English baseball uses two big innings to beat Classical

LYNN – English drew first blood yesterday in the battle of Lynn baseball with a 10-0 victory over Classical as Bulldog pitcher Kyle Moore silenced the Ram bats while his counterpart, Felippe Barahona, surely deserved a better fate.Both pitchers threw well through six innings at Fraser Field, but it was still a ballgame going into the top of the seventh until Barahona tired and allowed English to tack on six runs onto what had been a 4-0 lead.”Our guy pitched a great game,” said English’s Joe Caponigro. “He’s 2-0, and the only runs he’s allowed have been unearned.”We finally strung some hits together, and we made some plays, which we haven’t been doing,” he said.As for Classical, “I’m looking some guys who will battle,” said first-year coach Mike Zukowski.”(Barahona) battled,” he said. “He was still throwing well in the sixth inning. He had a fast inning, and we asked if he could give us one more, and he said he could.”Otherwise,” Zukowski said, “there isn’t much to say about this one. Their guy pitched very well.”English scored all the runs it would need in the top of the fourth. Jonathan Santelisis led off with a double to center on a ball that fell between the center and right fielders, and, after stealing third, he scored on Eric Bransfield’s single to right.From there, things deteriorated for Classical. Alex Fiste followed with a single and, after Angelo Codisporti popped out, Anthony Ortiz grounded into a fielder’s choice. However, Gabe Smith reached on an error on what would have been the third out, and Estaban Paula followed with a tower fly ball to right that fell just behind Classical left fielder Josh Horgan for a three-base hit and three RBI.Barahona kept English quiet after that until the seventh. But the problem is that Moore baffled the Rams all day long with his assortment of soft stuff.The wheels fell off the wagon for Classical in the seventh as Barahona walked five batters and all of them scored. Ortiz had a two-run single, and Smith and Roberto Reyes also knocked in runs.English (4-3) is back in action Monday at home against Marblehead while Classical, 1-5, travels to Saugus.