Baseball: Lynnfield rallies past North Reading

The Lynnfield High baseball team spotted North Reading a five-run lead before scoring seven in the bottom of the sixth for a 7-6 win at Lynnfield.The Pioneers had the bat on the ball all day, but couldn’t get the big hit when they needed it – at least until the sixth inning.”The kids stuck with it. They didn’t get down on themselves or each other and it paid off,” coach John O’Brien said.Rick Berardino led off the inning with a walk, followed by a Chris Klotzbier single. Craig Anderson plated Berardino with a single and Carmine DiCesare doubled to drive in two runs.After a John Festa walk, B.J. Neil drove in two with a single to tie the game, 5-5. Peter Franchi hit a two-run triple to give Lynnfield (4-1) a 7-5 lead.North Reading got one back in the seventh, but the rally stalled with the bases loaded and junior righty Chris Dehuelle (who got his second save) on in relief of Joe Satorelli, who went 6 2/3 innings.St. Mary’s 10, Matignon 4At Fraser Field, Sean Buckland pitched six innings and struck out eight for the Spartans (6-0, 4-0 Catholic Central League). Matt Turmenne drove in three runs; Joe Kasper drove home a pair; and Zach Paone was 3-for-3 with an RBI.Swampscott 5, Marblehead 1At Seaside Park in Marblehead, the Big Blue (4-3) won their fourth straight as Tommy Keenan and Robert Faia combined on a four-hitter.Frank Legere had a pair of hits and drove home two runs while Sean O’Brien went 3-for-4 with a run scored.”To hold that team to four hits is really impressive,” Swampscott coach T.J. Baril said.St. John’s 1, Mal. Cath. 0At Danvers, Pat Connaughton carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before seeing Tyler Coppola rip a walk-off single in the seventh to score Anthony Capuano with the winning run.Connaughton struck out 11 and walked two as the Eagles (8-1, 2-1 Catholic Conference) won despite being held to only four hits.Saugus 15, Winthrop 8At World Series Park in Saugus, the Sachems (1-5) finally got in the win column as Dom DiPesa hurled five innings of two-hit scoreless ball while his team broke open the game with a six-run fifth inning.”We really needed something good to happen and Dom gave that to us,” Saugus coach Rich Angelo said.Dave Witham and Nick Freehling each went 2-for-3 with two RBI for Saugus. Steve Blaney and Dan Groark were 2-for-3 with an RBI.Beverly 13, Salem 7At Salem, the Panthers (5-2) got a solid start from Dan Cashman (5 innings), and reliever Chris Mitchell picked up the save. Beverly led 7-1 in the fourth and 13-4 in the sixth before Salem put three on the board in the sixth.Joe Wioncek (2 single, double, RBI); Cam Rogers (2 hits, 4 RBI); Pat Wilson (hit, 2 RBI); Mitch Hamor (2 hits, 2 RBI) and Harry Brown (hit, 3 RBI) brought the bats.Danvers 7, Gloucester 3At Gloucester, the Falcons’ (7-1, 5-1 NEC South) Ray Arocho broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI single. Zach Ryan had a pair of hits and also drove in a run. Scott Hovey went the distance, striking out nine and not allowing an earned run.Peabody 24, Revere 1At Bezemes Diamond in Peabody, Aaron Comak was 3-for-3 with two RBI and four runs scored as the Tanners (4-3) had a 19-hit day.Ryan Noftle was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Tommy Burns went five innings to get the win.