Abington           3

Braintree American  0     

Jeremy Westin (4 2/3 innings with 13 strikeouts) and James Landers (1 1/3 innings, four strikeouts) combined as Abington (2-0) shutout Braintree American (2-1).  Jonathan Beniers scored the first run as a special pinch runner as he was inserted at second, stole third, and scored on a passed ball.  Landers added a 2-run single in the fourth for the final score.  Tom Victor pitched well for Braintree American tossing a complete game 3-hitter.  Braintree managed only three hits, one each by John Crowley, Robbie McNiff, and Chris Reddington.  Braintree got some fine defense by Kevin Hock at third base and Connor Columbus at shortstop. 

Hanover   10

Cohasset   3     

 Ryan Earle pitched the first four shutout innings and added two hits to help Hanover (2-0) to victory.  Chris Rusinski blasted two home runs (4 rbi’s) and Jack Judge added a solo blast.  Jack Conte had a 2-run double in the bottom of the sixth for Cohasset (1-1). 

Milton American   11

Braintree National   0     

Kevin Murphy tossed a complete game 1-hitter (85 pitches) to lead Milton American (2-0) to victory.  Braintree National’s Kyle Leslie lead off the game with a single for his teams lone hit.  Milton had plenty of offense lead by Cody Carr with two homeruns and 5 rbi’s.  Ryan McDougal added a solo shot while Chris Davis, Kevin Murphy and Ryan O’Connor each had two hits.  Derek Grubis tossed two innings of shutout relief for Braintree National (2-1). 

Scituate           17

Hingham National  8     

Geoffrey Stillman (3 rbi’s) and Patrick O’Brien (6 rbi’s) each had two homeruns to lead the offensive charge for Scituate (2-0).  Chris Scibilio also homered and had three rbi’s with added offense from Christian Brady (winning pitcher) and Austin O’Malley two hits each.  Henry Smith kept Stillman from the hat trick of home runs when he reached over the fence and caught the would be four bagger.  Jack Hearn (4 hits) and Austin Irvin (3 hits) played well for Hingham National (2-1). 

Hingham American        4

Whitman                      3     

Brett Tivnan and Greg Williamson (save) combined on the mound to keep Hingham American (1-1) alive in the losers’ bracket.  Nathan Thomsend and Jack Mannion each paced the offense with two hits.  Whitman (0-2) was eliminated with the loss. 

Milton National     5

Rockland             4   (7 innings)     

Milton National (1-1) staved off elimination by scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh.  With two outs, Ryan Shea walked, moved up on a single by Adam Friedberg and both scored on a long triple by Mike Davis.  Friedberg earned the win in relief of starter Jonathan Carrera.  

Tomorrow’s schedule.All games at the Deborah Sampson Playground in Sharon. 

At 6:00pm—Weymouth National vs. Milton National                  

Norwell vs. Holbrook/Avon                  

Canton vs. Hingham American

At 8:00pm—Hanson vs. Sharon 

Thank youDon WhitmanDistrict AdministratorMassachusetts District 8 

Tonight’s four games were played at the Deborah Sampson Playground in Sharon. 

 Holbrook/Avon   12                Norwell        1     

Holbrook/Avon (2-1) scored 12 runs in the bottom of the first in this one that was called after four innings due to the ten run rule.  Joe Smith had two 3-run homeruns in the inning and Kevin Curley added a solo shot.  Andy Reilly tossed all four innings, allowed three hits, one run and struck out four.  For Norwell Brian Kulka had two hits and a run scored while Tom Larason had an rbi-single. 

Sharon    5Hanson   1     

Nathan Wright (4 1/3 innings, 85 pitches) and Alec Shostek (1 2/3 innings, 17 pitches) kept Sharon (1-1) alive.  Sharon got 4 runs in the bottom of the first on an rbi-single by Neil Chandra and a 3-run home run by Brian Mukasa.  Chandra added another rbi-single in the second inning.  Nick Villanueva had two hits for Hanson and Drew Alexopolous earned the lone rbi with a bases loaded walk in the fourth for Hanson (1-2). 

 Canton 7       Hingham American  5     

Phil Pennacchio blasted a 2-run homerun in the top of the sixth to carry Canton (1-1) to victory and break a 5-5 tie.  Griffin Jerrier blasted a 3-run home run earlier for Canton.  Jack Santilli, Brett Tivnan, and Jack Mannion all contributed to the offense for Hingham American (1-2).  Reese Linton tossed a complete game in the loss.  

Milton National     14    Weymouth American   0     

 Carter Lee (3 hits, 2 runs scored), Brad Russian (2 hits, 3 rbi), and Jonathan Carrera (2 hits, rbi, rs) were the main offensive forces for Milton American (2-1) in this one.  Terry Cullen tossed the first three innings in the game that was called after four for the 10-run rule.  Matt Walsh pitched the fourth for a save.  Weymouth National (0-2) was eliminated with the loss. 

 Upcoming schedule for Massachusetts District 8. On Wednesday at Hollingsworth Park in Braintree: 

At 6:00pm—Braintree National vs. Milton National                 

ohasset vs. Holbrook/Avon                 

Hingham National vs. Canton

At 8:00pm—Braintree American vs. Sharon

July 3rd at Cohasset @ 6:00pm on Barnes Field--Hanson vs. Weymouth American

July 3rd  at Cohasset @ 6:00pm on Chase Field--Holbrook/Avon vs. Hull

T.B. A----Hingham American vs. Whitman

T.B. A.----Rockland vs. Milton National.

