2020 SEASON

Sixers Secure Sixth Ship

The Sixers closed out the 2020 regular season 11-7, entering playoffs on a 4-game win streak and carried that momentum all the way through the playoffs going an undefeated 6-0 and sweeping their way to yet another CNEBA championship and a 17-7 final record. The effort was led by an incredible pitching performance by the entire staff yielding 7 runs across all 6 games and a collective 0.67 ERA in the playoffs.

The strangest season ever started off being shortened from a typical 30 game regular season to a truncated 18-game season in half the amount of time. On the first defensive chance of the season, the Sixers lost starting shortstop and long-time leader Connor Gill to a dislocated shoulder injury and after 3-4 weeks, returned to be one of the top contributors on offense hitting .323 on the season while solidfying the defense up the middle at 2B. As the season progressed it was harder and harder to get a regular lineup and rotation to the field due to scheduling conflicts and injuries which led to a 6-7 start, but as players got more healthy and pitchers built up strength, the Sixers went on a tear.

Somehow in a short season, long-time Sixer and 2020 Sixer MVP Quinn Moynihan was able to rack up 30+ hits, an achievement only done a handful of times in full-length seasons. Moynihan finished the year slashing .416/.495/.532 with 18 Rs, 4 2Bs, Hr and led the league with 11 SBs. Fellow long-time sixer Cam Ruziak finished the year slashing .392/.418/.500 and at 29 hits and 22 RBI he was also among the league leaders. The Sixers offense was also powered by several newcomers; Derek Ingui (who had a short stint with the Sixers in 2013) joined the club halfway through the season and was a major part of the Sixer hot streak closing out the season hitting .414 but slugging .897 with 2 2Bs and 4 HRs while playing in half the games. Sixer Rookie of the Year Mike Chaves also contributed in a major way slashing .318/.444/.561 leading the team in XBH with 10 while contributing behind the dish all season long. Chaves led the comeback in game 2 against Littleton going 2-3 with a key solo HR and the eventual go-ahead RBI single in the 6th.

Despite the stellar offensive production, the 2020 Sixers season was headlined by a lights-out pitching staff that led the team to its first sub 3.00 Runs/Game average in 8 years led by CNEBA Pitcher of the Year Joe Latino who, returning for his 10th season, finished the year 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, 32Ks and 3BBs across 25 innings including a Complete Game, 12k Shutout in Game 1 of the championship series. CNEBA Pitcher of the year Runner Up Cam Cossette had a stellar year on the bump going 5-1 with a 1.28 ERA and 36Ks to 9BBs in 27 Innings including also going 2-0 in the postseason. Lastly, veteran right-hander Conor Moynihan came out of retirement to post a 1-0 record with a 1.17 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with 29Ks and 6BBs across 24 innings pitched to round out the post-season rotation with impressive stats of his own. In the pen, the story was Sixer Relief Man of the Year David Sampson, also in his first year on the squad who posted a 0.74 ERA, .062 BAA and 26 Ks across 19 relief innings in 10 appearances including going 5-5 in Save chances (3-3 in the postseason).

One of the unsung heroes of the post-season however was Sixer Skinny Award winner James Barry who finished the year batting .300 with 6RBI contributing from both outfield and 1B and was present for every game of the season. In the playoffs, Barry led the team with a .357 batting average carrying a 5-game hitting streak into the final game reaching safely in all 6, not to mention Barry was able to spark several rallies leading off innings with hits as well as several key 2-out RBI base knocks.

All in all the Sixers closed out the season going 17-7 getting contributions from the entire team throughout the playoffs en route to a 6-0 record and the franchises 6th championship under General Manager Adam Trussell. The team looks to return the bulk of the roster next season in hopes of a repeat as CNEBA Champions

CLINTON 76ERS - WEEKLY SUMMARY

2018 SEASON

Sixers Close Out Season Strong

The Sixers closed out the 2018 campaign 19-10-1, going 9-3-1 in its last 13 games, giving up only 1 earned run in its last three starts to cruise to the postseason with the #2 seed and a 1st round bye. Fresh off a 2017 rebuilding year that resulted in a championship, the Sixers brought back the core of the team with several new faces particularly in the rotation.

The core of the offense Connor Gill (Babson), Quinn Moynihan (Assumption) and Cam Ruziak (Plymouth State) all returned and continued to pace the offense finishing near the top of every team hitting category, with Moynihan leading the league with an astounding .477 Batting Average and tied with Gill to lead the league with 32 hits. Gill led the team with 20 RBI and 14 XBH including a team/league leading 3 Homeruns this season. Leadoff hitter Kenan Kolanda turned up the heat in the second half hitting .306 on the season with an OBP of .469, but hit an astound .551 over his last 10 games to pace the Sixers during this hot streak.

Newcomers Matt Bertochi (Central Connecticut State), Mike Fiorelli (Lesley University), and Tanyon Ventres (Becker College) found themselves contributing everyday to the lineup with Bertochi hitting .301 and 19 RBI good for second on the team. Fiorelli hit .288 with a .442 OBP good for 3rd on the squad with Ventres batting .364 while slugging .455 good for 2nd and 3rd on the team respectively. 

On the mound the Sixers returned veteran starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) and Connor Gill with newcomers Tanyon Ventres, Steve Colella Umass Dartmouth, and Andrew Tache (SNHU) logging the most innings on the mound as well with each of them logging ~35 innings on the regular season.

Ventres paced all starters going 6-0 with a 1.68 ERA and a sub.200 OBA to lead both the team and CNEBA in wins. Latino managed a 3-0 regular season with a 1.63 ERA to lead the Sixers starters with Colella (5-1) 2.06, Tache (3-2) 2.22, and Gill (1-2) 2.25 rounding out the Sixers starters this season. Gill, Tache, and Ventres also logged Saves for the Sixers this season speaking to both their versatility and makeup on the hill.

The Sixers are off until Tuesday/Wednesday where they look to keep rolling with their eye on back to back championships as well as their sixth under head coach Adam Trussell's guidance. #RollSix

2017 SEASON

2017 Sixer Awards

MVP - Connor Gill

Connor did a little bit of everything for the Sixers this year and did it all season long. From assisting in filling out the roster to not missing a single regular season game, Gill was a leader. At the plate he batted .361/.448/.491 in the top 1/3 of the lineup all season leading the league with 32 Runs and slugging 9 XBH while racking up 10 steals on the basepaths. On the mound, Gill went 3-0 with a Save and a miniscule 1.27 ERA to help anchor the staff.

Pitcher of the Year - Joe Latino

Latino made 11 Quality starts for the Sixers this season going 6-3 with a 1.56 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 90 Ks to just 11 BBs. Latino logged 67 innings over the course of the summer and went 3-0 in the postseason picking up a win in each series as well as a CG in the final game of the championship series.

Rookie of the Year - Kenan Kolanda

Kolanda finished his rookie season with the Sixers batting an impressive .398/.491.449 accounting for 30 runs good for 2nd on the team. Kolanda manned multiple positions around the infield and started in 33 of a possible 37 games taking over the leadoff spot in the lineup halfway through the year. 

Relief Man of the Year - Matt Cuneo

Cuneo did it all for the Sixers on the mound this season going 5-1 while making 11 appearances, 4 starts, and collecting 2 saves as well. His solid 2.33 ERA  is no reflection of how dominant of a season he had starting the season with 8 straight outings with no earned runs. Cuneo collected 2 Wins in the playoffs off of a CG victory over the Shrewsbury Dirt Dogs in the Semi-Finals and locking down the Game 2 win in relief against Ronnie's in the championship series.

'Skinny' Award - A.J. Papandrea

The Skinny award is always reserved for the player who steps up and plays any position whenever asked and also contributes to the team at the plate, on the field, on the mound or in the dugout in addition to their performance. AJ stepped up playing every position on the field except for Pitcher, Catcher and 1B as well as batting anywhere in the order finishing the year at .261/.284/.315 while coming up with key XBH in the first and second round of playoffs this season.

Playoff MVP - Quinn Moynihan/ Cam Ruziak

With a number of players on both the mound and the plate contributing it was difficult to choose two Co-MVP's nevermind One MVP. In the playoffs, Moynihan hit .533 with 8 hits and scored 7 runs highlighted by his Championship Game 1, two-homer game in which his second went for a walk-off two run blast which shifted the momentum in the series. Ruziak led the team in hits in the playoffs with 11 hitting .478 with a team-leading 8 postseason RBI while slugging .783. In addition, Ruziak held opposing runners in check behind the dish and caught 6 of the 7 postseason games. 

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New-Look Sixers; Same Old Results

The Clinton 76ers won yet another nailbiter against the Ronnie's of Worcester last night (8/3/17), finishing off a perfect 7-0 postseason where the Sixers rallied to score game-winning runs in the 6th inning or later in 4 of those games. The team came together at the right time and got contributions from each and every player on the squad en route to its 5th championship in 9 years. The offense racked up 67 playoff hits, good for a .338 Team average with 6 Sixers hitting .400 or better throughout the 7 games, led by Cam Ruziak (.478), Quinn Moynihan (.533), Noah Milliard (.450), Connor Gill (.412), Nate Frederick (.400), and Mike St. Martin (.400) The young squad had an incredible .433 Team OBP and slugged .470 racking up 12 doubles and 4 HRs. The Sixers nearly doubled up their opponents in the post season scoring 47 runs to their opponents' 24 headlined by Kenan Kolanda's team leading 8. The staff was pacede by Joe Latino, Connor Gill and Matt Cuneo who accounted for 41 of their 50 playoff innings racking up 48 Strikeouts while only giving up 10 ERs on 32 hits as a staff. Owen Gibbons and Mike St. Martin picked up crucial relief wins in the process entering late in two games and locking down Ws.

The Sixers finished the season 23-12-2 overall and had several league leaders across many major categories in the CNEBA.

Connor Gill led the league in runs (32), Cam Ruziak led the league in 2B (11) and RBI (31) while Quinn Moynihan led the league in ABs (110), hits (45) and HRs (6). On the mound, Owen Gibbons (1.16) and Connor Gill (1.25) finished #1 and #2 respectively in the league in ERA while Joe Latino led the league in IP (67), W (6) and Ks (90).

There are more Sixers scattered throughout the league leaders which can be found here.

More detailed highlights around each game to come.

