Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, April 19, 2019 Tide softball begins conference season with a win over Revere Everett takes on Somerville in the home opener at Glendale on Monday By Joe Mitchell T he Everett High School girls’ softball team (21) dropped a 6-4 decision to non-league host Boston Latin Academy late last week on April 11 at the Northeastern University Playgrounds. Pitcher Celeste Fuccillo started the game in the circle for the Crimson Tide, and proceeded to go six innings that resulted in fi ve hits, one walk and only three earned runs. She fanned fi ve batters. The Tide scored the first one of the game in the top of the fi rst, when Veronica Bento reached on a wild throw to fi rst, which enabled her to stroll into second base. Maddy Duraes then bunted her to third before she scored on an error off the bat of Kaylee Nearen. Boston Latin scored twice in the third to take the lead. But in the fourth, Everett got it right back, and then some. Ariana Garay started it off with a single and scored on a triple hit by Maddy Smith, who also came home on a fi elder’s choice to give her Everett teammates the lead, once again. But Boston Latin didn’t waste any time recapturing the lead in the home half of the fourth. After a couple of Everett errors set up the rally, Boston Latin made them pay for it with a three-run homer. They added another insurance run in the fi fth for good measure that was unearned, as well. “This was not the team we know,” said Coach Stacy Poste-Schiavo. “They are so much more capable of hitting, and we fell short of that. The errors we made cost us runs, which is never good when the off ense is not on.” “Celeste did a great job in her debut as a starting pitcher for the Crimson Tide,” added the coach. But the Tide bounced back nicely on April 16 when they defeated host Revere, 8-3. Fuccillo went the distance in the circle to record her fi rst Everett varsity win. In seven innings, she whiff ed six while allowing two earned runs on two walks and fi ve hits. The Tide virtually put this game out of reach right away in the fi rst inning with six runs. Nearen doubled in both Haley Oteri and Duraes to ignite the attack. Smith then earned a walk before Garay singled in Nearen. Elizabeth Peach followed with a double, driving home Smith and Garay, and she eventually scored on a single by Ashley Fitzgerald. Revere scored two in the third, but only one was earned to spoil the shutout bid. The Patriots were credited with their fi nal run of the game in the fi fth. The Tide tacked on their fi - nal two runs of the game in the seventh. Duraes walked, and Nearen singled to begin the threat. Ashley Yebba then ran for Nearen. Both runners moved up a base on a passed ball, setting the stage for Peach, whose two-out double brought them home. “I am beyond ecstatic for these girls,” said Poste-Schiavo. “They were fi red up all week for this game. We have always had close games with Revere, but we wanted this, and it showed.” “Celeste did an amazing job [in the circle], and the off ense was on fi re right from the start. We did make a few errors, but we also made the right plays when they had runners on base, stopping them from scoring,” added the coach. The Everett girls will now welcome Somerville to town for the home opener at Glendale Park on Monday, April 22, starting at 4 p.m. The Tide will then play under the lights at Glendale on Wednesday, April 24, against Lynn English, starting at 7 p.m., before they head to Salem to play the Witches on April 26 at 4 p.m.
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