Baseball: Ruotolo fans 17 as Peabody defeats Gloucester

When he’s on, Peabody sophomore Pat Ruotolo can be practically unhittable.On Monday night at Bezemes Diamond, that’s exactly what he gave the Tanners and coach Mark Bettencourt. Ruotolo struck out 17 Fishermen and allowed only one base hit as Peabody scratched out a pair of runs to take a 2-0 win.”That was one of the best pitching performances we’ve had in my time here,” Peabody (6-4, 5-2 Northeastern Conference/North) coach Mark Bettencourt said.”Pat was around the plate all game. He was on. There was no question about that.”Ruotolo struck out 10 over the first four innings and then struck out the side in the sixth and two in the seventh to polish off his brilliant gem.His teammates gave him all the offense he needed in the first on Wes Sanders’ RBI single that plated Genaro Ciulla.Ramses Vittini added a sacrifice fly that scored Bobby Losanno with a sixth inning insurance run.Classical 10, Saugus 2At Fraser Field in Lynn, the Rams (5-4, 5-3 NEC North) got a complete game effort from Jorge Perez and three RBIs from John Finnigan to knock off the Sachems.Classical scored twice in the second, fourth and fifth innings while breaking it open with a four run fourth inning.Kyle Gauthier and Kyle Devin each drove home two runs with Huebert Segura going 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI.Derek Elwell was 2-for-2 with two runs scored while Wilfredo Feliz and Francisco Tolentino also drove in runs.Marblehead 5, English 0At Seaside Park in Marblehead, Max Hall held the Bulldogs (3-6) to two hits and struck out 11 as the Magicians (6-3) picked up the win.Ryan Stanojev had a pair of doubles and drove in three runs while Jake Kulevich had a double and an RBI.English’s hits came from Josh Gonzalez and Drew Gentile.Swampscott 6, Salem 4At Swampscott, Mike Walsh had a pair of homers and four RBI as the Big Blue (6-4, 5-3 NEC South) overcame an early 3-1 deficit.Sean O’Brien got the win on the mound, striking out seven and allowing two earned runs over seven innings.Northeast 12, Tech 4At Wakefield, the Tigers (1-7) committed a handful of errors and it led to the hosts pulling away after the game was close through the opening innings.Beverly 7, Winthrop 1At Cooney Field in Beverly, Dan Cashman threw a complete game six hitter while Joe Wioncek drove home a pair of runs as the Panthers (7-3, 6-2 NEC North) never trailed.Harry Brown and Andy Brown had two hits each with Andy brown driving in a run.Danvers 12, Revere 7At Revere, the Falcons (10-1) became the first NEC team to clinch a tournament berth as Dan Connors drove in three runs to lead the way.