Clinton 3 vs. Ronnie's 2 (8/3/2017)

Clinton 10 @ Ronnie's 9 (8/1/2017)

Clinton 6 vs. Ronnie's 4 (7/31/2017)

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Clinton 11 vs. Shrewsbury 2 (7/29/2017)

Clinton 7 vs. Shrewsbury 1 (7/28/2017)

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Clinton 5 @ Rochdale 4 (7/26/2017)

Clinton 5 vs. Rochdale 2 (7/23/2017)

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2015 Season

SIXERS LOCK UP 8TH STRAIGHT NUMBER 1 SEED 

The Clinton 76ers wrapped up the 2016 season at 20-6-3 securing the number 1 overall seed and regular season champion for the 8th straight season. This season it is particularly valuable because the number one team has secured a 1st round bye due to only having 7 teams. The Sixers should be well rested going into their matchup against the lowest remaining team after round one which will be either Blackstone Valley, Shrewsbury, South Central or Worcester.

You can see the bracket above! 

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2015 Season

Regular Season - The Sixers played to a 22-9 record in 2015 good for a first place finish. Led on offense by 2015 MVP Ysander Figueroa who led the team with 45 hits and a .446 average while slugging .861 with 10 HRs and 35 RBI good for single regular season records. Veteran Quinn Moynihan also helped pave the way to a playoff bound team hitting .417 over the course of the season with 25 RBI, while Veteran Captain Steve Scannell logged his 300th career Sixer hit in his 9th career Sixer season hitting a modest .283 with 9 Steals and 21 runs while starting every game for yet another season.

The pitching staff was led by veterns Chris Creen and 2015 Pitcher of the Year Jeff Scafidi. Creen went 2-1 with a 1.03 ERA and 38 Ks in 34 Innings while Scafidi went 6-0 with a 1.63 ERA while moving to 16-1 in his career on the bump for the Sixers. Veteran Joe Latino also led the team with 44  innings and logged a 4-3 record with a 2.39 ERA moving him to 21-6 all time in the regular season.

Playoffs - In playoffs, the Sixers swept their way all the way until the championship going 4-0 in the first two rounds before dropping game 1 in the championship but eventually winning the next three games to capture their 4th championship in 7 seasons.

On offense, Captain leadoff man Steve Scannell led the way with a .464 average, 6 steals and 7 runs scored while Ysander Figueroa, Chris Creen and Tim Scafidi provided the pop. Figueroa hit .419 with 4 HRs and 12 RBI while Creen and Scafidi each hit over .300 while slugging a pair of HRs each. 

The staff was anchored by Veterans Joe Latino and Conor Moynihan who each went 2-0 while hte whole starting staff only allowed 5 earned runs all playoffs (3 by Latino and 2 by Scafidi). 
 

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2014 Season

Pitcher of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Relief Man of the Year

Skinny Award

Playoff MVP

The first place Sixers turned to league leading ERA man and back to back Sixer Relief Man of the Year Conor Moynihan (4-0 0.22 ERA) (Lipscomb) to try to even the series in Westford. Moynihan worked out of several jams and defensive miscues to give up 4 runs, 2 earned in the complete game victory. Moynihan uncharacteristically walked 7 on the day, but battled out of every inning and retired the last 7 batters he faced as he gained strength as the game went on despite notching 122 pitches in the victory (5-0). 

 

 

 

Westford 0 @ Clinton 1 (10 INN) (7/22/2014)

The Willows and the Sixers played one for the ages on Tuesday night as they played into the night at neutral site Bowditch Field in Framingham to the tune of a 10 inning 1-0 walkoff win for the 1-seed 76ers. Rookie Starter James Farrington (4-1 1.31 ERA) (Saint Anselm) toed the rubber looking to give the Sixers a chance to pull out a victory and did he ever going 7+ innings giving up 0 runs on 5 hits while striking out 7. Similar to Moynihan, Farrington only got stronger as the game went on, striking out the side in the top of the 7th to bring the momentum to the Sixers. Farrington worked out of numerous jams where he stranded runners in scoring position in perhaps his best performance in a Sixer uniform. 

 

 

Game 1 starter Joe Latino came on in relief on just one days rest to work the final three innings of the game to pick up the victory. Latino avenged his 7th inning implosion on Sunday by working effectively yielding 0 hits in the final 3 frames while striking out 1 to pickup his league leading 8th victory of the season. 

 

The Westford staff went pitch for pitch with the Sixers only giving up 8 hits through 10 innings while they stranded the Sixers in scoring position in 5 separate innings. The Sixers pushed across the final run in the 10th on a controversial walk-off walk to Regan Adhgam (URI). 2013 All-Star CF Steve Scannell (Asssumption) did it all for the 76ers going 2-4 with a BB and a SB while also tracking down a well-struck ball in the gap with 2-outs and runners on first and third in the fourth. SS Justin Hyland proved to be the difference maker again in game

 three stroking a leadoff 2B in the 10th to put himself in scoring position and eventually scored on the walk. He finished 2-4 in the game while 3-hitter Ysander Figueroa went 1-2 with 3 walks, 2 of them of the intentional variety. 

 

All in all it was an exceptional series with a number of high intensity, high pressure moments that certainly had the feeling of Championship level baseball. The Sixers hope to carry this newfound momentum into their Semi-final series this weekend against TBD.

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Clinton Clinches 1 Seed for Sixth Straight Season

Clinton 4 @ Westford 2 (7/8/2014)

Clinton Starter Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) took the ball in his third start of the season, good enough to make him playoff-eligible, and worked a quality start for the Sixers going 5 1/3 innings yielding only 1 run on 4 hits and striking out four en route to his first win of the 2014 season. Reliever Ronnie Sampson (Assumption) came on to work the final 1.2 innings striking out 2 to pick up his second save of the season. 

 

On offense, the Sixers pounded out 12 hits with Steve Scannell, Tim Scafidi, Jeff Scafidi and Chris Creen each collecting 2 hits in the win. Creen and SS Justin Hyland each had a double in the victory. 

 

The win marked #200 for Sixer Head Coach Adam Trussell. His thoughts are below in the article written by Bill Marsh.

 

Clinton 3 @ Lunenburg 3 (7/9/2014)

The Sixers and Phillies played 8 innings of baseball on Wednesday and neither could come 

away with a win. The Clinton Staff combined to go 8 innings giving up only 1 earned run while striking out 1. Start Connor Moynihan (Endicott) made his 3rd start of the season and was extremely efficient going 5 innings only giving up 1 run. Jeff Scafidi and Matt Solar (Merrimack) worked the final three innings to maintain the tie.

 

The Clinton offense was held in check on the day only collecting 3 hits on the evening, but also worked 9 walks and capitalzed on small ball to play the 2013 CNEBA Champions to a tie. 

 

Westford 0 @ Clinton 3 (7/11/2014)

The Westford Willows didn't really have a chance on Friday evening as they ran into the Hot Pitching Clinton Starter Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) who threw his second Complete Game Shutout of the season going 7 innings giving up only 4 hits and striking out 5. The Start lowered his league leading ERA to 0.22 and gave him his fourth win of the season (4-0). The offense was relatively quiet on the day, but CF Steve Scannell led the charger going 2-14 with a run scored and 2 steals to push his league leading steal total up to 20. 3-Hitter Jeff Scafidi went 1-2 with an RBI Double in the win.

 

 

 

Clinton 4 @ Framingham 2 (7/12/2014)

Clinton All-Star Starter Joe Latino took what would have been the team's and his second straight Complete Game Shutout into the 7th inning before giving up a couple runs. Latino threw his 

6th straight Quality Start for the Sixers going 7 innings while giving up 2 runs on 5 hits to pickup the Complete Game and his league leading 7th win of the season (7-1). 

 

At the plate, the Sixers jumped out to an early lead in the first going up 2-0, but was held relatively quiet from then on as they only collected 3 hits after the first inning. Steve Scannell and Jeff Scafidi led the offense, each collecting a pair of hits in the victory with Scannell scoring 2 runs and Scafidi driving in a run. All Star 1B Tim Scafidi went 1-3 with 2 RBI at the plate to maintain his team leading .368 Batting Average while All Star Backstop Steve Cammuso went 1-3 with a 2B. The win clinched the #1 seed for the Clinton 76ers for the 6th straight season as they push their record to 24-5-1 on the campaign. They close out the season against Ronnie's and Lunenburg. Look for them to compete in both as 2 wins would mark their winningest regular season since Trussell took the reigns.

 

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Great Article in the Coulter Press (Westford) by Bill Marsh. Here is the link to the article. Check there for other 76er articles. 

 

Sixers are on top of CNEBA

 

By Bill Marsh ITEM STAFF  (7/11/2014)

 

WESTFORD — The Clinton '76ers semi-pro baseball team is in the homestretch of another banner season. 

On Tuesday, the Sixers edged Westford 4-2 at Peter Arthur Diamond on the campus of Westford Academy in a Central New England Baseball Association (CNEBA) contest. 

On Wednesday, Clinton played Lunenburg to a 3-3 tie. The game was called after eight innings due to darkness. 

Last Sunday, Clinton split a doubleheader with the Acton Merchants, winning the first game 6-0 and dropping the nightcap 5-2. 

With just a week left in the regular season, the league-leading Sixers own a 22-5-1 record. 

The CNEBA is a competitive wooden bat league, consisting of nine teams. In addition to Clinton, Westford and Acton, the other members of the league are Lunenburg, Ronnies of Worcester, the Worcester Pirates, Shrewsbury, South Central Express and the Framingham A's. 

The majority of the players in the league play on Division 2 and 3 college teams. 

The Sixers have four games left in the regular season, with the playoffs scheduled to begin on Friday, July 18. 

The victory over Westford marked the 200th win for Clinton manager Adam Trussell, in his eighth year at the helm. The Sixers, who have won three CNEBA championships in the past five years, have thrived under Trussell's leadership. 

Trussell, who lives in Lancaster, was a 

Nashoba Regional High School baseball standout and played in college at both Northeastern and Southern New Hampshire universities. He also played for the Sixers and for the former Clinton American Legion Post 50 baseball team. 

Trussell is thrilled about his team's chances of winning another CNEBA crown. 

"I am super excited about this year," Trussell said. "It feels great to win 200 (games) and something I'm very proud of. (Sixers players) Steve Scannell and Andrew Miskinis and I now have 200 wins. Those two have been on the team with me since day one. 

"I am so very happy with this team this year," he said. "It is a complete team. We have really jelled this year and they all get along. 

"The pitching has come around lately, but the big thing has been the bats," Trussell continued. "I think this is one of our best offensive teams. It has been tough getting everybody in. Everyone can hit, and our on-base percentage is around .400." 

The local players on the squad this season are Connor McLaughlin, of Clinton, and Matt Solar, of Sterling. 

McLaughlin, a Clinton High School league all-star and Most Valuable Player (MVP), just finished a stellar four-year career pitching for Endicott College. McLaughlin, used entirely in relief, helped pitch the Gulls to their second consecutive Commonwealth Coast Conference championship. 

