Generals Return Favor...10-1

The Hamilton Generals were able to give the Ipswich Chiefs their first loss of the season by the score of 10-1. Judd Funchion pitched a complete game (6 innings due to darkness) gem for the Generals to pick up the win. Funchion surrendered only one run on 4 hits, striking out 5. Doucette picked up the loss for the Cheifs.

The Chiefs got on the board first in the top of the second inning behind a Knox RBI single. The Generals answered in the bottom of the second with 6 runs. Mark Potter tied the game with an RBI single that plated Tom Jones. Reggie Maidment (3-3, 3 RBI) followed with a 2RBI single. Jered Stewart added the exclamation with a 3 run HR through the willow tree in left to complete the scoring in the second. Chris Shuka added an RBI single in the 4th.

Both teams next play this Sunday, Father's Day. Hamilton will travel to Beverly while the Chiefs travel to Rockport with first place on the line. Both the Townies and Chiefs sit atop the ITL standings with 4-1 records.

Topsfield 4 - Manchester/Essex 8

On Tuesday night the M-E Mariners overcame a 4 run deficit to gain their 3^rd victory of the season, and even their record to 3-3. The Tories of Topsfield jumped out of the gate quickly with 4 runs in the top of the 1^st inning on hits by Matt Rogers, Ben Hathaway, Dave Galugi, and a 2 run homer by Travis Luongo. After the first inning, Mariners starting pitcher Ryan Marques settled down well and pitched 5 shutout innings after that to gain the victory, with Mike Gibbon pitching a perfect 7^th including 2 strikeouts. Matt Rogers suffered the loss for Topsfield.

The Mariners got one run in the bottom of the 3^rd on a double from Joe Orlando, and base hits from Bryan Lafata and Charlie Choate. The bottom of the 5^th was when the Mariner bats came alive, leading the inning off were Nate Bertolino and Charlie Choate with back to back homers to bring the Mariners within one. With a couple walks, a hit batsmen, an error and sac fly the Mariners were able to tack on 3 more runs in the inning to secure the lead.

The Tories were led at the plate by Luongo (2-4 w/hr, 2rbi), and Hathaway (2-3 w/2b, run scored). The Mariners were led by 4 & 5 hitters Bertolino (2-4, hr) and Choate (2-2 w/hr, 2 rbi, bb). Christian Maki in his debut with the Mariners scored 2 runs.

The Tories and Mariners meet again this Friday, June 15^th at Proctor Field. First pitch is slated for 5:45pm.

Rowley - 6, Beverly - 5

Rowley (4-3) beat Beverly (2-4) by the score of 6 to 5 Tuesday night at Eiras Field. Beverly carried a 3 to 1 lead into the bottom of the 6th inning as Beverly's Joe Gill and Rowley's Matt Wile locked horns in a pitcher's duel. But, in the bottom of the 6th Rowley struck for 3 runs and took a 1 run lead. Renzulli, Chris Wile, and Warden had RBI singles in the inning.

Rowley brought on Dave Leavitt to close the game, but Beverly scored two runs to take a 5 to 4 lead into the bottom of the 7th. The big blow of the inning was a deep double by Jeff Giannino.

In the bottom half of the 7th, Rowley loaded the bases with two out. Chris Wile smacked a long drive into the right center gap to drive home two runs to win the game for the Rams.

Chris Wile was 3 for 4 with 4 runs knocked in on the night for the Rams. Walter also had 3 hits. For Beverly, Alex Manzi was 2 for 3 with an RBI and Giannino contributed 2 hits. Kyle Sewyck was charged with the loss.

Chief's over the Generals 14-3

In the first match up between these two rivals the Ipswich squad had an impressive 6th inning by opening the flood gates with 11 runs. It was also in that 6th inning where the Tribe from Linebrook belted 3 homeruns. The hit parade started with the game dead locked at three when Tommy Radzim hit a shot into the little league diamond to take the lead. Then Jimmy "Salty" Bodwell also joined the fun going by going the other way to left. And lastly "Shootah" Dave Shoreman stroked a ball to left center almost taking out the centerfielder for the Orioles over on the little league diamond to cap off the 11 run 6th.Hits came early for the Chief's as in the 1st Dylan During showed off his opposite field power sending a ball into the trees in right. After that it turned into a pitchers duel as HW's starter would keep the bats for the home team quiet for 4+ innings. Andy Workman got the call tonight for Ipswich throwing 6 solid innings, giving up six hits, yielding 3 runs, and struck out six Generals. Workman tipped his cap and gave way to Chris Lane who pitched a scoreless 7th. Mark Provost had 3 hits for the Generals. These two meet again on Thursday on Hamilton-Wenhams battle field Patton Park. The war continues at 5:45 when Dave Doucette takes the hill for the Tribe which is looking to go 5-0.

