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The Boston Wolfpack is a group of guys
that enjoy playing the game of baseball. We travel around the country
to play on awesome fields and against great competition and build
friendships and memories that we can keep our whole lives. |
The
Boston Wolfpack will make it's 10th consecutive trip to the MSBL World Series in Phoenix, Arizona to defend their National Championship in the 45+ National Division. The Pack is looking forward to some great competition in the desert. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Pack Headquarters.
The
Boston Wolfpack captured the 2010
MSBL Las Vegas Open, sweeping their three pool games and then winning a thriller against Team Victory in the Championship.
It was the second Open championship for the Pack who also won in 2008. Boston was the runner up in 2006 and 2007 and did not participate in the 2009 Open which was won by Team Victory.
A thin Wolfpack team crushed the ball all weekend and got great pitching performances from Marco Barragan,
Rick Myers, and Richie Figueroa allowing only 4 runs total the pool games.
2010 Las Vegas Open Champions |
In finals, Team Victory broke open a 1-1 tie in the top of the 3rd on a walk, three hits, another hit down the line that everyone but the umpires thought was foul and didn't go after and after 2.5 it was 7-1 Team Victory. Marco Barragan came in to pitch in the 4th and shut Team Victory down giving up only 3 hits the rest of the way.
Bill Hawkins for Team Victory was cruising as the Wolfpack left men on base in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th without scoring. Then in bottom of the 7th, the Wolfpack finally rallied with Carmelo Bastain leading off with a single followed by two more hits, a HBP, a FC and hits by Miguel Franquiz and Russ Ward. The Pack plated 3 runs and had bases loaded with one out but Hawkins induced a DP to get out of the jam leaving the score now 7-4.
In bottom of the 8th, Larry See led off with a single, another HBP to Bastain and a double by Bobby Vegas made the score 7-6. Carlos Molinaris singled home the tying run, Glen Burns singled and then with first and third, 2 outs, Franquiz singled home the go ahead run. Barragan gave up a hit in the 9th but the final out was a slow roller to first and the Wolfpack secured the comeback.
Team Victory defeated the Wolfpack in 2009 LV Kickoff Classic final and had won 7-8 straight tournaments since 2009. The Pool round game was also won by the Boston Wolfpack 6-2 over Team Victory on an impressive pitching performance by Rick Myers that featured a HR off the scoreboard by Larry See.
The Boston Wolfpack won their third pool game against Tri-Valley 40's to secure the bye into the finals. Richie Figueroa threw a complete game aloowing 3 hits for the 4-1 win. Tri-Valley got a single in the first on 2 hits and a BB and then had only one hit the rest of the way. Wolfpack scored 3 in the 5th on an RBI single by Russ Ward and 2-RBI double by Rosario Carrion. Boston plated an insurance run in the 7th on a safety squeeze by Ward to score Steve Wolf.
Miguel Franquiz knocks in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th. |
Marco Barragan throws 6 shutout innings in relief to give the Pack a chance.
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Glen Burns RBI in the 7th starts Pack comeback, then rips a key hit in the 8th. |
Larry See dazzles at 3rd and starts big 8th inning rally.
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Russ "It is NOT over" Ward knocks in a Pack run in the 7th.
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Rosario Carrion caught all 4 games in Vegas heat.
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The
Boston Wolfpack swept the 2010
MSBL Grapefruit Classic, winning all four of their games.
The first year tournament was held at Terry
Park in Ft. Myers, Flordia during Spring Traininig.
The Wolfpack got great pitching performances from Kevin Curtin,
Jay Hoyt, Richie Figueroa and Junior
Rentas allowing only 2 runs total in four games.
Offensive stars included Rentas, Carmelo Bastain,
Bobby Iandoli, and tournament MVP German Rivera.
2010 Grapefruit Classic Champions |
Kevin Curtin Spins Gem in Game 1 |
Carmelo Bastain laces a hit.
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Bobby "Vegas" Puts on Another Show
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Richie Figueroa and German Rivera
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 Through
Baseball Adventures,
Wolfpack players Russ Ward and Steve Wolf travelled to Cuba to be Baseball
Ambassadors and play baseball against former Cuban National Team Players.
Read more about trip and how Russ Ward became a Cuban legend here.

