Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Malden Bulldogs 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 7 2 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 9 1

Brighton, MA - The top seeded Malden Bulldogs advance to the YBL semi finals with a 5-4 victory over the eighth seeded Brighton Black Sox today at Rogers Park. Jason Paul (W, 1-0) pitched well for Malden as he allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits through six innings of work. Rob Mondello came on with one out and the tying run 90 feet away. He struck out the next two Sox to record the save. Tom Englehardt collected three RBIs, including a two run home run in the third. He finished the day going 2-for-3. Anthony Perry was the other Bulldog to have multi hit game as he went 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI. Matt Nicholson (L, 0-1) threw all seven in defeat. Steve Tramontozzi and Andy Kurzon each collected RBIs for Brighton.

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Fri, 13 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood
Malden Bulldogs 7, Brighton Black Sox 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Malden Bulldogs 1 0 3 0 0 3 x 7 12 0

Malden, MA - The Malden Bulldogs take a 2-0 series lead over the Brighton Black Sox behind a strong pitching performance from Brian Duplissie. Duplissie (W, 1-0) allowed just one hit in his six innings of work as he struck out seven in just his second start of the year. Jon Shepard pitched a 1-2-3 seventh to finish the game. The twelve hit Bulldog attack was led by Tom Englehardt, who was 3-for-4. Both Duplissie and Brad Tardugno had 2-for-4 nights and Evan Tardugno checked with a 2-for-3 night at the leadoff spot. Brad Tardugno collected 2 RBI along with Jonathan Pollard (1-for-4). Andrew Dewing recorded the only Black Sox hit with a two out single in the fifth. Eddie Samp (L, 0-1) and Jared Rooney pitched for Brighton.

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Thu, 12 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood
Malden Bulldogs 4, Brighton Black Sox 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Malden Bulldogs 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0

Malden, MA - The top seeded Bulldogs escaped a tough fought game with the eighth seeded Black Sox tonight, 4-3. Evan Tardugno (1-0) pitched effectively for Malden as he allowed the Sox just three runs on three hits over seven innings. Brian Duplissie had the big hit in the game as he became the first player to hit a home run to left field at Maplewood, a two run shot in the second. Brad Tardugno continues to stay hot as he went 3-for-4 with a RBI. JT Ross took the loss for Brighton while Steve Tramantozzi knocked in a pair of runs as he went 1-for-3.

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Mon, 9 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 9, Brighton Braves 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Braves 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 9 3 Brighton Black Sox 0 2 0 0 3 4 x 9 6 4

Sox win and clinch the eighth seed in the playoffs. Matt Nicholson picks up the win, while JT Ross came into the sixth to close out the game and pick up the save. Kyle Darrow pitched very well for the Braves, while Ted Tracy had three hits.

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Wed, 4 August, 7:30PM, at Ronan Park
Brighton Black Sox 7, South Boston Saints 4

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

Sox hold on in the seventh to win third game in a row. Starter Eddie Samp pitched into the seventh to pick up the win. Matt Nicholson came on in the seventh with the bases loaded to pick up the save. The Sox were lead offensively by Andy Kurzon, who as 3-4 including a 3 run home run in the top of the third. Nick Jones and Steve Tramontozzi also had two hits each. Tim Dacey pitched well for South Boston, keeping the game close through six innings. Offensively for South Boston, Rob Linn and Greg Schwind each had two hits, while Brendan Klaes hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth.

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Mon, 2 August, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 6, Malden Bulldogs 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Malden Bulldogs 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 9 3 Brighton Black Sox 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 9 4

Sox score two in the bottom of the seventh to push extra innings and walk off with the win the bottom of the eighth. JT Ross goes the distance to pick up the win. Shannahan pitched well for the Malden. Sheppard picks up the loss.

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Sun, 1 August, 5:30PM, at Revere High School
Brighton Black Sox 3, Revere Rockies 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 1 Revere Rockies 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2

Sox get win with complete game thrown by Matt Nicholson. Matt scattered 7 hits and pitched out of a huge jam in the third inning. Kevin Christina was equally good for Revere suffering the tough loss.

