TOWNIES ADVANCE IN JUNIOR VARSITY STATE PLAYOFFS
The East Providence junior varsity baseball team has moved into the quarter-final round of the state tournament.  East Providence has defeated Saint Raphael's, Lincoln, and Cranston West to secure the first seed in this week's tournament. The Townies finished the regular season in first place at 8-2 and have been led all season by solid pitching by Justin Adams, Joe Whalen, Curtis Potter, Nick Lundstrom, and Mike Mercier.  In Friday's game Joe Whalen, Andrew Boisvert, and Nate Lovett all homered and Shane McNamara had three hits and three runs batted in.  Justin Adams and Mike Mercier combined to hold Cranston West to one run on five hits.  Nick Lundstrom continued his stellar play in center field.  The Townies look to advance again on Tuesday against North Providence.  The game will be played at home at 3:30.



LaSalle @ East Providence   May 23, 2005

Cranston West @ East Providence  May 17, 2005
BONALEWICZ PITCHES TOWNIES TO UPSET WIN OF FALCONS
East Providence won a must win game Tuesday afternoon at Pierce Field.  Miles Bonalewicz pitched a complete game (nine innings), scattered eight hits and walked only one and David Valley had three hits and two runs batted in.  Nick Lundstrom drew a bases loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the ninth to secure the Townies' fifth win and keep their playoff hopes alive.  East Providence will try to keep their modest two game win streak alive Thursday night at Cranston Stadium against Cranston East.

EP Pitching  Bonalewicz and Winter

Chariho @ East Providence  May 13, 2005
TOWNIES TAME CHARGERS, WHALEN STARS ON HILL AND AT PLATE
East Providence defeated Chariho 6-2 behind the pitching and hitting of sophomore Joe Whalen.  Whalen pitched six strong innings and hit a triple, single, and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.  Rich Fonseca continued his hot hitting with two more hits and Shane McNamara drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.  Nick Lundstrom was on base three times for the Townies including a single that sparked a Townie rally.

EP Pitching   Whalen (7)Bonalewicz and Winter

Coventry @ East Providence   May 10, 2005
OAKERS TOP TOWNIES IN GAME WITH PLAYOFF CONSEQUENCES
East Providence dug themselves a further hole Monday at Pierce Field when they dropped a key contest against Coventry.  Both teams are battling for the playoffs and the Townies laid an egg.  East Providence wasted a complete game pitching effort from Senior Miles Bonalewicz and coughed up two unearned runs including the game winner.  East Providence could muster only five hits on the day and left five runners in scoring position.  David Valley had an RBI double and Andrew Boisvert drove in the
other Townie run with a two out single.  Shane McNamara stole two bases for East Providence.

East Providence @ Pilgrim May 3, 2005
TOWNIES COME UP SHORT AGAINST PILGRIM
East Providence blew leads of 2-0, 3-2, and 6-3 and left the tying run on third in the top of the seventh yesterday as they fell to Pilgrim 8-7.  David Valley doubled, singled, and drove in three runs and Allen Winter drove in three with a base clearing double,  but seven runs and thirteen hits were not enough to overcome a costly three run error and shaky pitching.  Joe Whalen continued to be red hot at the plate with three more hits and David Amoroso and Rich Fonseca contributed two hits apiece.

EP Pitching   Bonalewicz (5) Adams (6)Mercier and Winter

East Providence @ Portsmouth  May 2, 2005
TOWNIES ROUT PATRIOTS IN INJURY FUND CONTEST
East Providence scored seven runs in the third inning and never looked back as they beat Portsmouth 11-4 Monday afternoon at Portsmouth.  Allen Winter homered, tripled, singled and drove in four runs, and in an unprecedented move was pinch hit for before he had a chance to complete the cycle.  When asked why he removed Winter, Coach Amore responded "He looked exhausted after all that running, I didn't want him to get hurt."  Joe Whalen, Bill Tilley, David Valley, and Shane McNamara all had multiple hit games and Curtis Potter went four strong innings for the win.  East Providence attempts to defeat the other RIIL Patriots Tuesday afternoon at Pilgrim.

