postGame: Navigators @ Mainers

The Sanford Mainers (2-1) advanced to the East Division Finals, holding off the North Shore Navigators (1-2) to win 5-3.

…it was a fitting conclusion to a tremendous season.  both teams fought hard, played a tense, tight game with each team’s pitchers coming through in big spots.  kent graham was back at it for north shore with an rbi double and an rbi triple, while mike dowd homered, but the navigators never led after sanford jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings.  sanford and north shore had split the first eight meetings between the two teams, and it was only right for the ninth game to be decided in the ninth inning when ben waldrip, representing the tying run, scorched a grounder to michael roth at first who flipped to tyler mizenko to get waldrip by a step and send the mainers to the east division finals against the newport gulls…

Left to right: Jeremy Kreisberg, Kevin Dillon, Michael Hutchinson, Alex Harrington, Michael Ternullo

I also want to take this opportunity to thank the North Shore Navigators media relations crew, pictured above (minus Mike Ghika), for their hard work all season long.

News: Follow the game on Twitter!

Today the Navigators will be in Sanford and unfortunately for us Sanford lacks wi-fi.  Our Twitter is linked to a cell phone so we still can get you fans updated on whats going on from BP to post game.  Stay tuned at http://twitter.com/NSNavigators for all of your Navs updates.

preGame: Navigators @ Mainers

The Game:

After losing the first matchup, the Navigators bounced back to take game two 3-2. The series is now tied 1-1 with the rubber match coming up tonight in Sanford at 6:30.

The Pitchers:

RHP Colin Snow (3-0, 1.77)

RHP Mike Gallo (3-3, 2.36)

The Lineups:

…coming soon…

postGame: Mainers @ Navigators

In Game 2 of the Sanford-North Shore playoff series, the Navigators managed to hold off the Mainers for a 3-2 win to even up the series at a game apiece. The Navs got to Sanford starter Ken Monteith for three runs and four hits in the first, and it proved to be all that they would need.

Jim Schult picked up the win in relief, going 2.1 innings in which he allowed just two hits after Navs’ starter Jason Markovitz went 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits. Matt Lewis and Garret Smith combined to pitch the eighth before closer Chris Kowalski pitched a perfect 1-2-3 ninth for the save.

With Sanford on top 5-2 in Sunday night’s Game 1 of the three-game playoff series, play had to be suspended in the 5th inning due to fog, and the contest was picked up earlier this afternoon at Fraser Field with Sanford as the home team. The Navs got two in the sixth to make it 5-4, but that would be all that they got, pushing their backs against the wall before their Game 2 victory.

The decisive Game 3 will be played at Goodall Park tomorrow night in Sanford at 6:30 P.M.

inGame: Quarter Finals: Game Two

Game Two: Sanford @ North Shore

NS: Jason Markovitz (4-1, 2.57)

SAN: Ken Monteith (2-1, 1.41)

Top 1

- Micowski bats leads off for the Mainers.

-Micowski grounds out. (1 out)

-Matt Marra bats for Sanford.

-Marra strikes out swinging. (2 outs)

-Mike Roth bats.

-Roth goes down on strikes.

Bottom 1

- Tre Dennis stands in for the Navigators.

- Dennis beats out a bunt single. (man on first, 0 outs)

-Mike Lebel bats. (pass ball moves Dennis to 2nd)

-Lebel singles on a bloop to right center. (man on first and second, 0 outs)

-Pat Brady singles to center to load the bases (0 outs)

-Ben Waldrip bats.

- Waldrip knocks in Dennis on his sacrifice fly to center. (1-0 North Shore, 1 out)

-Kent Graham bats.

-Graham doubles knocking in a pair. (3-0 North Shore, 1 out)

-Mike Dowd grounds out to short. (2 outs, Graham on second)

-Marquis fouled out to first

Top 2

-Dylan Pratt reaches on an infield single.

- Corey Thompson flies out to center. (1 out, Pratt on first)

-Tucker Nathans walks.

-Duvall fouls out to first. (2 outs)

-Bob Stumpo bats with 2 outs, Thompson on first, Pratt on second.

- Stumpo strikes out.

Bottom 2

- Ruehlman leads it off for North Shore.