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Fri, 30 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Minutemen 6, Brighton Black Sox 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Minutemen 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 6 11 2 Brighton Black Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 4

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Tue, 27 July, 8:15PM, at Chelsea HS Field
Brighton Black Sox 5, Revere Rockies 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 8 3 Revere Rockies 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 7 1

Sox come from behind in the seventh, to pull out a hard fought win against a very solid Revere ball club. JT Ross goes the distance to earn the win. Troy Sainsbury pitched very well for six innings, before giving way to Marshall Miller who suffers the loss. In the top of the seventh with one out Nick Jones tripled to center, Bill Reichmann drew a walk. Steve Tramontozzi drove in Jones and pinch runner Marc Massarotti with a triple to left field. Anthony Bucciarelli tripled to lead off the bottom of the seventh, but failed to score as JT Ross induced ground balls to short, second and first to end the game.

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Mon, 26 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Beacon Hill Dodgers 2, Brighton Black Sox 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Beacon Hill Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

Beacon Hill's Jon Merritt and Brighton's Matt Nicholson battled for 8 innings at Rogers Park before the Dodgers finally broke the deadlock in the top of the 8th. Merritt, surely a YBL rookie-of-the-year candidate, threw a complete-game 4-hit shutout, settling down nicely after an early Sox threat in the 1st. Merritt struck out 6 and walked only 1 on his way to his 4th win of 2010. Nicholson was also very impressive, scattering 5 hits over 8 IP, striking out and walking 2. Nicholson worked through a couple of jams early on, and nearly battled his way out of the 8th. The Dodgers got a lead-off single from Jerrad Ryan in the 8th. After Ryan stole 2nd, Jay Shatto sac-bunted him to 3rd. Gregg Smith was then HBP and stole 2nd, and the Dodgers had a serious threat. Nicholson got Mike Navarro to pop out, which brought Nick Tapper to the dish with 2 outs. Tapper blasted a double on a 1-2 pitch to right-center, scoring Ryan and Smith.

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Sun, 25 July, 4:00PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 6, Somerville Alibrandis 5

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

Sox battle back from a 5-0 deficit in the fourth to win the game with two runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Eddie Samp pitched the final five innings to pick up the win. Offensively for the Sox Andy Kurzon (2-2, BB, RBI) had two hits, while Andrew Dewing (1-2, 2R, 2HBP) and Nick Jones (1-3, 2R, BB, SB) each scored two runs. Chris Foundas started and threw five good innings. He gave way to Jay Wisner in the sixth, who would pick up the loss. Offensively for Somerville Marc DesRoches had two hits (2-2, 2BB, RBI).

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Thu, 22 July, 8:00PM, at Maplewood
Malden Bulldogs 8, Brighton Black Sox 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 7 0 Malden Bulldogs 5 1 0 0 2 0 x 8 7 3

Malden, MA - The Malden Bulldogs were able to edge out the Brighton Black Sox tonight, 8-7 to win their 20th game of 2010. Tom Englehardt hit his second home run as he was 1-for-3 with two RBI. Brian Duplissie paced the offense with his 1-for-2, 3 RBI night and Jonathan Pollard went 1-for-1 with a RBI. Ken Olisky (6-0) pitched well for Malden. He tossed five innings allowing the Black Sox to score three runs (one earned) on two hits while striking out five. Jon Shepard was able to escape a tough jam in the seventh to earn his sixth save. Steve Tramontozzi led the Black Sox as he was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Jared Rooney took the loss on the mound for Brighton.

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Wed, 21 July, 7:30PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 3, Brighton Black Sox 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 McKay Club Beacons 0 2 0 0 1 0 x 3 6 2

Bryan Curran got out of a few james and pitched a complete game win over a tough Brighton Black Sox team. Curran hit 3, but walked none while striking out 8. A key play came on a bang-bang play from Matt Savage to Connor Reinfurt to Kyle McKay to nail Andy Kurzon at the plate, completing a 9-4-2 play. Jackie Owens had 2-2 night with a walk and a 5th inning HOME RUN BLAST to plate an insurance run for Curran. Jackie also had 3 put outs in center. Savage and Victor Pina delivered the other 2 RBIs for McKay Club that resulted in the team's 15th win.

