Baseball: Marblehead outduels Swampscott

It took quite the team effort from the Marblehead baseball team (11-9) to pick up a 1-0 home victory over Swampscott on Wednesday. With great pitching on both sides limiting both offenses, it’s fitting that a tremendous defensive play allowed the Magicians to hold on for the victory.Centerfielder Will Quigley tracked down a potential gap-shot to left-center on a dead sprint for the final out of the ballgame.”It was a game-saver,” said coach Jason Tarasuik of Quigley’s highlight-reel play. “The ball was still rising and if that gets by we could very well have a different outcome.”Marblehead grabbed the lead early on in the second inning on an RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Jeremy Meyer that scored Brian Daly, who led off with a double. Kyle Forsgard singled Daly to third, setting the stage for the game’s only run.Marblehead starting pitcher Max Hall was forced to leave the game with an injury, leaving Evan Haferman (2 2/3 innings, two hits, three strikeouts) and Daly to finish up on the mound. The latter earned the save with three scoreless innings of relief.”It was a solid win for us as we prepare for the tournament,” said Tarasuik. “These were two tournament caliber teams today that both played some great baseball.”Northeast 15, Tech 0At Fraser Field, Saugus’ Jason Harper (9-1) tossed his second no-hitter of the season as the visiting Golden Knights (15-4) routed the Tigers. Harper finished with 13 strikeouts while allowing just three batters to reach base (two walks, error).Lynnfield 4, North Reading 0At Lynnfield, Chris Deheulle pitched a complete game masterpiece (four hits, seven strikeouts, zero walks) as the host Pioneers (15-3, 11-2 CAL) clinched a share of the Cape Ann League title.John Festa (two RBI) led the way offensively for Lynnfield while Craig Anderson added a solo home run in the fourth inning. B.J. Neil singled in the other Pioneers run in the fifth inning after a leadoff double from Chris Lang.Peabody 9, Revere 0At Peabody, the host Tanners (14-6) got a complete game one-hit shutout from a cast of five different pitchers. Steve Girolamo and George Tsonis (2-2, two runs each) combined to pace the Peabody offense.Beverly 1, Salem 0At Salem, Beverly pitcher Cam Rogers dominated the Salem bats all afternoon. Rogers went the distance, surrendered three hits, struck out four and walked none. His counterpart Troy Curtin took the tough loss (7 innings, 4 hits, 4 strikeouts, 2 walks, 1 run, 0 earned). Beverly scored its lone run in the first inning, which was an unearned run. Kevin Cuneo had a strong day at the dish for Beverly (2 hits). Beverly is now 12-6.St. John’s 5, Fenwick 1At Fenwick, the Eagles led 3-0 after the third inning, which was more then enough run support pitcher Rob DiFranco required. DiFranco pitched six innings, surrendered five hits, struck out five, walked none and surrendered one run. Anthony Capuano and Tommy Buonopane both had one hit and an RBI for St. John’s. St. John’s is now 14-5.