Under a sunny sky at Hersey the only thing brighter than the sun was the new season enthusiam of every player. Both teams played stong behind the starting pitching of Stephen Townsend (75 pitches) for Allied and Reese Linton (42 pitches) for Turner. Joshua Cassino and Ben Turner boosted the Turner offense early with hard hit balls and were helped by Christian Boretti and Brendan O'Connor with nice drives to the outfield in the later innings. Nice hitting by Allied's Townsends kept them in the game early on. Both teams played solid defense and had several nice plays in the field. After 3 strong innings by Reese, Ben Turner (39 pitches) stepped in to pitch the last three innings for Turner. Great effort by the Allied boys and their other pitchers: Finn Powell (67 pitches), Sam Sullivan (11 pitches) and Nathan Townsend (57 pitches).

The bats came alive tonight for Turner. Several players having multiple hits: Joshua Cassino (2), Christian Boretti (2), Reese Linton (3 - including a HR), Ben Turner (2), Coleman Chase (3), Jack Costello (2), Frankie Vadaro (2). The run support was more than enough for Turner's pitchers: Linton (63 pitches), Boretti (16 pitches) and Turner (64 pitches). They were also supported by good defensive plays at second by Jesse Lee and Matt Chakalis (1 hit). The Snug showcased starting pitcher Billy 'the Kid' McNally (75 pitches and 7 strikeouts) and 8 year old rookie Harry 'Wheelhouse' Wheeler (62 pitches and who had the joy of striking out the first batter he faced). The shutout was snuffed out by catcher Brendan 'Big Red' Morris who went deep in the bottom of the 6th.

Good pitching and fielding continued for Turner against an improving N'tierty team. Reese Linton (54 pitches), Jack Costello (27 pitches) and Frankie Vadaro (18 pitches) took to the mound for Turner. Turner broke it loose with six runs in the thrid and consistent hitting: O'Connor, Cassino (3 hits), Linton (2 hits), Turner (a triple and HR), Chase (3 hits), Costello (2 hits), Chakalis, Vadaro (2 hits), Reese and Kaulins. N'tierty held the game close early behind Dillan Leary (71 pitches). Strong pitching perfomance also by N'tierty's George Reader (39 pitches) to close the game out.

Two good teams played late into a cool night at Hersey. The temperature didn't cool the bats. Big hitters for Turner were Joshua Cassino (3 for 3 with two doubles), Christian Boretti (two singles), Coleman Chase (two doubles), Frankie Vadaro (two singles), Jared Chipman (two singles) and Jesse Lee. Jack Costello also hit a long double off the center field fence. Hedlund made a late inning rally in the fifth with key hits by Conner Bucklen (2 for 2) and Ryan McAuliffe. A great fielding play at first by Andrew Spaziani took the wind out of an early Turner rally in the first inning. Ben Turner (69 pitches) and Christian Boretti (62 pitches) pitched well for Turner, while John Stanley (71 pitches) and Peter Vargo (73 pitches) threw well for Hedlund.

Two great teams faced off at Hersey Field and when the game ended they were both standing tall. Fantastic pitching by Carousel's Michael Saleski (58 pitches) and Jack Forbes (32 pitches) cooled the hot Turner bats. Turner's Reese Linton pitched his game of the year going the distance over 6 innings (75 pitches). Great defense all around, highlighted in the sixth inning when Carousel was rallying and Turner's Joshua Cassino spearheaded a double play.

Another great pitchers duel with Christian Boretti (79 pitches) and Matt Chakalis (30 pitches) on the mound for Turner. Wilson Brown (56 pitches) pitched well for Whitney Gordon through 4 innings. For the second straight game, Joshua Cassino spearheaded a sixth inning double play with a great stab and tag at third base.

Turner fought off a last inning rally by Reebock, who didn't give up and scored 8 runs in the 5th - when the game was called for darkness. Ben Turner (61 pitches) pitched 4 strong innings for Turner. Jared Chipman (40 pitches) and Frankie Vadaro (15 pitches) threw plenty of strikes and held off the rally. Andrew Julian (71 pitches) and Brett Tivnan (79 pitches) threw for Reebock.

A very exciting game to watch - with two very good teams. Turner was out to an early 4-0 lead after three innings when Dunkin Donuts came back with 3 in the fifth. Great defense by Turner's Coleman Chase and Christian Boretti closed out the game in the bottom of the sixth. Great pitching on both sides:

Dunkin Donuts -
Kenny (42)
Sullivan (61)
Hartwell (38)

Turner -
Linton (47)
Boretti (53)

WHAT A GAME. Lots to cheer about for fans on both sides. Turner got off to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first off solid hitting by Brendan O'Connor, Reese Linton, Ben Turner and Jack Costello. The Jewelers came back with one in the third off the bats of Brendan Smith, Bobby Beane and Andrew Burke - then, aganst very good pitching, the Jewelers staged a great comeback. They pulled ahead with a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth. Big hits by Burke, Foskett (double), Bennis (double), Greene and C. Smith. With their backs against the wall in the bottom of the sixth, down 4-2, Turner's Jared Chipman walked and with two outs and two strikes - speedy Chris Edwards hit a line drive over the center fielders head and beat out a close play at home plate. Game tying Home Run! Andrew Burke recovered nicely recording 3-K's in the sixth for the Jewelers.

