Roundup: Newton pitches Lynn Babe Ruth 15s to win

Herbie Newton struck out 12 to help the Lynn Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to a 6-1 win over Peabody Friday at Bowzer Complex.”He was in control of his pitches,” manager Steve Moccia said. “He had a every efficient game.”Newton got some help at the plate from teammates Nick Peveri (2 singles) and Andrew Moccia (single, double, 2 RBI). Tyler Way had a strong game defensively at second base.The score was 2-1 heading into the fifth inning. Peabody had Connor Corrigan, who went six innings, on the mound. Lynn scored two runs in the first inning, one in the fifth and three in the sixth.”It’s always good to get the first win,” Moccia said. “We still have a lot of work to do.”Last year as 14s this group (there are some new faces) won District 1, but lost in the states. Lynn will play Danvers today at 1 p.m. and Salem-Beverly Sunday at 7:30 p.m. All the games are at Lynn.DISTRICT 16LITTLE LEAGUEPeabody Blue 3, West Lynn 0At MacArthur Park in Peabody, Sean Letarte had 12 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in five inning. West Lynn’s only hit came from Matt Devin in the sixth inning off Peabody reliever Alex Gonzalez.Peabody led 1-0 after four innings and added two more runs in the fifth with a couple of errors combined with some timely hitting doing the trick.West Lynn pitcher Will Hunter had a strong outing. Peabody tapped him for three consecutive hits in the fourth inning, but with no outs and the bases loaded, Hunter got a ball back to the mound and got the force at the plate and then went on to fan the next two batters to keep West Lynn in the hunt. Second baseman Jeff Hill had an excellent game defensively.”Our bats were silent tonight,” West Lynn manager Maurice Sequeira said. “Plus, you can’t make six errors. You’re not going to win with six errors.”