Page 18 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 7, 2023 GAME | FROM PAGE 1 managed exactly no base hits at the plate. No, nada and zero. Somerville High pitchers Kevin Clark and Ian Born had combined to shut down Malden, which had scored 30 runs total in its fi rst game. Malden had been able to scratch out two runs in the fi rst inning on a collection of walks and errors, but then was shut down by Clark (fi ve innings, 10 Ks) and Born (two-plus innings, six Ks). Meanwhile, Malden was getting the same kind of pitching from senior ace righthander Brandon McMahon. Through seven complete innings pitched, McMahon had pitched perhaps his best game ever as a Malden Golden Tornado, scattering three hits with a whopping 13 strikeouts. Somerville tied the game with two runs in the top of the fi fth and a stinging loss loomed for Malden when the visitors rallied for a go-ahead run (on no hits) in the top of eighth. But the Tornados refused to give in. Malden first loaded the bases with one out when McMahon and sophomore catcher Bo Stead drew back-to-back walks off the Somerville reliever Born. The Tornados then loaded the bases when sophomore Brayan Jose beat out a bunt when Born slightly bobbled the pickup. Next up was Tim Melton, with a chance to be “The Guy.” The senior outfi elder worked the count to two-and-two, then delivered the biggest hit of his Malden career, dumping a soft liner straight up the middle, just in front of the outstretched glove of the Somerville centerfielder, dropping right in front of him. It was also the only base hit Malden had gotten on the frigid afternoon at Pine Banks Park. In raced McMahon, followed by the game-winning run in the person of Stead. Malden was the new owner of a walkoff win, and a wild celebration followed. The victory was Malden’s third straight to start the season – in just seven days since the season began – rolling to a 3-0 record (2-0 Greater Boston League [GBL]). It is Malden’s best start in over a decade for baseball and nearly equals its win total for all of last season. The walk-off win was well-deserved for Malden, according to COGGSWELL TAKES A HACK: Malden High junior co-captain Ryan Coggswell took a big swing in Wednesday’s game with Somerville. McMahon, a four-year varsity player who has now struck out 23 batters in his fi rst two starts on the mound for Malden. “This team has worked so hard to get ready for the season and it has showed so far,” said McMahon, who has already committed to attend and play collegiate baseball for Salem State University next fall. “We knew Somerville was a good team and this would be a close game, but we were never going to give up, even when they took the lead.” Malden had opened the game with two runs off the Somerville starter. Jake Simpson drew a walk and McMahon hit a grounder to third base which drew an errant throw, leaving McMahon safe at fi rst on the error. Simpson alertly motored to third, which drew another throw off the mark, bouncing into the left fi eld net, allowing him to score the fi rst run of the game on the second Somerville error of the inning. McMahon went to third on the second error, and after Stead waited out a walk to keep the inning alive, Jose struck out in order, Brown looking and Jared Antonelli swinging to keep it tied up, Born struck out the Malden side in order in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extra innings. Somerville squeezed out a run despite some solid relief work on the mound by Simpson, but Malden’s walk-off rally in the bottom of the eighth sent the Tornados home with an instant-classic win. **** TORNADO TIDBITS: Malden McMAHON-to-McMAHON: Malden High freshman second baseman Ryan McMahon fi red a throw to brother Brandon McMahon (18) at fi rst base for a big out in Wednesday’s win over Somerville. on a Clark curveball, but the ball skipped away from the Somerville catcher on the third strike. Jose sprinted to fi rst safely on the passed ball, and McMahon did the same from third, scoring to make it 2-0, Malden. That was it for a long time, LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF MALDEN PUBLIC TREE HEARING In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 87, Section 3, notice is herewith given that a public hearing will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, the 17th day of April 2023 at Malden City Hall Conference Room 105, 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts for the purpose of determining if the two (2) public shade trees shall be removed or remain per the Tree Warden of the City of Malden. The trees are located at or around the address identified below: ADA SIDEWALK COMPLIANCE (ENGINEERING) Address Street 9 ALMONT ST. 38 ALMONT ST. DBH (IN) 25” 17” Common Name HONEYLOCUST HONEYLOCUST OBJECTIONS TO THE REMOVAL OF ANY TREE(S) MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING BY THE TREE WARDEN AT THE ABOVE LISTED ADDRESS PRIOR TO OR AT THE TREE HEARING. Christopher Rosa City of Malden Tree Warden April 07, 14, 2023 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 BISCALQUIM, VERONICE WENG, ZHENGE BUYER2 SELLER1 SOMERVILLE CITY CLUB INC MARTINELLI, LYNDA SELLER2 off ensively, for Malden as Clark set down 14 of the last 15 Tornado hitters he faced through the next four-plus innings, allowing only one Malden baserunner (Melton on an infi eld error in the fourth) and striking out nine more. After Somerville tied the game at 2-2 on backto-back hits by Born (single) and Foscatera (double), Malden threatened in a big way in the bottom of the sixth, but it did not score. Simpson was hit by a pitch by the left reliever, Born, to start the Malden sixth. Brandon McMahon drew a walk to extend the threat. Stead’s attempt at a sacrifi ce bunt was popped to the pitcher for the fi rst out, and Jose struck out. Melton drew a walk to load the bases with two outs, but Born came back to strike out Aidan Brett to quench the Malden rally. McMahon had perhaps his best clutch inning in the top of the seventh when he stranded runners at second and third – one out – by striking out Somerville’s #3 and #4 hitters is off until Monday when it returns to action at Pine Banks Park, hosting GBL rival Chelsea in a doubleheader. Game One, at 3:30 p.m., will be the Championship Game of the Second Annual Golden Tornado First Pitch Classic. Game Two will be the scheduled regular season between the two teams, 20 minutes after the fi rst game concludes... Malden will stay home next week for its third game of the week when it hosts GBLer Lynn Classical on Wednesday, April 12 at 4:00 p.m... After Wednesday’s win, Malden was the only team in the state to have won – or even played – three games... The Tornados’ season opener, a 12-2 win over visiting Salem Charter Academy in the fi rst game of the Tornado First Pitch Classic, was played last Thursday, March 30, the earliest start date in school history for Malden High Baseball and believed to be the fi rst time a Tornado team has ever played a regular-season game in March... The three wins for Malden so far nearly matches its entire win total of last year’s season, when an even younger Tornado team struggled to a four-win campaign... Malden High senior pitcher Brandon McMahon has totaled backto-back double-digit strikeouts for the fi rst time in his fouryear varsity career – 10 against Salem Academy Charter High School last week and 13 on Wednesday versus Somerville, 23 total in 12 innings of work on the mound... Junior captain Jake Simpson (1-0) picked up the win in relief for Malden with his one inning of work, after Malden rallied for the walkoff win in the bottom of the eighth inning... Regular starting centerfielder, junior captain Zeke Noelsaint, missed Wednesday’s game with an injured ankle, which happened in the previous game, a 14-4 win over Everett on the road in the GBL opener for both teams. Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. ADDRESS 51 FELLSWAY E MARTINELLI, TIMOTHY 164-166 BRYANT ST CITY MALDEN MALDEN DATE 03.16.23 03.17.23 PRICE 1400000 725000
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