With an impressive senior year on the mound, McLaughlin holds Endicott's career saves record with 11. 

Endicott, which finished second in Division 3 in New England, posted a 34-16 season that ended in the NCAA Regional championship game. 

"He (McLaughlin) pitched a lot for Endicott this year," Trussell said. "He's thrown only three games for us so far, but Connor has been consistent for four years. 

"We know exactly what we are going to get from him," he said. "He's one of our rotation guys and we use him in long relief. He is always willing to throw and it doesn't matter when." 

Solar, a graduate of St. John's High School, pitches for Merrimack College. Solar, a southpaw, 

was used in relief by the Warriors. 

"Matt (Solar) is our lefty specialist," Trussell said. "He comes in and throws strikes and is great with a new inning. He can shut down other teams lineups." 

The Sixers are deep in pitching this season, with many players toeing the rubber. In addition to McLaughlin and Solar, Joe Latino, James Farrington, Conor Moynihan, Josthim Gonzalez and Neil Hesek have done most of the pitching for Clinton. 

"We actually have three or four aces this season and not one dedicated ace," Trussell said. "Joe (Latino) is 6-1, and he has done the bulk of the work. James (Farrington) and Conor (Moynihan) have also been lights out. 

"We have fantastic pitching, but somebody has been stepping it up every night," he said. 

The starting catcher is Steve Cammuso, while Marcus Backlin and Miskinis have also seen time behind the plate. 

At first is Tim Scafidi. Quinlan Moynihan, Ysander Figueroa and Regan Aghdam have all had turns at second base. 

The shortstop is Justin Hyland, while Miskinis and Dennis Duplessis have played third. 

The Sixers have plenty of speed in the outfield, with Chris Creen in left field and Steve Scannell in center. Jeff Scafidi, Tom Lemons and Brian O'Connor have played right. 

Jeff Scafidi, Creen and Figueroa have also pitched this year. 

The squad's top hitters are Tim Scafidi, Jeff Scafidi, Scannell, Moynihan, Lemons, Hyland, Figueroa, Creen and Cammuso, who are all batting over .300. 

Other members of the 26-player squad are Ronnie Sampson, John Sullivan, Brandon O'Conner, Greg Dwyer and Shamus Landers. 

"We are stacked this year," Trussell said. "The new trend for us is power hitting. We have 17 home runs already this year and that is more than the last couple seasons put together. 

"Many of the guys have been here for years and I'm confident with our lineup," he said. "We have a combination of excellent defense and strong hitting." 

The Sixers' assistant manager this season is longtime baseball man Richard Trussell, while Miskinis, Scannell and Latino are assistant player/coaches. 

In the victory over Westford, a team that Clinton has defeated three times this season, Hesek hurled 5 innings, allowing two runs, both of which were unearned, on six hits. He struck out four batters. 

Sampson closed the game, getting four of the five batters he faced. 

With the score tied at 1 after four frames, the Sixers went ahead for good in the top of the fifth inning by scoring two runs. Consecutive singles by Hyland, Jeff Scafidi, Tim Scafidi, Figueroa and Creen brought the two runs in. 

Clinton scored an insurance run in the sixth inning on a single by Scannell, a sacrifice bunt by Hyland, a ground out and a wild pitch. 

Leading the Sixers' 12-hit attack were Scannell, Jeff Scafidi, Tim Scafidi and Creen, all with two hits each. 

On defense, the play of the game was made by Jeff Scafidi in right field, when he took a hit away from Westford's Ryan Thompson. Jeff Scafidi, who has a cannon for an arm, gunned down Thompson at first base on what should have been a base hit. 

Also playing strong defense for Clinton were Hesek on the mound, Miskinis behind the plate and Creen in left field. 

"I'm always happy to beat Westford," Trussell said. "We have had a rivalry with them over the years. 

"This was a real nail-biter, and Neil (Hesek) and Ronnie (Sampson) both threw very well," he said. 

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Sixers Make the Difference in the All Star Game

North Shore Baseball League All Stars 3 @ CNEBA All Stars 9 (6/29/2014)

 

The First place Clinton 76ers honored four players in the 2nd annual CNEBA vs. NSBL All Star Game. SP Joe Latino (6-1) 1.20 ERA, C Steve Cammuso .316/.372/.632 3 HRs, 1B/DH Tim Scafidi .393/.500/.623 3 HRs, and UTIL Ysander Figueroa .377/.441/.754 6 HRs 26 RBI, made the trek to Framingam to represent the perennial powerhouse Sixers and had an outstanding performance carrying the CNEBA squad to victory.

 

After a shaky start to the game by the Framingham All Star pitcher to start the game down 3-0, Clinton Ace Joe Latino came on in the second to work a 1-2-3 inning to kill any momentum the NSBL gained early. On offense, the CNEBA was held scoreless through the first 6 innings until Utility man Ysander Figueroa drove a 2-out, 2 RBI double to left center to put the CNEBA on the board down 3-2. It stayed that way until the bottom of the 7th when Catcher Steve Cammuso drove a NSBL fastball deep over the left field wall for a go-ahead 3R HR which proved to be the game winner. DH Tim Scafidi ended up scoring on the HR and later drove in an insurance run in the 9th inning. Figueroa recorded a hold in the 8th inning working a smooth inning giving up a walk and a hit. 

In total the Sixers accounted for driving in 6 of the 9 runs and were pivotal in securing the CNEBA's first victory of this annual match-up after losing in embarassing fashion last season 5-0. 

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Sixers Reach Blackjack with 6 games left

 

South Central 1 @ Clinton 0 (6/28/2014)

The Clinton offense was held in check on Saturday as they saw their 9 game win streak snapped at the hands of a complete game shutout by the South Central starter. The Sixers were only able to compile 4 hits in the game with 3 of them coming from leadoff man Steve Scannell (Assumption) who went 3-3 in the game but was also Caught Stealing for the first time all season. On the mound, Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) worked 5 innings giving up 1 run (unearned) and striking out 4 but was still saddled with the loss in his first decision of the season. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Central 6 @ Clinton 1 (6/28/2014)

Fellow Saint Anselm Alumni James Farrington got the nod in game 2 dazzling in his start going 6 innings giving up 1 run on 7 hits and striking out 9 en route to his 4th win on the season which is good for 2nd in the league. Reliever Josthim Gonzalez (Quinsigamond) went 1 perfect inning to close out the win for the Sixers. At the plate, 7 of the 9 Clinton starters collected hits with SS Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) and 2B Quinn Moynihan (Holy Cross) each having multi-hit, 2-hit efforts. Rookie OF Tom Lemons (Rollins) had a big 2-out 2 RBI Double late in the game to seal 

the victory for the first place Sixers. 

 

 

Clinton 4 @ Acton 1 (7/1/2014)

 

Clinton starter Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) turned in his 3rd straight lights-out performance in Acton on Tuesday going a complete game giving up 1 run on 5 hits and striking out 7 to pickup his 3rd win of the season (3-0). The Sixer offense was propelled by rookie backstop Marcus Backlin (Springfield) who went 2-3 with an RBI on the day. Clinton All Star Tim Scafidi (Assumption) went 1-3 with a 2B and a run scored to help the cause on the day in Acton. 

 

 

 

Acton 0 @ Clinton 6 (7/6/2014)

 

Clinton All-Star Starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) was nearly unhittable Sunday in game one of a double header registering the second Complete Game Shutout of the Season for the first place Sixers. He only yielded 3 hits while striking out 9 and walking 1 to pickup his league leading 6th win (6-1) of the season while throwing 67-88 pitches for strikes. At the plate, fellow all-star and 1B Tim Scafidi went 1-3 with a 2-R HR to right that knifed through a heavy cross wind good for his 3rd of the season. SS Justin Hyland went 2-4 in the win while OF Tom Lemons went 1-2 with 3 SBs in the game. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acton 5 @ Clinton 2 (7/62014)

Clinton seemed to lose focus in the second game of a double-header sunday dropping 5-2 to Acton, who became the fourth team to avoid being swept by the first place Sixers. Fellow Saint Anselm grad and College roommate of Latino, James Farrington got the start and worked effectively going 5 innigns giving up 1 earned run while striking out six in the effort, but was still handed his first loss of the season. The offense was few and far between as RF Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) led the charge going 2-3 with a HR a 2B and 2 RBI in the loss. Sixer All-Star Ysander Figueroa (Assumption) also went 2-3 in the loss with 2 2Bs. 

 

 

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Moynihan Looks Sharp in First Sixer Shutout

Lunenburg 0 @ Clinton 1 (6/26/2014)

The Sixers extended their winning streak to 9 behind an outstanding performance by long-time closer turned starter Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross). Moynihan went the distance shutting down the 2013 Champion Phillies racking up 7 Ks over 7 innings while only yielding four hits. The win pushes him to 2-0 and also maintains his impressive and league leading 0.00 ERA for the season. On offense, the Sixers were held in check by long-time philly starter Matt Morissette, only collecting a very liberally scored 5 hits pushing across the lone run on a Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) sacrifice fly in the 5th. Leadoff man Steve Scannell (Assumption) went 2-3 with 2 SBs in the victory. 

 

 

 

Clinton 8 @ Shrewsbury 3 (6/24/2014)

The Clinton 76ers strolled into Shrewsbury on Tuesday riding a 7 game win streak and moved that to 8 games with relative ease led by a consistent assault on offense. With the aid of a powerful gust blowing out to center, the Sixers were able to rack up 12 hits in the bout. Sixer All-Star and Utility man Ysander Figueroa (Assumption) went 2-4 with 3RBI in the contest blasting a solo shot to center that, despite the wind, needed no help to clear the CF fence. The HR marked his 6th of the season good the league lead and twice as much as the next player in the CNEBA. Right ridler Chris Creen (Worcester State) wen 3-3 in the win driving in 2 runs of his own. Starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) toed the rubber and worked efficiently going 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 ER while striking out 5 to move to a league leading 5-1 on the season. 

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Sixers roll to 7th Straight

Clinton 9 @ Lunenburg 5 (6/20/2014)

The Sixers strolled into Lunenburg on Friday night to face the 2013 CNEBA Champion Phillies from Lunenburg and picked up a win collecting nine runs on the evening. Clinton Starter Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) ran into trouble in the third, but Relief man and Utilitiy player Ysander Figueroa (Assumption) came on and worked 3+ innings to pickup his first win of the season. On offense, the Sixers were paced by Figueroa, 3-4 with 3 RBI, as well as 1B Tim Scafidi (Assumption) who went 2-3 with a long Solo HR to right. Catcher Steve Cammuso (Eastern CT) also had 2 hits and a double in the win. 