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Sat, 17 July, 5:30PM, at Playstead Park
Brighton Black Sox 7, Medford Maddogs 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 7 10 1 Medford Maddogs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2

Sox win second game in a row. Jared Rooney threw five solid innings to pick up his fourth win. Offensively the Sox got 10 hits from 8 different players including two each from Nick Jones and Steve Tramontozzi. After surrendering three runs in the first Blaine McLain settled in on a very warm day to give six solid innings for the Mad Dogs. Offensively for Medford, Matt Delaney and Peter Byron had two hits each.

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Thu, 15 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 7, Brighton Minutemen 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Minutemen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 1 4 0 2 x 7 9 0

Sox win behind strong start from JT Ross. After squandering a few early chances, the Sox offense would eventually push across seven runs on eight hits. Bill Reichmann and Andrew Dewing would each have two hits, while Andy Kurzon and Derek Wright would come up with 2 RBI each.

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Fri, 9 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
McKay Club Beacons 5, Brighton Black Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E McKay Club Beacons 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 9 2 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0

A Barthlian effort helped the Beacons shine tonight at Rogers. A complete game 4 hitter with no earned runs scored (2) and a mamouth 2 run homer iced this game for Mike Barthel. Drew Tambling struck an inside the park HR in the 7th to pad the lead. Dan Ciocca was solid at 2B with 7 assists.

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Wed, 7 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 9, Brighton Minutemen 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 9 11 4 Brighton Minutemen 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 12 6

Black Sox bats provide enough runs to secure the win against a tenacious young Minutemen team. After a rough first inning, Jared Rooney settled in for five innings to pick up the win. JT Ross came on to pitch the final two to pick up the save. The Sox offense was paces with multi-hit games by Nick Jones (3-3, BB, 3R, RBI), Steve Tramontozzi (2-4, BB, R, RBI), and Andy Kurzon (2-4, R). For the Minutemen, John Barrington had three hits, while Nick Botelho, and Dan Pill had two hits a piece.

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Tue, 6 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Winter Hill Cyclones 13, Brighton Black Sox 12

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Winter Hill Cyclones 8 0 2 0 3 0 0 13 13 4 Brighton Black Sox 1 0 4 0 5 1 1 12 9 3

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Tue, 29 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 3, West Roxbury Bluefish 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E West Roxbury Bluefish 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 3 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 2

Sox walk off with the win on Marc Massarotti's bases loaded sacrifice fly to center field. JT Ross went the distance to pick up his second win of the season. Steve Tramontozzi went 2-4 with 2 doubles and scored the winning run. For West Roxbury, John Young and Chis Sandini pitched in and out of trouble for most of the game. Offensively Chris Hartery had 2 hits for the Bluefish.

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Fri, 25 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
South End Astros 8, Brighton Black Sox 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South End Astros 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 8 17 0 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2

The Astros flexed their offensive muscles tonight banging out 17 hits and scoring 8 runs on their way to victory. Willie Sanjurjo went 4 for 4 with 3 doubles, Roger Peguero went 3 for 4 with a triple, and Miguel Rodriguez also had 3 hits. But that wasn't the story of this game. A night after committing 7 errors the Astros played stellar defense which gave their pitcher the confidence to throw to contact, and that's exactly what he did. Hairo Hernandez scattered 3 hits and allowed only one run in his complete game performance.

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Wed, 23 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Medford Maddogs 3, Brighton Black Sox 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Medford Maddogs 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

Sargeant Eamonn McDonough is back on leave and it's like he never left. The Big "E" Dog went the distance in his first YBL start since mid-'08. McDonough struck out 4 walked 2 and pitched out of jams all night. Johnny Cunningham made a web gem at second base in the 5th and center fielder, Pete Byron, threw out a runner at the plate in the 4th to help Eamonn get the shutout. Chris Wood had two hits and Matt Delaney went 3-4 to pace the offense.

