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North

Sunshine Tidings 2 at Atom 3

Jeremy Schoolboy’s RBI double in the bottom of the 8th inning proved to be the winning hit for the Cats. Matt “Ace in the Hole” Hope earned the win, pitching 8.0 innings while allowing two earned runs and 10 hits. Chemists’ pitcher Tim Fusion had a good game in the loss, pitching all eight innings while allowing seven hits and three runs, only two earned.

Jamaica Plain 3 at Easy Town 4

David Tech allowed three earned runs on four hits in 6.0 innings pitched to earn the victory for the Assaultrons. Catcher Adam Henderson hit a two-run home run in the 2nd inning. The Red Rockets were held to just five hits, but one was a 1st-inning home run by David Seaweed. Chris Teddybear pitched well in the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits in 7.0 innings. He also added an RBI single.

The Slog 6 at Vault 81 7

Deer Quickwalker hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th to make the CBO’s defending champions the first team eliminated from the 2297 preseason tournaments. The Slog will now watch the rest of the games on its home field. Quickwalker finished 2 for 4 with a home run, a runs scored, two RBI, and a walk. The Slog had 15 hits in the loss, including homers by Nick Homebody and Po Greenzone.

South

Diamond City 5 at Salem 6, 13 innings

Swatters reliever Matt Suds walked Mike Castillo with the bases loaded to give the Witch Hats the extra-innings win. Pistol Schmidt was the game MVP, going 3 for 6 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Jeffrey Curatolo led Diamond City by going 3 for 6 with a double and three RBI. Roberto Gonzales pitched well in the no-decision, allowing three earned runs on nine hits in 8.0 innings pitched.

Concord 5 at Nordhagen Beach 1

The Radstags scored four runs in the top of the 9th inning to win the game, including David Stahl’s three-run home run off Party Boys’ reliever Sia Abber. Concord’s Gwinnett Southie and Nordhagen Beach’s Julian Shed pitched excellently, each only allowing a single earned run. Southie went 8.0 innings, while Shed pitched 6.0.

Warwick 2 at Quincy 7

Manny McDuff pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on six hits to earn the victory for the Gunners. First baseman Brian Drinkwater was 2 for 4 with a home run, a run scored, and three RBI to lead Quincy. Six different Mirelurks each had a hit as the 2296 Minutemen League champions were eliminated from the Battle for the South by their division mates.