THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, September 6, 2019 Page 17 Three-run rally nets first Yawkey title for Rockies O By Greg Phipps n the verge of seeing the 2019 Yawkey League championship series go to a seventh game for the third season in a row, the Revere Rockies shocked the Charlestown Townies when Alex Wong drilled a one-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Revere to a dramatic 5-4 game-six win and a 4-2 championship series victory last Thursday night at Maplewood Park in Malden. A Zach Aresty double had already brought in a run as Revere trailed the Townies 4-2 entering the frame. It was Revere’s first-ever championship and second straight appearance in the league finals. In 2018, the Rockies were edged in seven games by the Brighton Braves, who had lost to Somerville in seven the year before. Kevin Sinatra hurled a complete-game 4-2 victory in game four last Tuesday to bring the Rockies to the brink of the title with a 3-1 series lead. The fifth Revere first baseman Jacob Byrne reaches up to stab an errant throw in the Yawkey League championship series opener back on Aug. 25 at Revere High School. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) contest was played the next night with the Townies rolling to a 7-2 triumph (the biggest margin of victory in the series) to force the sixth game. In the end, the competition was tight, as four of the six contests were decided by one run and another was a two-run decision. Revere battled its way to onerun wins in the first two contests (a doubleheader at Revere High School back on Aug. 25). In the series opener, the Rockies fell behind, 2-0, as starter Chris Sandini surrendered a first-inning home run. But Sandini (eight hits, three runs, seven strikeouts) was able to settle down enough to make it into the sixth when the Townies loaded the bases with one out. The Rockies had fought back Rockies starter Chris Sandini worked into the sixth inning and ended up picking up the victory in game one of the championship series. Award-Winning Landscaping Servicing the North Shore for over 38 Years to take a 4-2 lead when Charlestown threatened in the sixth. The Townies were able to bring one tally across, but reliever Jon Shepard was able to get the last five outs and close out a 4-3 Revere triumph. Ryan Petrone had three hits and Alex Wong drove in a run with a double. Reverting to his starter role, Shepard came right back in the second game and tossed a complete-game four-hitter. His teammates produced two runs in the first inning, and that was enough in an eventual 2-1 win. Shepard fanned five and allowed a single run in the fifth. Meanwhile the offense was led by Jacob Byrne, who drove in a run with a base hit, and Kenny Polanco, who stroked two hits. Owning a 2-0 lead in the series, Revere was blanked, 1-0, in game three by Charlestown starter Billy Sullivan and reliever John Nicklas. The Rockies managed just three hits. The Townies only produced two hits The Charlestown shortstop awaits the late throw as Revere’s Zach Aresty goes headfirst safely into second base in the series opener. themselves off Revere starter Wong. But a second-inning tally was all it took. Having beaten the StoneRevere’s Tony Iafolla swings away for a base hit in the Rockies’ game-one win. ham Sabers, 3-1, in the best-offive semifinal, Revere, which received a bye in the opening round, went 7-3 in this year’s playoffs. The Rockies were coming off a dominating 29-2 regular-season performance and a first-place finish in the Carl Yastrzemski Division. On the other side, the Townies earned first in the Ted Williams Division with an 18-13 regular-season mark. They made their first trip to the title round off the heels of a first-round series win over the Brighton Black Sox and a semifinal win over East Boston. NOW BOOKING NEW CUSTOMERS! DON’T WAIT! Call 781-321-2074 Pavers * Walkways * Patios * Driveways * Pool Decks Planting * Perennials * Shrubs * Trees New Lawns * Sod * Hydroseed Flowers/Annuals/Mums * Conventional Seeding * Synthetic Complete Maintenance * Cleanups (Spring & Fall) * Lawn Cutting, Edging & Weeding * Lawn Fertilizer Programs * Trim & Prune Shrubs * Mulching, Thatching Interlock Block * Fire Pits * Sitting Walls * Pillers Landscape Lighting * Design * Install * Repair * Night Illumination
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