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Mon, 21 June, 8:00PM, at Trum Field
Somerville Alibrandis 3, Brighton Black Sox 1

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

Somerville puts up 3 in the 1st and held on to pul out the win over the Black Sox. Sean Gildea and JT Ross spun gems for their teams each striking out 10 batters. Bernie Driscoll lead off the game with a HR to left center for Alibrandis. Dewing had two hits for the Black Sox.

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Thu, 17 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 5, Savin Hill Hornets 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Savin Hill Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 1 1 0 3 x 5 10 2

Sox win behind strong pitching performance by Matt Nicholson. Bill Reichmann, Andy Kurzon and Kyle Ross all had two hits a piece to pace the Black Sox offense. Offensively for Savin Hill, Paul Tagliaferri and Gary Kaye each had two hits.

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Mon, 14 June, 8:00PM, at Billings Field
West Roxbury Bluefish 6, Brighton Black Sox 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 1 West Roxbury Bluefish 0 0 0 4 1 1 x 6 9 3

BBS: Rooney, Samp (6) and Roeder WR: Sandini, Vezina (6), I.Titcomb (7) and Oggeri WP: Sandini LP: Rooney SV: I.Titcomb Maguire, Hordon, Rodriguez 2 hits each for Bluefish. Dargon RBI Single for Black Sox.

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Sat, 12 June, 5:00PM, at McConnell Park
Brighton Black Sox 4, Savin Hill Hornets 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 1 Savin Hill Hornets 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2

JT Ross throws all six in a rain shortened game to pick up the win. JT battled throw the rain giving up just one run on three hits, walking four and striking out ten. Offensively for the Sox Ross had two hits with an RBI. Chris Dargon and Cam Ownens also had one RBI each. Matt Chase pitched well in defeat for Savin Hill. Offensively for the Hornets, Dave Bonnell had two hits and an RBI.

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Thu, 10 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 11, East Boston Knights 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Brighton Black Sox 0 4 1 5 0 1 x 11 10 2

Matt Nicholson hangs tough through the first two innings then settles in to throw six shutout innings and pick up the win. Offensively for the Sox Marc Massarotti and Cam Owens each had two hits and three RBI. Offensively for East Boston Higgins and Ortiz each had two hits.

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Fri, 4 June, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Revere Rockies 3, Brighton Black Sox 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Rockies score 3 in the first on a Sean Glavin Triple knocking in Crossman and Laliberte. Kevin Spitz followed with a sacrifice fly and thats all Mike McCarthy would need to pick up the win, going 6in allowing 5 hits while striking out 4.

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Wed, 2 June, 8:00PM, at Trum Field
Brighton Black Sox 1, Winter Hill Cyclones 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 6 1 Winter Hill Cyclones 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 6 3

The Black Sox defense and a stellar pitching performance from Matt Nicholson held the Cyclones scoreless for 7 innings before they were able to tie the game in the bottom of the 7th. Nicholson went 8 innings striking out 10 before turning the ball over to JT Ross who went the last 3 adding another 5ks. Cyclones starter Sam Kennedy-Smith went 6 allowing 1 run with while notching 9ks before handing the ball off to Jake Halloran who went 2 solid innings with 3ks and 1bb. Will Whittemore followed with 2.2 innings of work striking out 3 and walking 3, Kevin Loveless got the final out of the 11th and then the lights went out at Trum. Great game from both sides battling for 3 hours and 11 full innings.

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Thu, 27 May, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 8, Brighton Braves 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 8 12 0 Brighton Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3

Black Sox end two game skid behind Jared Rooney's complete game. Rooney scatter four hits to pick up the win and improve his record to 2-1. The Black Sox broke out a bit offensively collecting twelve hits as a team. Steve Tramontozzi and Bill Reichmann each had three hits a piece, while Tim Varakis chipped in with two hits. Tracy, Kreiger, Cashman and Herer all had hits for the Braves.