Wolfpack players Sean O'Connor and Steve Wolf conducted a four day baseball camp in Nassau,
The Bahamas for the Bahamas Baseball Federation. Read more about trip and potential TV show here.
The
Boston Wolfpack captured the 2010 MSBL Disney Holiday Classic
for their third consecutive title defeating the San Antonio Brewers 3-0
in the Finals.
Sean O'Connor pitched a complete game shut out and over came several
errors and baserunning miscues to pick up the win. The Pack picked up
two in the first on a single by Rosaio Carrion and a double by Carmelo
Bastain. They then stranded nine runners until finally scoring an insurance
run in the 8th on back-to-back doubles by German Rivera and Richie Figueroa.
Boston dominated in the pool round behind the hitting of Carrion, Russ Ward, Bastain, and
Rivera scoring 39 runs in 3 games behind the pitching of Jimmy Lee, Frank Watson, and Scott
Combs. In the semi-final, Figueroa pitched 7 shutout innings while John Collins, Ward, and Rivera
scored a combined 10 runs as the Pack defeated the Orlando Blazers 15-1.
2010 Disney Holiday Classic
Champions
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MVP Rosaio Carrion and Steve Wolf
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Carmelo, Richie, German, and Rosie
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Sean O'Connor Throws Shutout
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Carmelo Bastain Doubles Home a Run
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Semi Final Winner Richie Figueroa with Russ Ward and Glen Burns |
John Collins, Russ Ward and Ben Lowry |
Champion game pitcher, Sean O'Connor |
The Boston Wolfpack were defeated in the 2009 MSBL
World Series Championship, 4-2, by Team New Era. The Pack represented
Boston well in the 35+ American Division with only one player under age
46. Paul Rousseau led the Wolfpack with 14 hits (.438) and catching 5
of 9 games over 6 days.
Chris Arconti had two wins and gave all he had in the finals on no days
rest (24 total innings for the week). Marco Barragan also had two wins
including a gutsy performance in the semi final victory over the Kansas
City Astros and a pool round win over defending champions Team Easton.
Rick Myers helped clinch the Division Title with a 9-5 victory over Team
New Era in the pool round with Tony
Castro closing. Anyone for best of three?
Paul Rousseau Doubles in Finals at Tempe |
Wolfpack Discuss 'Cat-Like' Features at Tempe Diablo |
Tony Castro Flashed Leather at 3B and Closed |
The Boston Wolfpack again made it to the championship of
the 2009 Las Vegas Kickoff Classic only to be defeated by
Team Victory 5-4, failing to defend their
2008 title. The 'Pack got pool game wins from George Johnson and Chris Arconti.
The loss ended the Wolfpack tournament win streak at 5.
Oil Can Boyd throws for the 'Pack
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Russ Ward laces a single
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The Boston
Wolfpack won the 2009 MSBL Disney Holiday Classic for
the second consecutive year defeating the San Antonio Bombers 14-1 in
the Finals.
Sean O'Connor, pitching in his first game since shoulder
surgery, keep the Bombers bats quiet while he waited for the 'Pack to
get him some support. Finally, in the 7th inning, Miguel Franquiz led
off with a single and the next 8 hitters got on base highlighted by 2
2-run single by German Rivera and a 3-run double by Dave Garofano. Boston
plated 13 runs in the inning to take command of the game. Bobby "Vegas,
Phoenix, Anywhere" Iandoli was the tournament MVP batting .800 with 12
hits. The Wolfpack Scored 80 runs in 6 games and got stellar pitching
and defense. Russ Ward and Junior Rentas had big hits every game while
everyone on the team had a great hitting tournament.
2009 Disney Holiday Classic
Champions
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Second to None: MVP Bobby I and Russ Ward
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Dave "Rhino" Garofano Doubles in 3
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Miguel to Carmelo to retire the side
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German Rivera lines another hit
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Victories were earned by Jim Lee, Rick Myers, and Scott
Combs in the three pool games with Richie Figueroa picking up the win
in the Semi Finals versus the Bethlehem Stars.
Jimmy Lee earned the W in Game 1
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Junior Rentas at Disney Stadium
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Richie Fig Wins Semis |
SeanO Back on the Hill |
Russ Ward Ranges |
Congratulations
to Wolfpack player Russ Ward for winning his second ring
of the year in Clearwater last week in the MSBL Fall Classic.
