Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E White Sox 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 6 7 4 Grays 1 6 3 1 1 0 x 12 9 3

With 1 out & a man on 2B (Gardner), the White Sox looked to strike first in the top of the 1st. Omar Ortiz hit what looked to be an RBI single up the middle into CF but Steve Baldassari proceeded to throw out T.J. Gardner at home. After tagging out Gardner at the plate, Tad Beagley gunned down Ortiz who attempted to move to 2B on the throw home for the inning ending, tone-setting, double play. The Grays scored 1R in the bottom of the 1st but saw the Sox answer back with 2R of their own in the top of the 2nd. The Grays found themselves down 2-1 early on. Rather than fold, they responded in mighty fashion scoring 6R in the bottom of the 2nd. The Grays added 3 more runs on in the bottom of the 3rd giving them a 10-2 lead. Each team scored 1R in the 4th. The Sox scored 2 in the 6th & mustered up 1R in the 7th but the Grays held off the Sox surge & finished off a great season w/a W & the franchises 1st Championship!

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Mon, 1 October, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
White Sox 2, Grays 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Grays 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1

MABL classic. Ruiz gets the 8 innings cg win over Riggieri, who also pitched a huge game. White Sox and Grays both got cheap ones early, but it was all pitching and defense after that. Sox missed an opportunity in the bottom of the 7th but found a way in the bottom of the 8th. With 2 out and 1st and 3rd, Ortiz drove in Morales for the game winner on a ground ball between SS and 3B that went off the glove of a diving Mike Gulinello. Game 5 on deck.

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Tue, 25 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
White Sox 17, Grays 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E White Sox 0 0 0 9 2 3 3 17 19 4 Grays 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 6 14 4

Sox wake up. More details to come.

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Mon, 24 September, 8:00PM, at Lawrence - Mt. Vernon
Grays 7, White Sox 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Grays 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 7 11 0 White Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 2

Matt Ferro and the Grays win Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead behind an 11-hit team effort. The Grays scored 2R in the top of the 1st only to see the White Sox score 1R of their own in the bottom of the 1st. Each team put up 1R in the third inning. All was silent until the top of the 6th when the Grays put up 3R. Each team would put up 1R in the 7th and the Grays got the W.

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Sun, 23 September, 3:30PM, at Scituate - Scituate HS
Grays 3, White Sox 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E White Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Grays 0 0 2 0 1 0 x 3 7 2

The Grays took Game 1 behind another masterpiece by Bill Riggieri. The White Sox struck first scoring 1 in the top of the 3rd when Tony Tomaro hit a 2-out RBI single. The Grays answered right back in the bottom of the 3rd. Paul Branche worked a leadoff walk & Mike Barba laid down a SAC bunt to move Branche to 2nd. Steve Baldassari stepped up to bat with 2 outs & came through with a clutch 2-out RBI single tieing the game at 1-1. Baldassari advanced to 2nd on the throw home. Tad Beagley followed suit with a 2-out RBI single of his own giving the Grays the 2-1 lead. In the 5th, Grant Emde led off with a 2B to RF. Baldassari SAC bunted Emde to 3rd setting the table for Mike Gulinello to deliver another 2-out RBI single. Victor Ruiz pitched very well in the losing effort for the White Sox. Ruiz was hitting the corners all game long & made it difficult for Grays hitters to find their groove. Game 2: Lawrence, MA @ 8pm Monday.

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Thu, 20 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Grays 7, Padres 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Grays 2 3 0 1 0 1 x 7 7 3 Padres 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 3

Grays complete the sweep of the Padres and move on to the MABL Championship! More to come Richard Tuckers!

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Mon, 17 September, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Grays 6, Padres 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Grays 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 6 2 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

The Grays win Game 2 behind a sold pitching performance by Matt Ferro. Ferro picked up 9 K's and only surrendered two hits in his CG effort. At the plate, Ferro continued his torrid pace having another solid night (2-3 RBI, 2R, BB). Greg Leblanc was also a key contributor with a multi-hit night (2-4 RBI, SB) and Morgan Montone (1-2 RBI, R,) chipped in with a clutch double in the 3rd that scored Rob Prenovitz from first base starting the Grays 3rd inning rally. Tad Beagley continued where he left off behind the dish. One night after calling a CG no-hitter, Beagley followed with a 2 hit CG shutout. The Grays will be looking for the sweep on Wednesday night when they meet the Padres again in Game 3 (8pm @ Ryan Field - Charlestown, MA).

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Sun, 16 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Grays 4, Padres 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Grays 0 0 0 3 0 1 x 4 7 1

In the first game of the best of five series that finally got underway between the Grays and the Padres, Bill Riggieri pitched the first no-hitter in Grays history. Riggieri was lights out fanning 10 Padres hitters in his CG effort. He also got it done with the bat (1-3 RBI, SB). Matt Ferro led the Grays offense coming through as usual in the clutch (3-3, 3RBI, R). Not to be forgotten is Tad Beagley's great game called behind the dish. Riggieri and Beagley were on the same page all night and as a result the Grays picked up the W. Game 2: Mon 8:00PM Grays @ Padres in Chelsea - Chelsea HS

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Wed, 12 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Grays 9, Brewers 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Grays 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 9 11 2 Brewers 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 5 4

