Baseball: Peabody senior Apostolides pitches no-hitter against Rams

Peabody senior captain and pitcher David Apostolides baffled the Classical offense so much that he turned his brilliance into a no-hit performance Wednesday afternoon. Apostolides led the Tanners to an 8-0 victory at Peabody.?During warm-ups, David looked real confident,” Peabody coach Mark Bettencourt said. “We had lost three of our last four after starting 9-0. This is something we needed. A senior captain, who has paid his dues in our program, David went out and settled us down after a rough stretch as of late. David did a great job mixing up his pitches and keeping the Classical batters off-balance.”Apostolides threw 91 pitches in his no-hitter, struck out five, and walked two. Peabody led 3-0 through five innings. The Tanners produced a five-run sixth to pull away from the Rams. Leading the way for the Peabody offense was Ryan Collins (triple, RBI, 2 runs scored) and Sean McGrath (2 hits, RBI, run scored). Collins at shortstop and Christian Morales at second base turned in stellar defense. The Tanners (11-3) also clinched a spot in the state tournament.Apostolides joins a club of Tanner pitchers who have tossed no-hitters, a club that includes two of Bettencourt?s assistants: his father Manny (who also threw his against Classical) and Gary Linehan.Classical coach Mike Zukowski was very impressed by Apostolides.?He pitched a great game and that sums it up,” Zukowski said.Classical (6-6), looks to bounce back Thursday against Somerville.St. Mary?s 5, Matignon 1At Matignon, St. Mary?s starting pitcher Brendan O?Neill lost his shutout with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, but picked up his second consecutive win (7 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts). The Spartans (8-3) put three runs across in the top of the seventh inning to extend their lead, 5-0. Jack Leonard (2 RBI), John Gaeta and Ryan Boiselle all had two hits each for the Spartans.Spellman 7, Fenwick 6At Spellman, the Crusaders (6-7) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, when Nick Bona (single), Jhon Oliveira (single) and James Traversy (double) all drove in one run each. Fenwick found itself down 6-4 going into the top of the sixth, but tied the game on a Mike Campatelli RBI single that scored pinch runner Eric Razney. Fenwick gave up a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth, which proved to be the game-winner. Matt Townsend, Bona, Traversy and Oliveira all recorded two hits apiece for Fenwick.Marblehead 5, Winthrop 3At Winthrop, the Magicians (6-7) trailed 2-1 going into the top of the fifth inning. Marblehead had a four-run fifth, with key hits from Beau Dana (2-run double) and Trey Blackmer (RBI single). Senior Andrew Raisner came out of the bullpen for the Magicians, and recorded his first-ever varsity win (2 innings, 2 hits, 1 strikeout, 1 run). Leading the way for Marblehead were Blackmer (2-for-4, RBI, run scored), Brian Daly (2-for-4, 2 runs scored) and Tom Koopman (2-for-3, RBI, run scored). Marblehead will dedicate its batting cages on Saturday morning to the late former three-sport all-star Daynor Prince, who died at the age of 65. The ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Seaside Park.St. John?s 7, Cath. Mem. 6At St. John?s, the Eagles (12-1) were down 6-3 going into the bottom of the sixth inning. St. John?s scored three runs in the sixth to tie the game 6-6. Key hits in the sixth were a two-run home run by Sawyer Billings, and an RBI single by Ryan Spurr. The Eagles broke the 6-6 tie in the eighth, when Max Burt hit a sac fly that plated the winning run. Leading the way for St. John?s was the duo of Billings (3 RBI) and Mike Geaslen (3 hits). The Eagles clinched at least a share of the Catholic Conference crown.Beverly 14, Revere 8At Beverly, the Panthers (8-6) were tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the fifth inning. Beverly exploded for a seven-run fifth, and took an 11-4 lead. The Panthers scored 10 unanswered runs before Revere scored a few late runs in the last inning. Leading the way for Beve