BASEBALL UPDATES Metro 4 Central 1 A three-run first inning pushed Metro past Central, 4-1, in Friday’s opener. Metro started off the game with three runs scored by the top three batters: outfielder Brendan Shea (Belmont), infielder Kyle Luongo (Revere) and Aaron Clancy to hold and early 3-0 lead. Ted Downing was perfect on the mound for Metro for three innings, before the Cambridge local let up Centrals only run to outfielder Drew Mazzeo (Leicester). Clancy scored an insurance run for Metro in the fourth. Jeremy Blake-Johnson (Worcester) started pitching for Central. After giving up three runs in the first inning, he had four strikeouts. Central 2 Northeast 0 Central blanked Northeast, 2-0, Thursday morning. Central’s two runs came in the first from outfielder John Militano (Bolton) and catcher Steve Rivela (Hudson) off a single from outfielder Drew Mazzeo (Rochdale). The Northeast hitters were no match for the Central pitching staff who allowed no runs and three hits. Steve Albert (Worcester) started and went two innings with three strikeouts while Steve D’Agostino (Shrewsbury) threw four strikeouts in the next two. Jeff Svendson (Shrewsbury) closed the game for Central on the mound. The lone hits by Northeast came off the bats of catcher Tyler Chiasson (Newburyport), Eric Eknaian (Billerica) and Jack Cox (Andover). West 6 Southeast 0 West solidified its spot as the 2013 Bay State Summer Games baseball gold medalist with a shutout 6-0 victory over Southeast. Led by a stellar performance on the mound for Nicholas Kennedy. The Longmeadow native who pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout with six strikeouts. Shortstop Kevin Donati (Pittsfield) recorded three runs for West. Garett Hudson (Greenfield), Robert Kinne (Great Barrington) and Nick Massacrelli (Southwick) also brought in a run for West. Southeast received hits from Ryan Ainslie (Weymouth) and Brad Rebello (Bellingham).
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:17:19 +0000
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