Beverly - 10, Manchester - 6

Beverly came from behind to beat Manchester 10 to 6. The Mariners took a 5 to 2 lead into the bottom of the 5th inning but Beverly erupted for 6 runs in an inning keyed by Derek Scialdone's homerun and Pat Doyle's long double to center. Manchester loaded the bases in the top of the 6th, but only managed one run. Beverly then got two insurance runs on a Jeff Barricelli homer in the bottom of the 6th. In the 7th Manchester loaded the bases but did not score.

Alex Manzi earned the win in relief. Charlie Choate was charged with the loss. Barricelli was 3 for 4 with 3RBI. Scialdone was 3 for 3 with one run knocked in. Doyle and Andy Hobin each knocked in two runs.

Joe Orlando (3 for 3), Bryan Lafata (3 for 3), and Charlie Choate (3 for 5) led the Manchester offense.

Rockport Townies Sweep Doubleheader from Rowley Rams, 3-1 & 2-0

Details to follow...

Chief's knock off the Tories

The Chiefs knocked off the Tories by a score of 11-6. Brad Eaton got the call for the Tribe, throwing four strong innings. Scott "Hornet" Morrison came in for the 5th and 6th. Matt Lane made his 2007 debut tossing a scoreless 7th to secure the victory.

The Chiefs came out swinging the bats early taking a quick 5-0 lead. Chris Zaremba had a big double in the 1st to open the flood gates for the early advantage. Andy Knox also picked up his first ITL hit of his young career with a base hit to right in the top of the 5th.

The Chiefs are at home again on Monday night as they face the HW Generals for the first time this season. Andy Workman takes to the hill for his first start of the season. Its always a great match up when the Generals come into the reservation.

Rowley 2 - Generals 14

Judd Funchion picked up the win for the Generals, and looked good in the process. Funchion pitched 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 2 runs, and 1 walk while striking out 5. The two runs came in the top of the first inning as Renzuli took a pitch to left center for a 2-run HR. The Rams couldn't get anything else as they took their first loss of the season. The Generals bounced right back in the bottom of the first with 4 runs on a Jones sac fly, and a two out 2-RBI single from Justin Tilley. The Generals scored 9 in the sixth, all with 2 outs, to put the game out of reach. Jeff Jensen highlighted the attack with a nice RBI double. Mark Provost had 2 hits, and Jered Stewart added 3 to lead the Generals offense. Ryan Weaver pitched the 7th for the Generals, his ITL pitching debut. C. Wile picked up the loss for Rowley, he struck out 3 but hit 6 batters. A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Maidment who provided hamburgers and hot dogs for fans and players. It certainly added to the summer baseball experience.

The Generals travel to Ipswich Monday, and the Rams travel to Rockport for a double-header this Sunday.

June 6th: Manchester - 7, Beverly - 6

Box Score

Beverly Batting AB-R-H-RBI
1. Besse (SS) 2-1-1-2
2. Doyle (CF) 4-1-1-1
3. Giannino (1B) 4-1-1-2
4. Scialdone (DH) 3-0-1-0
5. M. Freni (3B) 3-1-1-1
6. Hobin (CA) 2-0-0-0
7. O'Brien (LF) 3-0-0-0
-. Gill (LF) 0-0-0-0
8. Manzi (RF) 2-2-0-0
9. Sewyck (2B) 2-0-0-0
-. R. Freni (2B) 1-0-0-0

HR - M. Freni (1st), Giannino (2nd)
2B - Doyle
BB - Besse, Hobin, Manzi
K - Giannino - 2, Doyle, M. Freni, Sewyck, R. Freni
SF - Besse
SB - Besse

Pitching
Gomez: 3IP, 5R, 5ER, 5H, 4BB, 3K
Deschamps: 3IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K, Loss (1-2)


Manchester Batting AB-R-H-RBI
1. Gentile (CF) 4-1-1-0
2. Orlando (RF) 1-0-0-0
-. Whynott (RF) 1-0-0-0
-. Aiello (RF) 1-0-1-0
3. Bertolino (SS) 2-3-1-2
4. Lafata (CA) 2-2-2-1
5. Choate (1B) 3-0-0-0
6. Buckley (DH) 2-0-0-0
7. Ferrerio (2B) 3-0-1-2
8. Hildonen (LF) 3-0-0-0
9. Haskell (3B) 2-1-0-0

