Baseball: DiPesa, Moore propel Saugus past Gloucester

Freshmen aren’t supposed to come in and put the clamps on a defending Division 1 North champion, but someone forgot to tell that to Saugus’ Dom DiPesa.DiPesa held Gloucester in check, allowing seven hits in a complete-game effort, while John Moore had a homer and three RBI as the Sachems grabbed a 5-3 win at O’Maley Field in Gloucester on Monday.”Dom just knows how to compete out there,” Saugus coach Rich Angelo said. “He found the strike zone.”Moore was 4-for-4, including driving Gloucester starter Lucas Ilges from the game in the fourth with a 2-run homer.”Moore stepped up and delivered in two different situations when we needed him,” Angelo said.Saugus grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first on Ty Kennedy’s single. The Sachems added two runs on Moore’s fourth-inning homer and put the game away in the sixth when Moore doubled home Dan Groark to make it 5-3.Brett Cahill and Conor Ressel had two hits apiece for the Fishermen (4-2).English 20, Revere 3At Revere, the Bulldogs (4-1) broke out of their offensive slump in a major way by pounding out 17 hits.”We were very patient at the plate,” English coach Joe Caponigro said.Gabe Smith went the route for English, allowing four hits and striking out nine in seven innings. He also had three hits and scored three times.Roberto Reyes had three hits, including a three-run homer. Eric Bransfield added two hits, two RBI and scored twice while Dani Vincente had a pair of hits and two RBI.Beverly 16, Classical 6At Fraser Field, the Rams (1-4) led 3-0 after one and were in a 6-6 tie after three innings before the Panthers (4-2) exploded for seven fourth-inning runs.Kyle Devin had a pair of doubles and drove in three runs for Classical. Jason Fraher and Kyle Gauthier also drove in runs for the Rams.Chris Mitchell and Ethan Trowt each drove home four runs for Beverly. Austin Butler had two hits, including a homer, along with Joe Wioncek.St. Mary’s 15, Williams 7At Braintree, the Spartans (5-2, 3-2 Catholic Central League/Large) exploded early and often in this one as every player in the lineup had at least one hit.Alex Fiste was the ringleader offensively, going 5-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI. Justin Sharkey was 3-for-4 with two RBI and Ryan Barrows was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI. Joe Kasper went 3-for-4.Jeremy Tranfaglia picked up the win, allowing no earned runs and five hits over five innings.Peabody 8, Salem 3At Bezemes Field in Peabody, it was a battle of aces as Peabody’s Joey Gruntkosky outdueled Salem’s Sean Linehan.”Salem swings the bats very well,” Peabody coach Mark Bettencourt said. “They have some kids who can hit ? We made six errors and didn’t play our best but that speaks volumes for how Joey kept his composure.”The game was tied 3-3 in the fifth when Peabody’s Wes Sanders stroked a single to break the tie. Jimmy Leavitt followed with a 2-run single to up the lead to 6-3.Derrik Pereira added some insurance in the sixth with a 2-run double.”That was a win we desperately needed after the loss to English on Friday,” Bettencourt said.Winthrop 3, Swampscott 0At Winthrop, Anthony Hatzisavas allowed only a second-inning single to Casey Collins for the Vikings (4-2).Will Milano had a pair of hits and drove home two runs while Anthony Spinazolla drove in the other run on a sacrifice fly.Nick McCarthy and Joe D’Amore had two hits each for Winthrop. Collins pitched well for the Big Blue, who fell to 1-4.Danvers 4, Marblehead 3 (9 innings)At Twi Field in Danvers, Eric Burgos’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth was the difference as the Falcons moved to 5-1 despite managing only four hits in the game.”It was an exciting game,” Danvers coach Roger Day said. “Both teams must have had 10 chances to win it.”Pitcher Greg Ladd was outstanding for Danvers, going the distance with nine strikeouts and scattering four hits.BC High 9, St. John’s 8At Gibbons Field in Danvers, the Prep (4-4) led 3-0 early and then fought back from an 8-6 deficit in the sixth on a 2-run Kevin Davis homer before the