The Yawkey League Champion Alibrandis fought hard their well earned victory over the Maldem Bulldogs. - Photo by Harry Kane

By Harry Kane

The Somerville Alibrandis won the Yawkey League Championship in the playoff series against the Malden Bulldogs. This is the twelfth year in fifteen years that the Alibrandis have won the championship and the second year in a row. Ted Dzuiba and Chris Foundas received co MVP’s. Dzuiba finished the post season with a .529 AVG. Chris Foundas had a 1.00 ERA in his 4 winning games of the post season.

In the first inning Ted Dzuiba knocked in a two run RBI triple bringing Bernie Driscol and David Scioli. In the fourth inning Matt Deeb and Andrew Babb scored the third and forth runs. In the fifth, Dzuiba hit a line drive single but was left stranded.  Ace pitcher, Sean Sullivan walked a batter in the fifth and after a sacrifice bunt the Malden runner made it to second base. With one down in the fifth Malden’s lineup was back at the top of the order. The next Bulldog batter lined a double and knocked in the first and only Malden run of the game. Sullivan got out of the inning with a strikeout and pop out.

In the sixth, Matt Deeb bunted and made it to first. Deeb stole second and ran to third on a ground out. With two out Mike Maguire hit an RBI single making it 5-1.  Maguire stole third base, making it his sixth stolen base of the series. Maguire had 16 stolen bases on the regular season and nine steals on the post season. Maguire had 102 at bats in 32 games in the regular season with a .373 AVG.

David Scioli launched one to left field with a lead of double in the seventh. The Bulldogs walked Dzuiba.  Babb reached first on an infield hit to load the bases. Justin Crisafulli walked, forcing in a run and making it 6-1. Next, Marc DesRoches smacked the ball bringing in another insurance run. The last Somerville run would come in on a sacrifice fly to make it a final score of 8-1.

~Video by Harry Kane