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

The Gray's knock the reigning League Champions out of playoff contention with hard fought 8-5 win in Waltham. Matt Ferro threw 6 innings giving up 5 runs although none were earned. The Gray's defense did not do Ferro many favors however, the A's seemed to capitalize on every Gray miscue with clutch hits. The offense was led by Bret Samboy who continues his torrid offensive pace going 3-4 with 4 RBI, including mammoth 3-Run home run to spark a 6 run 3rd inning. Matt Ferro and Phil Carignan each added 2 hits and 2 RBI. The Gray's close the season out Thursday against the Dodgers and will be the 3 seed in the playoffs.

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Sun, 26 August, 10:00AM, at Middleboro - Pierce Playground
Waltham Athletics 5, Middleboro Red Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics x x x x x x x 5 0 0 Middleboro Red Sox x x x x x x x 2 0 0

Athletics keep themselves alive in the playoff hunt with 5-2 victory thanks to a CG by Kurtz. Drama ensues for the final playoff spot. If the Athletics win tomorrow night at Nipper vs. Grays, the secure a playoff spot, if they lose, the Snappers secure a spot.

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Fri, 24 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 2, Singing Surgeons 1

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

The Athletics keep their narrow path to a playoff spot alive behind a complete game by Breidenstine. Will Wilde supplied the offense for the A’s with an RBI double and Bo McIntyre secured the other RBI for the A’s. The only way the Athletics can make the playoffs is by winning their next 2 games against the Red Sox and Grays on Sunday and Monday.

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Wed, 22 August, 8:00PM, at Malden - Pine Banks (grass)
North Shore Snappers 4, Waltham Athletics 3

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

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Tue, 14 August, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 4, Waltham Athletics 2

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

Spinners win a close one...

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Fri, 10 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
South Shore Grays 1, Waltham Athletics 0

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

Grays win a 1-0 pitchers duel between Tom Plumitallo and Brett O'Keefe. Plumitallo threw a CG shutout giving up 5 hits, striking out 4. O'Keefe, saddled with the unlucky loss, threw all 7 giving up only 5 hits and 1 unearned run. The Grays strung together 3 straight hits in the 5th allowing them to score one run on a misplayed ball which would be all Plumitallo and the Gray's defense would need. The Gray's are back in action Monday under the lights in Weymouth against the Dodgers.

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Wed, 1 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Cutters 7, Waltham Athletics 2

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

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Sun, 29 July, 10:00AM, at Newton - Newton South HS
Waltham Athletics 5, Newton Dodgers 2

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

Rob Muollo had 2 hits and 2 runs, and Jordan Krall had 2 RBI in the victory. Brett O'Keefe threw a CG to improve to 5-1 on the year. The Athletics take the season series 2-1 over the Dodgers and hold the playoff tiebreaker. The Athletics next play the Cutters, and the Dodgers play the Grays, both in games with important playoff implications.

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Fri, 27 July, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Cutters 4, Waltham Athletics 3

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

The As and Cutters battle it out (as always) but the Cutters end up on top 4-3 walk off style. The Cutters jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st thanks to Mike Galvin double and Brett Fundell sac fly. The As score single runs in the middle innings to take a 3-2 lead. The Cutters loaded em up in the 7th. After Steve Walsh drew a bases loaded walk, Tim Varakis brought home the winning run w a sac fly. Jason Kurtz took the CG loss and Dan Wilson won in relief.

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Fri, 20 July, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 3, Middleboro Red Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Middleboro Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 1 1 1 x 3 6 1

The A's got a much needed victory over the Red Sox on a beautiful Friday night at Nipper. The Athletics were led on the mound by Brett O'Keefe, who threw a CG, surrendering 2 ER and striking out 7 in the effort. The A's would score in the 4th, taking advantage of a Red Sox error, and a SAC fly by Buddha. They'd get another in the 5th when Krall drove in MacNeil through a drawn in infield. The Red Sox tied it up in the 6th when Bill Ferdinand walked, and the meat of the Red Sox order would drive runs in, with RBI singles by Letourneau and Lannan. The Athletics would put one more across in the 6th, thanks to a hit by Muollo, an error on a stolen base attempt, and a hit by Warren Asdron. Rookie Matt MacNeil led the Athletics offense going 2-3 with a double and a run. Ferrazani threw well in the loss, and Lannan made some nice plays in the field, while tallying a key RBI hit for the Red Sox.

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Sun, 15 July, 10:00AM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Boston Sox 10, Waltham Athletics 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics x x x x x x x 0 0 0 Boston Sox x x x x x x x 10 0 0

The Boston Sox complete the season series sweep of the defending champ A’s with a 10-0 win at Fallon field. The Sox lineup was hot from the start, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning and never looking back. Every player had at least one hit as the squad accumulated 16 total knocks on the day. Eric Rodriguez paced the way with a 3 for 4 outing while Jake Perkins plated two big runs to break open the game in the first. Inheriting a 7-0 lead before throwing a pitch was far more than Seth Perkins would need on the hill. Perkins cruised to the win, going the distance for the Sox, allowing only 2 hits, no runs, no walks, and striking out 6. The Sox end their 4 game in 7 day stretch 3-0-1 extending their league best record to 12-1-1. Sox will return to the diamond on Thursday night against the Singing Surgeons at 8pm in Lynn at Breed Middle School.

