Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 12 2 Athletics 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 4

In an incredibly hard fought series with the A's, the Reds completed their improbable run at a title and scored their 2nd BMBL championship title in 3 years with a come from behind victory. The Reds got on the board early by plating 1 run in the top of the first only to give the lead right back to the A's who posted a 4-run bottom of the inning. Garabedian settled in and shut the A's line-up down for the next 5 frames while the offense chipped the lead to 4-3. Down to their last at bat, the Reds staged a comeback with a lead off HBP. Nowlin advanced to 2nd on a WP and scored on a perfect bunt from Steve Altmann and an A's error to tie the game. Altmann would eventually score after a Garabedian single and a Bowles sac fly. Chris Dumas came to the plate and tacked on an insurance run by plating Garabedian on a single. The A's got runners on in the bottom of the 7th but were eventually shut down by Pina who picked up the save.

2008 MABL Champions

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Wed, 24 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Athletics 13, Netherfield Reds 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics x x x x x x x 13 0 0 Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 7 0 0

The A's were down 5-1 early to Pina, but turned it around in a hurry with a 9-run 5th inning. Jason Kurtz notched his 3rd W of the playoffs. Game 5 Friday, weather permitting.

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Tue, 23 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Netherfield Reds 3, Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 3 0 0 Athletics x x x x x x x 2 0 0

The Reds take a 2-1 series lead at Ryan field. In what has become a recurring trend for these two teams, the game was well pitched and well played on both sides. Mike Knell worked out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the first and went on to take the win going all 7.

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Sun, 21 September, 10:00AM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 3, Netherfield Reds 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 Netherfield Reds 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1

The A's take a nailbiter to even the series at 1-1. The Reds scored one in the bottom of the 1st to take the lead on a Knell RBI single. It would stay that way until the 5th, when Josh Misiph led off with a double off the fence in right center, about 2 feet short of a HR. That run would score when Kyle Breidenstine tried to bunt the runner over, resulting in an error. The next batter was Jay Lamoureux, who put a high fly ball in the pool to make it 3-1. The Reds would come right back in the bottom of the inning, capitalizing on two A's errors to score a run and load the bases with one out. The A's went to the pen for Breidenstine, who induced Knell into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. KB would close the door the rest of the way. For the Reds, Pina went the distance on the hill.

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Sat, 20 September, 1:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Netherfield Reds 3, Athletics 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 1 Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

The Reds took game 1 led by the great pitching of Derek Garabedian CG/SO 3 hitter, and extends his scoreless playoff streak to 14 innings. The hitting was lead by Steve Altmann (2h-2rbi) knocking in Mike Ciano both times. The defense of the Reds was sparked by a great catch by Mike Ciano in the OF and a bullet assist by Mark Bowles.

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Thu, 18 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Netherfield Reds 10, Senators 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 10 6 2 Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6

The Reds continued their improbable run to the MABL Finals with a game 5 win over the Senators. Daryl Pina was dominant again on the mound taking his 4th win of the playoffs in shutout fashion. The Reds offense put up 5 runs in the first and never looked back. Congrats to the Senators for a great back and forth series and a great season.

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Wed, 17 September, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Senators 13, Netherfield Reds 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Senators x x x x x x x 13 0 0 Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 2 0 0

Game 5 it is...

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Tue, 16 September, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 13, Ben's Dream White Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 1 0 0 3 4 0 5 13 16 1 Ben's Dream White Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 3

The A's complete the sweep and advance to the finals. The bats exploded for the A's, who pounded out 16 hits and 13 runs. LoPresti worked out of jams early, stranding 8 runners in the first 3 innings. In the 4th, the A's started bringing the runners home and never looked back. Alan Donaruma pitched a great game for the A's, going the distance, scattering 7 hits and allowing only 1 ER. He also was on base 4 times. Jay Lamoureux went 4-for-4, including his second HR in as many games. Nick Tapper went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI. Congrats to the White Sox for a great season.

Donaruma does it on the hill and at the dish, Jay Lam stays red hot

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Tue, 16 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Netherfield Reds 9, Senators 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 9 0 0 Senators x x x x x x x 0 0 0

Behind a strong 7 inning shutout performance by Derek Garabedian the Reds take a 2-1 edge in the series.