- Ruehlman grounds out for the first out.

-Josh Band stands in (1 out)

-Band reaches on a single to left.

-Dennis now will bat, he singled and scored in his last at-bat.

(Band steals second)

-Dennis strikes out. (2 outs)

-Lebel bats.

-Lebel reaches on a single, men on the corners. (2 outs)

-Brady grounds into a fielders choice to retire the side.

Top 3

- Matthews bats for the Mainers.

-Matthews flies out to right. (1 out)

- Micowski strikes out. (2 outs)

-Marra doubles to deep left.

- Roth grounds out.

Bottom 3 (Navigators lead 3-0)

-Waldrip walks. (man on first, 0 outs)

-Graham flies out to left. (1 out)

- Dowd flies out to right fielder

(Waldrip gets doubled up to end the inning)

Top 4 (Navs lead 3-0)

-Dylan Pratt leads it off and flies out to the catcher. (1 out)

- Thompson singles to right.

-Nathans walked.

-Duvall flew out.

- Stumpo grounds to Brady who goes to second for the force out.

Bottom 4 (Navs lead 3-0)

- Marquis flies out to second. (1 out)

-Ruehlman flied to right.

-Band flied to right.

Top 5

- Matthews grounded out to second.

-Micowski homers to right. (Navs lead 3-1)

-Marra flies out to center.

-Roth singles.

-Pratt walked.

-Thompson singles and knocks in a run. (Navs lead 3-2)

**New Pitcher**

(Jim Schult will now pitch for the Navigators)

-Tucker Nathans strikes out looking to retire the Mainers.

Bottom 5 (Navs lead 3-2)

- Tre Dennis flies out to right (1 out)

- Mike Lebel walks on four pitches.

-Pat Brady pops out to first.

-Waldrip flies to the shortstop to end the inning.

Top 6 (Navs lead 3-2)

- Duvall gives it a ride to left but Ruehlman is there to make the catch. (1 out)

- Stumpo singles to center.

- Matthews grounds out to third.

-Micowski grounds out to second.

Bottom 6 (Navs lead 3-2)

- Graham struck out swinging.

-Dowd strikes out swinging.

- Marquis flied to right to end the inning.

Top 7 (Navs lead 3-2)

- Marra pops out to second.

-Roth doubles to left. (1 out)

-Pratt strikes out. (2 outs)

- Thompson flies out to center.

Bottom 7 (Navs lead 3-2)

- Ruehlman flies to center.

-Band strikes out.

-Dennis flies out to left.

Top 8 (Navs leading 3-2)

**Matt Lewis is the new pitcher**

-Nathans walks.

**Ethan Wilson pinch ran for Nathans**

-Duval sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. (1 out)

**New pitcher**

(Garret Smith will now pitch for the Navigators)

Smith works out of the jam and retires the Mainers.

Bottom 8 (Navs lead 3-2)

**New Pitcher for Sanford**

(Neil Holland is now pitching for the Mainers)

- Leading off is Mike Lebel who strikes out swinging.

-Pat Brady fists a single into left. (1 out)

-Waldrip will bat.

(Brady steals second)

-Waldrip grounds out to first, Brady advances to third.

-Kent Graham strikes out swinging.

Top 9 (Navs lead 3-2)

**New Pitcher**

(Chris Kowalski will now pitch for the Navigators)

Sanford will have the 1,2,3 hitters coming up in the 9th.

-Micowski leads off for Sanford

- Micowski grounds out to short. (1 out)

- Marra called strike three. (2 outs)

- Roth grounds out to second. (3 outs)

FINAL SCORE:

Navigators    3

Mainers         2

 

The Navigators will play the deciding game in Sanford tommorow night at 6:35pm.

preGame: Mainers @ Navigators

Game Two: Sanford @ North Shore

The Navigators lost a heart breaker that seemed to go back and forth.  In Sanford the Navigators got out early to a 2-0 lead after Waldrip doubled and knocked in a run, another scored on an error.  After the fog rolled in the game was moved to Lynn where the Mainers held on and took game one by a score of 5-4.

