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Beau Dana tossed four innings and tallied seven strikeouts.
By HAROLD RIVERA
The Marblehead baseball team came out on top after a back-and-forth contest against Boston Latin with a 6-4 win in nine innings in Thursday’s Division 2 North first round match-up at Catholic Memorial.
The Magicians jumped out to a 2-0 lead and loaded the bases twice within the first five innings but failed to add to their advantage. Beau Dana got the start on the mound and lasted four innings, allowing two earned runs and fanned seven batters. Drew Gally and Tom Rockett followed Dana in relief. Boston Latin took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Drew Bisegna’s single tied the game at 4-4 in the seventh. James McCarthy led off the ninth with a double and stole third, setting the stage for Bisegna to bring him home with the go-ahead run. Bisegna scored an insurance run before Boston Latin ended the inning. Marblehead advances to the quarterfinal round where the Magicians will visit Classical on Monday.
“Classical’s a great team,” Magicians coach Mike Giardi said. “They have solid players, guys that I’ve coached in summers. They’re a solid hitting and pitching team and they’re going to work you. We have to be ready to play.”
BASEBALL
Salem 6, North Andover 4
Matthew Silva hit a 2-run double in the top of the seventh for the game-winning hit after Loany Rosario tied the game with a RBI-single. Bryan Pena notched the win on the mound, tossing the final two innings. Starting pitcher Ricardo Troncoso went five innings and allowed two earned runs. The Witches will host Gloucester, which beat Beverly, in the quarterfinal round with a time and date to be announced.
SOFTBALL
Chelmsford 4, Peabody 2
Kristina Rossignoll went 1-for-3 and scored a run in the loss. Peabody pitcher Tianna Dawe allowed four earned runs and fanned four batters in six innings of work.
“We had a good season,” Peabody coach Butch Melanaphy said. “We had nine seniors who contributed. We have a good nucleus coming back next year. The kids got along well and we had a lot of fun.” The Tanners closed the season at 11-10.
GIRLS TENNIS
Fenwick 5, Swampscott 0
For Fenwick, Kerry Kirscher won first singles, 6-0, 6-4. Taylor Botthof won second singles, 6-0, 6-0. Brenna Waldinger won third singles, 7-5, 6-4. Abby Graumann and Anna Young won in first doubles, 6-1, 6-2. Patricia Jabonillo and Niamh Walsh won in second doubles, 6-1, 6-2.
Fenwick visits Lynnfield on Saturday for a quarterfinals match.
“It was the goal of the year,” Fenwick coach Paula Hannon said of the win. “We scheduled five extra tough opponents and that helped us achieve our goal.”
For Swampscott, Lily Sanphy turned in a strong effort at third singles. The Big Blue closed the season at 10-7.
BOYS TENNIS
St. John’s Prep 5, Lowell 0
Nick Silacci notched a win in first singles 6-3, 6-0. Jacob Silacci won 6-0, 6-0 in second singles and Mikey Prokopis won 6-0, 6-0 in third singles. In first doubles the pair of David Cunningham and Amil Raisingani won 6-0, 6-0. In second doubles, the pair of Jack Malolepszy and Carleton Riester won 6-0, 6-0. The Prep advances to the Saturday’s quarterfinal match at Lincoln-Sudbury. “The kids played well and we have a big match on Saturday so hopefully we’ll be up for it. Lincoln-Sudbury is a very strong team,” Eagles coach Mark Metropolis said.
Belmont 3, Marblehead 2
Billy Ackerman logged a win at third singles, 6-4, 6-4. Seniors Sam Orenstein and Garrett Tully earned a win at first doubles, 7-5, 6-4. The match was tied 2-2 going into the final set of second doubles, but Belmont pulled out the win. “The boys left their hearts on the courts and gave it everything they had,” Magicians coach Elisabeth Foukal said. “That’s all I can ask of them and I’m very proud of how the played all season and competed at their highest level today.
