Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 Cambridge Spinners 5 1 0 0 0 6 x 12 11 1

CAMBRIDGE SPINNERS WIN TITLE! The Spinners won the 2019 league championship with a 12-1 win over the Boston Sox Wednesday night to win the series three games to two. Chris Muse-Fisher pitched a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out eight. Ryan Feeney and Colin Sullivan led the offense with three hits each. Feeney drove in four runs and Sullivan scored three times. Brahiam Ortega walked and scored the lone Sox run in the third on a Rommel Peguero single. Congratulations to the Cambridge Spinners on their third league championship and to the Boston Sox on a great season.

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Mon, 30 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Clancy
Boston Sox 1, Cambridge Spinners 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Boston Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1

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Sun, 29 September, 7:30PM, at Melrose - Morelli
Cambridge Spinners 5, Boston Sox 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Cambridge Spinners 0 1 0 1 2 1 x 5 11 1

The Spinners take game three of the finals 5-0 and a 2-1 series lead. Pat Donahoe pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just three hits while striking out six. Nick Sieber led the offense with three hits and four different Cambridge batters drove in runs. The Spinners will look to close out the series Monday night.

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Fri, 27 September, 7:45PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Cambridge Spinners 12, Boston Sox 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 2 5 0 0 5 12 7 0 Boston Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 3

The Spinners take game two of the finals with a 12-5 win in Cambridge Friday night. Alex Benson led the offense with three hits and Mark Killoren's two-run home run in the fourth inning gave Cambridge a commanding lead. Chris Muse-Fisher pitched five shutout innings, giving up just one hit while striking out seven. The Sox rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh. Brendan Pounds and Omar Ortiz drove in two runs apiece.

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Wed, 25 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Boston Sox 5, Cambridge Spinners 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 8 1 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Sox win game 1. More to come....

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Fri, 20 September, 7:45PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Cambridge Spinners 7, Waltham Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 Cambridge Spinners 3 1 0 2 0 1 x 7 8 2

For the fifth consecutive year, the Spinners have reached the league finals. They beat the A's 7-2 and swept the series three games to none. Pat Donahoe came on in relief for a struggling Nick Bonofiglio and held Waltham to just two hits over 3.2 innings. Down 1-0 in the first, Cambridge rallied for three runs. Nick Sieber and Colin Sullivan hit back-to-back doubles and drove in runs. Sullivan finished the night with three RBIs. Mike Navarro drove in a run later in the inning. The Spinners defense got out of a jam in the third inning, keeping the A's off the board with runners on second and third and a bases loaded jam in the fourth. Brett O'Keefe walked and scored in the first and Nick Barton reached on an error in the second and scored on a Rob Muollo double. The Spinners now await the winner of the Sox-Grays series for the finals.

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Wed, 18 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Cambridge Spinners 6, Waltham Athletics 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 11 0 Waltham Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1

The Spinners take a 2-0 lead in their semifinal series with a 6-3 win. Down 3-2 in the fourth, Ricky Salvia and Matt Gioia reached base and Mark Killoren's two-run single gave Cambridge the lead. Alex Benson drove in Sullivan on a sac fly later in the inning. Mike Tufo singled and scored on a Colin Sullivan RBI single. Chris Muse-Fisher earned the win, pitching isx innings and striking out six. Ryan Feeney came on in relief in the seventh for the save. All three Waltham runs came in the first, with consecutive hits and runs scored from Jason Tessari, Nick Tapper and Tom McIntyre. Brett O'Keefe pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts.

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Mon, 16 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 9, Waltham Athletics 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 8 2 Cambridge Spinners 0 2 0 1 1 5 x 9 15 2

In a see-saw battle, the Cambridge Spinners took game one of the semi-final series 9-4. Tied 3-3 in the sixth, Mike Navarro recorded his third hit of the game and later scored on a Matt Gioia single. It would be the first of five for the Spinners. Nick Bonofiglio earned the win in relief, replacing starter Luc Kocher in the fifth. He recorded two strikeouts in his appearance. Alen Benson and Colin Sullivan had three hits each and Mike Knell drove in three runs. Nick Tapper scored two runs for the Athletics while Tom McIntyre led the offense with two hits.

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Tue, 3 September, 7:45PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Cambridge Spinners 2, Lynnfield Cardinals 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2 Lynnfield Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

Spinners finish the season on a high note beating a tough Cardinals team 2-0. Spinners finish with a 20-4 record, a franchise second best. Details to come...

