Baseball: Classical stuns Peabody in 12th inning

Starting pitcher Jorge Perez helped his own cause by scoring the winning run in the 12th inning as Classical (6-10) upset the high-powered Peabody Tanners, 3-2, in Peabody.Perez, who pitched 11 innings to pick up the victory, hit a one-out triple off Mike Raymond to right-centerfield, and he scored on an errant throw into the stands. Perez allowed just one walk while fanning five batters. Joe Rose closed out the game by retiring all three hitters in the bottom of the 12th.”Jorge pitched a heck of a game,” said Classical manager Mike Zukowski. “He stepped up big for us and he did an excellent job tonight.”Peabody (16-4) jumped to a 2-0 advantage by scoring solo runs in the first and third innings. George Tsonis (2-5) knocked in both runs with a double in the first and a single in the third. Mike Petrosino had three hits and scored both runs. Andrew McLaughlin started the game and pitched eight innings with eight strikeouts, one walk, and six hits. Matt McIsaac came on in relief and threw three scoreless innings.The Rams came back with a two-out rally in the top of the sixth. Brad Scuzzarella hit a single before Kyle Devin worked a walk. Michael Crisostomo knocked in both runs with a triple to even the score at 2.”Crisostomo made some really nice plays in right field,” said Zukowski. “This was a big win.”St. Mary’s 9, Lowell Catholic 5At Lowell, the Spartans (12-6, 7-5) scored five runs in the second inning for their 12th win of the season.Starting pitcher Clay Yianacopolus tossed five innings and allowed three runs with two of them earned to get his fourth win of the year. Yianacopolus had five strikeouts. T.J. Hatchouel came in for the last two innings and gave up two runs (both unearned). Scott Betts and Bryan Nerich both had two hits with a triple and an RBI. Brendan Deleire went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.Beverly 5, English 1At Fraser Field, Beverly scored five runs in the last two innings for a come-from-behind victory.Ben Bowden pitched five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and four walks. The Panthers scored twice in the sixth inning and added three runs in the seventh off reliever Wilton Harris. Bowden also drove in the Bulldogs’ lone run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning that scored Matt Merritt, who had reached base on a double. Jake Maher moved Merritt over to third on a sacrifice bunt. The Bulldogs dropped their record to 8-9.Cam Rogers went the distance for the Panthers (14-4) as he struck out eight Bulldogs. He improved his record to 5-1. Craig Hall drove in two runs to lead the Panthers’ offense.St. John’s 1, Malden Catholic 0At Malden, the Eagles (17-1) won the Catholic Conference title outright over the Lancers. Tom Buonopane’s infield single plated Dave Bornstein, who had reached on an error. Brandon Bingel threw a complete-game shutout as he scattered four hits and allowed three walks. Bingel had six punchouts. The Prep won despite only three hits. St. John’s, particularly Matt Burt, flashed the leather in the field.Danvers 6, Saugus 2At Twi Field, Brandon Hyde was the winning pitcher with seven innings and A.J. Couto knocked in three runs for the Falcons (17-1). Tyler Dustin and Evan Aldridge both had RBI singles. Andrew Olszak made two standout plays at third base to prevent two Sachem baserunners from crossing the plate.Marblehead 2, Winthrop 1At Marblehead, junior catcher Tom Koopman (3-4 with a run scored and an RBI) lined a two-out walkoff single to left field and Connor Green scored the winning run. Green began the seventh inning with a single to left before he advanced to second and third base on a sacrifice bunt and a groundout. This was the second time Koopman ended a game with a hit for Marblehead (5-14). Scott Temme pitched five innings, allowing just one hit and one unearned run.Gloucester 7, Swampscott 4At Swampscott, Trevor Massey pitched well in defeat for the Big Blue (8-11). Massey threw six innings and allowed four earned runs with four strikeouts. Massey also had a hit