 

 

 

Worcester 3 @ Clinton 4 (6/22/2014)

Worcester jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning of a

 doubleheader Sunday on a misplayed triple to right, but it was smooth sailing for starter James Farrington (Saint Anselm) after that as he ended up working 7 1/3 innings striking out 7 and giving up 3 runs in a no decision. The 7+ innings marks the longest Sixer outing of the season thus far. Reliever Josthim Gonzalez (Quinsigamond) worked effectively in the 8th to pickup the win in a game won in walkoff fashion. The Sixers were stymied for most of the game by the soft throwing right hander from Worcester. Quinn Moynihan (Holy Cross) had an outstanding game at the plate going 3-3 with an RBI and a SB driving in the first game-tying run that pushed it to extras in the bottom of the 6th. Ysander Figueroa drove in the game-tying run in the bottom of the 8th on an RBI double to left and eventually game around to score the game-winning run on an RBI Single by long-tenured Sixer Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill) 

 

 

 

Worcester 2 @ Clinton 6 (6/22/2014)

Game 2 was a different story for the Sixers as they pounced on the Worcester starter for 6 runs in the third headlined by a bases clearing inside the park Grand Slam by Figueroa, good for his team and league leading 5th homerun of the season. The Sixers seemed in control from the get-go as last year's All Star pitcher Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) got the nod going 5 innings only giving up 1 run and striking out 2. Reliever Matt Solar (Merrimack) was effective going 2 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit and K'ing one to seal the victory for the Sixers. Tim Scafidi had 2 more hits in the win to push his team and league leading batting average to .404. The win marks their 7th straight and 16th on the season for the 1st place Sixers. They look to continue their streak on Tuesday against Shrewsbury with Latino on the mound. 

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Sixers on a 7-2 Stretch

Clinton 11 @ Framingham 5 (6/2/2014)

The Clinton 76ers Looked to start a new streak as they rolled into Framinham on Monday night. The bats woke up early scoring 7 runs over the first two innings of the game. Clinton starter Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) worked efficiently going 4 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits while striking out 3 to move to 2-0 on the season. Clinton RF Chris Creen (Worcester State) Worked the final three innings giving up no runs and striking out 2 to pickup his first save of the season. On offense, there were a number of players to collect multiple hits but rookie Tom Lemons (Rollins) led the way going 3-4 with 2 2B, 2R and 2 RBI while collecting a steal in the effort. Creen also had a solid outing at the plate going 3-4 with 1 2B and an RBI. Utility man Ysander Figueroa (Assumption) had a big day at the plate going 2-4 launching his first HR of the season and also picking up a 2B in the game. 

 

Clinton 15 @ Acton 6 (6/3/2014)

Clinton Continued to hit on Tuesday pounding out 21 hits to take down new CNEBA ballclub Acton. Starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) worked 4 innings giving up 2 runs striking out 2 to pickup his 3rd win of the season while battling illness. Shamus Landers (Bridgton Academy) 

and Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) combined to finish off the last 3 innings. On offense, there 

were a plethora of hits including 4 HRs from the Clinton offense. Steve Scannell (Assumption) led off the game with a HR (good for 

his first of his 8 year career) and finished 2-3 in the game. Catcher Steve Cammuso (Eastern CT) went 3-4 in the game hitting his 2nd HR of the season while picking up 4 RBI and scoring 4 Runs. Figueroa had an outstanding game at the plate going 5-5 and also smashing his 2nd HR of the season. Creen hit his 1st HR of the season in a 3 hit effort as well. 

 

Ronnie's 3 @ Clinton 6 (6/6/2014)

The Sixers took down county rival Ronnie's of Worcester for the second time in as many chances this season again behind the Arm of starter James Farrington (Saint Anselm) who went 4+ innings giving up 0 ER and striking out 3 to improve to (3-0) on the season. Long time Closer Moynihan picked up his 1st save of the season going 2+ innings giving up no hits and striking out 3. On offense the Sixers capitalized on their baserunners and were led by 1B Tim Scafidi who smashed a 3 run double which proved to be the difference-maker in the game. 

 

 

Clinton 6 @ Worcester 8 (6/8/2014)

Longtime Clinton Starter Connor Maclaughlin (Endicott) got nod in his first start of the season. 

He was strong for the first four innings but a string of bad luck, bounces and location mistakes led to a 7 run 5th inning for the Worcester Pirates and they never looked back from there. On offense, there were not many bright spots with the exception of a Grand Slam from Figueroa to push his team lead in HRs to 3.  Tom Lemons also snagged a pair of hits in the loss to maintain his team lead in batting average.

 

Clinton 6 @ Worcester 0 (6/8/2014)

Starter Jeff Scafidi helped the Sixers bounce back from the game 1 loss in the doubleheader to go 5 innings striking out 6 and giving up no runs to improve to 3-0 on the season. The Clinton offense was much more balanced in game 2 collecting hits from 6 of the 9 starters. Scannell and Scafidi, T each had a pair of hits while Cammuso smashed his 3rd HR of the season to move into a tie with Figueroa for the team lead. 

 

Clinton 1 @ Ronnie's 2 (6/12/2014)

 

Ronnie's finally took one from Clinton in an old fashioned pitcher's duel on Thursday night.

  Clinton starter Joe Latino went the distance only giving up 1 ER on 3 hits while striking out 5 in 6 innings of work. The loss is Latino's first since 2011 and drops him to 3-1 on the season. Only 2 Sixers notched hits on offense with SS Justin Hyland notching his 100th career hit, being a double in the first and eventually scoring the lone run for the 76ers. RF Chris Creen picked up 2 hits in the effort. 

 

 

Framingham 0 @ Clinton 6 (6/15/2014)

Closer Conor Moynihan made his first start in a Sixer uniform working 6 effective innings striking out 5 and walking none. He moves to 1-0 on the season and maintains his 0.00 ERA over 11 innings thus far. At the plate, the Sixers benefitted from 8 free passes in the morning matchup pushing across 6 runs on just 5 hits. Scannell and Hyland each collected 2 SBs in the victory. 

 

 

 

 

 

Framingham 4 @ Clinton 5 (6/15/2014)

The Sixers won in dramatic fashion in game two with their first walkoff win of the season. RF Chris Creen had the game winning bases loaded single in the 7th after Framingham rallied to tie it in the top of the inning. DH Jeff Scafidi had 2 hits and an RBI in the win while 2B Quinn Moynihan (Holy Cross) went 3-3 with a 2B and 2 runs scored in the win to jumpstart the offense from the 9-hole. Starter James Farrington Had a strong outing the no decision working 5 innings and striking out 10 while giving up only 1 earned run on the day.

 

Clinton 1 @ Westford 0 (6/16/2014)

Long tenured Sixer Ace Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) came out of his early retirement to make a spot start for the Sixers on Monday in Westford dazzling going 4 innings giving up no hits and striking out 6 in a no decision. Starter Connor McLaughlin worked the final 3 innings of the game giving up only 1 hit to pickup the victory (1-1). The Clinton offense was slugged 10 hits but were only able to score one run on the solo shot by Ysander Figueroa who slammed his 4th HR of the season good for the team and league lead. 

 

The win moves the Sixers to 12-3 on the season and 3rd straight as they look to continue their streak rolling out their 3rd straight Saint Anselm Alumni pitcher on Wednesday against South Central.

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Sixers Streak Snapped at 5

Clinton 10 @ Shrewsbury 2 (5/26/2014)

Clinton saw their 2014 season starting win streak pushed to three behind a strong outing by long-tenured Sixer Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) who worked efficiently going 5 innings only yielding 1 hit en route to his first win of the season (1-0). On offense, Jeff's brother Tim Scafidi (Assumption) led the charge reaching base in ever PA with the big hit being his bases clearing double in the 3rd to break the 0-0 deadlock. Rookie Tom Lemons (Rollins) and SS Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) also collected two hits in the win to push their team-leading averages over .300.

CLI: 3-0

 

Westford 2 @ Clinton 3 (5/29/2014)

The Sixers got another strong start out of SP Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) who worked 6 effective innings against the Willows of Westford giving up 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 5 en route to his second win of hte season (2-0). Rookie Utility man and Closer Ysander Figueroa (Assumption) Worked a nailbiting seventh stranding the game tying and go ahead runners in scoring position to pickup his first save of the season. The Sixers scratched and clawed to push across three runs headed by a long double from Catcher Steve Cammuso who later came around to score the game-winning run.

CLI: 4-0

 

Shrewsbury 1 @ Clinton 2 (6/1/14)

Rookie James Farrington (Saint Anselm) spun a gem on Sunday to propel the Sixers to their 5th straight start to begin the 2014 campaign. He worked quickly and effectively over 6 innings yielding only 6 hits while striking out 8 to pickup his second win of the season (2-0). Closer Ysander Figueroa picked up his 2nd save in as many games working a 1-2-3 7th after Farrington yielded a single to lead off the inning. On offense the Sixers were led by Jeff Scafidi and Chris Creen (Worcester State) who each picked up a double, with Scafidi's being of the RBI variety. Rookie Tom Lemons kept his hitting streak alive collecting 2 more hits in the victory.

CLI: 5-0

 

Shrewsbury 8 @ Clinton 1 (6/1/14)

The wheels finally fell off for the often consistent Sixers as nothing came together in the back end of Sunday's doubleheader. Rookie starter Ronnie Sampson (Assumption) had a tough time in his first start yielding several walks and hit batters. The offense didn't fair much better only collecting a few hits with the lone bright spot being a towering solo shot from DH Tim Scafidi. Relievers Josthim Gonzalez (Quinsigamond) and Matt Solar (Merrimack) each worked a couple innings of relief with neither yielding any earned runs. The Sixers look to start a new streak on Monday night in Framingham with Starter Jeff Scafidi on the mound.

CLI: 5-1

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Sixers Start out Strong

Clinton 7 @ South Central 1 (5/21/14)

 

Clinton started off their season the right way picking up its first win of the season in

 their opening game at South Central in Charlton. Veteran right hander Joe Latino 

(Sant Anselm) made his 4th straight opening day start and paved the way working 

5 innings striking out 8 and walking 0 while giving up 1 run on three hits to pickup his first win of the season (1-0). Newcomer Tom Lemons (Rollins) and veteran 

backstop Steve Cammuso (Eastern CT) each went yard clubbing 3R and 2R HRs respectively. Steve Scannell (assumption) and 

Chris Creen (Worcster State) each collected a pair of hits in the win. The Sixers hope to get plenty of contributions from their newcomers as there are plenty of new faces on teh team this season.