For 2008, Russ was on 5 National Championship teams, one Boston Championship
team, and one New Hampshire Championship team. Squeezed in between all
that, he was inducted into the North Reading High School Hall of Fame.
A statue is being commissioned for Windham Town Square later this month.
Read more and watch the video here.
The
Boston Wolfpack won the 2008 MSBL World Series 45+ Wood Bat National
Division over the So Cal Stars, 7-3. MVP Richie Figueroa picked
up the win, scattering 6 hits over 7 innings while also going 3-4, 2B,
with 2 RBIs. Miguel Franquiz, Roger Dean, Bobby Iandoli, Jim Fier, and
the rest of the 'Pack peppered Stars pitcher Mike Hartley
for 12 hits while Franquiz, Iandoli, and Mark Moise flashed the leather
on defense. Every player on the roster contributed during the week long
tournament, including Russ Ward, who has been on all 8 Wolfpack World
Series teams, and helped earn Boston a ring.
2008 World Series Champions - 45+ National Wood
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Boston won their first 5 pool games with wins over Aqua
Dulce Reds (twice), California Old Blues, Dallas Blue Stars, and the So
Cal Stars. The Pack was defeated by Dallas in the last pool game but had
clinched the Division Title and drew the bye into the Finals. Dickie Pacino,
Rich Erwin, Chris Arconti, George Johnson, and Rick Myers picked up the
victories with the help of big hits all tournament by Glen Burns, Iandoli,
Figueroa, Paul Rousseau, and Rosario Carrion among others.
Hoy está bueno! Be-Be-Be-Be! Arriba el
son!!!!
Dickie Pacino at Papago
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It is the Wolfpack's 8th World Series tournament and
first championship. With this title, the Boston Wolfpack has won all 4
MSBL National Tournaments in 2008, a tribute to a great bunch of guys
that love to play baseball.
Tournament
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Game Summaries
Wolfpack Tournament
Stats
Wolfpack
mainstay Russ Ward was inducted into the North
Reading High School Hall of Fame as the US Congress worked feverishly
to prevent the collapse of the World's financial markets. Homeland Security
led by Captain Kelley McCormick launches investigation...
Click on image to see Ward's Hall of Fame Plaque.
The Boston Wolfpack captured the 2008
Las Vegas Open with a 6-4 triumph over Team Victory. It was the
Pack's 7th trip to the Open, 3rd time in the finals, and first championship.
The competition again was awesome with a 0-0 game through 9-innings that
Boston eventually lost 2-1 in 11 to Team Victory and an 1-0 semi-final
victory for the Pack against Team USA. The Wolfpack has now won 3 straight
tournaments and have been to the finals 6 out of the last 7 tournaments
we've competed in.
2008 Las Vegas Open Champions |
In Finals, Junior Rentas got the win in relief. Mark
Moise knocked in two with a two out single in top of the ninth with the
bases loaded. Awesome performance put in by all especially Richie Figueroa
(2 hit 1-0 shutout in semis), Bill Speakman (8+ IP in pool win over Team
USA), Paul Rousseau (.533), Carmello Bastian (5 RBIs), and Bobby "Vegas"
Iandoli.
"Carrrrr-mellllllllllo...... o-o-o-o! Carrrrr-mellllllllllo......
o-o-o-o!"
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The Boston Wolfpack parlayed their winning ways
and captured the 2008 Las Vegas Kickoff Classic, defeating
the San Diego Stars 14-6 in the finals. After losing game 1 to John Denny
and the Vegas Rattlers, the 'Pack won 4 straight to take their first Vegas
championship.
The 'Pack rolled off victories from Bill Speakman, Rich
Erwin and Rick Myers behind the powerful hitting of manada de lobos, Rosario
Carrion, Carmello Bastian, and Ricardo Figueroa. The supporting cast of
the Utah Boys, GPS Man (Ben Z.), and Ralphy Caputo provided the Wolfpack
with enough to win after being bridemaids for the last 3 years.
2008 Las Vegas Kickoff Classic Champions
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Richie Fig pitched 7+ innings in the finals against
the San Diego Stars and Tony Walker.