Very good pitchng on both sides of the ball:

Turner:
Ben Turner (75)
Reese Linton (45)

Hingham Jewelers:
Jackson Bennis (36)
Brendan "Lights Out" Smith (72)
Andrew Burke (20)

Two great teams fought hard into the darkness when the game was called after 5 innings. The game went back and forth all night. Turner broke out to a 5-1 lead in the early innings off hits by Cassino, Linton (triple) and Costello. But Coca Cola fought back gallantly with several big hits in the top of the third to make the score 6-5. Turner didn't give up and came back with 3 in the fourth to pull ahead 8-6: hits by Turner (double), Boretti (triple) and Vadaro. To nobody's surprise Coca Cola came back again with a fifth inning rally to tie the score. With Chakalis warming up for Turner in the bottom of the fifth, O'Connor led off with a walk, Cassino singled and Reese Linton hit a long home run to center field.

Good pitching all around:

Turner -
Reese Linton (77)
Ben Turner (10)
Christian Boretti (32)

Coca Cola -
Donahue (76)
Davis Goode (56)

This was a great baseball game between two teams that showed they are playoff ready. Good pitching, great fielding and some timely big hits by both teams. In the end, DA Cruz was able to hang on to win 4-3. Greg Kaulins, Joshua Cassino and Reese Linton scored for Turner Custom Building. Ben Turner had a big double for their squad. Nick Barrett, Joe Higgins, Andrew Driscoll and Matt O'Connor scored for DA Cruz.

Pitch Counts
DA Cruz:
O'Connor 32 Maguire 35 Droster 41

Turner Custom Building
Cassino 38 Chakalis 38 Vardaro 25

Pizza to Follow!

Both teams were warming up for the playoffs. Natale's started Chris Johnson and followed up with John Lawless and Bobby Sullivan. Taking the mound for Turner were Jack Costello and Coleman Chase. Turner's hitters included Joshua Cassino (inside the park HR), Coleman Chase (a double and two singles), Ben Turner (two singles), Jack Costello (double), Chris Edwards, Frankie Vadaro and Matt Chakalis. Good defense all around - catch of the year by Natale's first baseman on a ball deep in foul territory. Chris Johnson broke up the no hitter for Natale's with a single up the first base line.

Pitch Counts:

Natale's -
Chris Johnson - 46
John Lawless - 65
Bobby Sullivan - 35

Turner -
Jack Costello - 24
Coleman Chase - 14

Great pitchers duel that turned in Turner's favor when Matt Chakalis hit a two out, 2 RBI double in the second - putting Turner up 2-0. In the fourth Turner added two more on a hard hit single by Coleman Chase. Other hitters for Turner were Reese Linton, Christian Boretti and Frankie Vadaro. Drew Longo had a nice line drive hit for Reebok.

Pitch Counts:

Reebok
Wilson Brown - 77

Turner -
Reese Linton - 65
Ben Turner - 8

Another great pitchers duel - again for these two teams. During the season they played to a 0-0 tie. The trend continued through 4 innings in this game - behind the very solid pitching of Ben Turner for Turner and Michael Saleski for Carousel. There was great defense on both sides - highlighted by an unbelievable shoestring, face in the dirt catch off the mound by Patrick McGeoghan with Turner men in scoring position. It stopped Turner from having a big third inning and it was arguably the best catch of the year. The Turner bats finally came alive in the fifth for 5 runs. The rally was sparked by Christian Boretti's sharp line drive double down the third base line with Coleman Chase in scoring position. He was then followed by a Jack Costello walk and big hits by Chris Edwards, Frankie Vadaro, Matt Chakalis and Jesse Lee (double). The Carousel team and their coaches should be congratulated on a great season (9-4-1 record for first time coach Frank Forbes).

Pitchers:

Carousel -
Michael Saleski - 74
Patrick McGeoghan - 11
Buzz Helfrich - 32

Turner:
Ben Turner - 76
Christian Boretti - 16

American League Championship Game

This game was everything a Championship game should be. Good pitching, hitting and plays made on the field. Reese Linton threw 3 2/3 innings striking out ten for Turner. Equally impressive was the tandem of Patrick Kenney and Shane Sullivan. Patrick Kenney kept Dunkin Donuts in the game and Shane Sullivan came on to close the door on a solid and deep Turner team led by Christian Boretti, Brendan O'Connor and Reese Linton.

Dunkin Donuts fell behind 6-1 in the third. In the fourth, they mounted a rally with base hits by Jackson Hartwell, Patrick Kenney, and a walk to Brendan Cullen. This set the stage for Harrison White who bombed a triple to center. Stoddard Rowley knocked White in with a base hit and the score was 6-5. Solid defense in the field bu Dunkin Donuts kept Turner off the board in the fifth. In the top of the sixth Jackson Hartwell singled and advanced to third on nice piece of hitting by Patrick Kenney. Shane Sullivan knocked Hartwell in with a triple of his own. With Sulivan at third and the score tied at 6, Brendan Cullen roped a single to left knocking in the eventual game winning run. The game ended on a web gem. With a man on first and one out, Jackson Hartwell napped a lined shot at short and threw a strike to Patrick Kenney at first for the game ending double play. Hats off to an impressive Turner Team who not only played a heck of a game, but exhibited great sportsmanship in a heartbreaking loss.

Pitch Counts

Kenney 67 Sullivan 51