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Mon, 26 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Middleboro Red Sox 11, Cambridge Spinners 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 7 11 0 Middleboro Red Sox 4 3 3 1 0 0 x 11 10 1

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Thu, 22 August, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 6, Lynnfield Cardinals 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lynnfield Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 Cambridge Spinners 1 1 0 3 0 1 x 6 8 2

The Spinners clinched home field advantage throughout the post-season with a 6-3 win over the Cardinals. Down 3-0 early, Cambridge rallied with six unanswered runs, culminating with Nick Sieber's three run homer in the fourth and four RBIs. Lynnfield's Adam Johnson doubled off Cambridge pitcher Luc Kocher in the first, driving in a run. Mike Perillo drove in two runs later in the inning. Cambridge responded with a run, with a Colin Sullivan RBI single. Mike Tufo tripled and scored on a fielder's choice in the second. Alex Benson singled and later scored the Spinners last run in the sixth. Nick Bonofiglio earned the win in relief, pitching three innings with four strikeouts. Pat Clapp came on in relief for the save. Josh Desai pitched a complete game for the Cardinals with seven strikeouts.

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Tue, 20 August, 8:00PM, at Lawrence - S. Lawrence E. MS
Cambridge Spinners 13, Merrimack Valley Marlins 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 4 0 4 5 0 13 8 1 Merrimack Valley Marlins 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0

The Spinners moved one game closer to home-field advantage with a 13-3 win over the Marlins. Ryan Feeney hit his second home run in as many games and drove in four runs. Peter Allain doubled and drove in two runs and Ricky Salva added two hits of his own. Pat Donahoe earned the win, going four innings and striking out five. Zach Barry and CJ Good had the lone hits for Merrimack Valley.

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Sun, 18 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Cambridge Spinners 11, Waltham Cutters 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 3 0 0 1 3 3 1 11 11 1 Waltham Cutters 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 7 8 2

The Spinners out-slugged the Cutters 11-7 in Waltham Sunday night. Ryan Feeney homered to left field and drove in three runs, while Colin Sullivan drove in two runs. Chris Muse-Fisher earned the win, going four innings with two strikeouts. Luc Kocher, Nick Sieber and Pat Clapp kept Cambridge in the lead throughout the game. James Wilson led the Cutters with three runs scored.

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Thu, 15 August, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 7, Singing Surgeons 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Singing Surgeons 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 1 Cambridge Spinners 4 0 0 2 0 1 x 7 9 3

The Spinners continued their push towards first place with a 7-3 victory over the Singing Surgeons. Peter Allain led the offense with a double and drove in two runs. Ryan Feeney added a triple and an RBI to help the Cambridge bats. Nick Bonofiglio earned the win, pitching four inings and striking out seven. Feneney and Pat Donahoe came on in relief. Reide Dion had a single and scored twice for the Singing Surgeons.

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Sun, 11 August, 4:00PM, at Middleboro - Pierce Playground
Cambridge Spinners 6, Middleboro Red Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 3 Middleboro Red Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 3

The long trip to Middleboro proved worthwhile for the Spinners as Cambridge beat the Red Sox 6-2 and clinched a playoff spot. Nick Sieber had three hits and scored twice, while Alex Benson drove in two runs. Luc Kocher earned the win, pitching five innings and giving up just six hits. Pat Clapp came on in relief to seal the win. Tyler Ferdinand led the Red Sox with three hits and scored in the fifth. Derek Pizzaro also scored for Middleboro by reaching an error.

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Thu, 8 August, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 11, Merrimack Valley Marlins 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Merrimack Valley Marlins 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 3 4 2 2 11 16 1

It was an historic night in Malden as Mike Knell recorded his 400th career hit in an 11-1 Spinners win. Knell's 400th hit came on a single in the first inning. He also had 2 hits and 4 RBIs total. Chris Muse-Fisher pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits while striking out nine. Pat Donahoe came on in relief with two strikeouts. Alex Benson had three hits and Colin Sullivan drove in two runs for Cambridge.

