Manchester Mariners 2003

Game Recap Log

Game Recap – Monday 5/27

• Rainout

Game 1 Recap – Tuesday 5/28

• Loss 6-4
• Mariners Drop season opener to Ipswich Chiefs.
• John “BigPlay” Andrewes blasts 2 homeruns!
• New Mariner Blood looks solid both in the field and at the plate.
• Dave Buckley right back at it without missing a beat!
• Mitchell sucked in his 1^st appearance on the mound.
• Record: 0-1

Game Recap – Sunday 6/1

• Rainout

Game 2 Recap – Tuesday 6/3

• Mariners off to a slow start in 2003, Fall to Rockport 6-4 at Hyland Field
• Brian Lafata and Chris Lamothe both hit homeruns for Manchester
• Mitchell had another pathetic appearance on the mound giving up all 6 Townie runs
• Record: 0-2

Game 3 Recap – 6/8 – Makeup of 5/26

• Mariners off to a slow start in 2003, drop makeup to Ipswich 12-3
• Manchester was missing 2 important pieces of their game Sunday night, hitting and pitching!
• The 3 Mariner’s runs were provided by homeruns by Mitchell and Buckley
• Record: 0-3

Game 4 Recap – Tuesday 6/10

• Mariners break into the win column, top the Tories 7-1
• Big Bad Bryan Lafata smacked the 1^st Mariner grandslam of the summer!
• Mitchell hit 2 homeruns in the contest.
• Mitchell pitched 5 innings giving up 1 run in the top of the 1^st.
• Lafata pitched the final 2 innings letting up no runs
• Manchester’s defense made several outstanding plays
• Record: 1-3

Game 5 Recap – Friday 6/13

• Topsfield only has 8, Mariners Win by Forfeit
• Record 2-3

Game 6 Recap- Tuesday 6/17

• Mariner’s top Rams 17-2 and improve record to 3-3
• Mitchell pitched 5 giving up 2 runs and Lafata closed the door in the 6^th & 7^th
• Dave Buckley and Chris Lamothe each had 3 hits
• Mitchell hit a solo shot in the bottom of the 1^st and hit a grandslam in the 3^rd
• John “Big Play” Andrewes notched his 3^rd dinger of the season
• Corey Hildonen blasted his 1^st homerun of the summer
• Tyler Besse also hit his 1^st round tripper of the summer (he even called it)
• Record: 3-3

Game 7 Recap – Wednesday 6/18

• In raining conditions, Manchester lost to Rowley Rams 7-3
• Mariners left the bases loaded twice
• Record 3-4

Game 8 Recap- Friday 6/20

• The Townies topped the Manchester Mariners 9 - 8 in a thriller tonight at Rockport's Evans Field
• Manchester took an early lead, and Rockport battled back so that the two teams went into the final frame deadlocked 5 - 5.
• In the top of the seventh, Manchester pushed across three runners against Rockport starter Lou McGrath.
• In the home half of the inning, the Townies tallied four, snatching victory away from the Mariners.
• Record 3-5

Game 9 Recap- Tuesday 6/24

• Manchester edged Hamilton 10-7 under the lights at Hyland
• There were 8 Home Runs in the contest
• GOING….GOING….GONE!!!

Ø Manchester: Lafata(2for2-4RBI) had 2, Mitchell(2for4-3 RBI) had 2, and Andrewes(2for3-3RBI) had 1

Ø Hamilton: Mark Provost, Mike Freni and Judd Funchion each added homeruns

• Joe Mitchell went the distance for the Mariners, while Beau Hickey did most of the pitching for the Generals
• Both teams Thursday night in Hamilton for what looks to be an exciting matchup
• A Manchester WIN Thursday and a Rowley LOSE tonight would lock the Mariners and Rams in 3^rd place at the all-star break.
• Record 4-5

Game 10 Recap – Thursday 6/26

• The Mariners traveled to Patton Park and secured 4^th place by beating the Generals 10-3
• Chris Lamothe went all 7 innings for the visiting Mariners
• Lamothe also went 3-5 and put the 1^st Mariner run across the plate with a solo shot in the top of the 1^st.
• Joe Mitchell hit 2 homeruns while going 2 for 4 with 5 RBIs.
• Ralph “81” Bates made his 1^st appearance of the season.

Ø Bates played a solid right field for the 1^st and 2^nd innings.

Ø Bates also had 2 solid at bats!

Ø Thanks allot Ralph!

• For the Generals, Derek Scialdone was 2 for 3 with a home run.
• Also, Mark Provost pitched 3 innings of relief, allowing only one unearned run.
• The win gives Manchester 10pts and 4^th place in the ITL standings. Rowley and Rockport share 2^nd place with 11pts. 1^st place Ipswich has 13pts.
• Record 5-5
• CORRECTION! Ralph Bates was not on the roster. Manchester FORFEITS. Record: 4-6

Game 11 Recap- Monday 6/30

• Manchester tops Ipswich 2-1 in 8 innings.
• Manchester only had 6 hits, Tyler Besse was 3for4 with and RBI in the 1^st.
• Ipswich had 5 hits, Gardy O’Flynn was 2for3 with an RBI in the 1^st.
• A Tom Van Note single scored Dave Buckley in the top of the 8^th to put the Mariners ahead.
• Mitchell pitched all 8 for the visiting Mariners, while #20 pitched all 8 for the host Chiefs.
• Record 6-5

Game 12 Recap- Tuesday 7/1

• Ipswich came to Manchester, and went away with a one-run win in a slugfest, 13 - 12.
• Ipswich went into the bottom of the seventh leading 13 - 4, only to see the Mariners score 8 times in their half of the inning.
• With two out and the bases loaded, an eighth inning 90 feet away, O'Flynn got a slow roller to the first baseman, ran to first, and forced the final out 3-1.
• Record 6-6

Game 13 Recap- Sunday 7/6

• Mariners top Townies 5-4
• Brian Lafata pitched all 7 innings for the visiting Mariners.

