Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Spinners 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 2 Athletics 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0

CAMBRIDGE SPINNERS REPEAT! The Spinners won their second consecutive MABL title Thursday night, beating the Athletics 4-3 and winning the championship series three games to one. Down 3-0 in the fifth, the Spinners mounted a rally and scored four times. Dan Caceres had two hits, including a double and drove in two runs. Greg Megedichian followed it up with a double and two RBIs of his own. Luc Kocher pitched his second complete game of series, striking out six. The A's loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh looking to force a fifth game, but the double play duo of Mike Navarro and Ryan Gaffney stopped the rally and ended a dramatic and hard-fought series between the league's top teams. The Athletics scored three runs in the second to take an early lead. Nick Barton, Jason Tessari and Jay Lamoreaux scored. Kyle Bredenstein pitched a complete game with three strikeouts.

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Tue, 27 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Spinners 4, Athletics 0

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

The Spinners took a 2-1 series lead in the league finals with a 4-0 win over the Athletics. Marty Clarke pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only six hits while striking out five. Cambridge scored three times in the fifth, taking advantage of A's pitching mistakes. They loaded the bases and Armando de Los Santos scored on a bases loaded walk to Mike Tufo. Isaac Valvidiezo was hit by a pitch, bringing in a second run and a Ricky Salvia walk scored a third run. Mark Killoren hit at triple to right field in the sixth and scored on a De Los Santos single. The Spinners defense came up big as well, stopping an A's rally in the third with a double play and stops in the fourth and fifth inning to keep the shutout going. Six different A's had hits in the losing effort.

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Mon, 26 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Athletics 2, Spinners 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Spinners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 3 Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 0

A's EVEN SERIES ON VADALA WALK OFF O'KEEFE GETS 10-INNING WIN The A's walked off with a win in 10 innings to even the series at 1-1. The Spinners' Pat Donohoe and the A's Brett O'Keefe dueled. Neither yielded a run through regulation. Donohoe yielded only 4 hits; O'Keefe just 6. Donohoe struck out 6; O'Keefe K'ed 7. But O'Keefe came out on top thanks to some timely hitting by the A's. The Spinners collected the first run in the top of the 8th. Mike Navarro hit a 2-out single and scored on a Danny Caceres double over the right fielder. With 2 outs and 2 strikes, the A's Brian Balise ripped a single through the 5-6 hole and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Rathapoom Asdornvuttikrai hit a single past the shortstop to plate Balise and tie the game. In the 10th, Paul Mahoney worked a 2-out walk of reliever Marty Clarke. He then stole 2nd. Tom Vadala roped a line drive down the right-field line to tie the series.

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Thu, 22 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Spinners 2, Athletics 0

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

Backed by a complete game shutout from Luc Kocher, the Spinners beat the Athletics 2-0 in game one of the league finals. Kocher gave up six hits while striking out three. Isaac Valvidiezo scored both run for the Spinners, reaching base on an error in the first and a single in the fifth. Mike Knell had two hits and drove in Valvidiezo both times. The defense came up big, stopping A's rallies in the third and fifth and turned an inning-ending double play in the sixth. Jordan Krall had two hits to lead the Athletics offense and Jason Kurtz struck out three in a complete game effort.

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Tue, 20 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Athletics 3, Cutters 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 3 Cutters 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

A's WIN IN EXTRAS TO ADVANCE A pitcher's duel between the O'Keefe and Levensaler ended in a 10-inning win for the A's. Donaruma led off the game with a walk. He advanced to 3rd on a Krall single and scored on a Rathapong Asdornvuttikrai fielder's choice. 1-0 A's. In the 5th, the Cutters took advantage of two 2-out errors, and Weldon drove in Walsh with a double. 1-1. The score stayed tied until the 10th inning, with both teams threatening with runners in scoring position. In the 10th, the A's McIntyre led off with a single. Pinch-runner Kurtz advanced to 2nd on a Muollo sac bunt. Mahoney then doubled to right, scoring Kurtz. Lamoureux followed with a single up the middle to plate Mahoney and push the lead to 2 runs. 3-1 A's. The Cutters threatened in their half. Jay Thomas walked and Walsh reached on an error. Kurtz replaced O'Keefe and recorded a strike out and a ground out to get the save and send the A's on