Myers, who got the complete game victory in the semi-final, picked up
the save. Figueroa's 2-out double with the bases loaded in the bottom
of the eighth broke open a tight game as the Wolfpack plated 5 runs in
the 8th to secure their first Championship in Las Vegas. More details
to follow...
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The
Boston Wolfpack won the 2008 MSBL Disney Holiday
Classic held at Disney Wide World of Sports,
Spring Training Home of the Atlanta Braves. The Pack avenged their
loss in the 2007 Finals to Puerto Rico by defeating them 5-4 in the semi-finals.
Richie Figueroa pitched a complete game that featured several game saving
defensive plays while the offensive hero was Dave Garofano who had a 2-run
triple to break a 3-3 tie. Boston then shut out the surprising South Jersey
Phillies in the Championship game, 5-0, behind the complete game masterpiece
by Rick Myers. Wolfpack previously won the Disney Holiday Classic in 2001
and 2003 but had since
been to the Finals three times without another title.
2008 Disney Holiday Classic Champions |
The Pack went 3-0 in the pool round, winning game one
against the DC Cards 13-4. Jim Lee got the win and Garofano went 3-3.
Mike Whatley then threw a no-hitter in game two against the South Jersey
Phillies with the final score being 17-3 in the rain. No one realized
at the time that this Phillies team would make the finals. Boston then
won the third pool game 7-0 against the LA Crude behind the pitching of
Dennis Bresnahan and key hits by Ken Connerty and German Rivera.
The Semi-Final game pitted the Wolfpack against the Puerto
Rico Rangers, the same team that defeated the Pack in last year's final.
Boston took leads of 1-0 and 3-1 only to have the Rangers knot things
up. Then in the 8th, after a HBP to John Collins and a BB to Rivera, Dave
'Rhino' Garofano laced a triple by the right fielder to put the Wolfpack
ahead for good. Puerto Rico got two on in the 9th with no outs but Richie
Figueroa was able to close out the inning leaving the tying run on third.
In the other semi-final, the Philles, led by manager Wayne Baker, destroyed
the undefeated Bethlehem Stars 13-2 to force a rematch with Boston.
Tournament
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Tournament Stats
Congratulations
to Wolfpack teammate David "Rhino" Garofano
for his induction into the North
Shore Baseball League's Hall of Fame. Let's all have a round of Jack and cokes to celebrate the
occassion.
To read more, click here.
The Boston Wolfpack
competed in the 20th MSBL World Series
this October in Phoenix, Arizona. The 'Pack went 4-2 in pool play and
were defeated in the semi-finals by the RI Salty Dogs, 10-7 in the 45+
Wood Bat Division.
The Pack was joined by Dennis "Oil Can"
Boyd who was a member of the 1986 Boston Red Sox World Series
team. The Can pitched 18 innings, giving up one run and earning a win
and a no-decision. Rich Erwin, Rick Myers, and Dave Joseph picked up the
other wins. Jim Fier and Russ Ward led the attack while the entire team
contributed on both offense and defense. On Day 3, Boston stumbled and
got swept in a DH that eventually would cost them the bye and possibly
the tournament. The Pack roared back on Day 4 to beat the St. Louis Gameface
behind the pitching of Joseph and timely hitting by Richie Figueroa and
Boyd.
Without the bye, the Pack went to work against the
East Valley Yankees in the quarterfinals. Oil Can pitched 9 innings in
85 degrees and gave up on run. The Pack tied the game in the bottom of
the 9th, when Boyd led off the inning with a single. Steve Wolf pinch
ran and stole second. Fier bunted him to third and Wolf scored on a single
by John Collins. Figueroa came on in relief and held the Yankees scoreless
in the 10th and 11th. Boston pushed across the winning run in the bottom
of the 11th on a bases loaded single by Collins after singles by Kevin
Locke andd Rick Myers, and walk to Fier loaded the bases.
Having to play an extra game, and with that game going
extra innings, the Pack faced a big challenge facing a rested RI team
with 30 players on their roster. In spite of a few errors, the Wolfpack
clung to a 7-6 lead into the 7th inning but were unable to keep the Salty
Dogs at bay.
Tournament
Results.
