the day as Wis relieved him. Mariners ended up tying the game in the 4th but that's all they would get as Wis picks up the win going 4 innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 4. Several Cutters have multi-hit games. Cov goes 3-4 w 2rbis and Cross hits a 2r HR to the Storage Containers in right center. For the M's Aldopolis goes 3-4 |
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| Cov goes 3-4 w 2rbis, Cross hits a 2r HR and Aldoupolis strokes 3 hits for the M's |
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Sun, 20 July, 11:00AM, at Cambridge - BB&N
Mariners 1, Astros 0
| The Astros' Eric Harvey and the Mariners' Nick Baseel locked horns in an all out western-style gunfight on a hot and humid day at BB&N. In the end, Baseel notched the win by only allowing 2 hits to the Astros offense. Harvey was nearly as lethal, only surrendering 1 run on an RBI single by the M's Jeff Rausch. |
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| Baseel and Harvey went head to head in this pitchers duel; Rausch picked up the lone RBI |
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Fri, 18 July, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Ben's Dream White Sox 4, Mariners 2
Andrew Hubbard was dominant throwing 7 innings of 3 hit ball while striking out 10 to pick up his 5th win of the season.
With 2 outs and nobody on in the 7th inning, the Mariners loaded the bases with help from a clutch double from Jason LaPoint and a HBP. Hubbs regained his composure and struck out the final batter to end the threat.
Nate Butcher was the hitting star for the White Sox going 2-2 with a 2-run single. Mike Pollak was 2-3 with a double.
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Sun, 13 July, 12:00PM, at Cambridge - BB&N
Mariners 12, Tigers 4
The Mariners and Tigers played tug-o-war for most of this one, with the Tigers enjoying leads of 2-0 and 4-3, and the Mariners up 3-2 and 5-4 before pulling away with a 12-4 victory.
On this day it was the M's bottom 4 hitters that did the heavy lifting. Michael Parker, Matt Dumont, Josh Abreu, Ed Bourget and pinch hitter Chris Corde combined to go 10-for-15 with 8 RBI. Not to be overlooked, the M's Nick Baseel picked up the W going 6 strong innings and only allowing 3 hits to the vaunted Tigers offense.
For the Tigers, Earl Murphy and Pat Long each cranked doubles. |
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| Dumont and Abreu combine to go 7-for-8, while Baseel picked up his 3rd win of the season. |
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Sat, 12 July, 7:00PM, at Hyde Park - Kelly
Mariners 6, Quincy Grays 3
Having won their two prior contests, the Grays entered the game against the Mariners with considerable momentum. Heading into the 4th, the Grays held a 2-0 lead thanks to timely hitting and smooth fielding. The M's bats finally awoke in the 4th, knotting the score at 2-2 until the 6th. In the top half of the 6th, with 2 on and 2 out, Frank Rich came through with a clutch 2-RBI single to put the M's ahead for good.
For the M's, Matt Dumont pitched brilliantly, allowing only 1 earned run and 4 hits over 6 innings to pick up the win. Wade Briggs pitched the 7th and picked up the save. Offensively, Michael Parker had 2 hits and a RBI to pace the offense.
For the Grays, Frank Nellenback had an RBI single and Jay O'Hara got the game started with a double. |
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| Dumont pitched a solid game while Rich put the M's ahead for good; Nellenback's RBI single staked the Grays to an early lead. |
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Sun, 29 June, 4:00PM, at Cambridge - BB&N
Mariners 4, Senators 3
The Senators came out firing with 3 early runs highlighted by a 2-RBI double by Dennis Ingram while Eric Wilkins kept the Mariners bats silent. The M's finally broke through in the 4th by stringing together 6 hits and plating 4 runs. Meanwhile, M's starter Nick Baseel kept the Senators off the board after the 3rd until a torrential downpour ended the game in the bottom of the 6th.
For the M's, the Aldoupolis Brothers and Jay LaPointe collected 2 hits apiece. For the Sens, Matt Coyne and Dennis Ingram each had a double. |
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| The Aldoupolis Brothers (4 hits total) struck again, while Ingram got the Sens going with a 2-RBI double |
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Wed, 25 June, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 4, Mariners 2
The Mariners and Athletics played a hard fought game. The Mariners struck first plating two on a wild pitch and then a RBI single by Cory Aldoupolis in the top of the 1st.
The Athletics came back with a 2 run homerun by Mazzeo in the bottom half. The Athletics would score two more in the 3rd.
Matt Dumont and Adam Nichols went the distance for both teams. Nichols not allowing a run after the 1st inning. |
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Sat, 21 June, 1:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Mariners 2, Netherfield Reds 1
The Mariners got back on track with a 1-run win over the Reds on Saturday, the team's 4th win by a 1-run margin. These cardiac kids pulled off the victory thanks in large part to M's pitcher Nick Baseel. Baseel pitched 6 strong innings, limiting the Reds to 4 hits, before Matt Dumont came on to close the door in the 7th.