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Sun, 4 August, 2:00PM, at Carlisle - Spalding
Cambridge Spinners 4, Singing Surgeons 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 Singing Surgeons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Cambridge found their way back into the win column with a 4-0 shutout win over the Singing Surgeons. Luc Kocher earned the win, pitching five shutout innings with two strikeouts. Chris Muse-Fisher came on in relief with five strikeouts. Mark Killoren singled and later scored on a Mike Knell triple to put the Spinners on the board. Knell later scored on a Colin Sullivan single. The Spinners added insurance with a Mike Tufo two-run double in the seventh. Five Singing Surgeons had hits in the losing effort.

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Fri, 2 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 3, Cambridge Spinners 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 3 Waltham Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0

Barton hits a Sac fly in the bottom of the 7th to notch the win for the A’s at Nipper. Colantino threw 6 innings, and Futterman comes in for the 7th with a shutdown inning for the win.

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Sun, 28 July, 1:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 3, Waltham Cutters 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Cutters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Cambridge Spinners 0 2 0 0 1 0 x 3 7 1

The Spinners advanced to 12-2 with a 3-0 shutout win over the Waltham Cutters. Luc Kocher pitched five shutout innings, giving up just three hits. Andrew Wood came on in relief for the save. Mike Knell and Jordan DeDonato singled and scored in the second inning. Alex Benson singled and scored on a fielder's choice. Four Cutters had 4 hits in the losing effort.

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Fri, 19 July, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 4, Boston Sox 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Sox 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 Cambridge Spinners 2 0 0 1 1 0 x 4 7 0

The Cambridge Spinners prevented a season sweep by the Boston Sox with a 4-3 win on a sweltering night in Malden. Tied 3-3 in the fifth, Nick Sieber singled and scored on a Jordan DeDonato single to take the lead for good. Sieber led the offense with two hits and scored twice. Mark Killoren, Colin Sullivan and Pete Allain all drove in runs for the win. Down 3-1 in the fifth, Rommel Peguero doubled to left-center field and drove in two runs. Brendan Pounds also scored after being hit by a pitch in the third and later scoring on a fielder's choice. Chris Muse-Fisher earned the win, pitching 4.2 innings with seven strikeouts.

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Sat, 13 July, 7:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 7, South Shore Grays 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 7 8 4 South Shore Grays 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 5 6 4

The Cambridge Spinners completed the season sweep of the South Shore Grays with a 7-5 win. Nick Bonofiglio won his fifth game of the season, pitching four innings with seven strikeouts. Luc Kocher came on in relief for the save. Down 3-2 in the fifth, the Spinners rallied for four runs. Mike Tufo reached base on one of his three hits and scored on a Nick Sieber single. Pete Allain and Mike Knell drove in runs to give Cambridge the lead for good. Tom Plumitallo had two hits for the Grays and drove in two runs to lead the South Shore offense. Brian Maloney pitched six innings, striking out ten.

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Mon, 8 July, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Boston Sox 1, Cambridge Spinners 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Sox x x x x x x x 1 0 0 Cambridge Spinners x x x x x x x 0 0 0

Sox win in extras. More to come

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Fri, 14 June, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 12, South Shore Grays 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Grays 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 2 1 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 9 3 x x x 12 12 0

The Spinners won their ninth consecutive game with a 12-0 rout of the South Shore Grays. Colin Sullivan led the offense with three hits and drove in two runs. Nick Sieber and Alex Benson had two hits apiece and Mike Navarro drove in two runs. Nick Bonofiglio pitched a complete game shut out, giving up two hits while striking out eight.

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Sun, 9 June, 2:00PM, at Carlisle - Spalding
Cambridge Spinners 2, Singing Surgeons 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 Singing Surgeons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

The Spinners made it eight wins in a row with a 2-0 win over the Singing Surgeons. Mike Knell drove in the only runs of the game in the third with his 30th career triple. Nick Sieber and Colin Sullivan scored both runs. Four pitchers combined for the shutout. Nick Bonofiglio started the game, with Chris-Muse Fisher picking up his first win of the season. Pat Donahoe kept the Surgeons off the board in the 6th and Pat Clapp came on in the 7th for the save. Avery Ford pitched a complete game for the Surgeons with three strikeouts.

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Sun, 2 June, 1:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 2, Middleboro Red Sox 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Middleboro Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0

The Spinners won their seventh straight game with a 2-1 walk-off win in Malden. Pete Allain led off the inning with a double and scored on a Nick Bonofiglio sacrifice fly. Pat Clapp got the win, pitching the seventh inning and recorded two strikeouts. Luc KOcher started and went 4.1 innings with three strikeouts. Pat Donahoe came on in relief in the fifth and kept the Red Sox off the board. Cambridge scored first in the sixth and scored on a Mike Knell double. Middleboro bounced back in the seventh when pinch runner Tyler Dean scored on a Tyler Ferdinand double. The Spinners are back in action Saturday night when they face the South Shore Grays.