At the Massachusetts District Eight meeting held on June 11, 2009, the following pairings were drawn for the first round of the Massachusetts District 8 Little League Baseball Tournament.

All of the following games will be played at the Deborah Sampson Playground in Sharon. These games are scheduled for Sunday, June 28, 2009.

at 3:00pm--Game 1  Hingham National vs, Weymouth American

                  Game 2  Hingham American vs. Braintree American

                  Game 4  Braintree National vs. Holbrook/Avon

                  Game 8  Canton vs. Milton American

at 5:30pm--Game 3   Hanson vs. Rockland

                  Game 5   Scituate vs. Weymouth National

                  Game 6   Abington vs. Norwell

                  Game 7   Cohasset vs. Sharon

On Monday night at Hollingsworth Park in Braintree the following games will be played.

                  Game 9   Milton National vs. Game 1 winner.

                  Game 10  Hull vs. Game 2 winner.

                  Game 11   Hanover vs. Game 3 winner.

                  Game 12   Whitman vs. Game 4 winner.

Game times will be determined after the 3:00pm games on Sunday.  Three games will be played at 6:00pm and the fourth game will be played at 8:00pm.

The tournament will continue on Wednesday with four more games, stay here for all the news and information on this years tournament!  Twenty teams, one champion.

The 2009 Massachusetts District 8 Meeting held on June 11, 2009; the Junior League pairing were selected for this years tournament.  Their will be seven teams participating, and they will be trying to duplicate the feats of the 2008 Canton Junior League team.  This special group won District, Section, State, Regional and advanced to the Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan.

Opening day is June 30, 2009 with three games.

Game 1   Quincy (new to LLB) vs. Hanson at Eastern Nazarene College at 5:30pm.

Game 2   Cohasset vs. Norwell at Rockland's Memorial Stadium at 5:30pm

Game 3   Scituate vs. Rockland at Rockland's Memorial Stadium at 8:00pm (approx.).

The tournament will continue on Thursday when Canton will play the winner of game 1 at Adams Field in Quincy at 5:30pm.

The tournament will continue for two weeks until a champion is crowned.  That team will then advance to Section play with the goal of reaching the state finals in Lowell.

This year the Massachusetts District 8 Senior League Baseball Tournament has four teams.

The opening round games will be played at Scituate High School at 1:00pm on Sunday, July 5th.  Game 1 has Canton vs. Scituate and Game 2 will have Abington vs. Rockland.  This tournament will take approximately a week to conclude with the winner advancing to the Section Tournament with their first game on July 14, 2009.  Good luck to all!

All of today’s games were played at Hollingsworth Park in Braintree.

Milton National   2  Braintree National 1     

Milton National (3-1) scored a walk-off win with a run in the bottom of the sixth.  Nick Windwer had an infield single and was replaced by pinch runner Matt Walsh.  Walsh scored the game winner on a single to centerfield by Terry Cullen that was misplayed and ran all the way to the fence.  Milton scored its first run on a bases loaded walk by Brad Russian.  Mike Davis tossed the first 5 2/3 innings on 90 pitches; he struck out 6 and allowed only one hit.  Adam Friedberg recorded the final out in the top of the sixth and earned the win.  Jonathan Carrera had two hits for Milton while Billy Keane had the lone knock for Braintree National (2-2).  Sean Casey tossed the first five innings and allowed only one run on four hits. 

Hingham National    4  Canton                   1     

 Dave Hutchins single-handily helped to keep Hingham National (3-1) alive.  Hutchins pitched the first 5 2/3 innings (93 pitches) with eight strike outs and with the bat had two hits including a solo homerun in the third to put his team on top 1-0.  Later in the inning Nick Barrett added a 2-run blast.  Joe Roddy got the final out to earn a save, and Andrew Fisher had two hits for Hingham.  Griffin Jerrier and Kevin Doddy each had two hits for Canton (1-2). 

Braintree American   13  Sharon                      2     

 Bobby McNiff tossed a complete game, one hitter, on 85 pitches with nine strikeouts.  Nick Valicenti added a 2-run homerun in a sloppy defensive game by Sharon (1-2).  Alec Shuster had the lone hit for Sharon.

 Cohasset              13   Holbrook/Avon         3     

Cohasset (2-1) scored eight runs in the second inning and never looked back as it eliminated Holbrook/Avon (2-2).  Charlie Blackington tossed all four innings in the game that was called due to the 10-run rule.  Blackington struck out five, and with the bat he went 3 for 4 with three runs scored including a double.  Charlie Michalowski also had three hits for Cohasset including a 2-run home run and six runs batted in.  Chris Haggerty (3 hits) and Pat Holway (2 hits) also produced on the offensive side.  Holbrook/Avon got three hits from Kevin Curley and two each from Trevor O’Brien and Joe Smith.  

Upcoming schedule, FRIDAY at Canton Little League Fields behind the John F. Kennedy School on Dedham Street. 

At 6:00pm—Cohasset vs. Milton National (Sullivan Field)                 

 Braintree American vs. Hingham National (Crawford Field)

At 8:00pm—Abington vs. Scituate (Crawford Field)                 

Milton American vs. Hanover (Sullivan Field)