THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022 Page 15 Baseball Pats earn important league win over Malden By Greg Phipps T he off ense has struggled in recent games for the Revere High School baseball team. But the Patriots got the bats rolling in Wednesday's 8-1 Greater Boston League (GBL) victory at Malden. The win left Revere at 7-3 in league play. Captains Chris Cassidy and Mike Popp produced solid games with fi ve hits and four RBIs between them. Cassidy stroked three hits, including a double, scored twice, and drove in two. Popp provided two hits, including a two-bagger, along with two RBIs and three stolen bases. On the mound, Domenic Boudreau took home the win by hurling fi ve-and-two-thirds innings and allowing just three hits and one run. He also fi nished with four Ks. The Patriots improved to 8-6 overall with the victory. The Malden game was a refreshing change of pace for the Patriots, who had been involved in numerous tight, lowscoring aff airs recently. On Monday, Revere found itself in a 0-0 tie through four innings against Boston Latin before the visitRevere’s Kyle Cummings continued his fi ne pitching with a save in relief in last Friday’s win over Mystic Valley. ing Wolfpack broke it open and eventually notched a 5-2 win. The bats did make some noise last Friday in a 5-3 home victory over Mystic Valley. Cassidy, Boudreau and Sal DeAngelis each drove in a run and starting pitcher Ollie Svendson went six innings to earn the win. He gave up just three hits and fanned three. Kyle Cummings, who has been perhaps the team's best pitcher, tossed an inning in relief, allowing a run on two hits, to end up with the save. The Patriots resume action on Monday, May 16, when they travel for a GBL matchup with Everett. They're on the road again next Wednesday, May 18, for a rematch against Boston Latin. Big Sister Boston President & CEO Deb Re Announces Retirement BOSTON – After 16 years at the helm, Big Sister Boston’s President & CEO Deborah Re announced she’s stepping down from her role at the end of this year. Through a video message to friends, donors, and supporters of Big Sister Boston, Re made her announcement highlighting her pride in the organization’s innovative programming and ability to serve over 20,000 girls during her tenure. Under Re’s leadership, Big Sister Boston has been recognized by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Conference for Women, and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. In 2020, 2019, and 2017, the organization received the Quality Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), as well as the 2015 national Agency of the Year for its substantial growth in the number of children served, quality and length of mentoring relationships, and increased fundraising. Re was an appointed member of the City of Boston’s Women’s Commission advising former Mayor Martin J. Walsh and has served as a member of Governor Charlie Baker’s transition team. Additionally, Re has received the Pinnacle Award from the Chamber of Commerce and has been recognized as a one of Boston Business Journal’s “Women of Infl uence.” She has received awards from numerous organizations including the Lewis Family Foundation. “Throughout her remarkable career, I’ve admired Deb for leading with integrity and authenticity. Big Sister Boston wouldn’t be what it is today without her leadership and deep commitment to helping girls thrive,” said Melissa MacDonnell, President, Liberty Mutual Foundation and Vice President, Community Investments at Liberty Mutual Insurance. “I want to personally thank her for always putting the needs of the girls fi rst and for changing so many lives for the better.” “All of us at Big Sister Boston are grateful to Deb for her passion, leadership, and unwavering focus on our mission to ignite girls’ passion and power to succeed through positive mentoring relationships,” said Big Sister Boston Board Chair Carey Cort. “We’re excited to build upon her legacy of an organization uniquely positioned to tap into and nurture the vast potential that is the girls and young women of Greater Boston. The stage is set for a new leader to shepherd the organization into the next decade; to continue to forge strong connections in the community and partnerships that will benefit Greater Boston’s girls for years to come.” The organization has retained Koya Partners to lead the search for GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS (as of May 11) Team Lynn Classical Lynn English Somerville Revere Everett Medford Malden Chelsea Hitting Leaders Player (School) Tyler Wilson (Lynn Classical) Ian Born (Somerville) Mateus Anell (Somerville) John Poli (Medford) Chris Cecca (Revere) Noah Brown (Somerville) Frankie Velasquez (Everett) Andrew Leone (Revere) Matt Turilli (Everett) Darnell Leon (Lynn Classical) Sam Ortega (Malden) Owen Kelly (Medford) Mikey Popp (Revere) Jake Simpson (Malden) GBL (W-L) 10-1 8-3 7-1 7-3 5-4 2-8 2-9 0-10 Overall (W-L) 11-2 8-4 10-2 8-6 6-5 2-12 4-11 0-12 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE LEADERS H-AB 19-37 14-28 13-29 10-23 9-21 11-27 13-32 Almani Medina (Lynn Classical) 16-40 7-18 10-36 7-20 10-31 12-38 11-35 10-32 RBI 17 10 9 4 6 9 7 11 5 11 13 5 3 7 5 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE LEADERS IP Pitching Leaders Player (School) Kevin Whalen (Lynn Classical) Kyle Durant (Lynn Classical) Aidan O’Sullivan (Somerville) Ollie Svendson (Revere) Tyler Wilson (Lynn Classical) Knico Ramirez (Lynn Classical) Kyle Cummings (Revere) Brandon McMahon (Malden) Dm Boudreau (Revere) Sam MacGilvray (Medford) Kevin Clark (Somerville) Omar Marshall (Everett) W-L 11 2/3 1-0 23 3-1 26 1/3 3-0 14 1/3 0-1 22 2/3 4-0 12 26.1 37 22 17 1-0 4-0 1-4 2-1 21 1/3 0-2 2-1 18 1/3 1-2 their next President & CEO. Re will continue to lead Big Sister Boston through the remainder of 2022, and the organization plans to celebrate her 16 years of leadership at their annual gala, Big in Boston, in October. About Big Sister Association of Greater Boston Big Sister Association of Greater Boston ignites girls’ passion and power to succeed through positive mentoring relationships with women and enrichment programs that support girls’ healthy development. Since 1951, Big Sister Boston has focused on meeting the unique needs of girls by providing them with the guid.AVE .514 .500 .448 .435 .429 .407 .406 .400 .389 .357 .350 .323 .316 .314 .313 ERA 0.00 0.78 1.03 1.47 1.57 1.75 1.86 1,93 2.54 2.62 2.65 2.67 ance, care, and support of a Big Sister. Today, the organization serves nearly 2,500 women and girls throughout Greater Boston through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships and enrichment activities that address the social-emotional development of girls ages 7 – 24. Big Sister Boston is the only independently supported agency within the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBA) nationwide network to solely serve girls and women and was recognized by BBBSA’s Leadership Council as the 2015 National Agency of the Year. For more information, please visit www. bigsister.org or follow @bigsisterboston on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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