Michel Sends HW to North Final

ITL General Austen Michel hasn't joined the team yet this season as he has been busy with is current team, sending them to the MIAA North Final for the first time since 1991.  To say his outing yesterday was outstanding would be an understatement.

"Michel fans 15 in no-hitter to send H-W to first North final since 1991"

By Phil Stacey

Posted:  06/05/2014 4:30 AM

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LYNN — Great players rise up and do great things when the stakes are greatest.
Austen Michel proved yesterday that he most certainly belongs in that elite athletic group.
Hamilton-Wenham’s fireballing junior right-hander spun a no-hitter and struck out 15 Pentucket hitters en route to a 3-0 victory in the Division 3 North semifinals at Fraser Field. In doing so, he helped his club advance to the North title game for the first time in 23 years.
“I knew I had to throw my curveball more today,” said Michel, who said he became aware that the Sachems didn’t have a hit in the fourth or fifth inning. “I pitched against them earlier in the year and they hit my fastball well, so I had to mix it up better this time.
“In the bullpen (beforehand), I really had my curveball spinning and breaking late, so I made sure to use it a lot  in the actual game.”
Head coach Reggie Maidment, whose eighth-seeded Generals (16-7) will face the winner of today’s North Reading/Austin Prep semifinal in the Division 3 North final this weekend, said he thought about throwing capable righty Jack Clay yesterday and saving Michel for a possible North final start.
“But who was I kidding? We lose, we go home,” laughed Maidment. “I asked both guys and Austen said, ‘Coach, today’s the day. I want the ball. I want it.’ And Jack was like, ‘No problem; I’ll play third base.’ Simple as that.”
On a cloudy, cool afternoon, Michel was superb throughout. With a snapping curveball to go with a plus-fastball, he had opposing hitters swinging and missing frequently. There was only one hard-hit ball off of him — a first inning shot deep into left field by Darren Englke that sailed foul — as he allowed just two balls out of the infield. Of his 101 pitches, 71 went for strikes as Michel threw first-pitch strikes to half of Pentucket’s 24 hitters.
Here’s perhaps the best indication of how ‘on’ Michel was: 10 of the Sachems’ 15 batters who struck out were caught looking, guessing on one pitch and getting bamboozled with another.
“Austen’s breaking ball was definitely breaking a lot more, and he was hitting his spots with his fastball,” said catcher Pete Duval. “His heater had a bit of a tail today, which definitely helped. He had a little two-seam going on.”
Down three in their final at-bat, Englke reached first base when his bunt attempt was botched for an error. Unfazed, Michel struck out the next three Pentucket batters (all looking) to end his masterpiece.
Michel, a Division 1 college baseball prospect, improved to 5-3 on the season (with 3 no-decisions) and now has 103 strikeouts and an earned run average under 1.00 on the season.
Pentucket starter Robert Barry came out of the gate and matched Michel virtually pitch for pitch. He struck out five of the first six Generals’ batters who made outs and didn’t allow a hit in 3 2/3 innings of work. But the second time through the lineup, Hamilton-Wenham made something happen without the benefit of a hit.
Cleanup hitter Brett Harring drew a one-out walk and reached third base when Duval’s grounder back to the mound was bobbled by Barry, giving the Generals runners at the corners. With two out and Tom Dowd at the dish, a passed ball enabled Harring to scoot home with the game’s first run.
“I knew we were going to get something (offensively),” said Michel. “Our team’s done that all year; we might struggle the first time through but have good at-bats, then get them the second or third time through the lineup.”
After leadoff hitter Ian Dickey had the game’s first hit, a clean single to right off Pentucket reliever Pat Beaton in the fifth inning, Hamilton-Wenham tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth. Harring singled to right, took second on pinch hitter Tristan Smith’s single to center, and Gallant was hit by a pitch with two out, loading the bases. No. 9 hitter Henry Eager brought home Harring with a single to center, making it 2-0, and an infield error on a Dickey grounder plated pinch hitter Harrison O’Brien.

