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

The Al Thomas Club stunned the nation with an improbable upset of the number-one-seed McKay Club Beacons in the first round of the YBL playoffs. All four games were decided by two runs or less, capped by a dynamic 1-0 victory for the A's in Game Four to clinch the series. Wiley veteran Bill Clang toed the rubber against impressive rookie Tom Fitzpatrick, and the two did not disappoint the fans. Fitzpatrick allowed only 3 singles in shutting down the A's offense, yielding only a fateful rbi single to Chris McDonough in the 5th inning for the only run of the game. Clang was a strike-throwing machine and held the powerful McKay lineup to five hits, walking nobody and striking out nine. For the series, Clang recorded two wins and a save, despite being mocked repeatedly and irrationally by one embarrassing spectator. Bill Donahue and Peder von Harten had the other Al Thomas hits, while Mike Niland walked and scored the only run of

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Sat, 20 August, 2:00PM, at Kelly Field Milton
McKay Club Beacons 4, AlThomas Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E McKay Club Beacons 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 1 AlThomas Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 1

HR-Regan W-Dalton & McKay L- Gaughan & Wheeler

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Fri, 19 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
AlThomas Athletics 4, McKay Club Beacons 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E AlThomas Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 2 McKay Club Beacons 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1

Another tight battle between two tough division rivals was decided in the last inning as the Al Thomas Club broke a 1-1 deadlock with 3 runs in the top of the 7th to squeak by the McKay Club 4-2 at McConnell Park. Veteran Mike Barthel of the Beacons locked horns with Al Thomas rookie Kevin Zyrkowski in a great pitching duel that saw the teams knotted at 1-1 through 6 innings. Rob Lerro put the McKay Club up 1-0 with a base hit that drove in Drew Tambling in the first inning. The game stayed that score until the 4th, when Brendan Wheeler roped a tripled and scored on Bill Donahue's single inside the first base line. The teams traded solid defense for the next few innings, including a pair of doubleplays by the stingy McKay infield. The A's plated 3 runs in the top of the 7th on base hits by Kostas, Niland and Luciani, and a bomb sac fly by Steve Lambert. The Beacons grabbed a run back in the bottom of the 7th and threatened

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Thu, 18 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
AlThomas Athletics 8, McKay Club Beacons 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E AlThomas Athletics 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 11 1 McKay Club Beacons 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 10 1

Classic playoff opener between Al Thomas and McKay Club. Down 5-0, Beacons put up 7 in the 6th, but the A's counter with 3 in 7th for an 8-7 win. Matt McDougall shut down the McKay Club for 5 innings, while the A's took a 5-0 lead on rbi singles by Bill Donahue, Aidan Powers, Koury Hajjar and Steve Lambert, as well as a sac fly by Hajjar. True to McKay fashion, they would not die and they woke up for 7 runs in the 6th inning on some walks, hit batsemen, a costly error and base hits by Rob Lerro (triple), Dylan Perez, Drew Tambling and Jack Owens (double). Not to be outdone, the Al Thomas Club took those knockout punches but refused to hit the mat. With one out in the top of the 7th, Chris McDonough tripled to right center. Brendan Wheeler walked and Bill Donahue boomed a double to center, plating McDonough. John Kostas fell behind in the count, but worked a good at bat and roped a fly to right for a sac fly to tie the game. Aid

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Sun, 14 August, 4:00PM, at Trum Field
Somerville Alibrandis 5, McKay Club Beacons 0

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

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Wed, 3 August, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 10, Medford Maddogs 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Medford Maddogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 3 2 McKay Club Beacons 3 5 2 0 0 x x 10 14 2

The Beacons rebounded after Sunday's loss to post their 25th win of the season. Thomas Fitzpatrick had a night for himself on the mound with 4 shutout innings and 7 K's while Lippi and Pelletier finished it off with a combined two scoreless. The Beacons offense exploded with 4 triples in the 2nd, a 3-4 night by the league leader in almost everything (Curran), 2-3 with extra bases (Barthel), 2-3 with a 3B (McKay) and 2-4 (Mattei and Lerro) to plate 10 and secure the #1 seed in the 2011 Yawkey League playoffs. This one started by Jackie Owens, "1, 2, 3...KILL" for our teammate and the Nathan Horton of the McKay Club, Connor Reinfurt! We're not done.

