BASEBALL | FROM PAGE 14 5th pitching win against Everett, holding the Crimson Tide to just 2 hits and striking out 3. Davante Layne went 2-for-3 for Malden and senior Brayan Jose had a clutch, RBI double down the right field lane, which set up senior captain Bo Stead for a clutch, 2-run single, which snapped a 1-1 tie game and gave Malden the 3-1 lead. Everett came back to climb within a run in the bottom of the 6th when Tyler Freni and Gaffigan drew leadoff walks and Freni came all the way around to score on an RBI single by Derek Soper. With Everett rallying hard, Layne made the top defensive play of the game when he gloved a low line shot seed, only about 5 inches off the ground, at second for an inning-ending, rally-killing out. Layne had also made a super snag off a spinning popup going away from his glove for the first out of that inning. Soper pitched a solid game for Everett, scattering 5 hits and striking out 7 in a complete game effort. Malden made a pitching and position change to start Everett’s bottom of the 7th. McMahon left the mound and moved to shortstop and Gavin left short and took over the mound. Ewing led off with a single for Everett, but Malden got a spectacular play at shortstop from McMahon, who gloved a sizzler off the bat of the speedy Jevaun Berberena, then fired a missile across the diamond to get the out by a half a step. Miguel Santana then worked a 1-2 count back to a single, and then the runners went to second and third on a bobbled cutoff throw. With first base open and the winning run already on second base, Malden opted to intentionally walk the dangerous Tyler Freni, a Tide sophomore transfer from Malden Catholic who is one of the team’s leading batters. With the bases now loaded and Gavin working with a 3-2 lead and “without a net,” the tightrope began. He went 3-1 on the next hitter, Gaffigan, but then got the Tide senior to swing at 2 chest-high fastballs and get the strikeout for out #2. Gavin then went 1-1 to Soper before getting the Tide pitcher to hit a major league, sky-high popup to McMahon at shortstop, who camped under it and gloved it for the final out to THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 9, 2025 seal the Malden win. - LEGAL NOTICE - City of Malden Massachusetts Board of Appeal 215 Pleasant Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 Telephone 781-397-7000 x2104 MALDEN BOARD OF APPEAL PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Board of Appeal will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 6:30 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) at Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant St, Room #106 Herbert L Jackson Council Chambers, Malden, MA on Petition 25-003 by Malden Catholic, seeking a variance under Code of the City of Malden as amended – Title 4.16.090 Sign Control as per Plans SGER-071901-2025 at the property known as and numbered 50 Crystal St., Malden, MA and also known by City Assessor’s Parcel ID #128-437-701 Additional information, Petition & plans available for public review in the Office of Inspectional Services, 215 Pleasant St., 3rd floor, Malden, MA or online at www. cityofmalden.org or https://maldenma-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps//SelfService#/home Nathaniel Cramer, Chair May 2, May 9, 2025 Page 19 *** DIAMOND DUST: Despite the loss, Everett second-year Head Coach Malik Love has the Tide off to their best baseball start in years, now at 6-5 overall and 3-3 in the Greater Boston League… Before its only loss of the season to Medford, Malden was off to an 8-0 start and had won a school record 18 straight regular season games dating back to last season when it won 10 in a row to close out the regular season… After a 4-16 season in 2022, Malden went 11-9 overall in 2023, 16-5 overall in 2024, and with its 12-1 start this year is now 39-15 from 2023 to the present, a .722 winning percentage overall… Malden Baseball hosted a Car Wash Fundraiser on May 3, by Team Members and Baseball Boosters and washed over 80 cars according to Baseball Boosters leader Karen Bogan. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net Discount Services - Raccoons - Squirrel Removal 781-269-0914 Your Hometown News Delivered! EVERETT ADVOCATE MALDEN ADVOCATE REVERE ADVOCATE SAUGUS ADVOCATE One year subscription to The Advocate of your choice: $200 per paper in-town per year or $225 per paper out-of-town per year. Name_________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_______________ State_______ Zip ____________ CC# _______________________________ Exp. _____ Sec. code____ Advocate (City):___________________ Clip & Mail Coupon with Credit Card, Check or Money Order to: Advocate Newspapers Inc. PO Box 490407, Everett, MA 02149
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