The Grays & Brewers battled all night in Game 2 of a best of 3 series. The Brewers scored first notching 1R in the second. They would keep that lead until the top of the 4th when the Grays scored 4R to take a 4-1 lead. The Grays held that lead until the bottom of the 5th when the feisty Brewers scored 4 runs of their own to take a 5-4 lead. In the top half of the 6th inning the Grays bats answered back. Tad Beagley led the offensive charge in the 6th with a clutch 2 out, 2RBI single up the middle. In total the Grays scored 5 runs in the 6th to take a 9-5 lead. The Brewers scored 1 in the 6th to make the score 9-6. Neither team scored in the 7th & SP Tom Plumitallo & the Grays picked up the W advancing to the Bay State Division Championship. Top Off. Performers: Grays: Matt Ferro (3-4, 2RBI, R, SB), Patrick Potter (3-5, 2RBI, R, SB) & Tad Beagley (1-4, 2RBI, R, BB) Brewers: Zach Dubin (1-4, 3RBI, R)

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Sun, 9 September, 1:30PM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Grays 6, Brewers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Grays 1 0 0 1 2 2 x 6 11 0

The "Brew Crew" had taken 2 of 3 from the Grays in the reg. season & were looking to build off of that by starting the 2012 MABL Playoffs with a win over the top-seeded Grays. In Game 1 of a best of 3 series between the two squads, the Grays would jump out to an early 1-0 lead scoring one in the bottom half of the 1st. The Brewers would hold off the Grays until the 4th when the Grays' bats began to come alive. The Grays would score one run in the 4th & two in both the 5th/6th innings to put the game away. Bill Riggieri (Grays) continued his great pitching in 2012 by opening the post-season with a 9K, 6H, 0BB, CG shut-out performance. Top Off. Performers: Grays: Tad Beagley (3-4, 3 2B, 2 RBI, R), Mike Gulinello (3-4, 2B, R, SB), Steve Baldassari (2-4, RBI, R, 3SB) Brewers: Chris Smith (2-3) Grays lead series 1-0. Game 2 of the division semifinal series to be held this Wednesday (8pm) at Ryan Field in Charlestown, MA.

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Sun, 26 August, 10:00AM, at Acton - Jones Field
Grays 8, Orioles 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Grays 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 2 Orioles 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 3

The Grays beat the Orioles this sunny Sunday in Acton, Massachusetts. By doing so, they clinched the Bay State Division title along with the best record in the MABL. Steve Baldassari delivered a gutsy performance for the Grays pitching a CG and scattering 7 hits across 7 innings. The Orioles' Milciades Santana continued his dominance of the MABL with his high 80's, low 90mph fastballs striking out 10 in 5 2/3 innings of relief but the Grays bats had already done their damage prior to Santana entering the game scoring 8 runs in the first two innings. Those eight runs would be all the Grays would need. Mike Gulinello continued his stellar hitting going 2-4 3 RBI, R, SB and was the standout bat of the game for the Grays. For the Orioles, Greg Gallivan had a big day going 3-3 RBI, R.

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Fri, 24 August, 7:30PM, at Hyde Park - Ross
Grays 14, Tigers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Grays 3 1 5 4 1 14 13 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8

This game was scheduled to be played at Ross Field in Hyde Park but no one ever "Turned all the lights on". Since the lights never came on, the game was moved to Kelly Field. The Grays took the lead early in this one and never looked back scoring 14 unanswered runs taking the game in 5 innings. Patrick Potter led the offensive explosion by the Grays going 2-4 2HR, 6RBI and 2R.

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Sun, 19 August, 10:00AM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Grays 8, Padres 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Padres x x x x x x x 2 0 0 Grays x x x x x x x 8 9 1

Grays win. more to come

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Wed, 15 August, 7:30PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Spinners 10, Grays 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Spinners 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 10 13 6 Grays 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 6 1

Spinners go to 2-0 against division rival Grays with a 10-5 win on Wednesday night. The Grays scored their only 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th after the Spinners defense collapsed with 4 errors in one inning. Down, but not out, the Spinners answered back with 5 of their own to regain the lead, capped off by a J.Tufo pinch hit 2RBI single with 2 outs and the bases loaded. J.Tufo continued his clutch play in the 7th, charging in from right field to make a diving catch to end the inning. Scary moment for the Spinners in the 6th: Trying to protect a 1 run lead, all-star catcher D.Caceres makes a huge play at the plate for the out, but also gets an unintentional finger to the eyeball. Asked how it felt by a sideline reporter after the game, Danny replied, "It felt like I had a pound of sand in my eye." Great combine pitching effort by McHugh, Gillette & Blomerth. The Spinners take on 2 out of division teams this weekend.

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Sun, 12 August, 1:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Brewers 7, Grays 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brewers 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 7 13 1 Grays 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 9 1

Steve VanReenen led the hit parade for the Brewers going 3-4 w/3 RBI's. Kevin Salines, Zach Dubin and Joe Blotner chipped in with 2 hits each. Mike Humphrey pitched a strong 6 innings against a tough hitting Gray's team to pick up the win. Ryan Sherlock came on in the 7th to close things out for the save. The Gray's offense was lead by Grant Emde and Morgan Montone who had 2 hits each.