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Sun, 31 July, 2:00PM, at Kelly Field Milton
AlThomas Athletics 9, McKay Club Beacons 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E McKay Club Beacons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 AlThomas Athletics 0 0 8 0 0 1 x 9 6 2

Matt McDougall held the explosive Beacon offense to 1 run on 4 hits over 6 innings, and the A's rode an 8-run 3rd inning on route to a 9-1 win. Bill Donahue and Tony Luciani each drove in 2 runs, while Lambert, McDonough, Hajjar, Kostas and Niland each added an rbi. Cody Clark threw a scoreless 7th inning for the Al Thomas Club. For the McKay Club, Jack Owens led the way with 2 hits, while Conor Reinfurt blasted his league-leading 11th double.

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Sat, 30 July, 7:30PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 7, Brighton Black Sox 4

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

Barthel took the mound and also took command of his game to improve the McKay Club's winning streak to 11 as the Beacons reduced their Magic Number to ONE to clinch #1 seed and home field throughout. The Big Man hit his spots and the Beacons are ready for playoff baseball. Not done yet. Next up: vs. Al Thomas Club at 2pm on Sunday.

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Fri, 29 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 6, Revere Rockies 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Revere Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 3 1 McKay Club Beacons 1 0 3 0 0 2 x 6 10 2

The Beacons improved their winning streak to 10 as they shut-out the Revere Rockies on an unbelievable pitching performance by James Dalton. The Ace threw 7 scoreless innings and amassed 15 strikeouts to dominate the game and pick up his 7th win. Bryan Curran went 3-4 with 2 stolen bases and plated the team's 200th run of the season in the third. Drew Tambling had 4 stolen bases and 3 runs scored while Connor Reinfurt picked up 2 more RBI's. Robert Lerro did his job behind the dish filling in for Kyle McKay who had his own pinch-hit double. Magic Number for the top seed is now 2. Next up: Brighton Black Sox tomorrow night at McConnell.

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Tue, 26 July, 7:30PM, at Rogers Park
McKay Club Beacons 5, Brighton Black Sox 1

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

Bryan Curran spanked a 2-out double in the 1st to start his 2-4 night, crossed the plate twice, and the Beacons never looked back in achieving win #22. Connor Reinfurt had a 3-4 night with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's to lead the offense. Jack Owens drove in Daniel Brien in the 5th on a double to right-center to stay hot in the lead-off spot. Kyle Power earned his 3rd win and allowed just one hit through four complete innings before he was relieved by Kevin Loveless. Loveless threw to some familiar faces on the other side and kept the Black Sox relatively quiet until James Dalton came in to close out the 7th and seal win #22. Next up: vs. Revere Rockies on Friday night at McConnell. Dalton on the bump and the Beacons are gearing up for playoff baseball. The goal is still to be met.

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Sun, 24 July, 1:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 7, Beacon Hill Dodgers 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Beacon Hill Dodgers 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 8 0 McKay Club Beacons 2 0 0 2 3 0 x 7 7 4

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Sat, 23 July, 1:00PM, at Ronan Park
McKay Club Beacons 8, South Boston Saints 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Boston Saints 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 McKay Club Beacons 2 0 1 5 0 0 x 8 11 1

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Fri, 22 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 17, Savin Hill Hornets 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Savin Hill Hornets 2 0 0 3 0 5 4 6 McKay Club Beacons 6 1 3 0 7 17 18 2

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Wed, 20 July, 8:00PM, at McConnell Park
McKay Club Beacons 6, Savin Hill Hornets 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E McKay Club Beacons 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 6 10 0 Savin Hill Hornets 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 1

The Beacons achieved their 5th straight win over division-rival Savin Hill as the away team at McConnell, by a score of 6-2. Bryan Curran threw 4 scoreless innings and Mike Barthel earned a save with error-less defense behind them. Mike Mattei had 10 plays hit to him at SS - 6 putouts and 4 assists. Offensively, Connor Reinfurt and James Dalton both went yard (Reinfurt in back-to-back games). Kyle McKay had 2RBI and Rob Lerro went 2-3 to improve his BA to .320. Curran went from the mound where he earned the win, to the plate where he went 1-2 with a 2B and a run scored. Scarfo homered for Savin Hill and Kaye doubled & scored in the 7th to make it interesting. Barthel gave up that 2B, 2 BB, a 3B and a WP - but also struck out 3 to seal the inning and ballgame.

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Sun, 17 July, 12:00PM, at Jim Rice Field
McKay Club Beacons 6, South End Astros 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E McKay Club Beacons 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 9 3 South End Astros 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 1

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