CLI: 1-0

SC: 0-1

 

Ronnie's 0 @ Clinton 1 (5/24/14)

The Sxiers rolled out Rookie pitcher James Farrington (Saint Anselm) to start in 

their home opener against rival powerhouse Ronnie's. Farrington worked effectively going 4+ innings giving up 3 hits and no runs while striking out 3 along the way. Rookie Ronnie Sampson came in and completed the game working 3 innings to pick up the save and to solidify the win for Farrington (1-0). The offense was held in check by Joe Green, but was able to capitalize on a long double by Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) and some fortunate bounces as they pushed across their lone run on a wild pitch in the 4th. Veteran 1B Tim Scafidi (Assumption) also had a hit in the W. Utility man and Skinny Award Recipient Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill) had a strong game defensively making a number of plays at 3B to help both pitchers out. 

CLI: 2-0

RON: 0-1

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2013 SEASON

Sixers Lose to Lunenburg in Extras

 

Metro West 3 @ Clinton 2 (7/2313)

Clinton 7 @ Lunenburg 5 (7/25/13)

Lunenburg 5 @ Clinton 2 (10) (7/27/13)

 

It took the Phillies 10 innings to upset the defening CNEBA Champion Sixers as the Sixers simply ran out of gas (and players) by the 10th inning of the deciding game 3 of the series. Game one was a difficult game for the top seeded Sixers as they saw themselves granted with plenty of opportunities to score, but simply could not capitalize stranding numerous runners on base. Starter Connor McLaughling worked 5 innings only giving up 2 runs, 1 earned, while striking out 3. Closer Conor Moynihan was hampered with the loss giving up the go ahead run over 2 innings while striking out 3 and walking a pair. On offense, the Sixers were led by team leading hitter Brendan Cutler who went 2-3 with a 2B and scored a run. The Sixers were able to rally in the 7th behind a 2B from Quinn Moynihan and a 1B from Chris Creen, but it was cut short by a fantastic double play turn up the middle to end the game. 

 

 

Clinton 7 @ Lunenburg 5 (7/25/13)

Game 2 was a completely different story as ace pitcher Neil Hesek toed the rubber and despite getting no luck in terms of bounces, was able to work superbly over 5 innings. Hesek was the victim of 2 infield hits, a booted ball and a 2B that kicked off a sliding left fielder but still managed to hold the Phillies to 2 runs over 5 innings until a 2-out questionable HR down the left field line. Moynihan picked up his 1st save of the 2013 postseason working 1+ innings and only relinquishing one hit. Despite all that, the Sixers still looked like a 1 seed scattering 7 runs on 7 hits. Brendan Cutler had a double and drove in 4 runs in the game while Quinn Moynihan went 2-3. Leadoff man Steve Scannell went 1-1 with 3 BBs an 3 runs to keep constant pressure on the Philly pitching.

 

Lunenburg 5 @ Clinton 2 (10) (7/27/13)

Game 3 of the 3-game series was everything you could have asked for out of a NDCS (North Division Championship Series) as it saw outstanding pitching, timely hitting and well-played defense, but the Sixers came up just a little bit short in the bout. Starter Andrew Boyce turned in his second straight outstanding start, but was saddled with yet another ND as he worked 7 innings while giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and striking out 9. He gave the Sixers every opportunity to win, but they were held in check by the veteran Philly pitcher Swedberg. Matt Solar came in to face two batters and was aided by an outstanding double play turned by 3B Dennis Duplessis on a SAC Bunt attempt. Closer Conor Moynihan was brought in for the 3rd time this series to work 2+ more innings which put him at 7 innings for the week which was good for almost half the innings he pitched all season. The pitch count really took a toll on him as his 

command slowed down a bit by the 3rd frame of relief, but still put in a good enough effort to get the Sixer W. At the plate, the Sixers got it going in the first inning when Scannell reached first with a BB and was bunted two second. Creen came up with a huge 2 out 2B to drive him in, but unfortunately had to leave after with a pulled hamstring. The blow was huge losing their 4 hitter and OPS leader. 3-hitter Jeff Scafidiwent 2-3 in the game with an RBI as well, but had to leave the game early leaving the 3-4 spots in the order vacant which did not help the Sixer cause. 

 

 

All in all the Sixers ended the season 24-12 which was down from past seasons, but still an exceptional year for a team battling injuries all season. Look for the Sixers to bounce back next year as they hope to get healthy and improve wherever they can. 

 

Sixers Sweep in Pair of Shutouts

Keene 0 @ Clinton 4 (7/19/13)

 

Clinton got all they could ask for out of starters Neil Hesek and Joe Latino this weekend who combined to work 13 innings giving up 0 runs on 9 hits and 11 Ks. Hesek fired a complete game shutout on Friday night only using 88 pitches to seal the game giving up only 6 hits and striking out 6. The win moved Hesek's all-time leading Sixer win total to 27. On offense the Sixers were held scoreless until the fourth when Greg Dwyeropened the game up with a 3-Run homer. Third Baseman Dennis Duplessis went 2-3 with a 2B and a stolen base in the win, while DH Chris Creen went 1-2 with 2 runs and a stolen base as well. 

 

 

 

Clinton 8 @ Keene 0 (7/20/13)

It was the first game in 7 years that Center Fielder and Leadoff man Steve Scannell did not start due to a sore hamstring, so the Clinton 76ers looked for a spark elsewhere. Starter Joe Latino toed the rubber in game two of the series on Saturday and worked 6 efficient innings giving up no runs on 3 hits and 5 Ks to pickup his 13th career Sixer win which is good for 2nd on the active roster and 3rd all time. Closer Conor Moynihan came on to work a quick 1-2-3 7th to seal the game. Sixer Shortstop Justin Hyland had himself a ballgame making exceptional 

defensive plays all game while leading hte charge on offense going 2-3 with a 3B and 3 RBI. Hyland gave the Sixers the first cushion of the game with a 2-out 2-run single in the 5th. Creen went 1-3 at the plate blasting his 5th HR of the season to deep right center field in the 2nd inning. His 5 HRs this season are the most ever in a season for a Clinton 76er while it also moves him into a tie with Tim Scafidi for most HRs all time. Center Fielder Jeff Scafidi and brother 1B Tim Scafidi  each went 2-4 with a 2B and picked up 2 and 1 RBI respectively. Dennis Duplessis also had 2 hits and a SB in the win as well. 

 

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Clinton Clinches 1-Seed

 

Clinton 9 @ Westford 3 (7/11/13)

Clinton 2 @ Lunenburgh 4 (7/13/13)

Clinton 2 @ Shrewsbury 3 (7/14/13)

Shrewsbury 3 @ Clinton 1 (7/14/13)

Clinton 10 @ Lunenburgh 5 (7/14/13)

After dropping three in a row from Friday-Sunday to give the Sixers their first double digit losing season in 4 years, the Clinton bats woke up in the third game of a triple-header sunday. Clinton starter Joe Latino worked out of an early jam to go 5 innings giving up 3 runs and striking out 3 to pickup his 2nd win of the season against Lunenburgh. Steve Scannell and Greg Dwyer each notched 3 hits in the victory while Brendan Cutler drove in 3 runs in the offensive attack. 

Clinton 9 @ Worcester 6 (7/15/13)

Playing their 6th game in 4 days, rookie Shamus Landers got the nod against the Worcester Pirates on Monday night to mark his first start in a Sixer uniform. Landers worked effectively going 4+ innings giving up 2 runs and striking out 1. Reliever Matt Solar came on in the 4th and worked 2 innings to pickup his 4th win of the season. After setup man Brian O'Connor ran into some trouble in the 7th, closer Conor Moynihan got the last two batters of the game to snag his 6th save of the season. Justin Hyland capped off a 7 run 5th inning with a 2 run blast to right field for his first HR of the season and in his Sixer career. Hyland went 2-3 also swatting a double in the game while Scannell and Tim Scafidi also launched doubles in the contest. 

Chelmsford 1 @ Clinton 2 (7/16/13)

It took the Sixers 9 innings to finish their last game of the season to pickup their 21st win and clinch the 1 seed in the North Division. Starter Andrew Boyce was stellar, working 7 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits while striking out 9. Moynihan came on to pickup the win in relief working the final two innings. Steve Scannell provided most of the offense going 2-4 with 2 SBs to put finish him at 19 swipes on the season. The win ensured that the 76ers will have home-field throughout the North-Division playoffs. 

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Sixers Streaking toward Post-Season

Clinton 6 @ Metro West 3 (7/7/13)

Clinton 1 @ Metro West 6 (7/7/13)

After dropping a 4-2 game to Ronnie's on Tuesday, the 76ers looked at a 13-7 record going into the weekend. This marked the first time the Sixers had been swept by a single team over the course of a season during the Adam Trussell era. 1-1 Neil Hesek took his sub-2 era to the mound in game one working 6 effective innings only giving up 2 runs, 1 earned, while striking out 6 in his best outing of the season. Closer Conor Moynihannotched only his 4th save of the season but remains perfect in save situations in a Sixer uniform improving to 21-21 over the course of his 3 seasons. Chris Creen, Andrew Miskinis, and Dennis Duplessis each had 2 hits in the bout. Steve Scannell also notched 2 stolen bases in the game. 
Starter Joe Latino took the ball in game two making his first start since an opening day injury. It wasn't one to remember as the 3rd year starter was tagged for 9 hits and 6 runs over 3+ innings of work. Sophomore reliever Matt Solar showed his versatility again as he came on in relief to work 2+ scoreless innings to collect his 3rd win of the season. Moynihan worked a 1-2-3 7th striking out 2 to end the game. The Clinton offense saw a flurry of hits racking up 15 in the game with Tim Scafidi leading the way with 2 hits including his first Home Run on the season a towering shot to right field in the first. Shortstop Justin Hyland went a perfect 3-3 in the game while Scannell, Creen and Quinn Moynihan each drove in two runs in the victory. 
CLI: 15-7

Worcester 1 @ Clinton 12 (7/8/13)

The Clinton offense racked up 10+ runs in back to back games for the first time all season as they got huge games from Hyland and Jeff Scafidi who each collected multi-hit games, a double and 3 RBI. Creen had his 3rd straight 2 hit game with an XBH while Quinn Moynihan swiped two more bases. The Clinton pitchers joined the parade with Latino, Shamus Landers, and Conor Moynihan all receiving Plate Appearances with no hits to show for them. 

Clinton Starter Connor McLaughlin put in an outstanding start going 5 innings giving up one run and striking out 9 to improve to 3-2 on the season. Rookie Brian O'Connor was spectacular in his Sixer pitching debut slamming the door in the final 2 innings giving up no hits while striking out 2. 