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Fri, 13 July, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 4, Singing Surgeons 1

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

The A's rode the arm of Jason Kurtz to the 4-1 victory on Friday night over the Surgeons. Kurtz tallied 11 K's on the night, while surrendering only 1 run. The A's put up 3 runs in the first, thanks to Nick Barton's 2 RBI double, and great baserunning on a wild pitch to score the third run. The A's pushed across another run in the 4th, when Bo McIntyre hit a single, and PR Paul Mahoney stole second base and scored on an error. The Surgeons threatened in the 7th; however Kurtz induced a DP ground out, and got a strikeout to end the game. Manero pitched well in the loss, and also tallied 2 hits for the Surgeons.

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Mon, 9 July, 8:00PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 10, Waltham Athletics 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 2 3 Cambridge Spinners 1 0 7 2 0 x x 10 13 1

The Spinners top the A's in their second meeting of the season. The Spinners offense was led by Gaffney, Allain and Salvia, all of which were 3 for 3 on the night (Allain 2 doubles). Spins would get their first run in the 1st inning off a Gaffney 2 out single and would put up 7 more runs in the 3rd. That would be plenty for CMF - who threw a 2 hit shut out, striking out 8. Spinners finished the night with a total of 10 runs leading a shortened game. Next up for the Spinners is the rubber match with the Sox on Friday night.

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Sat, 30 June, 2:00PM, at Watertown - Moxley
Waltham Athletics 2, South Shore Grays 0

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

Brett O’Keefe dazzled and threw a complete game no hitter against the Grays on a stifling hot day at Moxley in Watertown. The only runners to reach base via an error and a walk. The A’s scored 2 in the first thanks to timely hits by Muollo and Tessari, and that was all they would need as O’Keefe kept the Grays bats off balance all game. Jared Walsh was the tough luck loser, as he threw 4 straight 1-2-3 innings to end the ball game, surrendering only the runs in the first inning. Both the A’s and Grays are now 5-6 on the season and are fighting for playoff spots. The Grays play the Red Sox Sunday, and the A’s are off until July 9 against the Spinners.

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Tue, 19 June, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Middleboro Red Sox 3, Waltham Athletics 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Middleboro Red Sox x x x x x x x 3 0 0 Waltham Athletics x x x x x x x 0 0 0

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Sun, 10 June, 10:00AM, at Newton - Newton South HS
Newton Dodgers 2, Waltham Athletics 0

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

Behind the strong pitching of Dave Roberts and Garrett Colantino, the Dodgers shutout the Athletics 2-0. Ramos and Ordway each chip-in with RBI singles in the 5th, which proved to be the only offense in the game.

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Thu, 7 June, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Clancy
Boston Sox 3, Waltham Athletics 2

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

Ryan Foley hits a gapper to right center to win the game in the bottom of the 7th....more to come

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Sun, 3 June, 10:00AM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Singing Surgeons 7, Waltham Athletics 1

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

Ken Manero pitched a complete game with 7 K's for the first Singing Surgeons victory in League history. The Surgeons scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning. Derrick Amodei went 3 for 3 with a 2B, 3B, 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jesse Alexander was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI. Peter Blunt had 2 hits. Greg Gallivan also contributed with a hit, run and a RBI.

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Thu, 31 May, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 3, Waltham Cutters 0

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

A’s move to 4-2 behind the arm of O’Keefe with a 3-0 win over Cutters Brett O’Keefe threw a CG shutout, tallying 7 K’s while surrendering only 6 hits. The A’s got on the board in the 2nd on a Will Wilde RBI double. Brian Balise added some insurance in the 6th with a 2 RBI single. The Cutters threatened in the 7th but O’Keefe slammed the door for the CG win. Fundell had an impressive game for the Cutters, going 3-3 with a double. Dan Wilson threw welll but took the loss.

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Tue, 29 May, 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 1 0 0 0 2 5 2 Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 3 4 1

A's OVER SPINNERS IN PITCHER'S DUEL The Spinners jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st. Gioia singled, stole 2nd, and scored on a Knell groundout. They added a 2nd run in the 4th. Killoren towered a double to left. Feeney then hit a single to right center to plate Killoren. But the A's struck for 3 in the 6th. Muollo was hit by a pitch. M. Asdornvuttikrai and McIntyre walked. And a few wild pitches led to Muollo and Asdornvuttikrai scoring. B. O'Keefe then legged out an infield single to plate McIntyre for the winning run. Breidenstine shut the door in the 7th to cap off the win. He struck out 6 Spinners in 3 innings of work, and the lone blemish was a hit by pitch.

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Thu, 17 May, 7:30PM, at Newton - Albermarle
Waltham Athletics 6, Newton Dodgers 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 6 10 0 Newton Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1

A's TOP DODGERS. The A's struck first with a Tessari triple in the 2nd. Then added 3 more in the 4th, with Balise connecting for a 2 RBI single. In the 5th the A's plated 2 more runs, with Muollo, W. Asdornvuttikrai, and McIntyre connecting for back-to-back-to-back singles. Donaruma, W. Asdornvuttikrai, and McIntyre each had 2 hits on the night. O'Keefe picked up the win with 6 innings of work, striking out 8 and only yielding 5 hits.

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Wed, 9 May, 8:30PM, at Malden - Pine Banks (grass)
North Shore Snappers 12, Waltham Athletics 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 North Shore Snappers 2 3 0 0 5 2 x 12 18 1

The Snapper get their first win of the season behind the arm of Chris Mancini, who pitched 5 innings, while scattering 2 hits, and no runs. Pete Franchi and Joe Perna both had 3 hits a peice. While B.J Neil, Adam Johnson, Chris Lang, and Matt Connoly all had multi RBI games.

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Tue, 1 May, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Waltham Athletics 5, North Shore Snappers 3

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

Kurtz throws CG with 9K's for the W. More to come...

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Sat, 28 April, 7:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
Boston Sox 5, Waltham Athletics 0

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

Boston sox win season opener 5-0. More info to come....