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The Tigers erased a 9-6 deficit with three runs in the bottom of the sixth and they responded with a three-run eighth inning after Hamilton-Wenham scored two in the top of the eighth. Freshman John Eldridge hit a top-of-the-fence double to score two runs to tie the game and he scored the winner on junior Jack Golesworthy's suicide squeeze bunt.

The Generals scored all four runs in the fifth inning, but Rockport had already crossed the plate six times in the fourth to put the game away Saturday night. Matt Greeke and Matt Cook provided RBI singles and Pat Twomey and Dan Mulley also knocked in runs while freshman Pat Hendrickson pitched well despite being saddled with the 9-4 loss.

After going two weeks and seven outings without a win, the Hamilton-Wenham baseball team was starting to feel a bit weary as the bounces always seemed to go against the Generals. Saturday, it all changed as H-W used a four run sixth inning to outlast Amesbury, 7-4, to shake the winless monkey off their backs.

The Generals had a short-lived 4-3 lead before Georgetown's bats came alive with seven runs in the fourth inning to put the game out of reach and come away with a 17-6 win. John Hession led the H-W offense with two htis and two RBI while Matt Stewart added a single and a sacrifice fly to drive in a pair, Pat Twomey recorded an RBI and Matt Greeke collected three hits.

Pat Twomey knocked in all three Generals runs with a two-run single following by another run scoring single later in the game, but North Andover prevailed 12-3. Matt Greeke added a pair of hits and Dan Mulley doubled to lead H-W.

A nightmere second inning in which the Pioneers scored 11 times kept the Generals (0-2) winless with a 12-1 decision. After Lynnfield had gone ahead 1-0 in the first, John Hession brought home Matt Greeke to tie the score but it was all downhill from there.

Last year's record: 7-11

Coach: Doug Hoak (21st year, 213-195)

Key returnees: Matt Greeke Jr., 2B; Matt Cook So., SS/P; Pat Twomey So., 3B/P; John Hession Sr., LF; Dan Mulley Jr., P/INF