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Sun, 18 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Cutters 3, Athletics 0

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

Southpaw rookie Will Leineweber goes the distance allowing just 2 hits while striking out 6. Game cruised until the 4th where both teams had their first true chance to score. But as the Cutters leave 2 men on in the top half of the inning, the A's would do the same, both miss chances. The fifth would prove to be different as Rob Macdonald triples in 2 runs. Again, in the bottom half, the A's try to do the same and load the bases with 2 outs and could not plate a run. Rob Maca again added an RBI with a sac fly in the 7th to account for the entire game's 3 RBI and that would be all Leineweber would need. Game 4 Tuesday

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Sun, 18 September, 7:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Spinners 7, Dodgers 4

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

The Spinners beat the Dodgers 7-4 Sunday night to sweep the semifinal series and advance to the finals for the second consecutive season. Isaac Valvidieo had three hits and scored twice to lead the Cambridge offense. Dan Blomerth earned the win, pitching five strong innings and Marty Clarke picked up the save, pitching the last two. The Spinners and the Dodgers went back and forth through four innings before a Mark Killoren double drove in Ryan Gaffney all the way from first to take the lead for good. Rudy Hersh hit a solo home run in the second to put the Dodgers on the board. Dave Dow, Evan Ordway and Alex Ahmed scored runs in the losing effort.

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Thu, 15 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Athletics 5, Cutters 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Athletics 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 5 2 Cutters 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 13 2

A pitcher's duel ended up in an extra-inning nailbiter. Kurtz yielded just 2 runs and was relieved by Breidenstine, who got the win. The Cutters' Wilson allowed 2 runs on just 3 hits over the 7 innings. Thomas led off the 2nd with a single, and scored on a Weldon grounder. The A's cut down a double steal, recording a 2-4-2 putout to get out of the jam. 1-0 Cutters. In the 5th, Barton doubled, putting runners on 2nd and 3rd. McIntyre and Tessari each hit RBI singles. Wilson fought out of the bases-loaded, no-out jam. 2-1 A's. Deane led off the 6th with a double, and was replaced by Walsh on a fielder's choice. Weldon picked up his 2nd RBI on the night. 2-2. In top 8, W. Asdornvuttikrai drove in Donaruma for the go-ahead run. McIntyre hit a 2-RBI single for some insurance runs. 5-2 A's. The Cutters collected 4 hits in bottom 8, and plated Thomas. But Breidenstine got a strike out with the tying run on base.

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Thu, 15 September, 7:45PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Spinners 5, Dodgers 2

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

Spinners struck first in the 1st inning on a O.Caceres sac fly. After an early error, the Dodgers tied the game up on a Rosso line drive. After pitching 11in last series, Dodgers Ace Mike Cole seemed to be on top of his game. But in the 3rd with Salvia on, O.Caceres picked up his 2nd RBI of the night, putting the Spinners up 2-1. Spinners Rookie, Pat Donohoe allowed 0 ER in 5 IP and pitched out of a jam in the 4th. In the 6th, he gave way to closer Pat Clapp. The Dodgers wouldn't go away though. In the 7th, the lead off batter reached base and stole 2nd. With 1 out, pinch hitter Dan Turner hit into a fielders choice that would tie the ball game. In the 8th, Navarro beat out a ground ball, and D.Caceres would draw a walk. With 2 men on, De Los Santos hit a single scoring Navs and giving the Spinners the go ahead run. After a pitching change, M.Tufo singled to LF scoring 2 more insurance runs. Clapp - W.

