Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 8 11 0 Medford Angels 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Medford Angels 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 9 1 N. Andover Thunder 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Cubs 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 N. Andover Thunder 2 0 0 3 0 7 x 12 13 0

Cubs fought hard, great pitching through 6 innings by Jamie Waters. Big Thunder rally in the 6th with 2 outs to put it away. Triples in the inning by Mike Rose and Gregg Bromley did the major damage; also 10 consecutive Thunder batters reached base after 2 were out. Frank Marr hit a monster home run in the right field gap in the 3rd. Dave Patnaude gets the win with 2 perfect innings of relief; Jon Story pitched well through 5. LaPiara and Burton had triples for the Cubs.

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Sun, 24 August, 9:00AM, at Cambridge - Rindge Park
N. Andover Thunder 15, Cambridge Cubs 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder x x x x x x x x x 15 0 0 Cambridge Cubs x x x x x x x x x 5 0 0

North Andover clinches first place in the American League with a win over the gritty Cubs.

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Sun, 17 August, 12:30PM, at North Andover - NA MS (Game 2 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 8, Arlington Cardinals 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 2 1 3 0 2 0 x 8 8 0 Arlington Cardinals 1 1 0 2 0 0 x 4 10 2

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Sun, 17 August, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS (Game 1 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 4, Arlington Cardinals 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Arlington Cardinals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 N. Andover Thunder 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 0

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Sun, 10 August, 1:00PM, at Newton - Newton North HS (Game 2 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 10, Newton Giants 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Newton Giants 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 6 7 0 N. Andover Thunder 0 5 3 0 0 2 x 10 13 0

The Thunder jumped out to an early 5 run lead in the second inning of game 1. DH Bill Smith (2 for 3) led off with a double, advanced to third on LF Mike Rose's fly to right, SS Jim Beers walked, and after a groundout by DH Jon Story, 6 straight singles by DH/3B Todd Thompson, 1B Dave Brown, C Mike Johnson, 3B Gregg Bromley, CF Brian Chen and 2B Mike Rullo knocked all the runs home. They got 3 more in the third on hits by Paul Laurin, Bill Smith again, a walk to Rose, a SAC fly by Beers, and another single by Brown. Two more insurance runs came in the 8th on a single by Rose, a double by Story, and singles by Thompson and Johnson. Newton banged around starter Paul Laurin in the third, scoring 5 times on a walk, hit batter, a double by LF Dave Michael, and singles by 2B Mark Fitzgerald, P Rob Goldfarb, and C Dan Phelan. But Laurin settled down the rest of the way, holding the Giants to just one more run that scored on a wild pit

Mike Rullo gets his man at first

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Sun, 10 August, 10:00AM, at Newton - Newton North HS (Game 1 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 11, Newton Giants 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 2 Newton Giants 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 8 2

The Thunder jumped out to an 11-0 lead after 2 innings and held on through a shaky 6th inning to win 11-5. Dave Patnaude, recently returned from the injured list, pitched a strong 4 scoreless innings to start the game including a great pickoff to 1B Bill Smith in the first inning. The Thunder attack was led by Brian Chen and P Jon Story with 3 hits each (Story with 2 doubles knocking in runs 2 and 3 in the game), and Dave Brown and Gregg Bromley with 2 hits each. Mike Rose reached 3 times on a walk, hit batter and single. Todd Thompson turned in a tremendous play at third to take away an extra base hit on a line drive up and to his left. Jim Beers, catching in game 2, made a great play on a popup to kill a Newton rally in the 4th. Newton put together a good 4th inning rally on successive hits by Dan Phelan and Ed Scala. Phelan had 2 hits to lead Newton.

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Sun, 3 August, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 7, Boston Hurricanes 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Hurricanes 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 N. Andover Thunder 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 7 0 0

The new improved Hurricanes gave the Thunder a tough game. Edison had 3 hits and King 2 to pace their attack. The Thunder kept coming back, scoring 6 in the final 3 innings to win. Jim Beers had 3 hits including the game winning RBI to lead the Thunder. Bill Smith, Mike Rose and Gregg Bromley had 2 hits each to help. Mike Rose pitched the complete game victory.

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Fri, 1 August, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Boston Hurricanes 8, N. Andover Thunder 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Boston Hurricanes 1 6 0 0 0 1 x 8 11 2

Some new recruits helped the Hurricanes defeat the Thunder in game 2 of the doubleheader (the Friday night rainout was made up as game 2 on Sunday). Pitcher Dan Jay was very effective shutting down the Thunder offense after a 3 run rally in the 3rd. The Hurricanes put up a 6-run 2nd on hits by King, Papa, Rouge and a double by Jay.

