Baseball: Newton pitches Rams to win over Somerville

Freshman pitcher Herbie Newton got the job done for the Classical High baseball team in a 6-0 non-league win over Somerville Thursday at Fraser Field.Newton went the distance, allowing three hits, striking out four and not walking a batter.?Herbie pitched a great game,” Classical coach Mike Zukowski said. “He got ahead in counts and kept batters off balance. We were able to get some timely hits, get some runs across and get the W.”Damien Earp (2-for-3, 2 runs scored); Newton (hit, run, 2 RBI) and Brett Erelli (2-for-3, 2 RBI) took care of things at the plate. Classical is 7-6, 6-5 in the Northeastern Conference.Masco 4, Swampscott 1At Swampscott, the Big Blue (4-11) had a couple of defensive lapses that proved costly against an undefeated Masco team.?We made four errors. You can?t make four errors and beat a good team,” coach Jason Calichman said.Swampscott got its only run in the second inning when Christian Llorente walked and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 1-1. Masco, which is coached by former Swampscott coach T.J. Baril, scored a run in the first, two in the fifth and one in the seventh inning.Greg Collier got the call to pitch on short notice and still managed to go seven innings. He allowed three runs, struck out two and gave up six hits. Ryan Cresta had a hit, a walk and was hit by a pitch twice.Lynnfield 9, Man-Essex 2At Manchester, the Pioneers scored seven runs in the first three innings to take a 7-0 lead. Lynnfield senior pitcher Andy Carbone silenced the Manchester offense (7 innings, 5 hits, 1 walk, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 72 pitches).?Andy was very efficient today, and the defense played great behind him as well,” Lynnfield coach John O?Brien said.Leading the way for Lynnfield were Jake Rourke (2 hits, 3 RBI) and Travis Briana (on base 4 times, scored 3 runs). Lynnfield (10-4) qualified for the state tournament.Pentucket 5, Saugus 0At Pentucket, the Sachems (8-6) were kept off balance by Pentucket pitcher Ryan Kutcher. Saugus starter Cub Lever went six innings, allowed four hits, and allowed four runs (1 earned).Fenwick 6, Austin Prep 3At Reading, Tommy Parsons went the distance for the Crusaders in a nine-inning affair. He had a no-hitter heading into the sixth and ended up with a three-hitter. His record is 4-2.Fenwick broke the stalemate in the top of the ninth when Jhon Oliveira walked and advanced on a Matt Townsend bunt. Oliveira ended up scoring on a Nick Bona single and Bona scored on a single by Mike Campatelli. Matt Haley, who pinch-ran for Campatelli, scored on a Will Vigneron double.North Shore 6, Tech 1At Fraser Field, Tech?s Arlin Reynoso went the distance, striking out seven and only allowing two runs. The Tech bats, however, never heated up. Serey Eang had a single and stolen base and Enderson Mejia scored on a passed ball. Tech is 0-10.