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Tue, 13 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Spinners 7, Dodgers 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Dodgers 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 2 Spinners 1 0 6 0 0 0 x 7 12 1

The Spinners took game one of their semifinal series 7-4 over the Dodgers. Luc Koche pitched a complete game, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out eight. Down 2-1 in the third, Cambridge scored six times to take the lead for good. Seven different Spinners scored runs and were led by multi hit games from Mike Knell, Omar Caceres, Mike Navarro and Greg Megidichan. Megadichian drove in three runs in the third on a bases clearing double. The Dodgers scored first with a Rosso two run home run and scored twice in the fourth, pushing the Spinners to the limit. Game two is Thursday in Cambridge.

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Tue, 13 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Athletics 4, Cutters 1

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

A's TAKE GAME 1 The A's Brett O'Keefe outdueled Steve Shortle to put the A's up 1-0 in the series. In the Cutters' 5th, Alex Weldon roped a double to right center. Ryan Bere followed with a single, and Neil Hovasapian was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Dana Levensaler smacked a single to plate Weldon for the first run of the game. But O'Keefe was able to get out of the jam with only the one run. In the bottom of the frame, Bo McIntyre led off with a single. Jason Tessari then singled, and Paul Mahoney reached on an error to load the bases. Rob Muollo then worked a bases-loaded walk. Brian Balise followed with a single down the right field line to plate 2 more. And Alan Donaruma collected his second hit of the game to drive in Muollo. 4-1 was where the score stayed, as O'Keefe shut down the Cutters in the 6th and 7th. Game 2 is Thursday at 8:00 at the Breed Middle School in Lynn.

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Sun, 11 September, 4:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Cutters 14, White Sox 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cutters 2 0 4 0 0 5 3 14 12 2 White Sox 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 11 5

Cutters work horse Dan Wilson gets the nod and even though the Sox compiled double digit hits, Wilson throws a complete game to advance the Cutters. Cutters jumped out in the top of first with 2 runs but in bottom half, Sox put first 2 guys on but the Cutters spin a double play. Move to the third, Cutters get 4 more including a bases clearing double by Levensaler but in bottom of the third, a moonshot dinger by Foote helps Sox cut lead to 6-3 but they leave the bases juiced. 6-3 game until the 6th. From there, the Cutters pull away by putting up a combined 8 runs in the 6th and 7th. Cutters would make extra base runners hurt by taking advantage of an astounding 15 free base runners, 10 walks and 5 hit batters. 7 of the 9 starters reached base safely at least 3 times. For the series, Cutters play smooth D including several nice double plays and would not make their first error of the series until game 3.

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Sat, 10 September, 10:30AM, at Newton - Whitmore (Highlands)
Dodgers 13, Giants 8

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Giants 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 8 0 0 Dodgers 2 0 0 0 4 7 x 13 0 0

The Dodgers and Giants went back and forth in a seesaw Game 2 in Newton, but ultimately the Dodgers were able to walk away with the game and series victory. Mike Cole came out of the pen to pick up his second win in as many games, while the bats took advantage of some fortunate hops by piling on 11 runs over two innings to climb all the way out of a six-run deficit. They entered the bottom of the sixth trailing 8-6 but plated seven runs for their second straight final at-bat win. Mike Cahill went 2-for-4 with 5 RBIs, Alex Ahmed scored three times out of the leadoff spot, and Dave Dow was a perfect 3-for-3 on the day. The Dodgers move on to take on the Spinners in the second round of the playoffs.

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Fri, 9 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
White Sox 4, Cutters 2

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

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Tue, 6 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

The Dodgers rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the top of the seventh to force extra innings, and they scraped across one more in the eighth before hanging on for the victory to open the postseason. Mike Cole went all eight innings on the mound, picking up the well-earned victory. Triples by Rudy Hersh and Mike Cahill, along with an RBI single by Trevor Barsamian did the damage in the seventh, while a leadoff two-strike single by Alex Ahmed got things rolling in the eight. The Dodgers and Giants get back at it on Saturday morning in Newton for Game 2.