ROUNDUP: Heroics lift Swampscott baseball

In a tightly-contested ballgame at Frank DeFelice Diamond in Swampscott, the Big Blue baseball team (6-4) got the better of Beverly in a 5-4 final.

Swampscott’s Nick Berube hit a solo home run in the bottom of the third to tie the game (2-2). Zach Alex pitched four strong innings, while Quinn Fitzpatrick picked up the eight-out save in relief, retiring all eight batters he faced.

Coach Joe Caponigro and the rest of his Big Blue upped their record to 5-3 in the Northeastern Conference ahead of Friday’s 4 p.m. date with Peabody.

BASEBALL

St. Mary’s 2

Arlington Catholic 0

St. Mary’s has faced 10 teams this season. Spoiler alert: none have been able to knock off the Spartans (10-0).

They took care of business at Fraser Field behind a complete-game, two-hit shutout from pitcher Josh Doney (9 K). It was Jared Paone’s two-RBI double that brought St. Mary’s runs home.

Lynn Classical 15

Everett 1

Beneath the 7 p.m. lights at Fraser Field, Lynn Classical (6-4) handled Everett with ease, 15-1. Breaden Ohannefian (2 RBI) registered his first varsity hit, while Almani Gerado (4 IP, 1 ER, 4 K) connected on two hits and an RBI alongside three runs scored.

Bishop Fenwick 5

Archbishop Williams 1

Timmy Ronningen (3 K, 3 BB) gave up just five hits across 6 2/3 innings with one earned run to get the victory for the Crusaders. Chris D’Angelo went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored to help Fenwick prevail over Williams.

Marblehead 7

Saugus 4

Although the home team, due to poor field conditions, Saugus had to go to Seaside Park to “host” Marblehead in a Northeastern Conference rival game.

Marblehead’s (6-4) Matt Mahan went 3 2/3 innings, striking out four Sachems, but it was junior Carter Sahagian who earned the win on the mound. On offense, Bodie Bartram went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.

SOFTBALL

Peabody 6

Marblehead 0

It wasn’t just a no-hitter.

Peabody’s Abby Bettencourt made history Wednesday afternoon, breaking Tiana Dawe’s school record for the most career strikeouts. Bettencourt – who entered the game tied with Dawe (612) – struck out 11 Magicians to increase her total to 623.

Lynnfield 15

Ipswich 3

Lynnfield sophomore Gia Gagnon (5 K) earned her first career varsity win. She went the full five innings in this one, allowing one earned run on six hits and a walk.

At the plate, Julia Corrente tripled twice, while Kaila George and Morgan Hubbard had three hits apiece. Lynnfield sits at 4-6 and 2-5 in the Cape Ann League.

Lynn English 11

Somerville 0

The Lynn English offense exploded on the road with seven runs in the first three innings. Senior Angela Martinez went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored. Teammate Gracie Mulloy recorded two RBI, while starting pitcher Arianna Laboy went six innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while punching out 12 batters.

St. Mary’s 18

Arlington Catholic 3

The Spartans got the mercy job done in five innings. The win marks five straight wins for St. Mary’s to take its record to 5-2. Michaela Walker and Roma Braid both hit home runs. Gabby Marichal went 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored.

Everett 16

Lynn Classical 4

Despite a two-run homer from senior captain Lauren Wilson and a solo shot from junior captain Nevaeh Eth, the Rams fell short in enemy territory. Emma Chevalier registered an RBI double for Classical (4-5).

Danvers 16

Swampscott 8

The Big Blue offense was powered by Lauryn Fahey who went 4-for-4, while Hayden Haskell  and Maddie Lilley also had multi-hit games. Cece O’Connor, Olivia Barletta, and Mel Blood registered RBI, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Falcons.

Beverly 8

Saugus 2

Saugus fell to 4-6 on the season with a loss to the Panthers. Untimely defensive errors cost Saugus as Beverly scored four unearned runs.

“We just can’t seem to put it all together yet,” said Saugus coach Steve Almquist.

Ava Rogers went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Sabrina Tamborello went 1-for-2 with a single and an RBI.

BOYS LACROSSE

Marblehead 16

Danvers 3

The Magicians made quick work of the Falcons at Piper Field. Marblehead led 9-2 at halftime and added seven more in the second half to cruise to victory.

Marblehead’s Will Sullivan registered a hat trick, while Charlie Grenier scored two goals and provided two assists.