WS Daily
News
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Tournament Stats
The Boston Wolfpack
finished second in the 2007 Las Vegas Open, losing to
the Aqua Dulce Reds in the Championship Game 15-6. It was the third tournament
in a row that the Wolfpack made it to the finals and the second year in
a row making the finals of the Open.
The Pack fought back from an 0-2 start, losing both games
by a total oof 3 runs. They avenged their loss in the Kickoff finals to
the SoCal Angels in game 3, sending the Angels home and qualifying Boston
for the last playoff spot. The Pack then upset top seeded San Diego Stars
in the Semi-finals behind clutch pitching and hitting by Richie Figueroa
and Rick Myers. In the finals, Myers came back again to start and the
Pack jumped to a 3-0 lead. Boston still held onto a 4-3 lead after 5 but
in the 6th, AD finally took advantage of Boston's tired pitching and broke
the game open.
The Pack got steller performances from Mark Moise, who
caught all five games while batting leadoff and hitting .619 for the tournament
and Richie Fig batted .650 and hit a grand slam in Game 1 to tie it up.
Jim Fier and Glen Burns were two newcomers that tore the cover off the
ball and we witnessed the emergence of
Bobby Vegas
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Results.
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A scrappy Wolfpack
Team made up of many new faces scratched and clawed their way to another
Championship Game at the Las Vegas Kick-Off Classic only
to lose a heart breaker to the So. Calif. Angels by a score of 10-8.
The 'Pack went 3-1 in Pool Play and then
beat the Atlanta Giants in the quarters behind Rich Erwin and the Twin
Cities Crosstown Traffic in the Semis behind Franz Strassman. After jumping
to a 6-0 in the Finals versus the Angels, Boston could not stop the bleeding
and we left one win short of their goal once again.
The Pack enjoyed game time temperatures
in the high 80's while back home was hit with 10 inches of snow and cold.
Scott Ellis behind the dish. |
Rick Myers gets the W |
Myers rips a double too! |
Houston, we have a problem. |
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The Boston Wolfpack
were defeated in the finals of the Disney Holiday Classic
by the Puerto Rico Royals, 9-5. With the score tied 3-3, in the 4th, the
Royals took advantage of a couple Boston errors to take the lead for good.
The Wolfpack battled to the end and had the tying run at the plate when
the game ended.
The Wolfpack went undefeated in Pool Play, with wins
from Russ Ward, Kevin Locke, and Tom Kelly, and beat San Antonio in the
semi-finals behind Sean O'Connor.
Sean O'Connor and Russ Ward |
Richie Figueroa hits a bomb at Disney. |
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The Wolfpack competed in the 2006 MSBL
World Series in Phoenix, Arizona in October. The team ended 2-2-1
and in 4th place, eventually losing the play-in game against K&Z
PorkStore Senators. |
2006 Boston Wolfpack |
The Fedlock Falcons won the 38+ Wood Bat National
Division Championship, the toughest division in the tournament, with
the help of 37 year old Pete Schourek...
yeah, you do the math. The Pack had great games against Kansas City
Charlie's Boyz and Price Cutter Coors with Kevin Curtin and Russ Ward
pitching gems. |
Tournament Results
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World
Series Daily News
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The Wolfpack goes
international when casted to play olde time baseball players for a Japanese
television commercial for the vodka, Iichiko. Seven
Wolfpack players dressed inperiod uniforms and equipment, the same uniforms
worn in Field of Dreams,
and were filmed hitting, pitching, and fielding. After the day of
shooting, the 'Pack has a toastwith Iichiko. |
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Kanpai!
More Photos of Shoot
View The Commercial
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The Wolfpack lost in the Championship
game 15-3 to La Matanzas. Russ Ward took the loss. John Collins
had 3 hits in the defeat. To reach the finals, the 'Pack defeated Team
USA in the semi final 5-4 behind the pitching of Rich Erwin and timely
hitting of John Denney and Frank Kowalski. Russ Ward picked up the win in the first pool games
against the Nor Cal Tornados. Collins, Kowalski and Steve Wolf led the offense but not enough pitching
did the 'Pack in.
2006 Las Vegas Open Finalists |
Russ Ward stands in at Durango HS |
Bobby Vegas at first. |
Yes, this is a Photoshop pic. |
Tournament Results.