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Sun, 27 July, 10:00AM, at Wellesley - Wellesley HS Varsity
N. Andover Thunder 7, Wellesley Orioles 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 10 0 Wellesley Orioles 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2

The Thunder defeated the Orioles in a well-played game at Wellesley, 7-2. Jon Story threw a masterpiece 5-hitter, walking 2, striking out 5, and yielding only 2 runs, and contribuing 2 hits including a double. The game was very tight through 8 innings, Wellesley's Dave Norman pitched well through 8. Wellesley touched Story for one each in the 4th and 5th on hits by Ron Spinale, Norman, and James Wyner, but he was solid as a rock the rest of the way - only one batter reached 2nd base after that. Solid defense again for the Thunder; First Baseman Dave Brown was busy with 15 ground ball outs recorded plus a tremendous pick-off move by Story to kill an 8th inning rally. The Thunder got a bunch of insurance in the top of the 9th. Brian Chen started with a single, with Marr sacrificing him to second. Smith grounded out, but Brown hit a double over the rightfielder's head for the first run. Story singled him to third, stole second

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Sat, 26 July, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 17, Boston Mets 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 2 7 3 1 0 4 x 17 17 0 Boston Mets 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 x 6 10 5

The Thunder evened up their season series with the Boston Mets , 17-6, in a battle of Boston MSBL conference leaders. The Thunder pounded out 17 hits in the 8 inning game, called because of the 3 hour time limit. Paul Laurin gave a tremendous performance, both on the mound (7 innings, 3 runs, 7 hits, striking out 11, walked 2 and hit 1 batter) and at the plate (4 for 5 with a triple and 3 RBIs). Other offensive power came from centerfielder Frank Marr, who went 3 for 4 including a single, double, and a 3-run inside the park Home Run to deep right field. Shortstop Jim Beers also had 3 hits including a double for the Thunder, and Chuck April reached 4 times on a triple, single, walk and HBP. After a shaky loss to the Mets last weekend (10-0) with 4 errors, the Thunder defense got back on track with an error-free game. Mets offensive stars included Dan Jozefik, Tim Baker, Jamie Jones and Marc Hunter with 2 hits each. Jozefik h

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Sun, 20 July, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
Boston Mets 10, N. Andover Thunder 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Mets 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 N. Andover Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

An outstanding 2 hit performance from Steve Cloherty of the Boston Mets.

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Sun, 13 July, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 8, Medford Angels 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 8 15 1 Medford Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 4

WP: Paul Laurin (6-1) 10 Ks, 7 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 BBs, 2 WP. LP: Michael Day (5-3). N. Andover: Laurin (W) and Scott Ringland, Tony Onello. Medford: Day (L), Ken Lanquirand (7th) and Tom Ridlon. For the second day in a row, the Thunder put 15 hits on the board, strong defense and great pitching. Ten out of thirteen Thunder players in the game hit safely. Paul Laurin turned in another solid pitching performance, striking out 10, walking only 3, getting 11 ground ball outs from the solid Thunder defense and yielding only 2 earned runs in a complete game victory, improving his league-leading record to 6-1. Frank Marr paced the attack with 3 hits, scoring twice and driving in 2, plus put in a solid defensive game in center field. Gregg Bromley (3B) drove in 3 with a single and SAC fly, and Dave Brown (1B) drove in 2 with a double and single. Bill Smith (RF) and Andy Lucibello also had two hits each, Smith for the sec

Bill Smith connects and Mike Rullo on the way to first against Medford

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Sat, 12 July, 4:30PM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 13, North Reading Vipers 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E North Reading Vipers 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 4 N. Andover Thunder 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 x 13 15 2

WP: Mike Johnson (2-0) 12 Ks, 3 earned runs, 2 BBs, 1 WP LP: Mark Tremblay (2-2) Batteries: North Andover: Johnson (W) and Tony Onello, Paul Hunter North Reading: Tremblay (L), Franz Strassman (7th) and Jeff Chalmers Mike Johnson put in a tremendous pitching performance, striking out 12, walking only 2, and yielding only 3 earned runs in a complete game victory. Mark Tremblay threw well into the 7th inning for the Vipers, getting 2 outs before the Thunder rally began. Mike Rose, Bill Smith and Jim Beers had 2 hits each for the Thunder. They broke a 3-3 tie in the 7th on a 2-out rally, with Paul Hunter and Mike Johnson scoring on a clutch hit by shortstop Jim Beers. The Vipers battled back in the top of the 7th, scoring 2 runs without the benefit of a base hit on 2 errors by normally solid Beers at short, a walk to Scott Sack and a well-timed fielder's choice by Cory Yon. But the Thunder struck in the bottom of