The Pitchers:

Sanford: RHP Ken Monteith (2-1, 1.41)

North Shore: LHP Jason Markovitz (4-1, 2.57)

Lineups:

Sanford

micowski cf

marra 3b

roth 1b

pratt lf

thompson ss

nathans dh

duvall 2b

stumpo c

matthews rf

North Shore

dennis cf

lebel 2b

brady ss

waldrip 1b

graham dh

dowd c

marquis rf

ruehlman lf

band 3b

Follow the Game

In-game updates will be provided through Twitter.

Listen to every home game at the Navigators Broadcast Home through YouCastrSports!

Locally, watch the game on cable access programming through LynnCamTV.

For out-of-market fans, watch/listen LIVE online through www.nsnavs.com or www.teamline.cc.

Lets Go Navs!

inGame: Quarter Finals: Game One

Game One: North Shore @ Sanford Mainers

Glad you could join us as we continue the remainder of Game one of the playoffs.

Top 6

-Jim Schult will lead off for the Navigators.

-Schult strikes out. Waldrip bats. (1 out)

-Waldrip singles. Band bat. (1 out, man of first)

-Band grounds into a fielders choice, reaches first. Dennis bats. (2 outs, man on first)

-Dennis singles. Lebel bats. (2 outs, man on first and second)

-Lebel triples scoring two. Ruehlman bats. (5-4 Sanford, 2 outs, man on third)

-Ruehlman flies out.

Navs manage to score two runs to only trail the Mainers by one.

Bottom 6

Nathans bats.

Nathans flies out.  Pinch hitter Wilson bats.

Wilson singles.  Elliot bats.

Elliot ground into a 5-4-3 DP

Top 7

-Marquis stands in for North Shore

-Marquis flies out. Brady bats. (1 out)

-Brady pops out to second base. Dowd bats. (2 outs)

- Dowd grounds out to first.

Bottom 7 (5-4 Sanford)

- Spatkowski flies to center. Micowski bats. (1 out)

- Micowski flies to right. Marra bats. (2 outs)

-Marra grounds to Brady at short.

Top 8 (5-4 Sanford)

- Schult strikes out. Waldrip bats. (1 out)

- Waldrip grounds out. Dennis bats. (2 outs)

- Dennis flies to center.

Bottom 8 (5-4 Sanford)

- Roth leads off.

- Roth flies to the shortstop.  Pratt bats. (1 out)

-Pratt strike out. Thompson bats. (2 outs)

Pratt grounds out to pitcher.

Top 9 (5-4 Sanford)

Sanford brings in their closer Tyler Mizenko (1-1, 0.46, 9 saves)

-Lebel will lead off for North Shore

-Lebel strikes out. Ruehlman bats. (1 out)

- Ruehlman strikes out.  Marquis bats. (2 outs)

-Marquis walks and will be pinch run for by Kyle Multner.

-Brady bats with a man on first and two outs.

-Brady flies out to short to end the ballgame.

Navs lose game one by a score of 5-4.

Game 2 will get underway at 7pm here at Fraser Field.

News: Baseball resumes at 3:30pm

The continuation of this game will take place at Fraser Field in Lynn at 3:30 today.  Come out and support your Navigators baseball team for FREE!  The Navigators will still be the away team because of Game one in Sanford being “fogged-out.”  Sanford will start the game up 5-2 in the bottom of the fifth with two outs.

Programming Notes: Today’s Broadcast Information

Due to last night’s suspension, both games will be played today at Fraser Field in Lynn.

…of course, sanford will still be the “home” team in game one, batting in the last half of each inning and wearing their home uniforms…

Game One

Audio coverage of the game begins at 3:25 P.M., five minutes prior to the first pitch of the resumed game.  Unfortunately, no video coverage will be available of game one.

…naturally, nobody expected baseball early today, so our camera crew will not be arriving until game two…

You can listen to the completion of game one through Teamline or YouCastr!

Between Games

Stay tuned on Teamline and YouCastr, as we will have interviews with players and coaches in between the first game and second game!

Game Two

The second game of the Quarterfinals begins at 7:00 P.M. tonight, with Jason Markovitz (4-1, 2.57) taking the hill for North Shore and Ken Monteith (2-1, 1.41) getting the ball for Sanford.

Audio and video coverage begins at 7:00 P.M.  The audio can be found on both Teamline and YouCastr, while the video will only be available through Teamline.