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Fri, 24 May, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Cambridge Spinners 6, Waltham Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 7 1 Waltham Athletics 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4

Spinners no-hit As! The pitching trio of Nick Bonofiglio, Pat Donahoe and Chris Muse-Fisher kept the A's hitless as Cambridge won their sixth straight 6-2. Bonofiglio struck out six in his third win of the season. Nick Sieber had two hits and scored twice, while Ricky Salvia Alex Benson scored two runs each. Waltham scored in the third when Paul Mahoney walked and scored on an error. Dave Pirman walked and later scored on an Alan Donaruma walk. Longtime Spinners bench coach Nick Scofield made his MABL debut. The 12-year league veteran grounded to third in his lone at-bat in the seventh.

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Tue, 21 May, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 3, Waltham Cutters 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Cutters 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 Cambridge Spinners 0 1 2 0 0 0 x 3 3 3

The Spinners held off a late Cutters rally for a 3-2 win and their fifth consecutive victory. Luc Kocher got the win, going four innings, giving up just one run on two hits. Down 1-0 in the second, Pete Allain walked and later scored on an Alex Benson single to tie. Mark Killoren and Colin Sullivan walked and scored on Cutter errors to widen the lead. Waltham made a rally in the seventh, taking advantage of Cambridge errors. They loaded the bases with no outs and James Wilson drove in a run to cut the lead 3-2. The Spinners then turned a double play and closer Pat Clapp recorded a strikeout to end the game.

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Wed, 15 May, 8:00PM, at Malden - Pine Banks (grass)
Cambridge Spinners 11, Lynnfield Cardinals 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Cambridge Spinners 2 2 2 2 2 1 11 8 0 Lynnfield Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

The Spinners bats stayed red hot as Cambridge beat the Cardinals 11-0. The Spinners scored in every inning and the offense was highlighted by Pete Allain's 2-run home run in the third. Mark Killoren and Nick Sieber also scored two runs each. Nick Bonofigio won his second game of the season, striking nine while giving up just three hits. Chris Muse-Fisher and Pat Clapp came on in relief to complete the shutout.

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Wed, 8 May, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 12, Waltham Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 Cambridge Spinners 0 1 0 1 7 3 12 12 1

The Spinners made it three straight wins in a dominating performance in Malden Wednesday night with a 12-2 mercy rule shortened victory over the Athletics. Luc Kocher pitched four shutout innings, giving up just one hit while striking out three. Leading 2-1 in the fifth, the Spinners scored seven runs and three more in the sixth. Ricky Salvia led the offense with three hits and drove in four runs. Mike Knell scored twice and drove in two runs to lead the offense.

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Sun, 5 May, 1:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 4, Merrimack Valley Marlins 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Merrimack Valley Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 1 3 0 0 x 4 3 1

Backed by a strong start from Nick Bonofiglio, Cambridge beat Merrimac Valley 4-0 in Malden. Bonofiglio pitched five innings, allowing two walks while striking out eleven. Mark Killoren reached base in the third on a double and scored on a wild pitch. Ryan Feeney, Mike Tufo and Matt Gioia reached base and scored on walks in the fourth. Trevor Ham broke up a no-hit bid from Spinners pitching with a base with two outs in the top of the seventh.

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Tue, 30 April, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 2, South Shore Grays 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 1 0 1 x 2 4 1

The Spinners win their home opener 2-1 over the South Shore Grays. Four Cambridge pitchers combined for the win, allowing just four hits while striking out six. Pat Donahue earned the win and Pat Clapp picked up the save. Down 1-0 in the fourth, Mark Killoren reached base on a fielder's choice and scored on a Grays error. Gerard Taylor came on as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, drawing a walk and scoring on an RBI double by Nick Sieber. Tom Plumitallo pitched five innings for South Shore, striking out three. Matt Ferro scored the Grays lone run in the top of the first.

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Thu, 25 April, 8:15PM, at Somerville - Trum
Boston Sox 2, Cambridge Spinners 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Boston Sox 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 2 2 1

Sox win season opener. More to come.....