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West Warwick 12 South Kingstown II 4

Led by the pitching of Jon Masse, West Warwick came from behind to defeated South Kingstown II, 12-4. 

In going the distance, Masse, who was backed up with 12 runs on 13 hits, allowed only one earned run on four hits while striking out 11 batters.

Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning, West Warwick tied the game up when Nick Carney doubled and scored on a two out single by ninth grader to be, Ryan O’Kelly. 

After allowing two unearned runs in the fourth inning, West Warwick scored six runs on three hits, two walks, two errors, and one hit batsmen.  Connor Carew led off with a double and scored when WWCM alternate, John Morrison, tripled to right center.  Dom Bisceglio, then, singled to tie the game at 3-3.  After Bisceglio stole second base, Rich Grenier’s reached safely when his sacrifice bunt was mishandled, allowing Bisceglio to score. 

West Warwick scored three more runs for a 7-3 lead on one walk (Jim Thornton), one hit batsmen (Chris Viveiros), and one error (Matt Grosso’s grounder to third). 

In the bottom of the fifth inning, West Warwick scored two more runs on hits by Morrison (lead off double), Thornton (r.b.i. single), and Carney (r.b.i. single).

In the bottom of the sixth inning, West Warwick built a 12-3 lead on hits by alternate Cam Genest (lead off single), Morrison (r.b.i. single), Matt Masse (single), and Thornton (single). 

West Warwick 11 South Kingstown II 5

Trailing 5-1 after 3 ½ innings, West Warwick came from behind and scored ten unanswered runs to sweep a doubleheader against South Kingstown, 11-5, in a game called after five innings. 

Picking up the victory with two innings of scoreless relief was Rich Grenier Jr.  Grenier, who kept the South Kingstown batters off balance with his 12-6 curve ball, retired the last four batters he faced on two strikeouts and two groundouts. 

Offensively, West Warwick received contributions from Cam Genest (1/2, one run scored), Matt Grosso (1/2, two runs scored, and 1 r.b.i.), Connor Carew (r.b.i. single), Matt Masse (one walk, one stolen base, and one run scored), John Morrison (2/3, one double, two runs scored, and 2 r.b.i.’s), Dom Bisceglio (one run scored), Jon Masse (3/3, one triple, two runs scored, and 3 r.b.i.’s), Ryan O’Kelly (2/3, one run scored), and Nate Lacroix (1/2).

     Led by the late game heroics of Logan Chapman, the D & D Construction Dodgers came from behind to defeat the Sharpshooter's Photo Red Sox, 7-6. 

     Down 6-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Dodgers opportunistically loaded the bases with two outs.  Logan Chapman, then, launched a fly ball to left field which three runners giving the Dodgers the weekend tournament title.

     Pitching well for the Dodgers were Alex Hernandez and Ernie Wright.  Pitching well for the Red Sox were Tim Flyntz and Dylan Oliveira. 

14 Year Old All Stars

Dom Bisceglio (P,OF)

Connor Carew (3B,C,P)

Joe Colanduono (C,P)

Ross Coffua (OF)

Steven Courtemanche (P,3B) 

Zach DeSchane (OF,PR)

Nathan Grandchamp (P,Utility) 

Richard Grenier Jr. (P,1B)

Jesse Lawrence (OF,PR)

Ryan Lawton (P,3B,SS,1B)

Steven Mathews (OF)

Jim Thornton (P,SS,3B,2B)

Coming into the 2009 West Warwick Cal Ripken season, the Centreville Bank Red Sox were the favorites to win the league championship.  At the midpoint of the season, however, they had to hold off the surprise efforts of upstarts, WW PIC Athletics and Richard’s Oil Marlins.  Holding onto a half game lead with an 8-6 record, the Red Sox not only turned back the Athletics and Marlins in divisional play, but were able to peak offensively and receive the opportunistic breaks to win the 2009 league championship. 

During the regular season and the playoffs, the Red Sox lead the league in scoring.  Offensively, the Red Sox were led by two twelve year old sluggers, Nick Motroni (32/52, .615, 9 doubles, 4 triples,12 home runs, 34 runs scored, and an OBP of .738) and Greg D’Ambrosca (28/50, .560, 13 doubles, 4 triples, 1 home run, 14 runs scored, and an OBP of .661), who combined for 43 extra bases hits.  Also, contributing to the Sox offense were Tyler Boisclair (21/55, .382, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 25 runs scored, and an OBP of .531), Kurtis Quinn (16/50, .320, 4 doubles, 1 home run, 24 runs scored, and an OBP of .525), Mitchell Moore (7 hits, 5 runs, and an OBP of .440 in nine games played), Andrew D’Ambrosca (6 singles, 2 doubles, and ten runs scored), Andrew Skorski (5 hits, 13 walks, and an OBP of .471), Nick D’Ambra (11 runs scored, 17 walks, and an OBP of .548), Mike Tetrault (13 runs scored, 17 walks, and an OBP of .490), Jacob Valenti-Ochs (4 hits, 5 runs scored, and 7 walks), and Jordan Hendrick (3 runs and 9 walks).

 Winner’s Bracket Semi-Final:  Red Sox 6 Marlins 1

Led by the combined four hit pitching of Nick Motroni, Greg D’Ambrosca, and Tyler Boisclair, the Red Sox defeated the pesky Marlins, 6-1. 

 Motroni, who worked the first two innings, struck out five consecutive batters.  D’Ambrosca, who worked in middle relief, struck out two and allowed just one hit.  Boisclair struck out three and allowed only one run on three hits. 

