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 Waltham Athletics 0 2 3 0 0 1 x 6 6 1

A's TAKE MABL CROWN! Brett O'Keefe got the complete game win for the A's. He gave up just 2 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 4. The A's got 2 runs in the 2nd. Barton drove in Tessari on a single to right, and Krall doubled Barton home. The A's got 3 more in the 3rd. M. Asdornvuttikrai singled and eventually scored on a passed ball. Muollo scored on a singe by McIntyre, who later scored on a passed ball. The Spinners struck for 2 in the 5th. Valdiviezo led off with a single, and scored on a D. Caceras single. Salvia then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Feeney. 5-2 A's. In the 6th, Barton worked a 2-out walk, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, and scored on a passed ball. 6-2 A's. O'Keefe set the Spinners down 1-2-3 in the 7th, ending the season on a groundout to 2nd. Congratulations to the A's and Spinners on great seasons!

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Wed, 4 October, 8:00PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Cambridge Spinners 5, Waltham Athletics 2

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

The Spinners kept their post season alive with a 5-2 win over the Athletics in game three of the finals. Chris Muse-Fisher pitched a complete game, giving up just two runs on one hit while striking out nine. Mike Knell led the offense with three hits, including two doubles and two RBIs. Dan Caceres also doubled and drove in two runs. Down 2-0 in the third, Ricky Salvia walked and scored from first on the Knell double to cut the lead 2-1. Greg Megerdichian singled and Mark Killoren reached base in the fourth and both runs were driven in by Caceres and Cambridge took the lead for good. Mike Navarro singled and scored in the fifth and Isaac Valdiviezo doubled and scored in the sixth. Rob Muollo scored for Waltham in the top of the first and Tom McIntyre scored on an error to give the A's a 2-0 lead early.

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Sun, 1 October, 3:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 4, Cambridge Spinners 2

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

A's TAKE 2-0 SERIES LEAD The A's Kyle Breidenstine outdueled the Spinners' Luc Kocher. In the 1st, Navarro hit a 2-out single, stole second, and was driven home by a Sullivan liner. M. Tufo singled through the left side, but Knell was cut down at the plate by Tessari. 1-0 Spinners. Tessari led off the 3rd with a single and was sacrificed to 2nd. He advanced on a ball in the dirt and was able to scramble home on an errant throw. 1-1 after 3. In the 5th, W. Asdornvuttikrai singled, stole 2nd, and was driven in by a Krall liner. 2-1 A's. In the 6th, the A's got 2 runs on a 2-out rally. M. Asdornvuttikrai singled. Muollo doubled Buddha home. And McIntyre singled Muollo home. 4-1 A's. The insurance proved important. Tufo, Valdiviezo, and Megerdichian, and Maccioli all singled. But Breidenstine limited them to just 1 run to put the series at 2-0 in favor of the A's. Game 3 is Wednesday night.

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Thu, 28 September, 8:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Waltham Athletics 2, Cambridge Spinners 0

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

A's TAKE GAME 1 PITCHER'S DUEL Brett O'Keefe and Pat Donohoe dueled in Game 1 of the Championship Series, but it was O'Keefe and the A's that came out ahead. In the 2nd, Rob Muollo worked a walk. Nick Barton then ripped a double into the gap to plate Muollo and put the A's up 1-0. The Spinners' Isaac Valdiviezo singled in the 4th and reached 3rd base, but back-to-back strikeouts from O'Keefe kept the Spinners scoreless. In the 6th, Brian Balise single and stole 2nd. Bo McIntyre then drove a ball to left to plate Balise and extend the lead to 2. In the bottom of the 7th, Ricky Salvia singled, stole 2nd, and ultimately reached 3rd. But once again, O'Keefe slammed the door to cap off the complete game shutout. O'Keefe struck out 7 Spinners and yielded just 3 hits. Barton finished 2-3 with a double and an RBI. Game 2 is Sunday at 3:00 at Nipper in Waltham.

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Tue, 26 September, 8:00PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Cambridge Spinners 2, Boston White Sox 1

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

The Cambridge Spinners stopped all hopes of a White Sox comeback by defeating Boston 2-1 to win game five and the semi-final series three games to two. Chris Muse-Fisher pitched a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out six. Cambridge scored both of their runs in the bottom of the second inning. Mike Navarro singled to lead off the inning and later scored on a Peter Alain single. With the bases loaded, Colin Sullivan drew a walk that brought in Ryan Feeney. The Spinners defense kept the White Sox off the board for the rest of the game. Boston stranded runners in scoring positions in the fourth and fifth innings, thanks to brilliant defense by the infield of Navarro, Sullivan, Feeney, Muse-Fisher and Greg Megerdichian. The White Sox took the lead in the top of the first, when Rommel Peguero singled and later scored on a Marcos Reyes single. Seth Perkins pitched a complete game with four strikeouts.

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Sun, 24 September, 7:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Boston White Sox 2, Cambridge Spinners 1

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

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Thu, 21 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 2, South Shore Giants 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 South Shore Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

A's ADVANCE TO FINALS The A's advanced to the finals behind a Kyle Breidenstine 1-hitter. He struck out 7 in the complete game win. The A's scored in the 1st, leading off with back-to-back-to-back singles from Donaruma, M. Asdornvuttikrai, and McIntyre. The Giants' Walsh induced Barton into a double play, but one run was put on the board for the A's. In the 3rd, Mahoney was hit by a pitch. He stole 2nd and advanced to 3rd on an Asdornvuttikrai single. McIntyre then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mahoney and the second run for the A's. That was all Breidenstine needed, as he faced just one over the minimum. Asdornvuttikrai finished 3-3 with a double. The A's await the winner of the Spinners-White Sox series.