EP Pitching    Potter (5) Dumont (6)Mercier and Winter (5) Manning (7) Breault

Bishop Hendricken @ East Providence  April 29, 2005
HAWKS SOAR PAST TOWNIES
Justin "Gomez" Adams held the nationally ranked Bishop Hendricken Hawks to one earned run over four and a third innings at Pierce Field on Friday afternoon, but the Townies succumbed to sloppy defense and a sluggish offensive effort.  East Providence's two game winning streak was halted as Hendricken pulled away in the final two frames for an 8-0 victory.  Adams kept the Hawks at bay with an array of off speed pitches and good location on his fastball but the Hawks offense took advantage of Townie miscues and cruised to a misleading 8-0 victory.  East Providence will try and get back to their winning ways on Monday in a non league game at Portsmouth.

EP Pitching  Adams (5)Mercier (7)Bonalewicz and Winter (7)Manning

East Providence @ Warwick Vets  April 28, 2005
TOWNIES POUND HURRICANES TO WIN SECOND STRAIGHT
Allen Winter blasted a three run home run and an RBI triple to lead the Townies past Warwick Veterans High School on Thursday afternoon.  Joe Whalen, Bill Tilley, Rich Fonseca, and David Valley each had two hits and drove in a run and Jay Dumont went the distance scattering seven hits and striking out four.  Andrew Boisvert and Shane McNamara each had two runs batted in on the day.  East Providence has now won three of their last four and hope to continue their improved play against the Hawks of Bishop Hendricken on Friday.

EP Pitching   Dumont and Winter

Tollgate @ East Providence  April 25, 2005
TOWNIES UPEND TITANS WITH COME FROM BEHIND WIN
East Providence overcame a three run first inning deficit and rode the solid pitching of Miles Bonalewicz to a 5-3 victory over Tollgate.  Bonalewicz scattered four hits over five innings and struck out three.  He has won his last two decisions and not given up an earned run.  David Valley continued his torrid hitting with a two run double and a single.  Andrew Boisvert drove in two runs and made a tremendous running catch in the first inning to get the Townies out of further trouble.  Shane McNamara drove in the Townies' other run with a fielder's choice RBI groundout.  Mike Mercier picked up his first save of the season with two innings of solid relief.  East Providence has now won two out of its last three games and continues to play solid defense.

EP Pitching  Bonalewicz (6) Mercier and Winter

East Providence @ Lincoln - April 21, 2005
Lions top Townies in seventh
East Providence came up a little short on Thursday afternoon at Lincoln as the Lions plated one in the seventh to leave the Townies on the field with their sixth loss of the season.  David Valley, Rich Fonseca, Allen Winter, and Andrew Boisvert each had two hits and the Townies saw leads of 3-0 and 6-3 evaporate as a combination of Jay Dumont and Mike Mercier could not hold down the Lion offense.  East Providence once again played a solid defensive game.

EP Pitching   Dumont (6) Mercier and Winter

Woonsocket @ East Providence - April 23, 2005
Townies get in the win column with victory over Woonsocket

Allen Winter's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in Rich Fonseca and gave the Townies their first win of the season.  David Valley drove in Fonseca in the sixth with a booming double to center to tie the game and Miles Bonalewicz went the distance giving up only five hits and one unearned run.  East Providence played another solid game defensively as Andrew Boisvert and David Valley each made stellar plays.

EP Pitching    Bonalewicz and Winter

Saint Raphael Academy @ East Providence - April 13, 2005
Townie comeback falls short
East Providence scored four times in the bottom of the seventh, two on Andrew Boisvert's ringing double to the gap in left center field, but came up one run short and fell to the Saints 5-4 yesterday at Pierce.  Townie pitchers struck out nine and walked none but the Saints took advantage of some Townie miscues and also produced some timely hitting.  East Providence falls to 0-4 on the season and will travel to Cumberland on Friday to face the Clippers.