 In the bottom of the first inning, Kurtis Quinn lead off with a double and scored two outs later on a r.b.i. single by D’Ambrosca.In the bottom of the second inning, the Red Sox scored two more runs for a 3-0 lead on three walks (Andrew D’Ambrosca and Mike Tetreault) and a timely two run double by Jacob Valenti-Ochs.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Red Sox broke the game open with three runs on hits by Nick D’Ambra (infield hit), Tyler Boisclair (r.b.i. single), and a sacrifice fly by Nick Motroni.Offensively, the Red Sox received hits from Quinn (1/2), Boisclair (1/3), D’Ambrosca (1/2), Mitchell Moore (1/3), Valenti-Ochs (1/1), and D’Ambra (1/2). 

 The Marlins were led by Joe Maynard (2/3, one double), Tom Pecchia (1/3, 1 r.b.i.), and Anthony Moretti (1/2).

Winner’s Bracket Final:  Red Sox 5 Orioles 4

Led by the hitting of Greg D’Ambrosca (single, double, and triple) and the pitching of Nick Motroni and Tyler Boisclair, the Red Sox were able to trump the short handed Titan Sports Orioles, 5-4, in the Winner’s Bracket Final.

 In four innings of work, Motroni, who struck out eight batters, allowed only two earned runs on one hit and five walks.  After allowing two runs in the first inning, Motroni retired ten of the next twelve batters he faced.  Tyler Boisclair, who struck out three batters in picking up the save, allowed two runs on two hits and one walk.

In the top of the first inning, the Red Sox scored two runs on hits by Boisclair (single), Motroni (r.b.i. triple), and D’Ambrosca (double).  With the game tied at 2-2 in the top of the third inning, the Red sox took a 3-2 lead when Motroni reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on D’Ambrosca’s r.b.i. triple to right-center.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Red Sox opportunistically scored two “two-out” runs on one walk (Mike Tetrault), one hit (Jacob Valenti-Ochs), and one error.  Besides the hitting efforts of D’Ambrosca, the Red Sox, also, received offensive contributions from Boisclair (two singles), Motroni (one triple), Tetrault (two walks), and Valenti-Ochs (one single).

Offensively, the Orioles, who were playing without the services of 12 year old slugger, Oliver Daras, received contributions from Nick Morel (two walks and two runs scored), Ray Zincone (one single, one walk, and two runs scored), Trevor Lawton (two walks), Cullen Kirchmeyer (one single), Hunter Dean (one single), and Tim Fournier (one walk).   

 League Championship:  Red Sox 11 Orioles 10

Counting the league season and playoffs, both the Orioles (18-3) and Red Sox (14-6) were able to beat their opponents with steady pitching, consistent defense, and timely hitting.  In a classic “roller-coaster” game which took a different look in wet conditions, the two teams combined for 19 hits (13 singles, 4 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 home run), 8 errors, and 6 walks in a 11-10 come from behind victory by the Red Sox.In the top of the first inning, the Orioles jumped out to a 5-0 lead on three hits, one walk, and two errors. 

Providing the key hits in the inning were Nick Morel (single), Hunter Dean (two run single), and Corey Greaves (two run double).In the bottom of the first inning, the Red Sox scored three runs on hits by Kurtis Quinn (single), Tyler Boisclair (single), and Nick Motroni (two run double).

The O’s made it 6-3 in the top of the second inning when Cullen Kirchmeyer (single) scored on a Ray Zincone single to right field.

After Tyler Boisclair retired the side in order in the top of the third inning, the Red Sox scored two runs in the bottom of the inning.  Nine year old Nick D’Ambra led off with a triple and scored one out later on a Boisclair single to right field.  After a walk to Nick Motroni, D’Ambrosca belted an opposite field double to left-center to scored Boisclair.

The Orioles came right back in the top of the fourth inning with four runs on hits by Kirchmeyer (single), Morel (r.b.i. single), Zincone (r.b.i. single), and Trevor Lawton (r.b.i. triple).

Down 10-5 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Red Sox scored six times on four hits, one walk, and three errors. Nine year old Andrew D’Ambrosca led off with a single, moved to second when Mike Tetrault reached on an error, and advanced to third when Andrew Skorski walked to load the bases.  D’Ambra, then, continued his timely hitting with a two run double to right field to cut the O’s lead to 10-7.  Kurtis Quinn grounded out, scoring Skorski to make it 10-8.  After Boisclair reached on a single to left field, D’Ambra scored on a Motroni ground out to make it 10-9.  The stage was set for something dramatic and 12 year old Greg D’Ambrosca did not let the Red Sox faithful down.  On a 1-1 pitch, the left handed slugger hit a two run opposite field home run to cap off the Red Sox come back.

That was the only run reliever Nick Motroni needed as he struck four and walked two to seal the victory for the Red Sox.

Offensively, the Red Sox were led by Quinn (1/3, one run scored), Boisclair (3/3, three runs scored, and 1 r.b.i.), Motroni (1/2, double, one run scored, and 2 r.b.i.’s), D’Ambrosca (2/2, double, home run, and 3 r.b.i.’s), Mitchell Moore (1/3), Andrew D’Ambrosca (1/3, one run scored), Mike Tetrault (one run scored), Andrew Skorski (one run scored), D’Ambra (2/2, double, triple, two runs scored, and 2 r.b.i.’s).

Offensively, the Orioles were led by Kirchmeyer (2/4, three runs scored), Morel (2/4, two runs scored, and 1 r.b.i.), Zincone (2/4, three runs scored, and 2 r.b.i.’s), Lawton (1/2, triple, two runs scored, and 1 r.b.i.), Dean (1/3, 2 r.b.i.’s), and Corey Greaves (two run double).