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Last night the Yakwey League returned to field with a game between the Stoneham Sabers and Charlestown Townies. Despite the layoff it was an exciting well played game that ended in an eight inning tie.

Stoneham took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Charlestown bounced back to take a 5-1 lead by scoring three runs in the second and two runs in the third. Stoneham would score four in the top of the fifth to tie the game at 5-5.

Game Summary
Box Score

Game two of the Yawkey League season will be tonight on the turf field at Pine Banks (map). The Charlestown Townies will play host to the East Boston Expos with a first pitch schedule for 8pm.

Anyone choosing to attend the game is encouraged to adhere to all social distance guidelines.

With the start of Phase 3, Step 1 the Yakwey League is set to begin its 2020 season in accordance with all state and local guidelines.

The first game will feature the Stoneham Sabers and the Charlestown Townies on the grass field at Pine Banks (map). First pitch to be thrown at 8pm.

Anyone choosing to attend the game is encouraged to adhere to all social distance guidelines.

The plans for the shortened 2020 Yawkey League season did not originally include an East Boston franchise. That changed this week when Branden Anderson submitted a last minute proposal to the board looking to bring a franchise back to the Yakwey League.

After some deliberation, the board and its membership voted to accept the proposal. The East Boston Expos franchise will begin play starting this season.

The 2020 Yawkey League season is set to begin next Monday July 6.

At their meeting on June 23, the members of the Yawkey League voted to unanimously approve a franchise to Robert Lewis, Jr. and Stephen Lewis of The BASE. The newest franchise will be based out of Boston and begin play this season.

From President Dave McKay :
“Warm thanks to Robert and Stephan Lewis for accepting our invitation and forming a franchise. We also extend a note of thanks to the Yawkey Trust for helping lay the building blocks for this partnership. The BASE has a vast impact in our inner city neighborhoods. Their mission is to match sports and education. It is our hopes this will be the beginning of a long standing relationship.”

For more information on The Base (https://thebase.org/boston/).

The board and franchise holders met again on June 16, as they continued to work through a plan that would allow the league to play a shortened regular season followed by playoffs.

In the current plan, games would begin around July 6. The board is finalizing health and safety guidelines for the season. All teams will adhere to league guidelines as well as the guidelines and standards set forth by the State of Massachusetts, and the cities and towns in which games will be played.

Players and teams have been able to begin practice in accordance to the Phase 2 guidelines. And we remain hopeful that the start of Phase 3 will begin in time to allow us to play baseball this summer.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 23.

If you are a player looking for a place to play in 2020 or beyond, we encourage you to encourage you to fill out the following player registration form.

YBL Player Registration Form

May you and your family be safe and healthy during this time.

The 2019 Yawkey League season was the 15th for Tony Iafolla. By years end Tony and his Revere Rockies teammates had won a championship. The Globe recently posted an article catching up Iafolla.

Follow the link below for the full article.

From Medfield Little League to now, Tony Iafolla is still a catcher