EP Pitching   Dumont (6) Adams and Winter

East Providence @ LaSalle - April 11, 2005
Rams pin third loss on Townies in heartbreaking fashion
East Providence did everything but win on Monday afternoon at LaSalle Academy.  The Townies pitched well, made some stellar plays in the field, and made solid contact at the plate for most of the cold day.  Mike Mercier, in his first varsity start, gave the Townies five solid innings while yielding only three hits and striking out four.  David Valley had two hits and an RBI and Shane McNamara continued his hot start with a game tying single in the fifth inning.  Miles Bonalewicz pitched very well in relief and Allen Winter was solid behind the plate.  In the East Providence half of the fifth, James Dumont hit a long drive to deep right center field and it appeared the Townies would clear the loaded bases and gain a commanding three run lead, but the LaSalle right fielder made an outstanding diving catch and ended the Townie threat.  East Providence committed a costly error in the bottom of the seventh which allowed the winning run to cross the plate for the Rams.

EP Pitching - Mercier (6) Bonalewicz and Winter

East Providence @ Cranston East - April 7, 2005
Bolt strikes late upends Townie nine 3-1
Cranston East scored twice in the sixth and once in the seventh to come from behind and beat the Townies 3-1 at a windy Pierce Field.  East Providence wasted a gem of a pitching performance by junior right hander James Dumont.  Jay went the distance allowing only five hits and one earned run while striking out two.  East Providence got an RBI single from Andrew Boisvert in the bottom of the first and held on until the sixth when Cranston East scored twice with assistance from the Townie defense which  other than the sixth inning lapse had an overall had a solid day.  Shane McNamara was on base three times for the Townies including two walks and a single.  The Townies try again Monday at LaSalle.

EP Pitching - Dumont and Manning

Cranston East	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5	0
East Providence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4

East Providence @ Cranston West - April 5, 2005
Falcons prey upon Townies in opener
East Providence was humbled by Cranston West in the season opener dropping a 9-0 decision to the Falcons while mustering only one hit.  The hit was courtesy of sophomore Justin Barros who also turned in the Townies top defensive play of the game with a diving play at third.  All other highlights belonged to the Falcons who amassed twelve hits and nine runs.

EP Pitching - Bonalewizc (5) Adams and Winter

East Providence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Cranston West	5	0	0	2	0	2	-	0	12	2

2005 Season Preview
The 2005 East Providence High School baseball team will take to the field this season with a nice mix of veteran talent and impressive newcomers.  Senior (2004 All-Division selection) catcher Allen Winter highlights an offensive attack that returns four .300 hitters.  Included in that group are junior first baseman David Valley, who led the 2004 Townies in RBI, senior center fielder David Amoroso, and senior second baseman Rich Fonseca who hit over .400 in last season's state playoffs.  Senior first baseman/DH Bill Tilley, one of the Townies hottest hitters during the second half of last year hopes to pick up right where he left off and provide production from the middle of the order.  Sophomore Andrew Boisvert will take over at short and freshman Gary Levesque returns to play third.  Levesque homered three times as a freshman and Boisvert brings great athleticism to the middle infield.  The outfield is one of the most athletic and well armed in recent years.  Anchored by Amoroso in center, the outfield also features clutch hitting left fielder Eric Wedekind and newcomers Nick Lundstrom and James Dumont sharing right field duties.  Back up catcher and all around utility man Charles Manning will be counted on in a number of roles and is expected to provide some pop in the middle of the order. Speedy sophomores Justin Barros and Shane McNamara should see time in the middle infield and as pinch runners and  juniors Matt Mongeon and Brian Partington provide depth and experience off the bench.  The Townie pitching corps is led by crafty senior Miles Bonalewicz, last season's third starter, and talented right hander James Dumont.  Junior Mike Mercier fills out the starting rotation after an impressive summer in Connie Mack, and sophomores Justin "Gomez" Adams, Joey Whalen, and Nick Lundstrom provide solid depth in the bullpen.  Junior Curtis Potter and senior Dennis Boyd should see innings in both middle and long relief. Sophomores Ryan Gorham and Scott Breault provide depth at second base and catcher respectively.   The Townies will dedicate this season to the memory of teammate Brian Lundstrom and will wear his number 3 on their right sleeve throughout the season.

December 2004
*The Townie Baseball Team mourns the loss of Brian Lundstrom, a great teammate, a great friend, and a great competitor.  Our deepest sympathy goes out to the entire Lundstrom family. The number "3" will be worn on the Townie uniform for the entire 2005 season in memory of Brian.