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The Brighton Black Sox defeated the Al Thomas A’s in five games to capture the the 2023 YBL Championship.

Scott Nosky was named the Playoff MVP. Nosky was 3-0 in the playoffs pitching 16.2 innings only allowing 6 hits and five walks while striking out 28. Nosky won one game in the semifinals against the Brighton Braves. And was 2-0 in the finals winning both Games 1 and Game 5.

Congratulations to John Griffith and the entire Brighton Black Sox organization on a well played finals.

The 2023 Yawkey Baseball League Championship Series is set to begin on Friday 8/11. The Al Thomas A’s will be facing the Brighton Black Sox in a rematch of the past two YBL Finals. Al Thomas will be looking to win their third straight championship.

Al Thomas entered the playoffs as the #2 seed with a record of 16-7-1. In the semifinals Al Thomas faced the #3 seed East Boston Knights in best of five series.

Al Thomas would take a 1-0 series lead winning 6-4 behind a complete game by Paul Wydom. Al Thomas would easily take Game 2 winning 15-0 with a 17 hit attack that was paced by Spencer Cullen and Jake Beane who had 4 hits each. Cam Plank would add a double and a home run. Devin Perlman threw a 4 hit shutout with 12 strikeouts to secure the win. Game 3 would prove to be a battle with Al Thomas winning 1-0 in 9 innings to close out the series. Matt Rothermel threw 8 scoreless innings including 7 no hit innings to earn the win. Paul Wydom would pitch the 9th the pick up the save and send Al Thomas back to the finals.

The Black Sox entered the playoffs as the #1 seed with a record of 19-5. The Black Sox would play the #4 seed Brighton Braves who defeated the #5 McKay Club Beacons 9-5 in the 4 vs 5 wild card game.

The Black Sox would win Game 1 by a score of 8-4 with Scott Nosky picking up the win with 5 solid innings. The Braves would win a back and forth battle that saw the lead exchange twice late in the game. Trailing 4-3 in the 6th inning, the Black Sox would take the lead in the sixth on a 2 run home run by PJ Rioles. In the top of the 7th the Braves would retake the lead with a two out 2 run single by Ryan Bere. Jim McGrorry earned battling through 6 innings. Matt Donovan would come on to pick up the save with a scoreless 7th.

The Braves would take an early 1-0 lead in Game 3. Casey Williams would wiggle out of the second inning jam and settle in to pitch 4 innings to pick up the win 6-3. In Game 4, the Black Sox would take an early 2-0 lead that included a solo home run by Jared MacLeod. The Braves tied the game in the bottom of the third on a 2 run blast by Alex Klapes. The Black Sox would eventually build a 5-3 lead and hold on to win the game 5-4 with the tying and winning runs on second and third. Christian Quigley would pick up the win pitching into the sixth inning. Alex Mondro picked up his second save of the series to send the Black Sox to the finals.

Game 1 of the finals is scheduled for 8:00 PM on Friday August 11 at Brandeis.

Full schedule details can be found here
Full playoff schedule

The Yawkey Baseball League will once again play an All-Star Game against the Central New England Baseball Association (cneba.com).

The game will take place on Friday July 21 at historic Adams Field in Quincy, MA (map). The first pitch of the 9 inning game is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Be sure to come down and enjoy some great amateur baseball.

YBL All-Star Roster

The 2023 Hall of Fame Banquet was held on May 13 at the Common Market Restaurant in Quincy. Dave McKay presided over the event that saw the induction of Anthony Bucciarelli, Tony Iafolla, Sean Gildea, Rob Stephenson, Drew Tambling, John Moore, Russell Grant, Dominic DiMare and the 1999 Somerville Alibrandis. The evening was a great success bringing back many alumni, friends and rivals.

For more information on the inductees
Hall of Fame Program

For more photos of the evening courtesy of Jake Beane.
Banquet Photos

On May 13, the Yawkey League will be hosting its first Hall of Fame induction ceremony in six years. The board of directors is proud to announce the induction of the following honorees

Please join us as we celebrate an amazing Hall of Fame class, our first since 2017! Cocktail hour starts at 6 pm at the Common Market Restaurant at 97 Willard St in Quincy (upstairs), followed by dinner at 7 and the Program begins at 7:45. $40 per seat – you can venmo @Chief29, send check payable to YBL to Joe O’Hara, 45 Oval Rd #27, Quincy, MA 02170 or use the link below to register and pay online.
Yawkey Baseball League Hall of Fame Dinner

The Al Thomas Club was honored by the BoSox Club at their annual Hot Stove luncheon recognizing local amateur champions. Representing Al Thomas at the luncheon were Cam Plank, Jay Gamboa and Paul Wydom. They were joined by former Red Sox players Lenny DiNardo and Rico Petrocelli.