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Tue, 25 May, 7:30PM, at Healy Field
AlThomas Athletics 3, Brighton Black Sox 0

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

Ryan Stoller tossed 6 innings of 2-hit shutout ball and Mitch. Monke pitched a perfect inning for the save as the A's beat a solid Brighton Sox team 3-0. James Katsiroubas doubled twice and drove in 2 runs and Ricky Salvucci had 2 hits to pace the offense. Matt Nicholson pitched very well in defeat.

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Mon, 24 May, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Braves 4, Brighton Black Sox 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Braves 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 2 Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 5

Another strong outing for Braves starter Kyle Darrow that resulted with a no decision. Darrow allowed only 2 batters to reach base until the 5th when the Black Sox got on the board with 3 runs on 2 hits, BB and a Braves throwing error. The Braves fought back scoring 2 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th. Schlesinger pitched well in relief of Darrow (2 IP, 1 H, 2 K) to pick up his first win. The Braves offense was led by Evan Schein who laced 2 doubles and had a run scored. Gill had the game winning RBI in the 7th. Ross had 7 K's in 2.2 innings of relief for the Black Sox. Owens had 2 hits for the Black Sox. Tramontozzi, Skeffington and Kurzon had the other hits for the Sox.

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Thu, 20 May, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
Brighton Black Sox 4, AlThomas Athletics 3

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

Black Sox win a well played game by both teams. Jared Rooney battled through five innings to pick up the win. Eddie Samp threw two scoreless innings to pick up the save. The Sox welcomed back both Steve Tramontozzi (2 RBI) and Kyle Ross (2 hits and an RBI). Corey Scafidi also had two hits for the Sox. Mark Daly had two hits for Al Thomas, while also playing solid defense at third base.

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Sun, 16 May, 12:00PM, at Jim Rice Field
Brighton Black Sox 7, South End Astros 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 4 3 South End Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

Matt Nicholson picks up win number two on the season with an 80 pitch four hit shutout. Eddie Skeffington and Eddie Samp both collected their first Yawkey League hits for the Black Sox.

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Thu, 13 May, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
South Boston Saints 6, Brighton Black Sox 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Boston Saints 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 11 5 Brighton Black Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3

Jim Farrell throws a no-hitter in his first start of the season, as the Saints improve to 3-0. Normally when a pitcher throws a no-no he is helped out by his defense but in this case Jim pitched around 5 South Boston errors! Southie's over 30 contingent of Rob Linn, Jon Tenney, Rob Stephenson and Mark Nickerson, as well as Paul Larocque chipped in 2 hits to pace the Saints offense.

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Wed, 12 May, 7:30PM, at Ronan Park
Beacon Hill Dodgers 6, Brighton Black Sox 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 Beacon Hill Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 2 x 6 10 4

Beacon Hill brings another solid team game to defeat the Brighton Black Sox 6-5 on a cool night at Ronan Park. Dodger rookie southpaw Jon Merritt (W, 1-0) threw six innings of one-hit ball to win his YBL debut. Merrit allowed two runs, walked four and struck out seven. Sox starter Jared Rooney (L, 0-1) pitched very well in the loss, allowing only three earned runs. Offensively, DH Joe Patrolia (3-for-3, 2 R, SB) has now hit safely in his first six at bats of the season. 3B Jerrad Ryan (3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI) and CF Jay Shatto (2-for-3, BB, SB, RBI) also had good nights at the plate. Shatto, a 5 time gold-glover, made what will have to be the catch of the year (best I've seen in 11 YBL seasons). In the 6th, Sox CF Eddie Skeffington connected on a Merritt fastball to deep left-center field. Shatto, on his horse on contact, made a running/leaping catch to rob a sure HR while tumbling over the fence and holding onto the ball.

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Mon, 10 May, 7:30PM, at East Boston Stadium
Brighton Black Sox 5, East Boston Knights 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brighton Black Sox 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 5 1 East Boston Knights 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2

Black Sox win season open with solid team performance. Matt Nicholson throws a complete game to pick up the win. Nicholson allowed just the one run on seven hits walking one and striking out eight. Offensively for the Knights, Matt Perrin had two hits.