The Reds had a chance to tie or take the lead with 1 out and the bases loaded in the 7th, but Jeff Rausch was able to snag Mike Ciano's bid for a hit, doubling the runner off of first base.
For the M's, Dave Salafia knocked in Matt Dumont for the game's first run, and Jay LaPointe walked with the bases loaded to account for the winning run. For the Reds, Jonathan Courtemanche went the distance and pitched a very good game, while Steve Altmann drove in the lone Reds run. |
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| Baseel got the W, while Sal and Dumont accounted for the offense. |
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Sat, 14 June, 2:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Rangers 5, Mariners 4
The Rangers won the second leg of a home and away series with the Mariners, with another come from behind victory. The Rangers were behind 1-0, 3-1, and 4-3 but always seemed to find an answer.
Down 3-2 in the 5th inning, Chris Dutton came through with a 2 out, RBI single to tie the game. The Mariners responded with a run in the 6th when the brothers Aldoupolis combined a triple and a sac fly for a run.
Down 4-3 in the bottom of the 6th, Davin Wilfrid (3-3,2B,3B) led off the inning with a triple down the left field line. Jason Skypeck (2-2, 2 RBI) drove him in with his 2nd clutch hit of the game. Skypeck would score the go ahead run when a Brian Delaney grounder was fielded and thrown away.
Rookie Danny Richter (4 IP, 3 runs) put the Rangers in a position to win with 4 effective innings of work. Kevin Krueger got the win, pitching the final 3 frames.
Jason LaPointe went 3-3 for the Mariner offense. |
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| Wilfrid and Skypeck stay hot; Krueger emerges with win |
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Thu, 12 June, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Rangers 5, Mariners 2
The Rangers staged a late inning comeback and moved into a 1st place tie with the Mariners atop the Atlantic Conference. Neil Doherty went the distance on the hill, and Chris Caprio provided the spark.
After the teams traded early inning runs, the Mariners broke ahead in the 4th when Corey Aldoupolis singled home Jason LaPointe. Mariner starter Nick Baseel kept the Ranger bats in check until the Rangers put up a crooked 4 in the top of the 6th. The inning was punctuated with an RBI double from Chris Caprio who aggressively stole 3rd and then scored with more smart baserunning.
Caprio was everywhere. After his 6th inning double, he made the last 5 defensive plays of the game and overall was involved in one-third of his defense's outs.
Less involved was an anonymous Ranger baserunner who was called out for abandoning 1st base after reaching safely. Ranger Manager Besegai argued the play but was unsure what he was arguing. |
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| Doherty gets W; Caprio is a Renaissance man |
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Sun, 8 June, 1:00PM, at Dorchester - Garvey
Athletics 8, Mariners 3
The A's bounce back to hand the Mariners their first loss of the season. This was a tight game until the 7th when the A's blew it open with 5 runs.
Alan Donaruma pitched a gutsy complete game in the sweltering heat, and also went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI and a stolen base at the plate. Andrew Billig went 3-for-4, and Nick Tapper, Patrick Vetter, and Kyle Breidenstine all had multiple hit games as well.
For the M's, Jamie Aldoupolis had a strong start and added two hits.
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Sat, 7 June, 1:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Mariners 6, Brewers 5
Having previously played the Diamondbacks and Eire Pub Red Sox, the Brewers represented the final new franchise that the M's had yet to face. The Mariners jumped out to an early 4-0 lead due in part to a Steve Limoges bases clearing triple. But the Brew Crew hung in and chipped away at the M's lead. Trailing 6-5 in the top of the 7th, with a runner on 3rd and two outs, Chris Dowd hit a hard line drive that the M's Jamie Aldoupolis was able to snag for the final out.
Aside from Steve Limoges' 3-RBI triple, Jamie Aldoupolis went 2-2 with an RBI, and Chris Corde went 2-4 with a double and an RBI. Matt Dumont picked up his second win of the season, and Joe Perna nailed down the save. For the Brewers, Wayne Mackay went 3-4 with a double, RBI, and 3 runs scored. |
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Sun, 1 June, 10:00AM, at Dorchester - Garvey
Mariners 11, Eire Pub Red Sox 7
On a hot sunny day in Dorchester, the Eire Pub Red Sox and Mariners squared off against each other for the first time in their respective franchise's history. The M's jumped out to a 5-0 lead after 2 innings, but the Red Sox were persistent and came back with 5 runs of their own to tie the score after 3. With the Red Sox leading 7-6 in the top of the 5th, the M's Matt Dumont crushed a timely double to plate 2 runs and put the M's back on top, 8-7. The M's added three more in the 6th and Dumont came on to close out the Red Sox, 11-7.
