The St. Mary’s softball team was in danger of picking up its first loss of the season, trailing 3-0 at the end of the first inning and 4-2 heading into the fourth against Somerset-Berkley Thursday afternoon.
That said, things turned out fine. The Spartans fought back and outscored the Blue Raiders 5-0 over the final three innings en route to a 7-4 road victory.
The score was tied 4-4 in the top of the fifth inning when Lori Suriel hit the game-winning single for St. Mary’s, which drove in Anna Fringuelli and Brooke Moloney (6-4 St. Mary’s). The Spartans’ Gabrielle Marichal went 1-for-2 with an RBI and tied the game 4-4 in the fourth inning.
St. Mary’s pitcher Fringuelli took care of the rest, as she went the distance and struck out five in the process. The Spartans remain perfect at 7-0.
BASEBALL
Lynnfield 7
Triton 6
Lynnfield got it going early, allowing the Pioneers to fend off a late surge from Triton. As for how they did it, look no further than starting pitcher Rob Higdon and Owen Mullin in relief.
Higdon pitched a strong five innings and Mullin closed out the final two innings strong according to head coach John O’Brien. The Lynnfield offense racked up 13 hits, and was led by senior Alex Gentile (2 hits) and junior Anthony Grabau (2 hits).
The Pioneers improved their record to 4-1.
Fenwick 17
St. Joseph’s 0
The Fenwick pitching duo of John Horgan (3 innings, 6 strikeouts, 4 hits allowed and no runs) and Cormac Heney (1 inning, 3 strikeouts and no runs) silenced the bats of St. Joseph’s.
Leading the way for the offense was Nick Villano (2 hits, triple, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored). Costa Beechin (2 singles, 2 runs scored and 1 stolen base) and Carter McFadden (2 singles, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI) also provided major contributions.
BOYS TENNIS
English 3
Classical 2
English bested its inner-city rival Classical Thursday morning, and the Bulldogs sweeping first and second doubles was the difference. Winners for English were Giovanni Aubin and Eric Salazar (first doubles, 7-5, 6-3); Jordan Alas and Ethan Chilel (second doubles, 6-0, 6-0), and Jose Aleman (third singles, 6-1, 6-1).
English upped its record to 3-2 with the victory.
St. John’s Prep 5
Marblehead 0
The Magicians put up a valiant effort in their non-conference matchup against the Eagles. Marblehead’s first singles player was out due to injury, so Jost Eggebrecht moved into the first singles position and played well in the loss (2-6, 0-6). The Magicians’ overall record now sits at the .500 mark (2-2).
Peabody native Paul Neal led the way for Prep.
BOYS LACROSSE
St. John’s Prep 15
Billerica 4
St. John’s Prep used a balanced scoring attack to overwhelm Billerica, as 11 players scored goals.
Leading the way was the quartet of Lucas Verrier (2 goals and 1 assist), Luke Kelly (2 goals and 1 assist), Cam McCarthy (2 goals and 1 assist), and Will Sawyer (2 goals). Gavin Kornitsky played a solid game in net for the Eagles (11 saves).
St. John’s Prep (6-1) will next host Franklin Saturday morning.
Beverly 9
Swampscott 6
The Big Blue and Panthers were all knotted up 6-6 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Swampscott offense was held in check in the final frame.
Leading the way for the Big Blue was the duo of Jason Codispoti (2 goals and 1 assist) and Jason Rothwell (2 goals). Liam Herlihy and Christian Urbano scored a goal apiece for Swampscott, while Timmy Sheehan had a solid performance in net with 13 saves.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Beverly 13
Swampscott 6
Swampscott freshman Lilah Caplan had a strong showing in net despite the score (15 saves). Sophomore Avery Laundry (3 goals), junior captain Coco Clopton (2 goals), and senior captain Abby Eichler (1 goal) provided the offense for the Big Blue.
Swampscott (4-2) will have a week off before looking to bounce back against Danvers next Thursday.
Peabody 14
Gloucester 1
The Tanners dominated the Fishermen from the opening whistle. Setting the tone for Peabody’s attack was Madi Barrett who scored three goals, dished out two assists, and recorded her 100th career point.
Brooke Lamansey had a monster performance for the Tanners (3 goals and 3 assists), while Aaliyah Sainato (2 goals) and Ally Bettencourt (2 goals and 1 assist) also stepped up.
GIRLS TRACK
Revere 93
Classical 29
The Rams performed well despite the score, placing first in the 4×100 relay (56.7) and 4×400 relay (5:57). Classical’s lone individual winner was Kassandra Pena, placing first in the 100m (13.3).
BOYS TRACK
Revere 96
Classical 35
The Rams received a strong performance from John Nasky, who took first place in both the triple jump (39”11) and 100m (11.4). Classical also placed first in the 4×100 (46.9).
Jerry DiStefano can be reached at [email protected]
