THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 28, 2020 Page 13 NAVIGATORS MAKE LOCAL “CALL TO ARMS” 5-foot-11, 185-pounder won a game and saved two more against Northeast-10 Conference rivals as a sophomore and recently opened 2020 with fi ve strikeouts in a 2.1-inning start against Mercy. Wallace was a two-sport captain during his Winthrop High career, earning two Northeastern Conference All-Star honors in baseball and three in golf. He captained both teams and fi nished his career as the league’s individual golf champion as a senior. He is expected to be the fi rst Winthrop native to play for the Navigators since the team’s move to the Futures League in 2012. Scouting Report: outstanding control … battle-tested pitcher who can work in any situation … important piece to Franklin Pierce’s pitching staff … MLB comp: Jason Frasor. A Brentwood, N.H., native, Carpenter is quite familiar with Fraser Field as his Fisher team calls the Lynn ballpark home during the fall and spring. The 6-foot, 185-pound lefty finished his three-year high school career at Whittier Tech with a 15-0 record. He was the Commonwealth Athletic Conference’s Large School MVP as a senior, going 7-0 with a 1.20 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 64 innings. He has already been a busy man for the Falcons, picking up three wins and a save in fi ve appearances and fanning 28 batters in 24 frames. Scouting Report: Left-hander with outstanding off speed stuff … sneaky fastball … very good strikeout-to-walk ratio … MLB comp: Tim Collins. The Navs are now preparing for the 13th season of collegiate ball at Fraser Field and their ninth in the Futures League. The 2020 opener is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27. Until then, stay up to date on the latest Navs news by visiting nsnavs.com and following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. LYNN-- The North Shore Navigators have signed some “small school” talent to their roster in the form of two pitchers who will be working close to home during the upcoming summer season. Franklin Pierce junior Jack Wallace of Winthrop and Fisher College freshman Will Carpenter are both expected to take the mound for the local Futures Collegiate Baseball League club in 2020. President and General Manager Derek January made the announcement on Thursday. The right-handed Wallace made a team-leading 21 relief appearances for the Ravens in 2019, holding opponents to a.247 average as he allowed eight earned runs and struck out 19 across 21 innings. The MassFiscal weighs in on House Transportation Tax Increase Bill T he Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal) made the following statement in response to Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo’s proposed tax hike package aimed at increasing transportation spending. Under Speaker DeLeo’s tax proposal, the state’s 24-cent fuel tax would increase to 29 cents per gallon for gasoline, which is a 20 percent increase, and diesel fuel would increase by nine cents to 33 cents, which is a 38 percent increase. Other tax increases are included under DeLeo’s plan, including a 500 percent increase in fees on ride share services like Uber and Lyft. “Massachusetts is a wonderful state, if you can aff ord it. Under the Speaker’s plan, fewer taxpayers will be able to keep up with the increased cost of living. These measures make it harder for people to make their home here and do business in the state and will only hurt the middle class – especially workers who have to drive,” said MassFiscal Spokesperson/ Board Member Paul Craney. “Regressive tax schemes should always be avoided. Raising fuel costs between 20 percent to 38 percent per gallon is not economically smart. These tax increases are going to be taken out of the earnings of hardworking taxpayers,” said Craney. Massachusetts ranked #46 in the nation in the Reason Foundation’s August 2019 “24th Annual Highway Report,” receiving the worst grades in the “cost per mile” and “administrative disbursements per mile” categories. The cost per mile of roadway is estimated at $216,066. By comparison, New Hampshire spends $64,176 and Maine, $41,847. For an even further look into where the money goes, the simple administrative costs per mile tell an even more extreme story. Massachusetts spends $23,950 on administrative costs per mile while New Hampshire spends $5,260 and Maine, only $1,142, meaning TAX | SEE PAGE 16
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