CLI: 16-7

Clinton 5 @ South Central 1 (7/9/13)

Jeff Scafidi and Chris Creen went back to back in the top of the first inning respectively blasting a 3-R HR and a Solo shot to give Clinton all the offense it needed to pickup its 4th win in 3 days. Creen wen 4-4 in the ball game moving his hitting streak and multi-hit game streak to 4. He has also collected an XBH in each game to make a team leading 11 while Jeff Scafidi moved his team-leading RBI total to 21. Catcher Brendan Cutleralso had a double in the game to move his team leading batting average to .425. Creen and Scafidi also combined to work 5 innings giving up 1 run and striking out 5 while Moynihan came on for the 6th with a runner on second to pickup his 5th save while striking out the 3 batters he faced to end the game. 

CLI: 17-7

 

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Inconsistent Clinton

Clinton 5 @ Ronnie's 6 (6/21/13)

 

 

The struggling Sixers saw their inconsitent play continue as they uncharacteristically dropped their 5th game before the midway point in the season to cross-division rival Ronnie's. Clinton got a lot of support on offense including a 2 RBI 3B from DH Tim Scafidi (Assumption) to take the 

lead in the 5th, but it was quickly erased by a 2-R HR to put Ronnie's back on top 6-5. Worcester did not look back from there picking up their second win in as many tries against Clinton.

11-5

Lunenburgh 2 @ Clinton 1 (6/27/13)

Clinton's woes continued as they dropped a 2-1 game to Lunenburgh in yet another embarassing fashion. Clinton starter Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) spun a gem working 7 innings giving up only one earned run, but was handed the loss as the Sixers were no-hit through the first 6 innings of the game. It took until the top of the 7th for Clinton to get any offense going as Dennis Duplessis(Worcester State) led off the 7th with their first hit and eventually scored, but it was too little too late as a 1-2-3 double play ended the Sixers chances as they were threatening with the bases loaded and 1 out. The loss dropped them out of first place in the North Division for the first time all season.

CLI: 11-6

Shrewsbury 2 @ Clinton 3 (6/28/13)

The 76ers looked to avoid their second 3 game losing streak of the season on Friday as they hosted the South Division second place Dirt Dawgs of Shrewsbury. Clinton Starter Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) worked effectively going 4.2 innings while striking out 4 and letting up 2 runs, but the bullpen saved the day with Matt Solar (Merrimack) and Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) combining to work 3.1 innings into extra frams to pickup the relief win. The win was Moynihan's second on the season moving him to 2-0 while he worked 1.1 innings and only allowed one baserunner. On offense Catcher Brendan Cutler (Fitchburgh State) drove in the game-winning walkoff RBI in the bottom of the 8th to seal the victory on a day where the Sixers only mustered 5 hits. 

CLI: 12-6

 

Chelmsford 2 @ Clinton 8 (6/29/13)

The 76ers collected their second win in a row on Satruday over the 1st place at the time Chelmsford Merchants. The Sixers pounded out 17 hits en route to a relatively docile 8-2 win. Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) and Hyland each collected 3 hits in the victory, while Andrew Miskinis(Stonehill) Drove in 3 runs and stole 2 bases. Starter Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) worked 5 strong innings giving up only one run to pickup his first win of the year (1-1). Opening Day starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) cleaned up the 7th with a 1-2-3 inning with a K in his first appearance since hurting his arm 6 weeks ago. It marked the first time in Sixer history that the two long tenured Sixer aces and college teammates pitched in the same game. 

CLI:13-6

 

 

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Scannell Collects 200th Hit to Halt Sixer Skid

South Central 5 @ Clinton 4 (6/14/13)

 

The Clinton 76ers found themselves in unfamiliar territory on Friday as they dropped two in a row on the season losing 5-4 in embarassing fashion to the South Central Express. The Clinton bats were kept dormant outside of a 6th inning Grand Slame from DH Derek Ingui (Franklin Pierce). It was too little too late as the Sixers dropped the game.

CLI: 9-3

Ronnie's 8 @ Clinton 3 (6/16/13)

This was the first matchup of the season between the 2012 CNEBA Champion Sixers and the Runner-up Ronnie's from Worcester, but it did not quite live up to the billing as the Sixers dropped the first game of the doubleheader 8-3 at home. Chris Creen (Worcester State) did go 3-4 with a 2B and an RBI in the Loss. The loss was the Sixers' third straight, which hasn't happened to the squad since the 2008 season. 

CLI: 9-4

Lunenburgh 1 @ Clinton 9 (6/16/13)

The Sixers rebounded in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. It was their first matchup of the season against the longtime rival Phillies of Lunenburgh. The bats came alive as they pounded out 10 hits and scored 9 runs to move into double digits in the win column. Chris Creen, Derek Ingui, and Tim Scafidi (Assumption) each collected 2 hits on the day while Steve Scannell (Assumption) went 1-2 and drove in 2 runs while collecting his 200th career hit in a Sixer uniform. The two-time Sixer MVP is the first to accomplish such a feat. Starter Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) Picked up his 3rd straight win to start the season working 6 efficient innings giving up only 5 hits while striking out 2. Rookie Shamus Landers(Thomas College) worked a 1-2-3 7th inning striking out 1.

CLI: 10-4

South Central 0 @ Clinton 2 (6/20/13)

Clinton got an outstanding spot start from Chris Creen who was making is appearance on short notice and still looked relatively unhittable going 6 innings striking out 10 and only relinquishing 2 hits in the Sixers much-needed second straight win of the week. Closer Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) came on in the 7th to notch his 3rd Save of the season walking one and striking out another. The offense collected 8 hits on the day, but struggled to push the runs across scoring only 2 in the bout. Catcher Brendan Cutler (Fitchburgh State) went 2-3 in the win to move his team-leading batting average to an astouding .545. Right Fielder Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) also went 2-3 and improved his team leading RBI total to 12. 

CLI: 11-4

 

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Clinton Comes from Behind

Metro West 3 @ Clinton 4 (6/613)

The Clinton offense was held scoreless until the 7th inning when they had an unorthodox 4 inning rally to beat Metro West at home with two outs. Clinton starter Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) returned to action and turned out a quality start going 5 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits while striking out four but was left in line for the loss before the Sixers battled back to win in walkoff fashion. The rally started when Utility man Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill) led off the inning reaching first on a dropped third strike. Two outs later after a pinch hit single for Brendan Cutler (Fitchburg State), Clinton got back to back singles from leadoff hitter Steve Scannell (Assumption) and Quinn Moynihan (Holy Cross) to cut the lead to 3-2. After an error extended the inning and tied it up, cleanup hitter Chris Creen (Worcester State) Clubbed an RBI single to give the Sixers the walkoff win. Sophomore Matt Solar (Merrimack) worked 2 innings and gave up 0 earned runs to pickup his second win of the season in relief while maintaining a perfecft 0 ERA. 
CLI: 8-1
Clinton 8 @ Chelmsford 5 (6/9/13)

Clinton 1 @ Chelmsford 6

With Chelmsford traveling to Clinton to play a doubleheader as the home team on Sunday, the Sixers looked to use that home-field familiarity to their advantage. Clinton sent starter Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) to the hill to make his third start of the season. McLaughlin was extremely effective going 5 innings giving up no runs and striking out 3 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Rookie reliever Shamus Landers (Bridgedton Academy) worked the final 2 innings giving up 1 earned run and striking out 1. On offense Clinton got the bulk of their production from Creen and Cutler who each doubled and combined to drive in 5 runs and score 2. 
CLI: 9-1
Game 2 was more frustrating as the Clinton offense was held to only 1 run which is now their lowest scoring game of the season. Starter Andrew Boyce (Holy Cross) made his second start for the Sixers and was an unlucky one as unfortunately too many routinely hit balls found holes. Boyce was still effective going 5 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs in the loss. On offense no one seemed to really get it going except for Moynihan and Creen each going 2-4 in the loss. Clinton falls to 9-2 and looks to rebound with a 5 game home-stand this week.

CLI:9-2

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Sixers Start New Streak

Clinton 8 @ Westford 0 (5/30/13)

The Clinton 76ers continued their winning ways last Thursday as they took a four game win-streak into Westford. Rookie starter Andrew Boyce (Holy Cross) toed the rubber for the 1st place Sixers and pitched a gem tossing 6 scoreless innings only yielding 4 hits and striking out 9 to pickup his first 76er W. Boyce's college teammate and Sixer closer Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) worked a scoreless 7th striking out two. Chris Creen (Worcester State) powered the offense clubbing the teams first HR of the season while rookie Dennis Duplessis (Worcester State) grabbed two hits in the win.

CLI: 5-0

WES:

Clinton 6 @ Keene 8

Clinton 6 @ Keene 0 (6/2/13)

With Clinton Aces Neil Hesek and Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) both battling injuries, the Sixers have had to play musical chairs with their rotation, bringing in rookies, relievers, and guys on short rest to fill the innings void. With that said, the Sixers traveled up to Keene riding a 5-game winning streak only to be stopped short by a late Blue Jay rally. The only healthy returning starter from the 2012 Championship run Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) made his second start of the season in the first game albeit on short rest. McLaughlin worked until the 5th only giving up 2 unearned runs before yielding a solo shot to lead off the 5th. He then ran into trouble in the 6th giving Keene the lead for good. On offense Chris Creen (Worcester State) hit his 2nd HR in as many games while Brendan Cutler (Framingham State) had 2 Doubles and an RBI, but it was too little too late as the Sixers dropped game one. 

Rookie of the year Matt Solar (Merrimack) took advantage of the opportunity to start notching his first W in the SIxers' 1st Complete game Shutout of the season. The primary reliever converted to a starter went 7.0 Innings giving up 6 hits while striking out and walking 4. The Sixers got production from all over their lineup with Creen, Justin Hyland (Anna Maria), Kurt Sabacinski (Worcester State) and Brian O'Connor (Worcester State) each contributing doubles on offense. Greg Dwyer also went 2-3 with 2 RBI in the win. 

CLI: 6-1

KEN:

Westford 0 @ Clinton 2

In 3 games so far this season, Clinton has shutdown the Westford offense now allowing 0 runs over 21 innings of gameplay. Starter Justin Hyland got his second start of the season working 6 innings of scoreless baseball only yielding one hit to the first batter of the game. He struck out 6 and only walked four to improve to 2-0 on the season. Conor Moynihan worked a scoreless 7th converting his 18th straight save and his 2nd of the season. The Sixer offense was relatively held in check only collecting 4 hits, led by Captain Steve Scannell (Assumption) who led off the game with a hit, stole his 5th bag of the season and eventually scored on a groundout by Quinn Moynihan. 2010 Northeast-10 Player of the Year Derek Ingui (Franklin Pierce) made his first appearance of the season getting a Pinch Hit 2B in the 4th. Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) picked up his team and league-leading 11th RBI on the season as well.