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Wed, 20 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Boston White Sox 3, Cambridge Spinners 2

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

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Sun, 17 September, 7:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 1, Boston White Sox 0

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

The Spinners won game two of their semifinal series 1-0 over the White Sox to take a 2-0 series lead. Chris Muse-Fisher pitched a complete game shutout, giving up two hits while striking out ten. The lone run came in the top of the third inning, when Mike Tufo singled and later scored on a Ricky Salvia single. Tufo led the offense with three hits and Salvia had two. Seth Perkins pitched a complete game for the White Sox, striking out six.

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Sun, 17 September, 10:00AM, at Quincy - Coletta
Waltham Athletics 2, South Shore Giants 1

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

A's TOP GIANTS IN PITCHER'S DUEL Huber and Plumitallo dueled all morning, but Huber and the A's came out on top. The A's scored in the 1st. Krall laced a single to the right side to bring home M. Asdornvuttikrai, but Smith gunned down McIntyre at the plate to limit the damage to just 1 run. The A's stretched the lead to 2-0 in the 4th. Tessari led off with a single. On Vadala's single Tessari legged it from 1st to 3rd, and errant throw went out of play, allowing Tessari to score the 2nd A's run. The Giants loaded the bases with no outs in the 5th. Clarke walked to cut the lead to 1. But Huber induced 2 infield popouts to get out of the jam. For the A's, Huber got the complete game win, giving up just 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 5. Tessari finished 2-3 with a steal. On the Giants side, Plumitallo gave up just 1 earned run while tossing all 6 innings for the Giants. Clarke went 1-3 with an RBI walk.

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Sat, 16 September, 1:00PM, at Quincy - Coletta
Waltham Athletics 8, South Shore Giants 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 8 13 1 South Shore Giants 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 7 11 1

A's TAKE GAME 1 SLUGFEST The A's scored in the 1st on a Barton base knock. They got 4 in the 3rd on back-to-back doubles from Balise and M. O'Keefe. The Giants got 3 in the 3rd, with French, Nowlin, and Savas connecting with big hits. The A's scored again in the 5th on another Balise double. But the Giants got 2 in their half with Savas driving a 2-RBI single. In the 6th, M. Asdornvuttikrai and McIntyre hit back-to-back doubles for a run. McIntyre later scored on Barton sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the 7th, French and Montone had RBI hits. The Giants then loaded the bases with one out. Stiffler hit a would-be sacrifice fly, but the A's Barton cut down Clarke at the plate to conclude a wild Game 1. B. O'Keefe got the win; Huber took the save. The A's hit 7 doubles; Balise had 3 and M. O'Keefe had 2. For the Giants, Montone, Savas, and Nowlin had multi-hit games, and French finsihed 2-3 with 2 doubles.

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Fri, 15 September, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 1, Boston White Sox 0

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

The Spinners outlasted the White Sox 1-0 to take game one of the semifinals series. Luc Kocher pitched a complete game shutout, giving up three white while striking our seven. Greg Megerdichian scored the lone run in the bottom of the fifth when he tripled and later scored on a Colin Sullivan ground out. The White Sox threatened in the top of the seventh when Rommel Peguero tripled with one out, but the Cambridge defense kept Boston off the board. Jon Shepard took the loss for the White Sox. He pitched six innings, giving up one hit while striking out seven. Shepard also helped stop a Spinners rally in the bottom of the fourth with back to back strikeouts with the bases loaded. Game two is Sunday night in Malden.

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Mon, 11 September, 8:00PM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Boston White Sox 11, Newton Dodgers 4

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

White sox win and advance to semi finals vs Top seed Cambridge Spinners...

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Sun, 10 September, 2:30PM, at Newton - Newton South HS
Boston White Sox 9, Newton Dodgers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston White Sox x x x x x x x 9 0 0 Newton Dodgers x x x x x x x 0 0 0

In his first start of the season Jon "mmg" Shepard pitches a complete game shut out! game 2 tomorrow night at the beautiful Fallon Field in roslindale

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Fri, 8 September, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 2, Waltham Cutters 1

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

A's ADVANCE TO SEMIS The A's advanced past the Cutters, behind a complete game effort from Kyle Breidenstine, who yielded just 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 5. The A's struck for two runs in the second inning. Brett O'Keefe led off with a single and advanced to second on an error. With two outs, Matt Asdornvuttikrai ripped a double off the wall to drive in the first run. Warren Asdornvuttikrai then got into a rundown after an infield popup, which allowed his brother Matt to scramble home for the second run of the game. The Cutters threatened in the 5th. Jeff Coveney, Dana Levensaler, and Steve Wigmore led off with three singles. Ryan Bere then hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead in half. But Breidenstine escaped by striking out the next batter and inducing a groundout for the third out. In the 6th and the 7th, Breidenstine sat down the Cutters with back-to-back 1-2-3 innings to send the A's to the semis.