Mariners 3 Townies 0

• A great effort by Rusty Tucker hoisted the Man./Essex Mariners to a 3-0 win in seven innings over Rockport Townies on Friday at Evans Field - Station Sq. Rockport, MA 01966.
• Tucker struck out 11, paving the way for a the Man./Essex Mariners win. The Man./Essex Mariners' pitcher gave up just three hits over seven shutout innings.
• The Man./Essex Mariners scored three runs in the first inning to build an early lead. The Man./Essex Mariners scored in the first on an RBI single by Noah Aiello and a two-run double by Max Nesbit.
• Derek Osmond ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted just seven innings, walked two, struck out three, and allowed three runs.

Rowley 10, Topsfield 1

Rowley picks up the win Friday night 10-1 over Topsfield

Wednesday: Beverly - 4, Hamilton - 3

The Hamilton Generals took a 3 to 2 lead into the bottom of the 7th but the Beverly Giants struck for 2 runs with most of the damage coming after there were two outs.

Rocky Pisa Jr., making his ITL debut, led off the 7th inning with a single.  After two outs were recorded, Pisa scored all the way from first on an Andy Brown single that was misplayed in the outfield.  A couple of batters later the bases were loaded for Joe Bliss.  Bliss came through with a run scoring single giving the Beverly Giants their second walkoff win in the last three games.

Josh Levesque went the distance for the Giants allowing 3 runs (1 earned) in seven innings with 10 strikeouts.  Offensively, Brown was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored while Bliss, Pisa, and Levesque all collected 2 hits.

Hamilton only had 3 hits on the night but made the most of them plating 3 runs.  Drew Taylor was charged with the loss pitching 6.2 innings and allowing 4 runs (1 earned) while striking out 6.

Tuesday: Rowley - 7, Beverly - 1

Joe White allowed only 1 unearned run over five innings for the win.  White gave up just 1 hit and 3 walks while striking out 4.  Mike Sloban finished the game off with two scoreless innings.  Colby Ingraham was 3 for 4 with a stolen base to lead the offense.  Justin Cashman was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored.  For Beverly, Dan Cashman took the loss allowing 6 runs (4 earned) over six innings.  Cashman struck out 8 Rams on the night.

Mariners 9 Chiefs 8

• The Manchester-Essex Mariners and Ipswich Chiefs lit up the scoreboard on Wednesday as they combined for 17 runs and 31 hits. In the end, the Mariners won the offensive battle 9-8.

Manchester-Essex had 18 hits on the night with Noah Aiello (4 hits), Caulin Rogers and Max Nesbit (3 hits) leading the way.

For Ipswich, Jake Greaney was 4 for 4 and Louis Galanis was 3 for 4.

The Mariners erased an 8 to 6 deficit in the top of the 7th with 3 runs. With 2 outs, Aiello's clutch RBI double gave the Mariners the lead.

Peter Clark picked up the win in relief and Mike Gibbon recorded the save.

Manchester-Essex improves to 11-1, Ipswich falls to 4-10.

Mariners 9 Ipswich 4

The Mariners picked up a 9 to 4 victory over the visiting Chiefs last night in Essex. Rory Gentile held Ipswich to 1 run in 5 innings of work to pick up the win. Cole Josselyn recorded 3 hits & 3 RBIs, Gentile added 3 hits including a solo homerun and Ian Buckley had 2 hits.

Thursday: Beverly - 3, Rockport - 2 (9 innings)

The Giants came from behind to beat the Townies 3 to 2 in 9 innings Thursday night at Cooney Field.  Rockport jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a two out single by Kyle Nelson followed by a run scoring error on a fly ball.

Beverly scraped out a run in the fifth on a dropped pop fly and then tied the game in the bottom of the sixth with a two out single from Kevin Harutunian.

The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth. With one out Frankie Messina walked, then Luke McDonald reached on a throwing error moving Messina to third. Conor Walsh drove the ball to right field for a sac fly bringing home the winning run in walk off fashion.

Dan Cashman earned the win with four innings of shutout relief. Eric Messina allowed only two unearned runs in his five innings of work. For Rockport, Sean Gillon was charged with the loss allowing one unearned run in two innings of relief. James Parisi started and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) in seven innings.

Rockport 13, Topsfield 3

Rockport beat Topsfield Friday night 13-3

Mariners 11 Generals 2

Caulin Rogers went 4 for 5 in the lead off spot and Ian Buckley was 3 for 4 with a triple to power the Mariners to an 11 to 2 victory.

The Mariners fell behind 2 to nothing until a 7 run 3rd inning.