CLI: 7-1

WES: 2-7

 

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Clinton Remains Perfect at 4-0

Worcester 3 @ Clinton 15

The Clinton offense continued their hot streak putting up 15 runs on the new Worcester Pirates franchise. After allowing 2 runs, 1 earned in the top of the frst, starter Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) cruised 4 innings givine up no hits or runs while striking out 7 of the 14 batters he faced. Hyland improves to 1-0 on the season. Making his first career appearance as a Sixer, rookie reliever Shamus Landers (Bridgeton Academy) worked the final 2 innings of the bout giving up 1 run on 2 hits while recording one strikeout. On offense, Steve Scannell (Assumption) and Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) highlighted the offense each recording two hits. Scannell scored 3 runs and Scafidi drove in 4. Head coach Adam Trussell (SNHU) went 2-2 in his first ABs of the 2013 season recording an RBI 2B in his first PA. 
CLI: 4-0

WOR: 1-3

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Sixers Win in Wild Walkoff
Keene 5 @ Clinton 9

Keene 7 @ Clinton 8

It was a wild day at Clinton High School as the 76ers saw a couple of 5+ run innings propel them to a 3-0 start in the CNEBA. Clinton local Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) took the ball in game one working 5 Innings scattering 5 hits and allowing 1 Earned run in his first start of the summer. He also struck out 4 batters while walking none. Rookie relief pitcher Brett Pettis (Worcester State) came on and worked a steady 6th and 7th in his first career 76er outing giving up only 1 hit and striking out a batter. Veteran Captain Centerfielder, 2012 and 2011 76er MVP and leadoff hitter Steve Scannell (Assumption) paced the offense in game one going 4-4 with 3 2Bs, 3 Rs, and an RBI. The Sixers also picked up doubles from Chris Creen (Worcester State), Tim Scafidi (Assumption), Kurt Sabacinski (Worcester State), and Dennis Duplessis (Worcester State). 

 

Game two was much sloppier as the Sixers allowed 6 unearned runs en route to a bottom 7 wild-pitch walkoff. The Clinton 76er all-time winningest pitcher as well as 2012 Sixer Pitcher of the year Playoff MVP Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) toed the rubber in game 2 of the doubleheader against the Blue Jays. In his first start in 9 months, Hesek pitched ably going 4 Innings while striking out 3 and givine up 0 earned runs. Matt Solar (Merrimack) took over in the 5th working two hitless innings and striking out 3. Closer Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) came in in the 7th with a 5 run lead, but was let down by his defense giving up 5 runs (1 Earned) while only allowing one hit and striking out one. Moynihan did manage to pickup the win as the Sixers went on to win the game in the bottom of the inning. Steve Scannell and Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) each went 2-4 on offense providing a bulk of the offense. The highlight of the game came with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th when Sophomore Greg Dwyer (Bentley) scored from 2nd base on a wild pitch that went awry and was lost in the grass. Even with that it was a close call and a bang-bang play at the plate that gave the Sixers an 8-7 Victory.
CLI: 3-0

KNE: 1-2
 

 

Sixers Draw First Blood (5/21/13)

Westford 0 @ Clinton 3

The Clinton 76ers started out their Summer 2013 campaign and the 2013 CNEBA season exactly how they wanted to, picking up a 3-0 victory over Head Coach Adam Trussell's (SNHU) arch rival, the Westford Willows. The Sixers were led by their pitching staff who held the Willows to 6 hits and 0 runs while striking out 12 times. 3rd year returning starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) made his second opening day start in a Sixer uniform, and his first appearance on a mound since the Sixers' 2012 Championship series in August. Latino went 4 innings striking out 6 and walking none. 2012 Rookie of the year Matt Solar (Merrimack) went 2 perfect innings K'ing 4. 2012 Relief Man of the year Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) notched his first save of the season and 17th straight in as many chances, a streak stretching back to the 2011 season. He worked a 1-2-3 7th Striking out two.

 

The usually prolific offense for the Sixers was relatively quiet in its first bout, but still got support from 2012 Skinny Award recipient Andy Miskinis (Stonehill) who went 2-2 in the contest with a 2B and an 2 RBI reaching base safely in all three appearances. Sophomore Second Baseman Quinn Moynihan (Bridgeton Academy) went 1-1 with an RBI double as well topickup the other Sixer RBI. Cleanup hitter Chris Creen (Worcester State) also went 1-3 with a SB and a run scored in the 6th to help seal the victory. The Sixers take the field again on Thursday against the newly added Worcester Pirates franchise. 
CLI: 1-0
WES: 0-1

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2012 SEASON

Weekly Summary

Regular Season Awards (7/23/12)

The first annual Regular Season Sixer Awards are being announced today on the eve of the playoff tournament. Although this is the first time they are being announced, we are going to retroactively add the past seasons award winners to the awards tab, so please check back in the near future to see past winners. Now onto the hardware presentation.

SIXERS MVP - Steve Scannell (Assumption)

Steve was the most dedicated and reliable player on the team for us and has been that way for a number of years. Scannell was the only player to start all 31 games at a number of different positions but primarily in Center Field. Scannell led off the lineup in ever game providing us with the spark we needed at the top of the order by not only batting .371 on the year but also posting an OBP of .524 with 27BBs to go along with 33 Hs. He also stole 27 bases which proved essential to the team's run production. By putting himself in scoring position he eventually scored 31 times which was almost 25% of all of the Sixer runs scored this season. He led the league  in SBs, BBs, Runs, and was in the top of the league in BA and ABs. He was also the senior leader on this team even coaching it for a week. Look for Scannell to be the catalyst of the Sixer offense as they are poised to make a playoff run for their third championship

SIXERS Pitcher of the Year - Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm)

Neil was the ace of a staff that posted a league leading 1.39 ERA and a team that won 23 games.On the mound Neil never yielded more than 1 ER and made four starts where he did not even allow a run. He concluded the year as one of only 4 undefeated starting pitchers who pitched at least 15 innings by going 4-0. He also led the league in ERA with a .38. His 8.17 K/7 was best in the league among starters. He also posted an astounding 4.67 K/BB ratio and held batters to a .154 BAA. He looks to lead the SIxers in their charge for a championship by starting game 1 tonight at home against the Chelmsford Merchants.

SIXERS Rookie of the Year - Matt Solar (Merrimack)

Sixer rookie Matt Solar putt together one of the better seasons for a rookie on this team. His 1.16 ERA speaks for itself as it helped to lower the team's league leading 1.39 ERA. He also scraped together a 3-0 record in relief appearances which speaks volumes as to how well he came in and gave the team a chance to come back. Solar finished out the season making 6 straight scoreless appearances picking up 3 wins and 2 saves. He also held batters to a .156 BAA and .89 WHIP which are both top 5 on the staff. Look for big things out of this Sixer in the future.

SIXERS Relief Man of the Year - Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross)

Moynihan was the most important part of the Sixer pitching staff anchoring the bullpen for the games in which starters did not go the distance. With the Sixers staff only combining for 6 CGs this season which is down from the past, the Sixers looked to Moynihan to close out their wins. Moynihan was 10-10 in Save Opportunities only giving up 1 Run on the season. He finished all 14 games he appeared in, solidifying 11 of them as wins. Moynihan held batters to a .068 BAA and maintained an impressive .59 WHIP.

SIXERS 10th Man Award - Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill)

Althought Miskinis did start most of the games he played in, he did not exactly have a starting position on the field making starts at 5 different positions during the year including C, 3B, 2B, SS, and OF and therefore it was fitting that he earn this award. Miskinis was the unsung hero of the offense taking on any role the team needed and providing the offensive spark in more than one way whether that meant a pinch hit go ahead RBI, or an important Sacrifice bunt to get runners in scoring position. Miskinis finished the year with a .321 Batting Average good for 5th on the team. He was also top 5 on the team in 2Bs, RBI, and Runs scored making him a versatile weapon on the team who also batted in 5 different places in the batting order.

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Dirt Dogs One Up Sixers (7/17/12)

Clinton 5, vs. Shrewsbury 6 (7/17/12)

For only the second time all season, the Sixers had starters go back to back games without recording a Quality Start. Starter Eric Johnson (WPI) gave up 8 hits in 5 innings, giving up 6 runs but only 4 earned. He did manage to strike out 10 Shrewsbury batters in the loss. The Sixers could not get anything going putting runners on in the 2nd 3rd and 4th innings but hitting into 2 inning ending double plays along the way. The Sixer offense finally showed some life in the 6th inning after loading the bases for Chris Creen (Worcester State) who hit a bases clearing 3B to cut the Dirt Dog lead in half. Designated hitter Tim Scafidi (Assumption) went 2-2 in the loss while Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill) came off the bench to go 2-2 with an RBI to put his average up over the .300 mark. Leading hitter Steve Cammuso (Eastern Connecticut State) also contributed a hard hit RBI double in the 7th inning to try to stage a comeback. But it was too little too late as the Sixers were only able to scrape together 5 runs in the last two innings falling to Shrewsbury by a final score of 5-6.

CLI: 22-8

SHR: 20-8-1

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Clinton Rallies for Late Comeback (7/16/12)

Lunenburg 4, vs. Clinton 5 (7/16/12)

After being no-hit through the first 3 2/3 innnigs by Lunenburg starter John Kelly, the Sixers rattled off three straight two out extra base hits to take a 3-2 lead. Steve Cammuso (Eastern Connecticut State) started the 2-out rally with a  double to right center followed by Chris Creen (Worcester State) who blasted a 3B to deep straight away center. Shortly after that, Jamie Skagerlind (Bryant) hit a ball off the top of the right field fence that bounced back into play for another 3B and eventually scoring on a Wild Pitch. On the defensive side, Starter Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) got off to a hot start striking out 5 batters in the first 3 innings but hit a rough patch after yielding a lead off walk and a couple of singles ending his scoreless innings streak at 15. From that point forward, he let up multiple hits in the next 3 innings, but reliever Matt Solar (Merrimack) came in and got out of a 1st and 3rd jam only giving up one run making the score 4-3 Lunenburg.

In the bottom half of the 6th Creen reached with his 2nd hit of the game and got to second with 2 outs. Veteran Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill) battled Lunenburg RP Matt Morrissette putting together a 10+ pitch at bat before finally connecting on a hit to CF scoring the tying run. After an error and a walk to load the bases, SS Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) worked a full count and eventual RBI walk to put the Sixers ahead for good. Closer Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) came in to work a scoreless 7th picking up his 9th save while striking out 1 and walking 1. Sixers return to action tomorrow night in Shrewsbury with the SP TBA tomorrow.