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Ipswich, Topsfield Tie

Ipswich and Topsfield battled to a tie Monday night at Bialek Field.

Rams - 10, Generals -4

Rowley built an 8-0 lead keyed by a bases loaded double by Tim Cashman and a 2 run homer from Justin Bolla. Joe White, Tim Moore, Jeff Moore and Joe Martin all contributed from the mound. Next game for both teams is a rematch in Hamilton tomorrow night.

Beverly - 2, Rockport - 1

The Townies and Giants played a tight one under threat of rain Wednesday night in Beverly.  Beverly got on the board first in the second inning, when Josh Leveque doubled and Kevin Harutunian singled him home with two outs.  Rockport answered in the top of the third, when Fulmer (2 hits) doubled home Douglass to tie the game.  Townie pitcher MacDowell (6ip, 10Ks) worked out of a couple jams and kept the Giants at bay until the 6th, when a wild pickoff throw scored the eventual winning run.

For the Giants, Steve Palladino, Tommy Burns, and Andy Brown combined for the win on the hill.  Conor Walsh, Paul Drinkwater, and Luke McDonald had two hits apiece.

Scatterday and Nelson added hits for the Townies.

Mariners 5 Townies 4

The Mariners erased a 1 run deficit to walk off in the bottom of the 7th yesterday in Essex. Trailing 4-3, Ian Buckley led off the 7th with a HBP. Pitch runner Jake Fitzgerald stole second and moved over the 3rd base after Rory Gentile reached on a ball hit in the hole to 2nd. Gentile then stole 2nd base. Still with no outs, the tieing run was scored on a wild pitch and then Caulin Rogers hit a ball down the 3rd base line that scored Gentile who was running on contact.

Mike Gibbon started for the Mariners and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs, Gentile pitched the final 3 innings allowing 2 runs and earning the win. Mackenzie Quinn pitched 6 quality innings for the Townies, letting up 3 runs. The Fighting Bertolinos move to 4-0.

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After the Spittles spent 2 weeks at Mass General Hospital, the twins came into the world at only 27 weeks! They were born on Saturday May 24: Emma Grace was 2lb., and Sophia Joy was 1lb. 13 oz. Both girls are expected to have a lengthy stay at MGH, and little Emma, who has Down Syndrome, will need heart surgery to correct an atrial septal defect and a ventricle septal defect in the near future.

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As a way for family, friends, and others who have expressed a desire to support Mandee and Jeremy, this fund has been established to help them with extra medical and miscellaneous expenses that they will incur over the months to come. In doing so, this will allow them to focus on loving their precious girls and making sure they get stronger with each passing day.

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After the Spittles spent 2 weeks at Mass General Hospital, the twins came into the world at only 27 weeks! They were born on Saturday May 24: Emma Grace was 2lb., and Sophia Joy was 1lb. 13 oz. Both girls are expected to have a lengthy stay at MGH, and little Emma, who has Down Syndrome, will need heart surgery to correct an atrial septal defect and a ventricle septal defect in the near future.

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After the Spittles spent 2 weeks at Mass General Hospital, the twins came into the world at only 27 weeks! They were born on Saturday May 24: Emma Grace was 2lb., and Sophia Joy was 1lb. 13 oz. Both girls are expected to have a lengthy stay at MGH, and little Emma, who has Down Syndrome, will need heart surgery to correct an atrial septal defect and a ventricle septal defect in the near future.

As a way for family, friends, and others who have expressed a desire to support Mandee and Jeremy, this fund has been established to help them with extra medical and miscellaneous expenses that they will incur over the months to come. In doing so, this will allow them to focus on loving their precious girls and making sure they get stronger with each passing day.

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After the Spittles spent 2 weeks at Mass General Hospital, the twins came into the world at only 27 weeks! They were born on Saturday May 24: Emma Grace was 2lb., and Sophia Joy was 1lb. 13 oz. Both girls are expected to have a lengthy stay at MGH, and little Emma, who has Down Syndrome, will need heart surgery to correct an atrial septal defect and a ventricle septal defect in the near future.

