Yawkey Baseball League

Game 7 of the 2018 Yawkey League Championship series is set to take place Thursday August 30 at Rogers Park in Brighton. First pitch is at 7:30 PM as the #1 Brighton Braves host the #3 Revere Rockies.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the series with a 6-2 victory behind a complete game thrown by Mike Smith. Revere would tie the series 1-1 following a 3-0 shutout thrown by Jon Shepard. Revere took a 3-1 series lead with one run victories 8-7 in Game 3 and 10-9 in Game 4. The Braves extended the series winning Game 5 with a 4-0 shutout thrown by Mike Smith. The Braves evened the series by scoring seven runs in the seventh to win Game 6 and force the deciding Game 7.

This will be the second consecutive Championship Game 7 played by the Braves as they look to win their first championship since 1977. Revere is looking to win their first league YBL championship.

The matchup for the 2018 YBL Finals is now set as the #3 Revere Rockies face the #1 Brighton Braves. The best of seven championship series is set to begin Thursday August 23 at Rogers Park in Brighton.

The Braves earned their trip to the finals by defeating the #4 McKay Club Beacons 4-2 in the best of seven semifinal series. The Rockies advanced to the finals by sweeping the #2 South Boston Saints 4-0.

The schedule for the championship series is as follows

Game 1 – Thursday, August 23 at Rogers Park, 7:30 PM
Game 2 – Friday, August 24 at Rogers Park, 7:30 PM
Game 3 – Sunday, August 26 Revere HS 4:00 PM
Game 4 – Monday, August 27 Maplewood 8:00 PM
Game 5 – Tuesday, August 28 at Rogers Park, 7:30 PM (if nec.)
Game 6 – Wednesday, August 29 Maplewood 8:30 PM (if nec.)
Game 7 – Thursday, August 30 at Rogers Park, 7:30 PM (if nec.)

Check the schedule page for update times and field locations for both series.
2018 YBL Playoff Schedule

The best of seven semifinal round is set to begin on Monday August 13.

The #4 seeded McKay Club will take on the #1 seeded Brighton Braves, while
the #3 Revere Rockies take on the #2 seeded South Boston Saints.

The schedule for both series is as follows
Game 1 Monday 8/13
Game 2 Tuesday 8/14
Game 3 Wednesday 8/15
Game 4 Friday 8/17
Game 5 Saturday 8/18 (if necessary)
Game 6 Monday 8/20 (if necessary)
Game 7 Tuesday 8/21 (if necessary)

Check the schedule page for update times and field locations for both series.
2018 YBL Playoff Schedule

The 2018 Yawkey League Playoffs are set to get underway. The best of three first round begins Thursday August 9 with the following match ups.

#3 Revere (19-11-1) vs #6 Charlestown (16-13-2)
#4 McKay Club (19-11-1) vs #5 Stoneham (17-14)

#1 Braves (20-11) and #2 South Boston (18-10-3) receive first round byes.

2018 YBL Playoff Schedule

It is time for the latest player profiles by Stu Sklaver. July’s installment highlights Ted Downing of South Boston and Billy Sullivan of Charlestown.

To read more on both Ted and Billy follow this link

The Yawkey League roster for the 2018 EMass team has been announced by manager Nate Laliberte of the Revere Rockies. The roster features players from all ten teams and contains a mix of YBL veterans as well as several rookies.

The Yawkey League takes on the Intercity League as it looks to repeat as champions. The game takes place at 2pm on Saturday July 11 at Father Monan Field on the BC High/UMass Boston campus.

2018 Yawey League EMass Classic Roster