The American Legion Post #220 baseball program reached a program high in wins (over a five year stretch), by collecting its thirteenth regular season victory in Bridgewater on Sunday, July 15.

The following are results from Post #220's last week of regular season play. The playoffs began on Monday.

Sunday, July 15 - Post #220, 2; Bridgewater, 0 (13-5)

Matt Beatty (Old Rochester) picked up his fourth win by throwing a complete game shutout.

Beatty allowed only four hits against a tough hitting line-up. At one point, he didn’t give up a hit to nineteen batters in a row.

Sean Griffith’s (Bourne) base hit that scored Wiley Knight (Tabor) and Ryan Steek (Upper Cape) in the top of the first inning would prove to be enough. Griffith, Knight, Steek, Sean Conway (Wareham) and Austin Salkind (Old Rochester) each finished the game with two hits apiece.

Monday, July 16 - Post #220, 13; Middleboro, 5 (14-5)

Sean Conway (Wareham) made his first start on the mound this summer and he showed he was ready for the task by tossing four shutout innings, while allowing only one hit and collecting three strike outs along the way.

Ian Gray (Old Rochester) threw two innings of relief and allowed three hits and three walks, while striking out four batters. Davarn Nova (Coyle and Cassidy) came in to close out the game in the final frame and didn’t allow a hit, while collecting one strikeout.

On the offensive side, Jimmy Gamache (Tabor) went 3-for-3 with five RBI’s and three runs scored on the night. Ryan Steek (Upper Cape) scored three runs and Ian Searles (Wareham) had an RBI triple in the first inning.

Austin Salkind (Old Rochester) went 2-for-2, while Chris Carando (Old Rochester), Sean Griffith (Bourne) and Tyler Horton (Wareham) each finished with a hit.

Saturday, July 21 - Post #220, 1; Hanover, 0 (15-5)

Forfeit Hanover

Saturday, July 21 - Post #220, 4; Marshfield, 3 (16-5)

In walk-off fashion, Sean Griffith’s (Bourne) two out and two strike hit propelled Post #220 to an exciting win in their final home regular season game.

After allowing Marshfield to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning, Post #220 loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom half of the inning.

After two quick outs, Griffith launched the game winning hit to the base of the warning track in center field, scoring Austin Salkind (Old Rochester) for the dramatic ending.

Billy Peterson (Wareham) went 2-for-4 with a run scored, while Chris Carando (Old Rochester), Sean Conway (Wareham) and Brett Labonte (Wareham) each finished with a hit.

The combination of Ian Searles (Wareham), Matt Beatty (Old Rochester), Hadley Stone (Taft) and Zack Kirby (Old Rochester/Framingham State) allowed only two earned runs on the night.

Sunday, July 22 - Hanover, 8; Post #220, 6 (16-6)

To end the regular season, Post #220 couldn’t overcome a four run deficit in their last at bat.

Sean Griffith (Bourne) was a home run away from hitting for the cycle, while Billy Peterson (Wareham) went 3-for-5 with two runs scored.

Jimmy Gamache (Tabor) and Tyler Horton (Wareham) each collected two hits. Ian Gray (Old Rochester) allowed only four earned runs, while striking out four batters in four innings of work.

Playoffs

Monday, July 23 - Post #220, 6; Rockland, 5