Rainy day in Little League

Lynn Shore?s Little League All-Stars were staring elimination in the face early on in Monday evening?s District 16 tournament before completely turning the tables on Saugus National.The visitors trailed by six after two innings before erupting for 14 unanswered runs on the way to a 15-7 victory at Tenney Field. With the win, Lynn Shore advances to the loser?s bracket final tonight against a familiar foe in host Peabody West. The winner advances to the final against Wyoma.?Our staff sat the kids down and told them it wasn?t over no matter what the score was,” reflected manager Mark Sullivan of the quick deficit. “We believed that our guys would have the heart to stay focused and fight back.”Down 7-4 entering the fourth, the visitors tallied five times to take their first lead since jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.Jomar Moreta delivered the equalizing blow with a three-run shot to left, scoring Angelo Person (walk) and Seth Menard (single).An ensuing error at shortstop allowed Andy Duverge to reach before Julien Silvestre launched what proved to be the game-winning hit far over the fence in right-center.Six more in the fifth provided Lynn Shore with more than enough insurance.Jose Delville was hit by a pitch to begin the frame before coming in on an error at third base following a ground ball by Moreta. The latter would come across on a single from Silvestre.An RBI single from Wando Perez would plate Duverge (fielder?s choice), leading to a run-scoring base hit from Francisco Deleon. Consecutive two-out RBI singles from Antonio Smith and Delville capped the scoring.?We scored a whole bunch of runs the first time we saw Saugus, so we trusted that our bats would break out before long,” explained Sullivan. “The kids did a great job in staying focused tonight.”A mercy-rule defeat seemed imminent until a three-run third breathed life back into the visitors.Duverge and Silvestre recorded consecutive singles to open the frame before Deleon earned an RBI with a fielder?s choice groundout. Max Gieg followed with a line-drive homer to left.The visitors broke the ice with an RBI double from Deleon in the top of the first, scoring Silvestre on the first of four runs.Saugus got off to a hot start with Christian Correia smoking a two-run shot to right before a five-run second set Lynn Shore back on its heels.Zach Kesbin drew a leadoff walk to begin the frame before coming around on an ensuing double from Zach Sanderson, who scored shortly thereafter on a wild pitch.Back-to-back RBI doubles from Dante McGrane and Evan Rago, the latter scoring the former, preceded a passed ball that upped the lead to seven.