Late in the fourth quarter, James Achterhof scooped up a groundball in the Magicians’ third, ran past four defenders, then fired a shot past the Falcons’ goalie for Marblehead’s 16th goal.

Brady Tersolo scored a goal and provided an assist for Danvers.

Somerville 7

Lynn 4

Despite a three-goal loss to Somerville, Wednesday evening didn’t come without positive takeaways for the Jets. Ian Brown ripped a hat trick and Jordan Em dished out an assist.

BOYS TENNIS

St. John’s Prep 5

Xaverian 0

St. John’s Prep took care of its traditional archrival with relative ease in a 5-0 sweep. Third singles Luke Free didn’t drop a game to Xaverian’s Kingston Chansyna.

The Eagles move to 8-0 and look to remain perfect Friday when they travel to face unbeaten Newton North at 4 p.m.

Somerville 4

Lynn Classical 1

Lynn Classical couldn’t get the road win over a tough Somerville squad. The lone winner for the Rams (5-2) was Andy Ly (6-2, 7-5).

Marblehead 3

Gloucester 2

Another match, another victory for the Magicians.

In first singles, senior captain Mika Garber beat senior Andry Paean Sosa. As for second singles, Etan Farfel took care of senior Anders Pittman. Then, it was junior captain Jayden Janock and junior Leo Winocour getting the better of seniors Cole Cubino and Dom Paune (6-1, 6-1) to seal the deal for Marblehead.

GIRLS TENNIS

Lynnfield 5

Triton 0

In first singles, Paige Martino showed why she’s one of the better tennis players in the area with a 6-1, 6-2 win. From there, Lily Alves and Maddie Sieve won more singles, while the duos of Leticia Marafon-Ella Hayman and Bella Nguyen-Parminder Saini followed suit in doubles.

Marblehead 5

Gloucester 0

The Magicians (4-3) scored the sweep over the Fishermen. Aviva Bornsteins won her match by default, while Sami Dosch and Nina Johnson didn’t drop a game in their respective matches.

First doubles Reese Friedman and Lani Gilmore cruised past their opponents 6-1, 6-1. Second doubles Caroline Bruett and Sarah Munroe rounded up the sweep with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

“It has been a great week winning three in a row, and I have been able to get the whole roster in for varsity match experience,” said Marblehead coach Tracy Ackerman. “We have some upcoming tough opponents in Beverly, Danvers, and Newburyport, so I’ll be calling on my starters to win some key victories.”

Beverly 3

Swampscott 2

Swampscott lost a close match against Beverly. The Big Blue took home the win in first singles (7-5, 3-6, 6-1) thanks to Anna Eccles, as well as second doubles from Ava and Alexia O’Donnell (6-2, 6-0).

Somerville 4

Lynn Classical 1

It was a tough outing for the Rams on Wednesday. A positive to take was senior Linda Jallow at first singles as she remains undefeated this spring.

VOLLEYBALL

Lynn Tech 3

CCSL 0

The Tigers protected home court with a sweep of CCSL (25-18, 25-23, 25-16). Ederick Gonzalez had 11 kills, four aces, and six digs. Felipe De Oliveria was all over the court, registering 24 digs, while Elmer Duran had 18 assists, six digs, and two aces.

The Tigers, 5-4, got contributions from Didlaire Jacques Jr. (9 kills), Keury Mena (10 digs, 6 kills, 2 aces), Bryan Robles (5 kills) and Steve Erazo (5 digs).

Lynn Classical 3

Everett 1

The Rams (9-3) scored a tested road win over Everett. After dropping the first set (24-26), Classical rallied back, winning three straight (25-23, 25-22, 25-23) to earn the victory.

Leonardo Cruz had eight kills, three digs, and a block, while teammate Kenzel Lantano had 33 assists, five digs, and three aces.

“We came out a little slow in the first set. We were in it, but we had seven service errors and, ultimately, that was too much for us to overcome,” said Rams’ coach Chris LeBlanc. “Leo Cruz had a really effective night for us… Kenzel also had a really good night.”

Classical will travel to Wakefield on Thursday for a 4:30 match.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Classical 57

Everett 47

With Everett in the way, the Lynn Classical Lady Rams, 1-4, ran to their first victory of the season. Isabella Pimental secured three first-place finishes (long jump, 100m, 200m), Xhemile Avdyli placed first in the 400m, Arianna Martinez scored first in 100m hurdles, and Mariana De Leon finished first in both the 2-mile and 800m.

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