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Mon, 15 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Athletics 3, Ben's Dream White Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Ben's Dream White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1 Athletics 0 0 1 0 2 0 x 3 4 2

The A's take a nailbiter to go up 2-0 in the best of five series. This one was scoreless going into the bottom of the 3rd, when late arrival Jay Lamoureux smoked a 3-2 pitch deep down the RF line for a HR. The White Sox would come right back in the top of the 4th on a Felix Villalobos RBI single. In the bottom of the 5th, Jay Lam was back up with men on 1st and 2nd when he hit a shot to left that snuck through the LF, scoring both runners. In the top of the 7th, Kyle Breidenstine relieved McGowan after an error put a man on first, and ended up walking in a run on borderline pitches. He would then get Naumo to fly to left to end the game with the tying run on 3rd to secure his 2nd save in as many games. The A's played tremendous defense, including turning two double plays and an amazing throw by Mike Sheehan to throw a runner out at 3rd from RF. Tomaro pitched well in the loss, allowing only 4H in the CG effort.

McGowan notches his first postseason W, Jay Lam comes up clutch, KB secures 2nd save of the series

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Mon, 15 September, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Netherfield Reds 4, Senators 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Senators 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 4 Netherfield Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0

The top of the Reds order (Garabedian and Bowles) provided all the offense the team would need as each had 2 hits, 1 rbi and 1 run scored. Pina held the Senators to 1 run for the Reds to even up the series 1-1. Matt Coyne pitched well for the Senators while taking the tough loss.

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Sat, 13 September, 10:00AM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 5, Ben's Dream White Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 6 1 Ben's Dream White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1

The A's take game 1. The A's got on the board in the 1st and scored two in the 3rd to make it 3-0. The Sox rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 6th to cut it to 3-2, but the A's came right back to score two in the top of the 7th on a 2-RBI triple by Patrick Vetter. Jason Kurtz notched his second W of the playoffs, battling through six innings and allowing only two earned runs while getting out of trouble many times. Vetter went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. For the White Sox, Naumo notched two hits.

Kurtz notches the W, Vetter has a monster game

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Sat, 13 September, 10:00AM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Senators 4, Netherfield Reds 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 3 0 0 Senators x x x x x x x 4 0 0

Senators take game one in walk off fashion. More to come...

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Thu, 11 September, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Netherfield Reds 11, Tigers 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 11 13 4 Tigers 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 7 8 0

Reds complete the upset of the Tigers and move on to face the Senators in the Bay State Finals. Wlodarczyk (on 1 day of rest) and Pina squared off at Fallon for the deciding game 3. The Tigers used some early Reds defensive miscues and clutch hitting to take a 4-0 lead. The Reds bats mustered 1 run in the fifth and 3 in the 6th to pull the game back to even. Knell and Melia led off the top of the 7th with back to back singles, followed by a sac bunt. The next 5 Reds all reached base safely to extend the lead to 4. Knell and Melia then capped off the scoring with 2 more back to back singles to give the Reds a 7-run lead. The Tigers fought back in the bottom of the frame plating 3 but the comeback bid fell short. Congrats to the Tigers on a great season and a great series.

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Wed, 10 September, 7:30PM, at Brighton - Rogers
Ben's Dream White Sox 8, Cutters 6

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cutters 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 6 5 5 Ben's Dream White Sox 0 1 3 2 0 2 x 8 5 0

The Ben's Dream White Sox advance to the Atlantic division championship series with an 8-6 win in game 3 against the Cutters. The Sox jumped out to a 6-1 lead, taking advantage of some defensive miscues by the Cutters and grinding out some long, tough at-bats. Sox starter Anthony Tomaro was solid before tiring in the 6th and losing command. With the bases loaded and two out in the 6th, Matt LoPresti entered the game for the Sox. Steve Corda singled to left scoring two and the game was all tied up. With 1 out in the bottom of the sixth, Nate Butcher, Felix Villalobos, and Ivan Clemente all singled consecutively. Mike Lembo then walked in the go ahead run. The Cutters went to the pen and brought in Jason Wisner. Mike Pollak drove a sac-fly to center giving the Sox a 2-run lead. LoPresti retired the side in order in the 7th securing the series for the Sox. Thanks to the Cutters for a great hard fought series.