Pitching
Marques: 6IP, 6R, 4ER, 5H, 3BB, 5K, Win
Cain: 1IP, 0R, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 1K, Save


Beverly 0-0-1-1-4-0-0 6
Manchester 1-0-4-0-2-0-x 7

Rockport @ Man./Essex 6/5/07 CANCELED

Tonight's game in Essex is postponed due to the field conditions which are very poor from the rain we received the past few days, as well as the severe thunderstorm warnings we are under for a good part of the evening. No make-up has been set. Beverly visits Memorial Field tomorrow night for the next scheduled ITL game.

Hamilton @ Rowley 6/5/07 CANCELED

Tonight's game at Erias Field has been canceled. With all the rain yesterday the field is not suitable for play. Tonight's forecast does not look promising for baseball either. No make-up date has been scheduled. The teams try again Thursday night at Patton Park in Hamilton, 5:45pm start. Hopefully we'll see you there!

Tonight's Game 6/4/07

Tonight's game has been postponed due to the weather. Topsfield will make up their game in Ipswich at a later date, but that exact date has not been confirmed yet.

Manchester/Essex 8 - Rockport 3

The Mariners won their first game of the season 8-3 at Evans Field over the Townies of Rockport. M/E was led by a complete game, 2 hit effort from Charlie Choate (7IP, 2H, 13K, 1 earned run). On the hill for Rockport were pitchers Jeff Fristhen (Loss, 1IP, 5H, 4ER, 1K), Andrew Vassallo (3 2/3IP, 4H, 6K, 2ER), and Chris Bouchie (2 1/3IP, 2H, 1ER, 4K).

Corey Hildonen led the Mariners with 3 hits; Charlie Choate and Joe Orlando contributed 2 hits each; Orlando had 3 rbi's, Bryan Lafata and Whit Graham each had 2 rbi's.

The Townies were were led by Brent Currier's rbi triple in the 1st inning and Justin Paradis leadoff single in the 3rd inning.

The Mariners improve to 1-2 and Rockport drops to 2-1. Rockport will visit the Mariners on Tuesday night, June 5th in Essex at 5:45pm (Memorial Field); weather permitting.

Rowley - 11, Beverly - 8

Beverly led 8 to 7 heading into the 7th inning but Rowley rallied for four runs to earn the 11 to 8 victory. Dave Leavitt was credited with the win in relief. Rowley is now 3-0 and Beverly sits at 1-2.

For Rowley, White(?) pitched the first 5 innings allowing 7 runs many of which were unearned. Leavitt pitched two innings allowing 1 run. Renzulli had 3 hits and made several exceptional plays at shortstop. Dan Knight and Walker added two hits apiece.

Beverly's offense was led by Ty Besse who had two hits, two runs, and two RBI. Rob Freni also pitched in with two hits. Roger Dragani took the loss in relief. Dragani pitched 2 scoreless innings before allowing 4 runs in the 7th.

Rowley 11 - Topsfield 3

The Rams beat the Tories 11-3 at Proctor Friday night. Kevin Brasseur pitched 7 innings giving up 2 earned runs and offensively Dan Tomasz contibuted 2 hits and 2 RBI for the Rams. The Rams will face Beverly Sunday at Cooney Field.

Rockport Townies 3 - Hamilton Generals 2

The Rockport Townies rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh to steal a 3-2 win from the Hamilton Generals at Patton Park last night. Townies catcher Dan Greel hustled out a potentially game-ending 6-4-3 double play attempt to keep the game alive and plate Rockport's first run. Pete Silva and Mike Bertolino then followed with back-to-back doubles off Hamilton starter Jeff Jensen, the latter driving in the tying and go-ahead runs. The Generals immediately threatened in the home half of the seventh. Townies pitcher Chris Bouchie induced a double play with runners on the corners, ending the game and stranding the tying run on third.

Ryan Blanchard started and pitched 4 strong innings for the Townies, allowing two runs on just three hits. Reliever Pat Clark got the win, bearing down and pitching out of trouble twice during two shutout innings. Bouchie picked up the save. Greel was outstanding behind the plate, gunning down a pair of would-be basestealers. Mike Anderson led Rockport with a pair of hits.

For Hamilton, Jensen was the tough-luck loser. He went the distance scattering eight hits, striking out five and pounding the strike zone in allowing just one walk. Andre Painchaud led the Generals with a 3-3 performance, all of which were well-hit balls.