- “What a friggn’ GEM Lafata pitched” - unknown

• Manchester scored in the top of the 1^st off a John Andrewes single
• 2 First Inning errors in the bottom half gave the Townies a 4-1 edge.
• Manchester tied it up in the 3^rd when Lafata blasted a double into the trees which scored Corey Hildonen.
• Buckley scored off Van Note’s FC and Lafata scored off a clutch Bobby Whynott single.
• All square going into the 7^th when Mitchell led off and took a TJ Brown fastball out of the park to center field.

• Record 7-6

Game 14 Recap- Tuesday 7/8

• Manchester came from behind in their last at bat to beat Rockport 9-8
• Rookie Dan Elerio’s bases loaded ground rule double in the bottom of the 7^th gave the Mariners the win
• Going…Going…Gone

- Manchester

- Mitchell(2), Lafata, Lamothe, Besse

- Rockport

- Emerson

• Lou McGrath(6) and Bill Monto(1) did the pitching for the Townies while Mitchell(5 2/3)and Lamothe(1 1/3) did the pitching for the Mariners
• Record 7-7

Game 15 Recap – Tuesday 7/15

• Mariners top Tories 11-1 to maintain a slight edge over Hamilton
• Chirs Lamothe tossed a GEM for the home squad allowing only 1 unearned run in 7 innings

Ø Lamothe, the eldest Mariner, also lit it up at the plate going 3 for 4 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBIs!

• Joe Mitchell(3 for 4, 4 RBIs) hit his 13^th, 14^th and 15^th homeruns of the summer to bring his season total to 13

v Special Note: The Home Plate Umpire, Blue, got his nose busted up pretty bad in the top of the 7^th last night.

v The Mariners Organization would like to send him our best and wish him a speedy recovery. See you in the playoffs Blue!

• Record 8-7

Game 16 Recap- Friday 7/18

• Mariners top Tories 11-3
• Lamothe and Whynott hit BOMBS!!
• See you Tuesday
• Record 9-7

Game 17 Recap – Wednesday 7/23

• Mariners beat the Rowley Rams Last night 5-0 in Rowley.
• Chris Lamothe was "ENFUEGO". Tossing a 2 hit shut out.
• Key hits by Lamothe, Lafata,Hildonen, Andrewes, Whynot and Mitchell contributed to all the Mariners runs.
• Mariner will host the Rams Friday night at Hyland field.
• Thanks To Justin Brown for having us over after.
• Record 10-7

Game 18 Recap – Friday 7/25

• The Mariners took over 1^st place in the ITL Friday night by beating the Rowley Rams 11-5
• Joe Mitchell and Dan Elerio combined for the Win-Save combination
• For the Mariners, Bryan Lafata was 3for4 with a homerun and 4 RBIs
• Joe Mitchell notched his 16^th homerun of the season
• See you Tuesday night as the Mariners take on Hamilton Generals at Hyland!!!
• Record 11-7

Game 19 Recap – Tuesday 7/29

• Hamilton’s Judd Funchion pitched a complete game and led the game off with a homerun as the Generals beat the Mariners, 9 to 3 at Hyland Field Tuesday night.
• Hamilton jumped on starter, Chris LaMothe with 5 straight hits including homers by Funchion and Mark Provost and singles from Jered Stewart, Derek Scialdone, and Jeff Barricelli. 
• Dan Elario replaced LaMothe and settled things down.  Three runs scored in the first for Hamilton.
• Leading 4 to 3 heading into the top of the 7th, Hamilton put up 5 big runs giving Funchion enough insurance to finish off the job, and he did so in the bottom of the 7th, racking up his 3rd win of the season.  He gave up 3 earned runs on 7 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 5.
• Mark Provost was 3 for 3 with 2 homeruns (6th and 7th of season) for the Generals.  Derek Scialdone was 3 for 4 with a double.
• For Manchester, Joe Mitchell hit his 17th homerun of the season and Brian Lafata also contributed a solo homerun. 
• Dan Elario pitched 7 innings of solid relief giving up 6 runs (3 earned).
• The two teams meet again Tonight in Hamilton. Due to a Rowley win last night against Ipswich, tonights contest is a must win for the Generals. Rowley finished the season with 21pts, temporarily placing them in 4^th place. A Hamilton win tonight would give the Generals 22pts, 4^th place and the final playoff spot.
• Record 11-8

Game 20 Recap –Thursday 7/31

• Hamilton beat Manchester 11-10 in the final regular season game of the summer
• The win gave Hamilton a 1pt edge over Rowley and the final playoff spot
• Record 11-9

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