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Wed, 9 July, 7:30PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
N. Andover Thunder 8, North Reading Vipers 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 8 4 4 North Reading Vipers 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 7 8 4

WP: Paul Laurin (in relief), S: Mike Rose In a tough game played at dark Ryan field, with a softball game going in right field, the Thunder outlasted the Vipers 8-7. Tough field conditions and poor lighting led to 4 errors by each team. A tremendous performance by Mike Rose, 2 for 2 including a 3-run triple in the 6th, as well as a door-slamming performance on the mound in the bottom of the 7th, getting the Vipers 1-2-3 to close the game. Brian Chen and Mike Rullo got the only other hits for the Thunder. The Thunder went ahead in the top of the 7th on 2 consecutive walks to Ed Macmillan and Mike Rullo (1 for 1, RBI, and 2 walks). The Thunder held on in the bottom of the 7th - Rose struck out pinch hitter Billy Rolls, Dave Brown dug out a long-hop throw from short for out #2, and a popup to Jim Beers ended the game. Shawn Hayes and Jerry Guliano got 2 hits each for the Vipers, and Scott Sack drove in 2 on a key single

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Sun, 29 June, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 3, Wellesley Orioles 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Wellesley Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 N. Andover Thunder 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0

Great game! Pitcher's duel between the Thunder's Paul Laurin and the Orioles Dan O'Driscoll, both pitchers with complete games. The Thunder got to Wellesley right away with 2 in the first, on a single by Brian Chen, Triple by Frank Marr into the right field corner at cavernous NAMS, and a single by Paul Laurin. Wellesley got their only run in the top of the 4th on a single by David Norman, who stole second and scored on a double by John Biscotti. The Thunder picked up an insurance run in the home 8th. Chuck April singled, a sacrifice drag bunt by Dave Brown that O'Driscoll couldn't come up with put runners on 1st and 2nd, a sac bunt by Gregg Bromley put the runners to 2nd & 3rd. The O's intentionally walked Jon Story to load the bases. O'Driscoll K'd Ted Maravelias on a great pitch, but then Ed Macmillan got an infield single for the insurance run. The Orioles threatened in the 9th with a single by Talbot and a walk to Spina

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Sat, 21 June, 10:00AM, at Somerville - Bunker Hill CC
N. Andover Thunder 5, Cambridge Cubs 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 2 Cambridge Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 2

Well played game on both sides. The Thunder jumped to a 1-0 lead taking advantage of 2 walks and an RBI single by Ted Maravelias. The Cubs tied in the bottom of the 2nd taking advantage of consecutive singles by Elsmore and Doucette and a passed ball. The Thunder went ahead to stay in the 4th on a double by Paul Laurin, a walk to Maravelias, a single by Gregg Bromley, and then Maravelias came home on Bromley's attempted steal of 2nd. The Cubs got 1 in the 6th on hits by Settles and Roddenberry, and 1 in the 8th on singles by LaPianta and Cimento. But more Thunder runs came in the 6th - bases loaded walk to Ed Macmillan - and the 7th on an RBI single by Dave Brown, gave the Thunder the 5-3 win. Mike Johnson pitched 4 for the Thunder, giving up 1 unearned run, striking out 6, walking 0 and giving up only 3 hits. Todd Thompson took over and finished with 5 solid innings for the win in his first pitching appearance (2 runs, 5 h

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Tue, 17 June, 7:30PM, at Roberto Clemente
N. Andover Thunder 20, Newton Bombers 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 5 8 0 2 4 0 1 20 13 0 Newton Bombers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3

The Bombers pitchers struggled through a tough game. The Thunder got some very key hits: Gregg Bromley with a 5-RBI performance on a bases-oaded single and based-loaded triple. Ed Macmillan with 3 hits, and Mike Rose, Paul Laurin, Frank Marr also had 2 hits each, and Dave Brown had 1 hit and 3 walks to help the offensive attack. Thunder pitching was also effective; Dave Patnaude threw 3 shutout innings, 3K's, 1 walk 1 hit; Mike Rose threw 2 yielding 1 run on 1 hit, 2 Ks, no walks, and Frank Marr threw the last 2 giving up no runs, 1 hit and striking out 3.

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Sun, 15 June, 9:00AM, at Watertown - Victory
Middlesex Brewers 3, N. Andover Thunder 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 Middlesex Brewers 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 3 7 4

In a close game with excellent pitching by both teams, the Brewers took the win. Steve Ponte lead the way for the Brewers with his speed on the base paths and powerful hitting. Jeff Mullin chalked up his first win and Doug Chase pitched the last two innings for the save.