If you are a local fan, game two can be found on LynnCamTV through cable access programming on both Comcast and Verizon.

…we look forward to having you with us today as the navigators hope to advance to the semifinals of the 2009 necbl playoffs…

Game One: Suspended

Suspended Game Resumes at 3:30 P.M.: Baseball begins earlier than expected at Fraser Field today, as the Mainers and Navigators complete game one of their Quarterfinal Playoff Series.  The Mainers were leading 3-2 before a fly ball was lost in the fog scoring two more runs in the fifth inning and prompting the stoppage.  The game will resume with Dylan Pratt at second base, two outs in the fifth inning, and the Mainers leading the Navigators 5-2.  Jeff Tardiff was on the mound when the game was stopped.

…it’s a shame it had to happen when it did.  the fog was heavy from the beginning of the game through the suspension, but it took a lost fly ball to prompt the stoppage.  as you can see from the picture above, it would have been unsafe to resume last night’s game.  the umpires had no choice but to wait until a ball was lost to stop last night’s game, but north shore was certainly slighted by the circumstances last night…

Playoff Baseball Returns to Lynn: The North Shore Navigators have earned a playoff-berth for the second time in as many years.  The Navigators moved from Holyoke to Lynn for the 2008 season, after Jason Falcon led the Holyoke Giants to the playoffs in 2007 with a 26-16 record.  In 2008, the Navigators were 26-16, two games behind the Sanford Mainers for first place in the former North Division.  North Shore was upset in the first round by the Keene Swamp Bats, who edged the Navs 1-0 at Fraser Field before winning a slugfest at Alumni Field 10-7, despite five North Shore home runs.  The Sanford Mainers won the 2008 NECBL Championship with only one postseason loss.

Season Series: Sanford and North Shore split the six games played between the two teams in 2009, with each road team stealing two games at the opposition ballpark.  The Navigators won the first two games, defeating the Mainers at Fraser Field on Opening Night before winning at Goodall Park six days later behind Jason Markovitz.  After Sanford answered with a 3-0 victory against Jeff Tardiff at home, North Shore won for the second consecutive time in Sanford as Michael Zaccardo and the North Shore bats combined for a 10-7 win.  The Mainers have won the two most recent meetings, as Ken Monteith avenged his opening night loss with a 5-0 victory at Fraser Field before the Mainers clinched home-field advantage in the series with a 2-1 win on July 29 in Sanford.

Dennis’ Streak Continues: Tre Dennis, who singled and walked in six at-bats at Manchester on Thursday, reached base safely in 33 consecutive games to end the regular season.  Dennis’ 16-game hitting streak was snapped 16 games ago in Lowell, when he went 0-3.  Dennis, who has started 37 of 38 games this season in center-field as the lead-off hitter, was 24-63 (.381) with four RBI and 14 runs scored during the hitting streak.

Brady’s Back: Patrick Brady, the East Division All-Star Team starting second baseman, has turned it on of late in preparation for playoff baseball.  In his last five games, Patrick Brady is 7-16 (.438) with a double, a triple, a home run, three RBI, four runs scored, four walks, and a sacrifice fly.  Brady has been shining defensively as well, playing shortstop recently after beginning the season as the regular second baseman for North Shore.

Divine Intervention: Trinity College junior Kent Graham returned to North Shore on June 30, after spending the 2007 season with the Holyoke Giants and following Jason Falcon, Jim Woods, and Philip Rosenfield to Lynn for the 2008 season.  Graham has been a blessing for the 2009 Navigators order, hitting a team-high .357 since joining the squad.  In his last five games, Graham is 9-18 (.500) with four doubles and five runs batted in.

Tyler Ruehls: North Shore’s July 15 roster-deadline addition is paying huge dividends, as Tyler Ruehlman has quickly become one of the most consistent hitters on the team.  Ruehlman has hits in 12 of 13 games played, tied franchise records with two doubles against Manchester on July 16 and seven at-bats against New Bedford on July 25, and provided the game-winning RBI single in the 14^th inning to send North Shore to an epic 2-1 victory over the Bay Sox.  Ruehlman finished the regular season at .322 with six RBI.