Topsfield - 7, Beverly - 6

• Details from Tuesday's game.
• Eric Messina both hit and pitched well for the Beverly Giants, but it wasn't enough as the Beverly Giants fell to Topsfield Tories 7-6 at Proctor School.
• Messina racked up two RBIs on two hits for the Beverly Giants. He singled in the sixth inning and tripled in the seventh inning.
• Topsfield Tories couldn't get anything going as long as Messina was pitching. Messina held Topsfield Tories hitless over two-thirds of an inning, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out none.
• Topsfield Tories staved off the Beverly Giants as the Beverly Giants were unable to match Topsfield Tories down the stretch.
• The Beverly Giants scored on and a two-run single by Andy Brown in the fifth inning and a two-run triple by Messina in the seventh inning. Despite their efforts, the Beverly Giants couldn't get over the hump.
• Luis Barnes had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He doubled in the first and third innings.
• Ryan Beaton got the win in relief for Topsfield Tories. Beaton pitched three innings and allowed three runs.
• Topsfield Tories was sparked by Andrew Heath and Barnes, who teamed up for four hits and two RBIs.
• Brown was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just 3 1/3 innings, walked one, struck out none, and allowed five runs.
• The top of the first saw the Beverly Giants take an early lead, 1-0. The Beverly Giants got things going when Kevin Harutunian doubled. A passed ball then moved Harutunian from second to third.
• Topsfield Tories answered the Beverly Giants' top inning with one run of its own in the first. Topsfield Tories scored on an RBI single by Andrew Heath.
• The lead stayed with Topsfield Tories after the third, when it scored two runs on an RBI double by Barnes and a sacrifice fly by Zack Lamkin.
• Topsfield Tories added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. A ground out scored Alan Nahigian to get Topsfield Tories on the board in the inning. That was followed up by Beaton's double.
• Topsfield Tories pushed across one run in both the fifth inning and the sixth. In the fifth, Topsfield Tories scored on a sacrifice fly by Ben Panunzio, plating Andrew Heath.

Topsfield 7, Beverly 6

Topsfield held on to win 7-6 against Beverly Tuesday night in Topsfield

Mariners 12 Generals 1

Rory Gentile hit a grand slam and Rusty Tucker struck out 16 in 6 innings as the Mariners won in Essex 12 to 1.

The Rowley Rams escape Ipswich Chiefs behind John Rusolillo's 10 strikeouts, 8-0

An ace performance by John Rusolillo hoisted the Rowley Rams to an 8-0 win in seven innings over Ipswich Chiefs on Monday at Bialek Park - 13 Linebrook Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938.

Rusolillo's 10 strikeouts were enough to push the Rowley Rams past Ipswich Chiefs. The Rowley Rams' pitcher tossed seven innings of shutout ball and allowed only two hits.  The Rowley Rams beat Ipswich Chiefs thanks to 12 hits, including two extra base hits. The Rowley Rams scored four runs in the first on the Rowley Rams scored in the first on a wild pitch, a single by Colby Ingraham, an RBI single by Joe Esposito.

The Rowley Rams' Ingraham, Jordon Silva and Shawn White combined for seven hits and two RBIs.
Greg Doucette was charged with the loss. He allowed six runs in five innings, walked three and struck out four.

Ipswich Chiefs defeats the Beverly Giants after late game single, 4-3

Ipswich Chiefs outlasted the Beverly Giants on Sunday after four lead changes, squeaking out a 4-3 win at BALCH.   Ipswich Chiefs took the lead in the seventh inning and held on for the victory. Ipswich Chiefs scored on a two-run single by Jake Greaney off Josh Levesque, scoring Connor Henry and Greg Doucette.

Greaney racked up three RBIs on two hits for Ipswich Chiefs.  Conor Walsh racked up two RBIs on two hits for the Beverly Giants. He singled in the fourth inning and doubled in the sixth inning.
Andrew Carbone got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. He allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five, walked two and surrendered six hits.

Levesque couldn't get it done on the hill for the Beverly Giants, taking a loss. He lasted just 6 2/3 innings, walked three, struck out six, and allowed four runs.

Ipswich Chiefs closer Jon Simard put away the final two outs to record the save.  Ipswich Chiefs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the third. Pat Curran started the rally for Ipswich Chiefs with a single. A single by Connor Henry then moved Curran from first to third. Ipswich Chiefs pushed more runs across when Henry scored on an RBI single by Greaney.

Townies 4 Generals 3

Townies beat the Generals 4-3 with a walk off infield single by Keady Segel.  Townies got some clutch hits in the bottom of the seventh by Nick Scatterday, Reese Fulmer and Tucker Meredith to set up Segel's dramatic 10 pitch at bat.  Derek Osmond went the distance for his fourth win of the season.

Topsfield 4, Hamilton 2

Topsfield picks up the win over Hamilton Friday night 4-2