Game 16: Malden Bulldogs @ East Boston Knights 7/10/12

The Knights traveled to Maplewood to face off against the Bulldogs. Sean Hannon was on the bump for the Knights to match-up against Zack Thompson.

Malden struck right away in the top of the first inning on a double that was smashed to right-centerfield by Englehardt that gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead.

Malden scored again in the 2nd on a controversial call that would give the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead. With 2 outs and a runner at 2nd Brad Tardugno grounded out to 1st base that was called foul by the homeplate umpire. The ball was clearly fair to all involved but gave a second life to Tardugno and he delivered a single to take a 3-0 lead.

The Knights would come back in the bottom of that inning taking advantage of 6 walks by the Bulldogs. The Knights had 2 RBI singles by DiNapoli, Mercado and Connors taking an 8-3 lead that they would not relinquish.

Sean Hannon now joins Kenny Luongo and teammate Branden Eaton in the 5 and 0 club

	Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Malden Bulldogs 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 8 3 East Boston Knights 0 8 0 0 0 0 x 8 5 2
W: S Hannon (5-0), L: D Rivkin (0-2)

Malden Bulldogs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Ken Olisky	3	2	0	0	1	1	.000
Luis Lara	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Brad Tardugno	3	0	2	3	0	1	.667
Thomas Englehardt	2	0	1	1	1	1	.500
Anthony Perry	3	0	1	1	1	0	.333
Steve D'Entremont	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Hunter Caron	2	0	1	0	1	2	.500
Joey Eugenio	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brett Remon	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Kevin Salines	3	2	2	0	0	1	.667
Totals	27	5	8	5	5	9	.296
2B: Thomas Englehardt
RBI: Brad Tardugno 3, Thomas Englehardt, Anthony Perry
SB: Kevin Salines
E: Ken Olisky, Hunter Caron, Brett Remon

East Boston Knights	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jose Paulino	3	1	0	1	1	2	.000
Ace DiNapoli	4	1	2	2	0	0	.500
Kenny Polanco	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Wilson Mercado	4	1	2	2	0	0	.500
Ben McBride	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Geoff Harris	2	1	0	0	1	1	.000
Kyle Connors	2	1	1	2	1	1	.500
Ricky Garthe	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Anthony Ortiz	2	1	0	1	1	1	.000
Christian Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	26	8	6	8	6	7	.231
2B: Ace DiNapoli
RBI: Jose Paulino, Ace DiNapoli 2, Wilson Mercado 2, Kyle Connors 2, Anthony Ortiz
SB: Kyle Connors
E: Jose Paulino 2

Malden Bulldogs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zack Thompson	1	2	5	5	5	0	35.00
Dan Rivkin (L 0-2)	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	63.00
Kenny Luongo	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0.00
Jon Shepard	3	0	0	0	0	3	0.00

East Boston Knights	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Hannon (W 5-0)	7	8	5	3	5	9	3.00

Weather: Sunny

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Game 17: East Boston Knights @ South Boston Saints 7/12/12

 

The Knights faced off against the Saints in a rematch of Monday's game where the Saints won and took over first place in the Yaz division. Now the Knights look to go into Ronan Park to retake first place in the second game in the week.

This game was a crazy one with the Knights plating 7 runs in the first 2 innings to take a 7-0 lead and looked to roll early. The Saints did not give up though scoring the next 8 runs in the next 4 innings to take an 8-7 lead capped by a go ahead solo shot homerun by Brendan Klaes.

The Knights battled back though in the top of the sixth inning. With 2 outs and a runner on second Matt Rodriguez hit a clutch single that scored Jose Paulino for the tying run. The Knights then scored 5 runs in the top of the 8th to win the game. Branden Eaton took the hill in the 6th and pitched 1 and 2/3 innings for his league leading 6th victory.

Offensively for the Knights, Rodriguez (3-3 4RBI 2SB 1R) and McBride(2-4 1HR 4RBI 1SB 2R) led the way for the home town team.