As a way for family, friends, and others who have expressed a desire to support Mandee and Jeremy, this fund has been established to help them with extra medical and miscellaneous expenses that they will incur over the months to come. In doing so, this will allow them to focus on loving their precious girls and making sure they get stronger with each passing day.

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After the Spittles spent 2 weeks at Mass General Hospital, the twins came into the world at only 27 weeks! They were born on Saturday May 24: Emma Grace was 2lb., and Sophia Joy was 1lb. 13 oz. Both girls are expected to have a lengthy stay at MGH, and little Emma, who has Down Syndrome, will need heart surgery to correct an atrial septal defect and a ventricle septal defect in the near future.

As a way for family, friends, and others who have expressed a desire to support Mandee and Jeremy, this fund has been established to help them with extra medical and miscellaneous expenses that they will incur over the months to come. In doing so, this will allow them to focus on loving their precious girls and making sure they get stronger with each passing day.

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After the Spittles spent 2 weeks at Mass General Hospital, the twins came into the world at only 27 weeks! They were born on Saturday May 24: Emma Grace was 2lb., and Sophia Joy was 1lb. 13 oz. Both girls are expected to have a lengthy stay at MGH, and little Emma, who has Down Syndrome, will need heart surgery to correct an atrial septal defect and a ventricle septal defect in the near future.

As a way for family, friends, and others who have expressed a desire to support Mandee and Jeremy, this fund has been established to help them with extra medical and miscellaneous expenses that they will incur over the months to come. In doing so, this will allow them to focus on loving their precious girls and making sure they get stronger with each passing day.

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Rams Over Giants

Rowley Rams defeated the Beverly Giants 3-2 on Sunday.  The Rams went ahead 1-0 in the first inning and added two more runs to make it 3-0 in the fifth.  The Giants rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 7th but left the tying run on 3rd base with one out when the Rams closer struck out two batters.

Rowley @ Topsfield (5/30) Postponed

Tonight's game at Proctor has been postponed and will be rescheduled due to a field conflict.

Mariners (3-0) 4 Giants (0-2) 1

Manchester-Essex beat Beverly 4 to 1 yesterday at Memorial Field to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Steve Palladino (4ip, 2r, 3k, 2bb) took the loss for Beverly. For Manchester-Essex; Ryan Marques (4ip, 1r, 6k, 1bb) picked up the win, Dylan Maki threw 2 scoreless innings of relief and Adam Philpott (1ip, 2k) registered his 2nd save of the season.

The Mariners scored first in the home half of the second on a sacrifice fly by Cory Burnham that plated Maki. Beverly answered back in the top of the 3rd after Brown doubled to leadoff the inning, Paul Drinkwater hit a 2 out RBI single to right field. Manchester-Essex took the lead back for good in the bottom of the 3rd after Max Nesbit hit a 1 out double to left and was knocked in by Brett Cahil's RBI single.

Drinkwater and Jeff Barricelli each had 2 hits for Beverly. Caulin Rogers also hit safely for the Manchester-Essex.

Generals 5 Townies 3

Hamilton (1-0) defeated Rockport (0-1) by a score of 5-3 Thursday night at Patton in the season opener for both teams.  Luke Painchaud was the star for the Generals, turning in a complete game effort on the mound with nine strikeouts while adding a two-run single in the bottom of the 6th to break a 3-3 tie.  Derek McDowell turned in a strong effort for the Townies going 6+ innings on the mound, but was charged with the loss.

Rockport went up 1-0 in the 4th when Cottone doubled with two outs and came in to score on a Generals error.  Hamilton tied the game in the bottom half of the frame when Matt Cook (3SB) drew a walk, stole second and third and scored on an Andre Painchaud RBI single.  In the bottom of the fifth, Jim Maloney broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single and Cook added an RBI fielder's choice to put the Generals up 3-1.  Rockport evened the game in the top of the sixth on RBI singles by Nelson (2 hits) and Gitten.  Hamilton prevented further damage by gunning down two runners trying to advance on the basepaths.