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Sun, 8 June, 1:00PM, at North Andover - NA MS (Game 2 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 3, Brockton A's 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E N. Andover Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 Brockton A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3

This was a thriller, down to the wire in an extra inning. Dave Joseph rebounded from game 1 for Brockton and pitched a terriffic complete game, striking out 2 and walking only 2. Thunder starter Dave Patnaude worked 5 strong innings for no decision, giving up only 2 hits and striking out 5, walking only 1. Mike Johnson relieved and pitched strong in the 6th and 7th, but had a shaky eighth. Tony Onello led off the Thunder 8th with a single, took second on Brian Chen's SAC bunt (Chen reached on an error). Todd Thompson doubled home 2 runs, scoring later on a single by Bill Smith that turned into the game winner. In the Brockton 8th, Lamis singled, then Johnson walked LaGreca and Thekarski, then Pete Celonis singled in 2, and Ted Mansulla walked. Bases loaded, none out. McGee flied to left, but Ted Maravelias made the catch backing up, and relayed a throw to the plate to cut down Thekarski trying to tag for the double play. John

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Sun, 8 June, 10:00AM, at North Andover - NA MS (Game 1 of DH)
N. Andover Thunder 14, Brockton A's 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Brockton A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 N. Andover Thunder 5 2 0 0 1 6 x 14 14 2

The new-look Thunder (finally got their real uniforms after a year and a half) jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first inning off Brockton starter Dave Joseph and never looked back. Paul Laurin got off to a shaky start (walked 3 in the first), but then threw a masterful game for the Thunder, scattering 5 hits, striking out 11 and yielding only 1 unearned run in the victory. He added 3 hits to the offensive attack including a double and triple. Jim Rullo (2 hits, 1 walk), Bill Smith (2 hits) also paced the attack. Brian Chen, Dave Patnaude and Mike Rullo also earned their way on twice to help the offense.

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Sun, 18 May, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 7, Middlesex Brewers 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Middlesex Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 10 3 N. Andover Thunder 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 7 9 2

In a lengthy 8-inning affair, that saw great hitting by the Middlesex Brewers, North Andover won out with patience in the last inning. Bill Smith led off the 8th with a single, and a walk to Greg Bromley tied the game, before Paul Laurin helped his own cause with a fielder's choice grounder to knock in the winning run.

Bill takes one for the team!

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Sat, 10 May, 11:00AM, at Somerville - Bunker Hill CC
N. Andover Thunder 9, Medford Angels 8

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N. Andover Thunder 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 13 3 Medford Angels 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 8 8 4

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Sun, 4 May, 9:30AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 11, Newton Bombers 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Newton Bombers 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 N. Andover Thunder 0 0 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 11 8 1

On a beautiful Sunday morning with a Carnival atmosphere (the North Andover Youth Carnival was set up adjacent to the field), the Bombers and Thunder faced off for an early season matchup. Paul Laurin scattered 7 hits across 6 innings, striking out 7, giving up 3 runs for the win, and Dave Patnaude with solid relief work (3 innings, 1 hit, 7 ground balls) combined to give the Thunder an 11-3 victory. Offensive contributions: Jon Story led off the 4th with an HBP, walks drawn by Dave Brown, Mike Johnson, Ed Macmillan, Mike Rullo and Jim Beers, a key sac bunt by Laurin, and clutch hits by Brian Chen and Chuck April in the 4th (2 RBIs each) sparked a big 6-run 4th inning to put the Thunder ahead for good. Andy Gish put in a solid game for Newton both at short and with a strong relief appearance to close out the game. Jeff Parillo also had a solid day at the plate with 2 hits.

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Sun, 27 April, 10:00AM, at North Andover - NA MS
N. Andover Thunder 3, Medford Angels 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Medford Angels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 N. Andover Thunder 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 3 5 2

A tremendous job by the North Andover "ground crew" (a.k.a. the players) to get the field playable. A very close game followed, including good pitching and defense on both sides. Medford tallied first on a first inning double by Sisson, singled home by Gilmore. But Jon Story settled in after that, yielding 5 more hits but no runs through the 6th. The Thunder took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second on a single by Story, who over-ran second on Mike Johnson's infield grounder leaving Johnson at first. Dave Brown singled (almost robbed on a great play by Sisson at short), putting runners on 1st and second. A fielder's choice, stolen base, and a couple of pitches in the dirt put across two runs before the inning closed out. All was quiet until the 8th, when the Thunder got the game winner on a walk to Todd Thompson and a single by Frank Marr. Dave Patnaude closed out for the Thunder. The Angels threatened in the 9th, sco