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Knights 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 15 4 South Boston Saints 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 8 9 1

W: B Eaton (6-0), L: J Miraecki (0-1)

East Boston Knights	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jose Paulino	4	4	2	0	1	0	.500
Kyle Connors	4	3	2	1	1	0	.500
Matt Rodriguez	3	1	3	4	1	0	1.000
Wilson Mercado	5	1	2	1	0	0	.400
Kenny Polanco	4	2	0	0	1	1	.000
Ben McBride	4	2	2	4	1	0	.500
Geoff Harris	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Christian Gonzalez	5	0	2	1	0	1	.400
Anthony Ortiz	5	0	1	2	0	0	.200
Totals	38	13	15	13	5	3	.395
2B: Kyle Connors
3B: Kyle Connors
HR: Ben McBride
RBI: Kyle Connors, Matt Rodriguez 4, Wilson Mercado, Ben McBride 4, Christian Gonzalez, Anthony Ortiz 2
SB: Jose Paulino 4, Matt Rodriguez 2, Ben McBride, Geoff Harris
E: Wilson Mercado, Anthony Ortiz 2

South Boston Saints	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Paul Larocque	3	1	0	0	1	2	.000
Ben Mendelson	3	1	1	0	2	2	.333
Bryan Evans	5	1	3	1	0	1	.600
Jon Tenney	4	1	0	1	0	0	.000
Jeff Wojnar	3	2	1	0	0	0	.333
Brendan Klaes	3	2	2	1	1	1	.667
Peter McAuliffe	2	0	0	1	2	0	.000
Andrew Larocque	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
David Montoya	4	0	1	2	0	1	.250
Totals	31	8	9	6	6	8	.290
HR: Brendan Klaes
RBI: Bryan Evans, Jon Tenney, Brendan Klaes, Peter McAuliffe, David Montoya 2
E: Paul Larocque, David Montoya

East Boston Knights	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Justin Wojick	6	8	8	2	6	3	2.33
Branden Eaton (W 6-0)	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0.00
Jared Kenney	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
WP: Justin Wojick
HB: Justin Wojick 2

South Boston Saints	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Matt Metsch	5	9	7	6	1	1	8.40
John Miraecki (L 0-1)	2	4	4	4	2	1	14.00
Rob Stephenson	1	2	2	2	2	2	14.00
HB: Matt Metsch, John Miraecki

Weather: Clear

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Game 18: East Boston Knights @ Stoneham Sabres 7/14/12

 

On Bastille Day, the East Boston Knights on the road again traveled up the Fellsway (or exit 36 off I-93) into Stoneham where they face the Stoneham Sabres, who like the Knights have three games in two days this weekend. Except the Sabres have a three game homestand at Rec Park against the Yaz Division squads. The Knights brought ace Brandon Eaton on the hill who currently lead the YBL in wins and top ten ERA going into today's game. Expecting a pitchers duel on a steamy afternoon, game was scoreless until the 3rd as the Knights strike first scoring two. It was 2-0 until the 7th as the Knights added a couple of insurance runs as they remained in 1st in the Yaz division with a 6-1 win. The duel of Matt Rodriguez and Ben McBride continue to produce as they both had two hits and a run batted in. Far cry from last season on the same field where Juan had a solid outing. This time its small ball that dominated.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E East Boston Knights 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 6 1 Stoneham Sabers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 3
W: B Eaton (7-0), L: R MacDonald (2-2)

East Boston Knights	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jose Paulino	1	1	0	0	2	0	.000
Ace DiNapoli	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Timothy Antonellis	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Matt Rodriguez	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500
Wilson Mercado	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Ryan White	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kenny Polanco	2	0	0	1	1	1	.000
Ben McBride	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500
Geoff Harris	2	0	0	1	2	0	.000
Kyle Connors	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Anthony Ortiz	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Totals	25	6	6	5	6	1	.240
RBI: Ace DiNapoli, Matt Rodriguez, Kenny Polanco, Ben McBride, Geoff Harris
SB: Kyle Connors
E: Kenny Polanco

Stoneham Sabers	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Mike Robinson	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500
Ryan Flanagan	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Jon Susko	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Travis Adams	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Angelo Colucci	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Jake Zelnick	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Rob MacDonald	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Sean Ruderman	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Nick Schauwecker	3	0	1	1	0	1	.333
Joe Parlow	3	0	2	0	0	0	.667
Totals	28	1	8	1	1	4	.286
2B: Mike Robinson, Nick Schauwecker
RBI: Nick Schauwecker
SB: Travis Adams, Jake Zelnick
E: Jon Susko, Jake Zelnick

East Boston Knights	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Branden Eaton (W 7-0)	7	7	1	0	1	4	0.00

Stoneham Sabers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Rob MacDonald (L 2-2)	6	2	2	0	4	1	0.00
Matt Pitts	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	84.00
Gaetano Fodera	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
HB: Rob MacDonald 2, Gaetano Fodera

Weather: Partly Sunny

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