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Tournament Stats
The Wolfpack participated in the MSBL Holiday Classic
for the sixth straight year. The 'Pack lost their opener to the
Chester County Cobras 11-5 after blowing a 5-0 lead.
Jimmy Lee pitched for Boston but hit the wall in the 5th after only
3 hours sleep because of a delayed flight and rental car shortage the
night before. The highlight of the game was
Mike Khoury's 400 foot bomb over the bullpen in right field at
Disney's Wide World of Sports Stadium. This
'Pack team was managed by legendary North Reading coach
Frank Carey and the team consisted of 5 alumni of Coach Carey's high
school program.
The 'Pack went on to win their next two games plus the
Quarterfinals against the Boston Braves, but then lost a squeaker to the
Jacksonville Vikings 3-2 in the Semi-Finals.
Dave Garofano chats with Mike Khoury |
Former Brew Crew Take in Disney |
Tournament
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Tournament Stats
The Boston Wolfpack
lost in the semi-finals again in Phoenix to the Connecticut Bristol team.
The Boston Wolfpack returned to sunny Nevada
for the Las Vegas Open from May 28-30 over Memorial Day Weekend. The 'Pack
dominated their first two games, defeating the Las Vegas Reds 13-2 and
Rogue Valley 14-1. They are scheduled to play the Sacramento Rivercats
at 11:30 Sunday morning before advancing to the Age 38+ Division playoffs.
60 teams are playing in this round-robin tournament.
Last year, the Boston Wolfpack finished 4-1 overall,
losing in the semifinals to the defending National Division World Series
Champion Tri-Valley 40's.
In last year's Classic, the Wolfpack finished
3-0 in Round Robin play where they outscored their opponents 42-8. They
went on to beat the Boca Marlins 4-1 in the semifinals before losing to
the Jacksonville Vikings in the Finals.
The Wolfpack lost in the semi finals 1-0
to eventual champions Fedlock Falcons. The Pack beat Fedlock in pool play
2-1, but could not get the bats going in the rematch. The Wolfpack only
gave up 3 runs over their last 5 games, yet lost two of them.
The Farrelly Brothers came
to Boston to film Fever
Pitch, a movie about a fanatical Red Sox fan
who has to choose between his team and a new
girlfriend. Several Boston MSBL'rs were used as
extras including Boston Wolfpack players Russ Ward, John
Collins, Dana Johnson, Michael Sawyer and Steve
Wolf.
Jimmy Fallon joins the extras of Fever Pitch after final day of shooting. |
Las Vegas Open: Boston Wolfpack finished 4-1,
losing in the semi-finals to the defending National
Division World Series Champion Tri-Valley 40's. The 'Pack
had a one run lead in the bottom of the 7th but could not
hang on.
The Wolfpack finished 3-0 in the 38+ Division in
Round Robin play where they outscored their opponents 42-8.
They went on to beat the Boca Marlins 4-1 in the semifinals
before losing to the Jacksonville Vikings in the
Finals.
The Boston Wolfpack (6-2) lost in the Championsip Game
of the Age 38+ Wood Bat Division World Series to the Kansas City Royals, 7-3. The Pack had a great run,
going 4-1 in Pool Play and followed that up with 3 hard fought playoff games, only go come up one game short.
2003 World Series Team |
Pool Play (4-1) |
Playoffs (2-1) |
| Wolfpack 4 @ Denver Capitals 1 |
E. Providence Yankees 5 @ Wolfpack 12 (QtrFinals) |
| Wolfpack 23 @ E. Providence Yankees 0 |
Wolfpack 6 @ Fedlock Falcons 5 14in(SemiFinals) |
| KC Royals 1 @ Wolfpack 2 | KC Royals 7 @ Wolfpack 3 (Championship) |
| Fedlock Falcons 6 @ Wolfpack 3 |
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| Westchester Mets 2 @ Wolfpack 11 |
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The Boston Wolfpack competed in the Las Vegas Open
from May 24th to May 26th in the Age 38+ division of this
wood bat tournament. They finished 3-2, losing to the
Sacramento Rivercats 5-4 in the semi-finals.
For the 2nd time in 3 years, the Wolfpack won
the MSBL Holiday Classic in Walt Disney World during MLK Weekend. The
Wolfpack is now 14-2 over three years at this event, winning the championship
in 2003 and 2001 and runner-up in 2002.
