Roundup: No-hitters are the order of the day

Peabody’s Pat Ruotolo spun his third no-hitter of the season in a 5-0 win against Salem Wednesday afternoon at Salem.Peabody coach Mark Bettencourt has been very impressed with Ruotolo’s dominance.”In all my years of coaching, I have never seen anything like this. Having one no-hitter in a season is tough enough, but to have three is just remarkable. His dominance really derives from his command of the strike zone. It seems like every pitch he throws is executed to near perfection. I am really amazed every time he steps out on the hill,” Bettencourt said.Ruotolo has surrendered just two hits in his last 28 innings, and it was his third no-hitter in his last four starts. Ruotolo went all seven innings, struck out 15, walked one, and surrendered zero runs. Peabody’s offense was led by the duo of Bobby Losanno (2-for-4, RBI, SB) and Casey Grenier (2-for-4) RBI, SB). Peabody (11-5) has now qualified for the state tournament.SOFTBALLSwampscott 8, Winthrop 0At Winthrop, senior pitcher Angela Vousboukis can add a no-hitter to her list of accomplishments at Swampscott High. Vousboukis only walked one batter and struck out five for the Big Blue (9-4).”She’s maturing as the season goes on,” Swampscott coach Frank Kowalski said. “She’s worked hard. She was pounding the strike zone, making them hit it. She was also changing speeds well.”The game was scoreless through three innings. Tessa Beane drew first blood with a two-run double in the top of the fourth. Catcher Noel Landry drove in a pair of runs in a four-run fifth inning and Beane delivered again in the sixth with a two-run home run over the left field fence for the 8-0 final.Fenwick 13, East Boston 1At Fenwick, Kim Shinnick (2-for-2, run scored); Christine Smaltz (2-for-3, RBI); sophomore catcher Charlotte Powers (2-for-2, 2-run triple) and Tori Costa (2-for-3, 2-run single) led the Crusaders (5-9). Smaltz also tossed a one-hitter (6 innings) with two walks and two strikeouts.BOYS LACROSSENorth Shore 15, Tech 9At North Shore, Tech trailed 7-5 at the half. Leading the way for Tech (5-9) was Jason Grant (5 goals, 3 assists). Doug Sermeno scored his first-ever varsity goal for Tech. Other Tech goal scorers were: Jeremy Quinton (1 goal, 2 assists); Kyle Gagnon (1 goal) and Joey Caisse (1 goal).Chelmsford 15, Peabody 7At Peabody, the Tanners’ goal scorers were: Eric Hennessey (2 goals); Kiefer Heckman (1 goal, 1 assist); Nick Ouellette (1 goal, 2 assists); Mike Vadala (1 goal, 1 assist); Josh Fiore (1 goal) and Jeremiah Manfra (1 goal). Peabody is 6-8.Arlington Cath. 11, St. Mary’s 1At Manning Field, Stephen Poliskey scored the lone goal for St. Mary’s (5-10). Poliskey tied a school record of 62 points in a season with one game left.GIRLS LACROSSEPeabody 18 Salem 5At Salem, the Tanners led 12-4 at the half. Nicole Napolitano led Peabody (6 goals). The rest of the Peabody goal scorers were: Sarah Napolitano (3 goals, 1 assist); Christine Feudo (4 goals, 1 assist); Bianca Muscato (2 goals, 1 assist); Catie Houlden (1 goal); Madison Doherty (1 goal) and Courtney Smith (1 goal). Peabody is now 10-4.Fenwick 12, Austin Prep 12At Fenwick, Fenwick (11-5-1) trailed 12-11 in the last quarter. Fenwick’s Annette Ruggiero tied the game 12-12 with one minute left, which was her third goal of the game. The rest of the Fenwick goal scorers were: Grace Celona (4 goals); Anna Moulton (2 goals); Caroline Crawford (2 goals) and Lexie Rose (1 goal).Gloucester 19, Swampscott 11At Gloucester, Swampscott was led by Taylor Eaton (5 goals). The rest of the Swampscott goal scorers were: Katie Zarinsky (3 goals); Jesse DePaolo (2 goals) and Kita Wheeler (1 goal). Swampscott is now 6-12.Arlington Cath. 15, St. Mary’s 11At Medford High, Gabby Crugnale and Hannah Quin each had four goals and Ashley Morelli had three in a game that was 8-5 at the half. The Spartans finish the season 3-15.BOYS TRACKMarblehead 81, Swampscott 51At Swampscott, Marblehead’s Nolan Raimo won four events, the 100 meters (10.8, conference best