Andre Painchaud turned in the at-bat of the game to lead off the bottom of the sixth, fighting back from an 0-2 count by fouling off several pitches and drawing a walk.  Larry Saggese followed with another walk, chasing McDowell from the game.  With one out and runners at second and third, Luke Painchaud helped his own cause with a two-run single to put the Generals up 5-3.  Luke retired the side in order in the 7th to earn the complete game win.

Topsfield @ Rowley today: RAINOUT

Status: RainoutDate & Time: 5/28/2014 Wed 5:45 PM
Sport & Level: Inter Town League, Mens League
Site: Rowley / Erias
Home: Rowley ITL
Away: Topsfield ITL

Tonight's game has been rained out.  Stay tuned for a make up date.

Mariners 7 Chiefs 3

Manchester-Essex completed the sweep of the Ipswich Chiefs with a 7 to 3 win at Memorial Field in Essex. Rusty Tucker picked up the win going 5 strong innings with 12 strikeouts. Caulin Rogers led the way for the Mariners with 2 hits.

For Ipswich, Doucette had 3 hits including a 2 run homer.

Mariners 5 Chiefs 2

Manchester/Essex beat Ipswich last night 5 to 2. Mike Gibbon went 4 innings to pick up his first win since the 2010 season and Adam Philpott recorded the save. The teams meet again tonight in Essex.

2013 Standings

2013 ITL Playoffs

• FINALS
• (2) Rowley vs. (1) M/E
• Mariners win series 3-1
• ROUND 1
• (4) Ipswich Vs. (1) M/E
• Mariners win series 2-0
• (3) Beverly Vs. (2) Rowley
• Rams win series 2-0

2013 ITL Standings

• TEAM - W-L-T - POINTS
• Man./Essex 19-4-1 (39)
• Rowley 15-6-2 (32)
• Beverly 13-11 (26)
• Ipswich 12-9-1 (25)
• Hamilton 11-13 (22)
• Rockport 5-18 (10)
• Topsfield 4-18 (8)

Topsfield - 3, Beverly - 0

Troy Bunker threw a 1 hit shutout to beat the Beverly Giants on Opening Day Sunday at Cooney Field.  The game was scoreless into the 6th inning when Topsfield scored the only 2 runs they would need.  With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out Beverly's infield made a throwing error that allowed both runs to score.  Topsfield added one more run in the 7th.  Beverly threatened in the bottom of the 7th but couldn't score leaving runners on 2nd and 3rd to end the game.

ITL General George Jermyn Passes Away at 80

George A. Jermyn, 80

Beverly — George A. Jermyn 80, beloved husband of the late Eleanor (Cannon) Jermyn, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014, following a brief illness, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by his family.

Born and raised in Beverly, he was the son of the late Alfred and Winifred (Burns) Jermyn.

An honorably discharged veteran, he served his country during the Korean Conflict as a member of the U.S. Army.

Mr. Jermyn had been employed for many years as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in the city of Beverly, until the time of his retirement.

Surviving him are two daughters, Susan Hirschfield and her husband, Brian, of Haverhill, and Sheri Walsh and her husband, Dana, of Peabody; a son, Peter Jermyn of Salem; four grandchildren, Lindsay and Kevin Hirschfield, and Bryan Walsh and Jeremy Jermyn; thee great grandchildren; a brother, Neal Jermyn and his wife, Lucy, of Ipswich; a sister-in-law, Peggy Jermyn of Hamilton; and many nieces and nephews. He was also the father of the late Scott Jermyn, and brother of the late Clifton Jermyn and Lee Roderic Jermyn.

ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services will be held at the Memorial United Methodist Church, 2 Dane St., Beverly, on Thursday, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours at the Campbell–Lee, Moody, Russell Funeral Home, 9 Dane Street, downtown location, will be on Wednesday, from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in the North Beverly Cemetery. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Memorial United Methodist Church, or to the River House, P.O. Box 3226, Beverly, MA 01915. Information, directions, condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com.

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