2003 Disney Holiday Classic Champions |
2-4 pool.
Boston Wolfpack -- Record 4-1
Defeated Baltimore 19-0
Defeated Orlando 21-4
Defeated San Antonio 8-5
Defeated Chicago 16-6 (semis)
Lost to Boca 8-3 (finals)
MONDAY OCTOBER 29
Connecticut Bristol 13, Wolfpack 6 (record 0-1)
Alex Masel, 4-4, HR, 3 RBI; Ozzie Virgil, 3-4, 2 RBI
Wolfpack 9
Tri Valley Tigers 8 (record 1-1)
Paul Calvi, 3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, Alex Masel 3-5, Russ Ward
2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Dickie Pacino, 3-4
TUESDAY OCTOBER 30
Dallas Diamondbacks 8, Wolfpack 5 (record 1-2)
Ozzie Virgil 3-4; Kevin Locke, 2-out, bases-loaded double
scored 3 to make it 4-2 in the 7th, but Mel Hall (formerly
of the NY Yankees) hit a 3-run HR to cap a 6-run 8th to
lead come from behind Dallas victory.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31
Wolfpack 26, Houston Black Sox 7 (record 2-2)
LA Colt 45's 12, Wolfpack 5 (record 2-3)
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1
Wolfpack 23, S. California Yankees 12 (record 3-3)
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2
Playoffs - Quarterfinals Wolfpack 17, St. Louis Game Face
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Offense power supplied by Russ Ward, Paul Calvi, Alex
Masel, and a three-run bomb by Ozzie Virgil. Tremendous
pitching performance by Steve Donovan.
Playoffs - Semi Finals Connecticut Bristol 6, Wolfpack 3
(eliminated)
Game 1 - Wolfpack 5, Maine Reds 2
Game 2 - Wolfpack 12, Albany Braves 6
Game 3 - Acton Orioles 7, Wolfpack 6
Semifinals - Long Island Mets 5, Wolfpack 4 (13 innings)
Game 1: Wolf Pack 21, Boca Marlins
9 Kevin Locke got the win as the Wolf Pack
defeated the defending champion Boca Marlins. Dickie Pacino
led the attack with a HR and 2 doubles. Sean O'Connor
pitched the final three innings for the save.
Game 2: Wolf Pack 9, Chicago Yankees 6
Gary Keil started and got the win. Paul Calvi played
spectacular defense at SS and went 2-4 including a 2 run
double in the 8th to seal the victory. Sean O'Connor
pitched the final three innings for the save.
Game 3: Charlestown Yankees 18, Wolf Pack
8 Having clinched a playoff spot, the Wolf Pack
rested their tired pitchers.
Semi Finals: Wolf Pack 16, Orlando Select
12 Sean O'Connor pitched 9 strong innings as the
Wolf Pack defeated last season's tournament runner ups.
Steve Wolf hit a 3-run HR and Paul Calvi, Kevin Locke,
Clair Crandall and Tim Finnegan had 3 hits a piece.
Finals: Wolf Pack 14, Charlestown Yankees
7 In a re-match against Charlestown at Disney
Stadium, Kevin Locke pitched a complete game victory as
Boston Wolf Pack won the 2001 Disney Holiday Classic!!
After falling behind 5-0 after two, the Wolf Pack outscored
the Yankees 14-2 the rest of the way. Dickie Pacino went
2-4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs. Sean O'Connor went 4-4,
Steve Wolf 3-4, Kevin Locke 3-5, and Paul Calvi 3-5 with 3
RBIs in a balanced attacked that brought home the
Championship.
Team MVP: Kevin Locke -- Locke went 2-0
in the tournament with wins over last year's champions and
this year's runner-ups. He also hit over .500 and knocked
in a ton of runs. Equally as valuable were Sean O'Connor,
who won one game and saved two, while batting 1.000 and
Dickie Pacino who crushed the ball the entire tournament
and had two huge doubles in the Championship game.
MVP Kevin Locke Earns Win in Finals |
Dave Valdanbrini Stabs a Liner at 3rd |
2001 Disney Holiday Classic Champions |
For more information on the Boston Wolfpack or if you
are interested in playing for the 'Pack in an upcoming
tournament, please contact Mgr at bostonwolfpack dot com.
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