LUN: 12-18

CLI: 22-7

Sixers Streak Snapped at 10 (7/14/12)

Clinton 0, vs. Ronnie's 6 (7/14/12)

The Sixers had their 10 game win streak cut short mustering only 3 hits against the 3rd place Ronnie's of Worcester. The Sixers didn't help their own cause in the loss, grounding into two rally-ending double plays after working 6 BBs on the day. Starter Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) went 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 6 hits striking out 5. Only Steve Scannell (Assumption), Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) and Greg Dwyer (Bentley) were able to acquire hits off Ronnie's Starter Zach Rafftery. The shutout marks the first time the Sixers have failed to score a run since June 9th at Metro West.

RON: (15-12)

CLI: (21-7)

Ronnie's 3, vs. Sixers 8 (7/13/12)

After a 1st inning collision between the Ronnie's CF and SS, the Sixers were able to rally for 5 runs in the inning and did not look back from there. Starter Neil Hesek cruised over 4 innings giving up only 1 hit and striking out 3 to pickup his 4th win of the season and lower his league-leading ERA to .40. Leadoff batter Steve Scannell (Assumption) went 2-2 with 2 Rs and a Stolen base while LF Chris Creen went 2-3 with a 2B and a run scored also. Rookie Greg Dwyer (Bentley) made a pinch hit appearance in the 7th inning to notch his first career hit as a Sixer blasting a HR over the left field fence and into the woods. The win pushes the current win streak to double digits.

RON: (14-12)

CLI: (21-6)

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Cammuso Carries Clinton (7/11/12)

Chelmsford 2, vs. Clinton 3 (7/11/12)

Designated Hitter Steve Cammuso (Eastern Connecticut State) went 3-3 with a 2B an RBI and a run scored in a 3-2 win Wednesday for the Sixers. Starter Nick Bonofiglio (Worcester State) went six strong innings striking out 6 batters and only yielding 4 hits and one run to the Chelmsford Merchants who are currently battling for homefield advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Conor Moynihan had his scoreless streak snapped at 10 2/3 by giving up his first run of the season. He still managed to hold on to collect his league leading 8th save in as many tries. The Sixers have now gone off on a 9-game winning streak and look to extend it to double digits as they take the road against Chelmsford again tomorrow night at Ayotte field. Ace Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) will be making the start, aiming to lower his league leading .43 ERA in the game.

CHE: 12-12

CLI: 20-6

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Bullpen Saves Sixers (7/10/12)

Clinton 3, vs. Westford 2 (7/10/12)  

Starting pitcher Eric Johnson (WPI) got off to a rocky start giving up 3 hits to start the game, but went on to go 3 2/3 innings only giving up 1 hit before Rookie Reliever Matt Solar (Merrimack) came in to work a hitless 2 1/3 innings of relief to pickup his 2nd win of the season. Closer Conor Moynihan worked around a lead-off error to pickup his 7th save of the season scattering 2 Ks and 2 BBs. On offense, Jamie Skagerlind (Bryant) stayed hot going 2-3 with a 2B and 2 RBIs including the go ahead 2 out RBI in the 5th which drove in Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) who had led off the inning with a double of his own. Steve Cammuso (Eastern Connecticut State) and Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) each had two hits in the win for the Sixers. Steve Cammuso raised his team leading batting average to .381 while Steve Scannell (Assumption) extended his league lead stolen base total to 25 with two steals in the first inning. With the win the Sixers have now won 8 games in a row and are eager to get their 9th tomorrow at home against Chelmsford with Pitcher Nick Bonofiglio (Worcester State) making his 3rd start.

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Wachusett Alumni Power Sixers (7/8/12)

Keene 0, vs. Clinton 9 (7/8/12)

Keene 0, vs. Clinton 4 (7/8/12)

Ex-Wachusett Regional High School Standouts Jamie Skagerlind (Bryant), Steve Cammuso (Eastern Connecticut State) and Andrew Miskinis (Stonehill) powered the offense today. Skagerlind went 4-5 with 4 Doubles on the day, notching 2 in each game. He also scored 3 runs. Miskinis was 3-4 on the day with 3 RBIs and a Run scored. In the second game of the doubleheader, Cammuso went 2-3 blasting the Sixers' first HR of the season and driving in 2 runs. Picking up the win in game 1 was another Wachusett Alumni, Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) who went 5 Innings giving up 2 hits and striking out 6 to pick up his 5th victory in as many starts this season. Chris Creen helped his cause in game 1 going 2-2 with a 2B and an RBI. Matt Solar (Merrimack) cleaned up the last two innings without yielding a hit.

In game 2, SP JP Ashline (Bentley) made his first start of the season a great one by taking a No-Hitter into the 6th inning before finally having it broken up. He went 6 innings only giving up 1 hit, striking out 3 and walking 1 to pickup his first win of the season. Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) was 2-3 in the game to go along with Skagerlind and Cammuso's offensive outbursts. Closer Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) worked a 1-2-3 7th to finish the game. The Sixers play again on Tuesday against Westford with Eric Johnson (WPI) on the bump.

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5-0 Week for Sixers (7/1/12)

South Central 0, vs. Clinton 7(6/26/12)

The Clinton 76ers bounced back from their third loss to the Westford Willows on the season by picking up a strong 7-0 win over the South Central Express. Starting Pitcher Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) tossed a No Hitter, striking out 6 en route to the victory only facing two batters over the minimum. His record improves to 4-0 on the season. On offense, Captain Steve Scannell (Assumption) led the way with 3 runs scored and two stolen bases. Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) also contributed to the win going 2-3 with a pair of runs scored and stolen bases.

Clinton 12, vs. Ronnie's 2 (6/28/12)

The 76er offense banged out 12 hits on the night and scored 8 times in the last two innings to push their first place record to 13-6 on the season. Starting Pitcher Nick Bonofiglio (Worcester State) started off shaky yielding 4 hits to the first four batters, but settled in only allowing 2 runs through 5 innings while striking out 6 to pick up his second win in as many chances this season. Steve Scannell (Assumption) and Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) each notched three hits while driving in 3 and 4 runs respectively. Unfortunately Chris Creen (Worcester State) snapped his 8-game hit streak in the win, but he threw a runner out at third base from his knees in left field to slow down a potential Ronnie's rally.

Shrewsbury 0, vs. Clinton 2 (6/29/12)

The Sixers took their second win in as many tries against the second place Shrewsbury Dirt Dogs behind a Complete Game Shutout from Starter Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm). Hesek only gave up three hits and struck out 9 to improve to 3-0 on the season. Chris Creen (Worcester State) was the only Sixer to collect multiple hitsgoing 2-3 while 6 other starters also recorded a hit.

Metro West 1, vs. Clinton 4 (7/1/12)

Both teams were only able to muster 3 hits in the first game of a Sunday Double Header, but the Sixers found a way to come out on top to push their win streak to four games. Pitcher Connor McLaughlin (Endicott) went into the sixth inning giving up only one unearned run on 3 hits to pickup his 2nd win of the season. Rookie Matt Solar (Merrimack) worked the final 1 1/3 innings of hitless ball to snag his 2nd save on the summer.  OF Steve Scannell (Assumption) and Justin Hyland (Anna Maria) each stole bases improving their Stolen Base totals to 21 and 7 respectively which are good for 1st and 2nd place in the league.

Metro West 0, vs. Clinton 3 (7/1/12)

The Sixers connected on 3 Sacrifice bunts and used small ball to grab their 5th win in a row this week. Led by starter Eric Johnson (WPI) the Sixers shutout the Metro West A's through 5 innings to pickup his 3rd win of the season. Closer Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) worked a scoreless ninth giving up 1 hit and striking out 2 en route to his 6th Save in as many opportunities. This Marked the 8th time on the season for the Sixers have shutout their opponents. Steve Scannell (Assumption) did not record an at bat but reached base four times and scored 2 runs to propel the Clinton Offense. Kurt Sabacinski (Worcester State) launched a ground-rule double that would have led to an RBI if not for rolling into the woods forcing the runner to stop at third. With that the Sixers have pushed their record to 16-6, good enough to take a commanding first place lead in the league. The Sixers are back in action on Sunday July 8 for a double header at home vs. the Keene Blue Jays.

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Win Streak Snapped 6/21/12

Clinton had their four game win streak snapped on Tuesday against Westford who handed the Sixers their second loss against them in as many tries so far this season. Before that however, Clinton swept a pair of games against the Keene Blue Jays in their park behind strong pitching performances from Neil Hesek (Saint Anselm) W 6IP 1H 10Ks 0R and Jeff Scafidi (Anna Maria) 6IP 3H 11Ks 1R 0ER. Scafidi also led the way notching 5 hits, 2 2Bs and 4 RBI in the double-header. Captain Steve Scannell (Assumption) Also had 3 hits, 5 runs and 3 stolen bases. The Sixers went on to lose a heartbreaking come-from-behind affair with Westford on Tuesday, but followed it up with a strong win on Wednesday against South Central where Conor Moynihan (Holy Cross) remained perfect in save situations picking up his 5th on the season.

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Sixers Back on Track 6/15/12

After a rough beginning to the week dropping one to lunenburg and committing 4 errors, the

Sixers rallied to defeat defending champion Chelmsford behind a 4-0 complete game 1 hit shutout by Pitcher Nick Bonofiglio (Worcester State). Rookie Catcher Jack Reilly (St. Joe's Maine) notched his first hit and looks to stay hot on the season. On Friday, they took on current first place Shrewsbury Dirt Dogs in an Ex-Wachusett Pitchers matchup featuring Joe Latino (Saint Anselm) on the mound for Clinton and Steve Cadoret (Boston College) for Shrewsbury. Clinton came out on top 5-1 improving their record to 8-4, which is good enough for the top spot in the league.

Chris Creen (Worcester State) also notched his 3rd straight game with a double and an RBI, while Steve Scannell (Assumption) brought his average closer to .400.

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Sixers Split 1st Doubleheader

After an inconsistent week out of the perennial powerhouse 76ers, Clinton looked to take two today from the Metro West A's in order to regain the top spot in the league. After a relatively easy 5-0 win, they lost a tough match by a final score of 1-0 which left them in 2nd place in the league to a resurgent Shrewsbury Dirt Dogs roster. Look for a big week out of the sixers who host the Lunenburg Phillies on Monday, followed by a contest at Chelmsford on wednesday and then host the Dirt Dogs on Friday for a potential matchup at the top two teams in the league.

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Sixers Start Out Hot

The Clinton 76ers are off to a hot start winning their first 3 games. Led by Captain Steve Scannell who was impossible to retire in the team's first two games reaching base safely in every at bat. The starting pitching for the sixers has also been steady with SPs Eric Johnson, Joe Latino, and Connor McLaughlin picking up wins in their first three games respectively.  

The sixers look to stay hot with a big 4 game homestand to close out the week.