When your team is suffering from growing pains, playing St. Mary’s is not the tonic you need.
That was the case for Bishop Fenwick Monday night at Breed Middle School as the Spartans thumped the Crusaders, 8-2. It was a game Fenwick coach Paul Lyman thought should have been closer ”¦ and at the same time it was a game that St. Mary’s Colleen Newbury was extremely happy with.
Brooke L’Abbe went all the way for St. Mary’s, allowing only four hits, walking two and striking out seven. Offensively, she was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Also helping the Spartans’ cause were Molly Doyle (2-for-3, 2 RBI) and Alex Fisher (2-for-3, 3 RBI). St. Mary’s got 10 hits in all.
“Things seem to be going well,” Newbury said. “We’re getting good pitching and our hitting has been OK, though it could probably be more timely. We’re coming along.
“The thing with us is that we’ve had a strange start, schedule-wise. We’ll play a few games, and then sit for a few more. There’s been a lot of waiting around. I just want to get into a good rhythm of games.”
Lyman pointed to three errors as crucial in making the game such a runaway.
“We’re young and inexperienced,” he said, “and when we play good teams and they start making things happen, we make some errors. And that’s what happened today.”
Chandler Wilder had two hits and an RBI while Jennie Nasser was 1-for-3 with a run.
L’field 21, Ipswich 2
At Ipswich, the Pioneers scored 14 runs in the first inning. The game went five innings due to the mercy rule.
Lynnfield (4-3) standouts included: Hannah Shaievitz (3-3, 5 RBI, 1 run); senior pitcher Jade Palladino (win; 4-5 at plate, 4 runs, 4 RBI, 1 triple); sophomore Lauren Guerra (3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI); and Amanda McQueen (4-5, 3 runs, 1 RBI).
The Pioneers turned a 6-3-5 double play in the fourth with a trio of sophomores: shortstop Sydney Johnian, first baseman Hannah Travers and third baseman Guerra.
Marblehead 11, Swampscott 6
At Swampscott, Marblehead catcher Emily Messinger had three hits, including a three-run home run in the second inning. Olivia Vener added four hits with two runs scored. Rachel McKay went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Michaela LeBlanc was the winning pitcher for Marblehead (3-2, 3-1).
LeBlanc struck out three batters.
Peabody 5, Revere 1
At Revere, Shelbi Wilson pitched a complete game for Peabody (5-0). She struck out 10, walked two, allowed three hits and did not allow an earned run. Holly Smith finished 1-for-3 with a two-run triple.
Sabrina Palermo allowed just one hit and two unearned runs going into the seventh inning before Peabody added three runs. Julianna Cecere drove in Logan DiCarlo for the Patriots (3-3).
Beverly 6, Salem 4
At Beverly, sophomore Emily Pitman gave up two earned runs on three hits while striking out eight. She also got two RBI at the plate with two sacrifices.
Sophomore Ally Pia went 1-3 with two RBI, and had a double. Junior Taytum Geary went 1-3 with an RBI single, and stole home.
Junior catcher Meaghan McLaughlin picked off a runner at third and threw out another runner at second in the seventh inning.
Minuteman 15, Tech 3
At Lexington, the Tigers (1-3) had a couple of nice defensive plays, including a double play by Briana Ligon, who caught a line drive and doubled a runner off first, and Yerania Castro, who did the same from her spot at shortstop. Sophomore Sam Oliva pitched, scored two runs and stole a base.
Steve Krause can be reached at [email protected].
