Baseball Roundup: Bond, Marengi pitch Lynnfield LL past Peabody White

Peabody White had flashed plenty of power against Peabody West last Thursday to stay alive in the District 16 Little League tournament. On Monday, Lynnfield?s Hayden Bond and Clay Marengi showed that great pitching will win out over a power-filled lineup more often than not.
Bond shut out Peabody for 5 2/3 innings before exiting after a Ryan Bradley homer. Marengi came on and recorded the final out to keep Lynnfield alive with a 3-1 win at James Street Park in Peabody.
?Hayden really pitched a great game. His manager made a bad call to throw a curveball to Bradley,” joked Lynnfield manager Steven Bond, Hayden?s father. “We played a really good game against a tough team.”
Bradley also threw a strong game for Peabody, allowing single runs in the first and third innings. Marengi then delivered a crushing blow for Lynnfield as his solo homer made it 3-0 after five innings.
That swing proved to be pivotal when Bradley went yard with two outs in the top of the sixth to cut the lead to two. Marengi came on and the first two batters he faced reached base, putting the tying run at second. But he struck out the next man to seal the win.
?Scoring early was great for our confidence,” Bond said. “It was a good team effort.”
Babe Ruth 15s
Lynn 16, Peabody 2 (5 innings)
Tommy Cash and Devon Curry split the game on the mound as Lynn improved to 3-0 in District 1 play.
Cash also had three hits, along with Josh Mateo. Eric Pedro, Briston Maynard, and Ryan Turenne also hit well for Lynn.
Saugus 9, Swampscott 7
After spotting Saugus an 8-2 lead through four innings, Swampscott nearly pulled off a big comeback in the District 1 tournament at Clancy Field in Lynn.
Swampscott scored three times in the top of the fifth and added another run in the seventh, but the rally fell short.
Babe Ruth 13s
Peabody 11, Danvers 6
After getting into an early hole, Peabody rallied to score five times in the second inning to take a lead it never relinquished.
Peabody added two runs in the third and four more in the fifth to extend the lead to 11-2 before Danvers scored four in the seventh.
Jake Murphy worked five innings to pick up the victory. Angelo McCullough reached base four times and J.C. Espinal ripped a two-run double in the second inning.
?It was a very balanced attack for us,” Peabody manager Chip Guiney said.Peabody improved to 2-0 in the tournament and faces Lynn, which is also 2-0, on Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. for a spot in the district final on Sunday.