For the M's, it was all about timely hitting. Matt Dumont's double put the Mariners back on top for good, and Jay LaPointe and Matt O'Loughlin had key hits to add to the lead in the late innings. For the Red Sox, Sam Delvecchio had a huge 2-RBI triple, and Adam Levesque added 2 hits. |
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| Dumont put the M's ahead for good and closed out the game from the hill, while LaPointe picked up a key hit in the 6th. |
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Thu, 29 May, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Mariners 9, Dbacks 0
The Mariners and Diamondbacks tangled for the second consecutive time, a doubleheader of sorts...albeit separated by 11 days. The M's were once again able to get the best of the Dbacks, this time behind the stellar pitching of Wade Briggs and Nick Baseel. Briggs and Baseel limited the Dbacks to 4 hits while striking out 15.
The M's hitters shook off the rust from the 11-day layoff, highlighted by John Beattie, Corey Aldoupolis, and Steve Limoges, who combined to go 4-11 with 6 of the team's 7 RBI. For the Dbacks, Steve VanReenen had 2 hits and Chuck Scott cranked a double. |
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| Briggs was dominant in picking up his first career W, while Beattie and Limoges each knocked in a pair. |
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Sun, 18 May, 3:00PM, at Cambridge - BB&N
Mariners 18, Dbacks 5
Sunday May 18 marked the first ever meeting between the Mariners and the Diamondbacks, the latter having joined the league as a new team in 2008. The Dbacks jumped out to an early 3-1 lead sparked by a 2-run double by Brad Sherwood. But the M's responded with consecutive 8-run innings, jumping out to an 18-5 lead heading into the 5th. With the completion of the top of the 5th, the game was called due to rain.
For the M's, Corey Aldoupolis (3-4), Matt O'Laughlin (2-2), and Dave Salafia (2-3) drove in 9 of the 18 runs. Jay LaPointe (2-3) also had a multi-hit game. For the Dbacks, Steve VanReenen (1-2) and Brad Sherwood (1-2) each drove in 2 runs. |
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| Aldoupolis, Salafia, and LaPointe fueled the offense |
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Sat, 17 May, 1:00PM, at Muzzy Field - Bristol CT
Mariners 2, Orioles 0
The Mariners and Orioles played game 2 of their 2 game regular season series on a beautiful Saturday morning at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut. Muzzy Field was once home to the double A Bristol Red Sox, where such stars as Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, and Butch Hobson honed their skills. But on this day the pitchers were the story of the game, as the M's Pat Walters and the O's Victor Ruiz both pitched brilliantly.
The M's strung together 3 hits in the 5th inning to notch 2 runs, the only runs of the day. Both Walters and Ruiz went the distance in this one, but in the end it was Walters who stifled the O's on his way to a 3-0 record. |
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| Walters spun a 2-hitter, while Dumont drove in 2; Ruiz pitched well in CG loss |
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Sun, 11 May, 3:00PM, at Cambridge - BB&N
Mariners 8, Ben's Dream White Sox 7
On a sun-filled Sunday at BB&N's Nichols Field, the Mariners jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning. Heading into the top of the 6th the M's held a commanding 8-2 lead. But then the Sox bats came alive, pouring on 5 runs and closing the gap to 1 run. With the tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first, M's pitcher Joe Perna was able to get a groundball out to end the game.
For the M's, Frank Rich (2-4, 1 RBI), Corey Aldoupolis (2-3, 2 RBI), and Matt Dumont (2-3, 1 RBI) had multi-hit games, as did Jonathan Naumowicz (2-4, 1 RBI) and John Byrne (2-4, 3 RBI) for the White Sox. M's pitcher Pat Walters moved to 2-0. |
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| Rich got the first inning rally started, while Walters moved to 2-0; Byrne rapped 2 hits, provided relief out of the 'pen |
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Sun, 27 April, 10:00AM, at Acton - Jones Field
Mariners 9, Orioles 8
The M's EJ Freni and the O's Bryan Healey went at it again, with last year's Acton game resulting in a 1-0 Mariner win and an all out pitching duel. This year? Not so much. Both sides broke out the lumber and notched 17 runs and 17 hits between the two clubs, with the M's Wade Briggs getting the O's Jordan Krall to line out with the tying run on base to end the game.
For the M's, Frank Rich, Dave Salafia and Jamie Aldoupolis had multi-hit games, as did the O's draftee Bill Connor. The M's Corey Aldoupolis and the O's Jordan Krall each had solo homeruns. Pat Walters picked up the win in relief. |
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| The Aldoupolis Brothers fueled the offense; Krall went deep on opening day |
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